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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1910.

CORRESPONDENCE CS

CANTON INSURANCE, OFFICE, LIMITED, AUDIT.

(To the Editor of the China Mau.”) Sir, beg to call your attention to sa error in your issue of the 24th last. which occurs in your reprint of the above Com pany's report. One of the Auditors, Bir E. J. Chapman, Is therein described with the initials F.O.A. (the well known dealguation, of a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Gred Accountants of England and

first appearance on the stage in the guise of an expert Professional Accountant I think i right to shareholders and the public generally to state that this gentioman is not a Chartered Accountant, and cannot bo one without the regulation: 5 years apprenticeship to a Chartered Accountant with its spusequent study examinations to pass and considerable expense.

As far as I am aware ir Chapman's sole claim to be an

an expert is based on his socent membership of the Central. As sociation of Accountants Limited" of London a Company formed in 1905 in my opinion for the issuing in oxchange for fow pounds of the use of the initials "F. A. 4." and "L. A. A" after the names of its mombora, and thoroby im. pressing the gullible publie with some idea that they posses the usual expert know ledge and training.

The investing public has not the time to inquire into the qualifications of public sccountants and auditors and, in view of Mr Chapman's appearancs in this

I AM

Am now capacity,

him giving public opportunity explaining what his training, experience and qualifications are for tho post he has just filled in order that the public can judgo if his membership of the Central Association of Accountanta, Limited" is

is justified, or whether he is an accountancy mountebank in acting as an obtaining business.

If Mr Chapinan can pass this ordeal the adrezticaman of his qualifications will amply repay him.

I am aware, the only other two Members of the Central Association of Accountants, Limited," in this part of the world are

·

Hr J. Bonnassey Soth, Hongkong,

flate Mesers. Herbert MrP. R. F. Carter Dent and Co., Canton. But I am open to correction.

responsibility, but at the same time lead- ing the shareholders to believe that the. accounts have boon audited and found correct,"

in this manner, but in this case they have only themselves to blame for not roading the oartificate or asking at the general meeting what it covers and what it does not.

THE TYPHOON."

The typhoon we were all talking about

THE CHINA MAIL.

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY RUBBER

Hon. Mr Murray Stowars presided "at I do not think shareholders intentionally on Sunday bvening has struck the coast the annual general meeting of the Hong- employ auditors who decline responsibility near Tourano To-day, however, the Kow.kalig St. Andrew's Booloty held at the loon Obserratory reports the appearance of City Hall last ovoning. There was a re a jelous to the eastward of the Ballugbang prosentatire attendance of members. Channel which forbodes no good to Honkadopted, ofloors for the coming year were The roport and accounts having been kang. If It proceeds straight across the elected as follows:-President, Hon. Me China Sea in the direction it is now taking Murray Stonart; Vice-President, Hon. Mr the Colony should be in for a good dusting H. Koswick; noting hou. secretary, Mr P two days from now.

S. Jameson; bon, treasurer, Mr G. AL. Dalgety naittee Alesers W. Arza- strong, J. W. 0. Bounar, A. Forbes, E Ormiston and R. M. Dyer.

Alteration in the form of auditors' corticator are not casily noticed in this Colony as the newspapers invariably omit them when publishing the invariable omalt abouts.

The correct method in England for auditors who find their views at divergenen with Companies officers in to circulariso shareholders, but in this Colony it is custo may foslarge quantitiesef abares to be held names therefore do not appear on the reglatar, as, as I am not sharchokler entitled to speak at the forthcoming meeting and the Company have published their accounts in the local prose, I find this mode of addressing them through you the only practical one.

texasfar and tha truo OWDAIS

Thanking you in advance for the kind insertion of this letter, which I trust will be of some public interest.

am, dear Sir,.

Yours faithfully,

A. R. LOWE. Chartered Accountant.

Hongkong, September 27.

ASTOR HOUSE SUED. - Alleged Damage to Luggage.

To-day the American Consulate Gen eral in Hongkong circulated the following telegram resolved · "Trom the Manll Observatory on September 21, at 3.3. Cyclone er Typhoon E. of northern Lu. zon, icas than 300 miles distant-moving W.N. W. or N. W.

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KWANGTUNG NEWS.

