1920-09-01 — Page 10

WEATHER REPORT.

CABLE COMPANY'S CASE

INCOME TAX PETITION.

IMPORTANT MADRAS JUDGMENT.

Sept 16 12 200-Fa'retarza from Japanese stations: Manila is the only station reporting, from the Philippines. Pressure bat increased considerably at Vladivostock, and slightly at Weihaiwei and Shanghai; it has decreased slightly

The Madras High Court delivered to moderately elsewhere; the depression remains over Tongking. The typhoon judgment on July 29, in an important The Eastern rontinues • KN.W. track its income tax petition.

CR approximate position st 6 am. being Extension Australasia and China Lat. 200 N. Loog. 10 E

Telegraph Company, incorporated in Bongbong Rainfall for the 4 bo, England, applied for a mandamus to anding at 10 am. to-day, 0-03 inah. Total since January 1st, 31-05 inchesse to the Income Tax Commis sioner of Madras to refer the question against si svirage of 66 33 Inches

Forecast for the ti hours ending at of their tax to the High Court. #os on September and.

1.-Hongkong to

Bock

N.. winds,

NE winds, fresh to strong fair.

3-Formoss Channel. strong to a gale.

-South court of China between Hongkong and Lamooks. The same as Ko 1.

4-South mast of Chins' between Bongtong and Haizen. The same as No. 1.

BOYEG OMERVATORY, HOPEXING, DILY WHATHR

SEPTEMBER 1,

Wind..

Hepr.

Barometer

t Ban Laval,

Temperature.

Bumidity.

Direction.

Force.

Weather,

Vidivostock 30.08 62

Neuro

Hakodate...

Tokio

'Kagabaki ---

Rocki

Kagoshima.

Sens

Boat Laland Wathaiwal

9.83

Hunkow

Lekang-im

Kiukiang-

29.

Sharp Pt.. 7 is 29.7

Casugals

Shanghai

Fitzlaff ....

AMD

Stow

thoku...

+

Taichu

Taipan

Kohen.....

Poscadores. Car:200

Hongkong Jup Reek.

Fechow.9a.. Pikhoi

Hotbew

Phalian

C. Bt.James

Aparri

Dagupan..

M

99.63

29.5

29.58

Tacloban ... Tlolo

res 4.90 29.74

Cham

51 57

T. P. OLANAK, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 1, 1820.

The question asked to be referred was whether in estimating the profits of the Madras branch of the Com- pany, two sums, £363,344 and £7,609 being excess profits and income tax paid at Home, should be deducted. The Company coptended that under the rules framed under the Income Tax Act they were entitled to the deduction. The Board of Revenue refused to refer on the ground that the application was after the award had been made and that the questing de pended entirely on the executive.orders of the Government and that no point of law was involved. Mr. Justice Kumaraswamy Sasori, while dismiss- ing the petition on the ground that it was put in after time, observed that the refusal of the Board of Revenue to refer, as the question depended on the executive orders of the Government, was untenable, as no executive order could over-ride the provisions of the Income Tax: Act or the rules made thereunder. The question raised involved points of doubt and difficulty and if the application had been made during the course of the proceedings, and had been rejected by the Board, His Lordship would have ordered the mandamus. There was no order 25 to costs.

1. Barometer, reduced to 12 dageons | Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses In fches, teribs and hundredths.

1. TEMPERATUR, in the shade in de

erta Fahrenheit.

1. HUMIDITY, tu percentage of satura son, the humidity of air astursted with molitare being 100.

4 DIRATION OF Wars, to two points. s. Tox or WIND, according to Bedford Scale.

6. BRATY OF WELCKER, b bine sky, o' ietached cloud, d drizzling in, I fog, gloomy, bhail, 1 lightning, a oversat spaaring shower, e squali, c'rain, 3 snow i thunder v vidbility w ćew, wei

7. BA in Enches tenths and bun ired the

HONGKONG TIDES,

The tide table_adven below has been yupied at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the anaĹVEİS of obervations taken by means of en automalle tide-recording machine in the Waber Police Basin at Trim Sha Tsui daring the your 1905-8.

The zern of the table correspouda with the sero of the sounding in the Admiralty Obark, which has been found to be 4 feet

inches below man ma-level

To obisia the depth of water on the de gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add feet 4 inches, and, on the guage st Lamoni Dock, Aberdoen, add 10 feat

4 inches to the height given in the table.

September 2 to 8, 1920.

BOX WATER

SUMATRA OIL FIELDS.

JAPANESE INVESTMENT.

THE VIRTUE OF RECIPROCITY.

The statement that Japanese are contemplating investment in the oil fields of Sumatra, and if they could only get the Government's financial assistance would invest ten million yen in exploitation of Dutch territory once more draws attention to the difference between Japan and other countries as regards land ownership. says the Japan Chronicle No such scheme would be possible on the part of foreign capitalists in this country. The mere suggestion would raise a storm of public protest. Yet the Japanese papers record the endea vours of Japanese capitalists to obtain control of Sumatra oil felds as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Great is the virtue of reciprocity in the abstract!