"A"NEW BUREAU TO BE ESTABLIDHED H. E. the Viceroy of Canton has received orders to catablish a new official branch of workers. Those are, in plain English, aples. Their work is to be evor on the

•Correspondence relative to enclosing the watch for indications of revolutionary vorandahs ou tho south block of the movements, and to report them

direct

Hongkong Hotel came before the meeting

of the Sanitary Board this afternoon.

Dr. Clark in a miunto recommended that the application be refused but suggested as an alternative that plate glass shades be placed over the arched openings in the rorandah

The Bead of the Sanitary Department

secured shelter and ventilation.

The entire work is to be tiden at once.

control of an official; the head-quartar are to be in Cantin; branches, however, are to be established in many of the prefectural cities. They embrace all the towns where people are supposed to be most infected by the modern spirit. The slightest indication of an hostile attitude towards the Government is to be watched from the first, and to be reported on so

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• In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction considered the suggestion of, the M, O. H. that ere there is any outhpeak the woU AN IDEAL PRESENT :

this morning, before Bir Justice Hazaiand, Mr J. J. C. Lorentzen, Acting Harbour Mester under the Chinese Imporial Mari time Customs at Rongmoon, and Mrs A. M. Lorentzou, his wife, sued L. Gameau, proprietor of the Astor House Hotel, for $250, alleged damage done to the goods and belongings of the plaintifa owing to the negligence of defendant and his servants while plaintifs wore staying at the Hetel: Mr.-1.-Hodgson (from the office of Messrs Bwans and Haraton) appeared for plaintiffs, while Mr Otto Kong Sing defended.

Mr Hodgson stated that the plaintiffs arrived here by the German mailboat Lustzon on June 29th and gave their

work

may be destroyed. It is intoaded, more Hon. Mir Chatham, in a latter to Mr over, to work in connection with the local Walfo said that during stormy weather the gentry, both military and civil, and if

thing is discovered, they will be called in GILLETTES' rain was driven into the somandas on to assist in judging whether there is danger which the water closet windows opened. or not. It may be said that such a & Bureau He thought the application should be

And will be more likely to harm than good granted on condition that the woods for all history tells us that it in fatal to shutters are only to be used in case of wise men the right to suspect and then necessity and are to be immediately re- moved whenever the necessity for them arros others, for the spirit grows with its passes: some ventilation is to be provided Pportunition and it is likely that many

levels of aby VOTAD

Innocent-persone will suffer. at the floor and ceiling daha so ancosod.

very

Dr Clark minuted-X one no reason why the shades should not exclude rain from the verandahe the space is oncinsed on ull four sides and therefore there will be no driving

ing main-what falls will fall almost

- ROBBERIES AT SING TEEN... The movemonta and depredations of buds of robbers at and around the city of Tsing Yuen are said to be unbearable, Recently a man named Lang

Kin-chang who was not well, returned from the city to his country house. He was

Was attacked

It has been anld by those who cannot gain luggage into the charge of the Astor House Bir Chatham- I have been inforas-n mbbed on the way by about thirty

admittance that the Chartered Accountants runner who came on board. They hare-tried to make a monopoly of Account-proceeded to the hotel," whore plaintifle

to

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the lower part of the hotel became fooled out. Plaintiff asked the hall parter several times whether the luggage stored below was all right, and the latter assured him that it was. The plaintifa luft the hotel two days later for Kongmoon. They paid

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THE CASE AGAINST JOHN

GRANT.

managed

to escape. The man died through gref and fright, but there was no Do to bury bim

Presently, however, the sous revealed where

here they were in hiding. Then body of sorenty armed mon was formed, and thus supported the sone paid the last. rospects to their father, and his remains were buried amidst theso armed

supporters.

ancy but this is untrue as any man is free engaged & ront, and the lighter luggaged that the B.O.H.'s suggestion will not

ait for their exemications (which certain was taken to the room while the rost exclude the rain from the verndals and men. His sons ware with him but they ly are stiff) and after 6 Jors apprentice-was stored below. While they were at would therefore be useless for the purpose ship claim admittance so long as he has the hotel rain fell continuously and for which the company desire to provide. равмат tho throo examinations as I have done. The Institute as it was commonly known way founded in 1880 (30 years ago) by use Accountants who were then in public practice.

The Society of Incorporated Accountants was formed in 1886 by tho é men who were unable to get in the Institute by reason of their non-existence ne pablic Accountants at the time the Institute was formed or their iusbility to comply with the necessary apprenticeship and examinations of the

Chartered Accountants.

The Society has also for some years refused admittants to membership except unds: somewhat similar conditions apply in the Institute and these two bodies, now 6,300 to strength, practically hold the Accountancy business in their hands though it is still an exception rather than the rule to ase any other than a Chartered Account- ant holding the appointment of Auditor to a Limited Company of any size in England

and Wales of Scotland. ...The public of Hongkong do tot know those things or I vonture to think the Board of the Canton Insurance Uffice would not have appointed an," F.A.A." (Central Association of Acconciants Limited) to andit their accounts.

"The 'escuring Autouring by Me Chapman of the an important Company as the Canton Insurance Office, Limited, must very flattering to the Central Associs tion of Accountants, Limited, and if the Shareholders of the Canton Office are pleased

at paying for this they bave the opportunity of expressing it at the General Blesting to be held on 16th October next.

In connection with this particular audit,

would only be tolerated in Hongkong,

At the Magistracy this afternoon, John

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man named Tam was returning from a

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thought not from the place where they "... was but from the back promises hotel. The hoxes were soaking wet and when they turned them over the water simply poured out of them. Mr Lorentzen

called the manager and informed him that he should sue him for the damage done,

could not go and the lattor told him into the matter now but he had better take his luggage with him and let him know the extent of the damage. He did so and later seat in full

Mr Utte Bone S

Sing stated that his case was that whatever damage was done was before the luggage was brought to the hotel. He would prove that from where the luggage was stored it could not possibly have happened at the hotel.

His Lordship. You hear what he says the water was dripping of it?

Mr Otto Kong Sing-My client will say that that is false absolutely false.

Bir Bodgson-It will be a conflict of eridence,

uce, that is all. Eridence was the tiled, and the first plaintiff, replying to questions by Mr Otts Rong Sing, admitted that it was raining some half an hour before the steamer by which he was travelling arrived, but, the luggage was not lying on the deck.

The case was remanded.

HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.

off-lso pretences.

Mr 3. R. Gardiner appeared to defend. Mr A. Chapman, Government Assessor,

householders for numbering their houses. the numbering was usually carried out us der his

Withom did not em oporvision. ploy prismer to number houses,

gave evidence that no fees were charged to

Bir A. J. Darby produced the plan of the district. Defondant's duties when he was employed at the P. W. D. would at times take him mund some of the villages con- corned.

his friends. They thereupon burnt his body and no one dared to interfere with them. Other dcods of the same kind tell of a shocking condition of society with much uncertainty of life and property.

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ankow railway. It was decided that Shim PURE Tin-yau should come to auton to take of the line. Some of the share- charge holders apparently seemed to favour this COLOWAN KIDNAPPING CASE decision. Meanwhile, it is reported that prosthing in confusion so far as tho

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fine goes. Funds-for- Before Mr E. B. Halifax, at the building Blagistracy this afternoon, Li Sz. alias the carrying out of cortain purta are Tau, an alleged pirsto chief, and six others, depleted, and for the present there ,1 were sought to be extradited by the Chinese government.

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Me Dounys said the extrdition of pri- and no one at present is authorized to buy soners was sought on a charge of piracy on an them. Meanwhile there seems to be no oyster beat on July 26 with the jurisdio- certain information that Shita Tin-yan is of the boat and the master were asleep than in abeyance nothing is being done. tion of China. On that night the crow coming upon the scene. Whilst things are there is another matter which may

on board a junk which was boarded by As the report says For the most part noted and that is Mr F. Maitland

Annual Meeting. member of the Canton Board and thereby

the seven prisoners. The master had there is no one to attend to things, and sec responsible for the accourts, and one of the

Dob known them through, and the bend offices are Hon. Dr J. M. Atkinson presided over where be had gone. The rest of

dieoppested and it was Auditors appointed to criticize, them is his

the sall,

RISE IN PAPZE MONEY.. own clark. Surely this is a solecism which the annual meeting of the Hongkong the crew were told to hoist cho silf silent and deserted beyond what is usual. Cricket League which was held at the being threatened with a revolver, and after