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Time has but raised it in the estimation of the world. And to-day the new model represents the evolution. of progress in motor car building. The feature of its construction is the famous "Hot Spot and Ram's Horn" engine. The hot gases of the exhaust play upon the "Hot Spot" and heat the fuel on its way to the cylinders, rendering it easily combustible.

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Cable Addresi: “UMCO"

KONGKONG REGISTER.

Prison fondate at On Catast

i para

day

63.00

at 7pm.

Barometer.....

29.61 29.53 29.65

Temperature: 26

79

86

Hamid ty

7#

89

2

Direction of

Calm

Wind

Force

3

Sher;

0.00

0.20

*(90°

•ale Konpainters 'on the“, Rist-u

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EXPORT DIVISIÓN

1508 BROADWAY, NEW YORK

POST OFFICE.

-Högiskerud and Parosi bially are closed. 15 minuten egiler than the time given below. Izlain otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to cloes before. 3 Am. registered and parcel mails are closed at 6 pm, on the previous day.

HWIRD HATA.

WEDNESDAY, September Shanghai-I YINGCHOW. Straits-Ter TANDA

FRIDAY, September 3. Japin-Per FUSHIMI MARU. | Japan-Per BOMBAT MARG Shanghai---Per SZECHUEN. |Strait-Per MEINAM.

SUNDAY. September Straits Per DAKAR MARU.

WEDNESDAY, September 2 Straŝta-Per MISHIMA MARU. Japan-Per K‹GA MARU.

OUTHLAD KAILS.

WEDNESDAY, September 1. TournoPer EIPLE IP

•*Swałów, #Shangisi and *North Chins

-Per KWONG SANG, D P Fort Bayard, Hathow an Haiphong-

Per HAXOT, 5 p.m.

Straits, "Bangkok, Cavion, Manziana,

La Marquis, South Africa, India via Dhanmabkodi, Egypt and EUROPE via SUEZ Per PROTESILAUS. Registration -5 p.m. Letters 5 p.m. THURSDAY, September 2

Shanghai

and North China-Fer fer SINKIANG, 11 .m Saigon, Bangkok and Straits - Per

SHIBEN MARC, L1 a.m. *Haiphong,: #Saigon and "Straits—-Per LAKE ONAWA, 3 pm. *Japan via Yokohama-Per FOOKSANG,

Swatow-Per HYDRANGEA, 4 pm. Eiphong—Per CHONG VA SED

FRIDAY, September 3.

744

Shanghai and North China Per

GRACE DOLLAR, 8am- Ssion-Per TELEMACHÚS, 9 A 10- Swatow, Amoy and Foochow—Per HAI-

HONG, I p.m.

Philippine Islands-Per LOONGSANG,

2 p.

Japan via Robe, Canada, United States.

Central and South Americs, and *EUROPE vi■ VANCOUVER BC-Per TALTHYBIUS. Es gistration 1.15 p.m. Letters 230

D.

Heikow and Haiphong-Per HAIMUN,

5 pm.

SATURDAY, September 4. Weissiwei. Chèfoo and Tiantain-Per

ICEICHOW, 3pm..

Shanghai and North China-Per YING-

CHOW, 3 p

Hoikov, Pakbor and Haiphong-Par

KAIFUNG, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, September 6.

Amerios #EUROPE vis SĂN

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1920.

THI, NË

1748

EFTERTAINMENTS.

CORONET No.

-T

1743

Monday to Thursday, August 30 to September 2

at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.

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FL. QUEEN'S BLAD ČRTIRAI. „SPECTACLES, EYEGLASSES, LENSES, etc. Oplossetrat-in-Chargs:—E. CHAN, Opt. D.

EYES TESTED TRES OF CHARGE.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

MESOPOTAMIA. -

THE SITUATION GROWS MORE OMINOUS.”

CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.

LONDON, August 30.

Another War Office communique states:-"The situation in the Shanghai, North China, Japan vs Naga. Muntapik area, namely between the lower Tigris and the lower Euphrates saki, Honolulu, Canada, United grows more ominous owing to violent Jebad preaching. The situation States. Central and South around Samawah also causes anxiety. Movements of rebel bands have been observed and renewed attacks are expected. Fifteen hundred rebels who attacked Hilla on August 26 were repulsed by heavy shell-fire. There has been a recrudescence of sabotage against the Bagdad-Shergat railway) It is reported that Government officials were molested east of Bagdad. The construction of block houses on the railway from Bagdad to Bakuba has begun.

FRANCISCO Per SHINTO MARU. Registration 9.15 am.

"Letter 10.30 %.m. TUESDAY, September 7. Azoy, "Shanghai and North China- -Per SZECHUEN, 9 L.m. *Swatow and *Bangkok-Fer CHUSAN,

11 ~ Evalow, Amoy and Foocho-Pez HAI-

CHING, 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, September 9. Shanghai and North Chins - Fer

SUNNING, 10 am..