Readers must not regard "paper money. Turning to the published accounts of the revision of the Hongkong. Cricket Club on three day's sailing they reached na bank notes; neitherdoes it mean cheques. deal of anxiety is experienced on their company thay axo, in my opinion, inci. 1 Monday evening. There was a large at land in British territory, min junk won the other hand, gapor money "is the behalf. rect and misleading. By thir,

tendance of representatives of the several boarded by Sergeant Gorden and as I do

do not mean the profits shown are wrong or that clubs but the meeting did not commence junk was unlicensed he made enquiries. money offered to idols, which is also scatter the dividend and transfers of the surplus until half an hour after it was timed to Not being satisfied a policy launch was ed, by the way, as faperals proceed to the are not properly made, but that the assete comica.

called and prisoners were arrested, when it kills with the coffins. The trade in this are not as shown in the statement which The Chairman said that if any member was discerned that they had on board two commodity in the past has been a very large.

The report of the Yokohama Specie 010 revolver, 150 rounds of rifle one. Most of it is made in the Az Wai bye-laws made or existing bye-laws altered

of dollars are spent in the 30th June states:The gross profits of the many tuyriads of

Yen those present could do so thon, when they ammaniton

The first prisoner said he did not commit making of "paper money," and we can Bank for the half year. including meeting to be held within a fortnight piracy. He engaged the host to go to quite believe that the report is in 1,167,407, brought forward from inst no- Lately, however, count, amount to Yen 13,064,238, from Captain Anderson suggested that Aberdeen and paid $1 for his passage. RO Way exaggerated. searing be the same as in the county The second denied the charge and raid that owing apparently to the rise in the cost of which Yen 10,101,068 bas been deducted championship at Home which would neces-cousin of his cold him that his mother mw material, and perhaps more still to the for intereste

there has been a fall. rebate on bille current, bad and doubtful Ing off in therefore, bave decided to also the price of "Papor money by about eighteen per cent. We fancy that this will interfors still

of Baler wore with the amount Everything is much dearer in Kwangtung than

it used to be, obviously, and materials that are devoted to the worship of idols have been kept at their original price as long sa it was possible to do so. But it is almost certain that, this decision to raise the price of the paper will tend to decrease its up, and the idol will have to go without.

purports to be the position on 31st Decom-tad any suggestions to make or any nowesion and 50 rounds of revolver district, and it is reported that over your Bank. Limited, for the half-year ended Awarded the £1.000.Prize offered by the War Office for the Best Military Trastar,

ber 1900, though it is not actually so

stated in the heading. It is a mere quibble ta may this account is not meant to repre sont a balance sheet. The omission of any gards for sundry debtors including out- standing pratis ca 31st December, 1909, is apparent yet it is one the chief Iturris which shareholders

would be considered at a confirmatory

emrent

and cruditorm should look for sitate the altaring of rula 9. Then only was.sick spd be engaged the boat to return decay is sold. The makers, dohte, bonus for officers and clerks, &c.,

The remainder denied the charge. Evidence was called and the ensu adjourned...

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in any statement of assets and liabilitios. the porcentages of wins of matchen played to Chung Chow." He did not commit

During Mr Fasts beance in 1907 I would be conated; the alteration at Home piracy, party audited the Company's accounts and baring been made, he believed, to make refused to sign the accounts for 1006 in teams play for a win which would thus the form presented.

the count ono peint, draws and looses not to "My folters Secretary, sent him on 13th September, arcentage of wins would hold the shield. and the club having the highest count, 1907, and to Mr Percy Smill two days The speaker also suggested that matches later, prplained the irregularities and pat op-record the antlerstanding that they abandoned owing to rain or other capens should be rectified. Unfortunately I was should be played later if both captains suddenly called away to Blanila to instituto consented to the replay certain criminal proceedings and a Dex- pectedly delayed there, so that my partner, who was on bis way through to Europe, hurriedly completed the audit of the sccounts as the annual meeting had been

A member considered it necessary that Lis question of replay be compulsory as two captains might not desire to replay the game whereas other two might

CHINESE OFFICIAL IN HONGKONG.

His Excellency Sa You Chiu, formerly a Taotsi in the Chinese Foreign Bureau at Canton, arrived in the Colony to day in order to embark by the French mailboat The Chairman said he thought both were Tourace for Singapore, where he is to take

Consul-General. "His Excellency, who was would be considered at a lat meeting

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The Forius Office at Feking has wiredly addressed representations to the Marina to the Viceroy at Canton some instructions for future guidance in regard to the tend. Authorities in Francs pointing out the

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Sigares se promised, but it was anderstood future accounts were to be properly stated. As far therefore as was in my power, withnut, creating an undesirable deadlock, I fulfilled my duties, to the shareholders 50 independent public accountant should, and moreover cotained a refund of

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when they would be able to rate it. Americs, speaks English fluently. He has foreign firms and banks. The step has de la Hogus, and waking that they would The Chairman moved the adopted of the received special instructions from the been taken bewuse of the financial con- give favourable consideration to a savig report and accounts.

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Mr T. Chen seconded and the motion conditions ander which Chinese coolies are over a year ago, about which more than tional safeguard of this kind being adopted Bon: Dr. J. M. Alkinson was re-elected Strails as the Government is not quite The darpatal says that "though Chinese the French Consul, has been good enough employed on the rubber estates in the enough was said in the press at the tima. According to a communication with which the Company's monice which had boon prosident, Mr W. D. Braidwood, vico satised that the labourers are being justly borro improperly allowed by the usual, Auditora president, and Mr. A. G. Brawn secretary dealt with. It is alleged that the coolies capital they may add to their business and to favour the Guild in response to their

larger my fee,

are induced by fascinating stores of possible increase their profits, frequently they no suggestions, it appears that a signal of thia JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO., LIMITED, On unding that the sixlit this year han. Clube dosirous of catering the League futurs affluence to leave the country and been given to biz Chapman in Mr. Putts are requested to notify. Bir Brawn at come to Hongkcup, where they ste scoped everything Then if the same be small, character is now to be placed on Cape do la datad in special boarding houses until it the same are large it is likely that they form of a bell signal giving, in foggy there is much litigation and going to law Hogue. It is stated that it will take the Abounce, I looked over the present report Queen' College before October 3. and found, in the matter of accounts, the Mr Brawn said that Mr Anger had been shipped to the South, where they and will become the subject of official interven-wasther, groups of two consecutive sounds

Bucure their food figures are still shown in the wie misland- secretary of the League since its commence that they have to ing manner. Mr Perey Smith, the other meat and he was mainly responsible in from the plantation awners at such tion, and so there is no end of troubles of the same tone respectively long and

All this is quite possible. Reference auditor, disagreed with my views, but I getting it started. Ho considered that a prohibitive prices that it is impossible

house which teala in feel quite sure la my own mind that no hearty vote of thanks should he nocorded fur them to save money within the dime mando To the fallare of large business short. Both navigators and the travelling glass The' gist of public-more particularly those interested other Chartered Accountant would agree to him for his services which should be and when their term is up they have no the new regulation in that natives are not in the Channel Islands Service-will loszu

alternative but to stay on where they are toborrow large suma from foreign firms and with him, nor would the Council of the marked by something more substantial Instituto approva kis views on the subject. The Chairman maid he thought they would I We are informed that within the past few | braki without the con-ent of the chief with ratisfaction of the successful insan of

for LA Landerstand them, in the book all agree with the remarks of Mr Brawn months no fewer than 20 boarding houses oficial of the province. This instruction the Guild's efforts in this matter. keeping method employed is not clear, and but that it would be much better if they for the reception of these soolies hare se been diks, minated to all the local kech s method is in my spinion; one that could perande Mr Asgar to remitin na secretung inte existence in Hongkong, and offiginis throughout the province and they might help to conceal any attempt of fraud, tary. He would do his best to persuade abst a sum of $30 in prid to man employed are commanded to take stops to make all Mr Ferty Smith's views my cince have Mr Arger to do and if he failed they for every crolie they bring to these places and sundry acquainted with the pro

The Hongling Government can do nothing clamations on a pa

E as careful as you n altered, and it looks if he was uneagy would consider Mr Brawn's suggestion

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