Japan via Moji Honolulu, and "SAN FRANCISCO -Per ANYO MARU, 10 to

Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L

Marques. South Africa, India via Dhanushkodi. Egypt, and EUROPE via MARSEILLES- Per KAGA MARU. Registr tion 8.45 a.m. Letter 10,50 a m. FRIDAY, September 10. Swatow, Amoy and. Foochow Per

HATLOONG, 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, September 11

+

Straita, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L Marquis, South Africa. In- dia ris Dhanushkodi, Beypt and EUROPE via 80EZ Fer LEGAON. Registration 9.45. Letters 10.30 azn.

The Parcel Mail will be closed on Friday. 10th September at 5 p.m.

*Correspondencs bearing vemel's name

only..

PASSENGERS.

ARBIYALA:

FRENCH LABOUR.

WILL BOLSHEVIK QUESTION CAUSE A SPLIT?

NO INTERFERENCE.

PARIS, August 26.

There seems a possibility of a split in the French General Labour Can" federation on the question of Bolshevism. Secretary Jouhaux at a meeting of the Confederation on Tuesday evening said: “We recognise the right of none, not even of Lenin, to interfere in our affairs.",

COUNTY CRICKET.

Estex beat Somerset by four wickets.

INLAND AIR MAILS.

K

THE FIRST SERVICE.

LONDON TO GLASGOW.

LONDON, August 30.

In considering an air service be tween two such great cities it is important to remember that each is the centre of a group of busy towns, and that by means of an air line early rail connections to the outlying districts can be caught, thus saving in some cases many hours.

While, almost without. exception, officials and publicists have been urging that the first and greatest opportunity for aircraft services would be over great distance and advocated these views more than a with countries ill provided with rail. year ago, and that for a long while was alone in advocating them. In ways, arrangements have been going its recent report on Civil Aviation forward to demonstrate almost the

An aviation correspondent, Major “ c. C. Tarner, points out that he

Per an. Feador to-day:-M and exact contrary. The first fruits will the Air Ministry reaffirms the view Mra G. B. Andrews, Dr. T. C. Arris, Mr be the shine from London to that there is little hope for inland air

1. B. Arcenas, Mr Walter G. Brane, Mr

J. Casanovas; Mr-E P. Chandler, Mr Glasgow, to be operated by the traffic in Great Britain, but of late Masters John Clinton and D. Clinton, Ir. This line is to convey passengers being that of Mr. Holt Thomas. The sad Mrs D. B. Clinton, Miss I Clinton, famous firm of Beardmore, Ltd. expert opinion has been turning against "this attitude, a notable case My C. B. Carter, Me and Mrs Ou Un mails, and goods.

Chin, Mrs Howard F. Doans, Me W. J. It is to mails that the service will fact is busy railways are proof of Dangsiz, Mr John Daiz Me Fred Kleer, Mr Fernando Dr. B. Fernando, Hr haye to look for a steady paying heavy mail traffic, which is essential to a profitable air service; and a J. H. Halock, Mr and Mrs O. Berigess, load, and it is to be hoped, writes a distance of 300 mies is sufficient to Mr and Ms H Hoy, Miss Doria M. Aviation Correspondeat, that the

Hutchins, Mr Chai Lan Hsl Mr and Mrs Post Office will co-operate by sending prove the value of thcraft. Johnson. Mr and Mrs Dudley K. Jones a fixed portion of nails daily. A Mr C Karien, Mr W. B. Lant, Mr load of 500 lbs. of letters, at only 24.

L. G. Laren, Miss Edna F. Lowe, Mr

Ya Lok Me B. H. Ladiat, Mr M. Mano per letter would bring in at least Mr. Feliz, Manola, Mrs. W. R. Mas £65. There is a vast amount of

The recent tragedy enacted on

Fariana, Master Macarisno, Mr M. express parcels traffic which could the sa. "Tamaks British vesel Mendez Capt JF Moriarty Dy and be put on the same basis; and by plying for the Standard Oil Co., Hra B. P. Nottage, Mr A. Nectaedtag, this means a busy gir line could be when a mess boy of the vessel was Mr and Mrs WeJ.O'Brien, Master

J. O'Brien Mr 0. 8. Robinson, Hirs, maintained with important results stabbed by a Chinese pantry boy Locks Pray, Mr Ong Tan Po, Mr Wong for the industry and our Air Defences, brings reminders of the crime enact- Tien Peng, Mr O. H. Baddock, Me Wes- The single fare will probably be ed in the as Wollowrs" in the lere W. Stoet, Mr Willann Swann, Miss about £15 156, as against the present Shanghal harbour some time ago. A B. Boste, Him P. Solomon, Hr. 0. B. first-class railway fare of £4 10%. But strange coincidence is the fact that Sethne, Mrs Schwarzkopf, Mr Jack L. Bamela, Mr Goo Stempel ke One Chin 30 great is the saving of time that s the tragedy in the Tamaka " occur. To, Km Lo Bing, Mr and Met Frank V. Certain quiall amount of passenger red in the galley whilst the me Bing, Mr Cacion F. Tait, Me and Men - traffic is looked for.

was the case in the wfWollowca.”“

Kong Wal-Me 30 Well My A. Woord Printed and Published, for THB

by GEORGE WILLIAM