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CHAUFFEUR V FITTER.

Mr. H. A. Lammert's chauffeur We have received from the was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood Secretary of the Hongkong Gen-this morning with cutting and. eral Chamber of Commerce the wounding the No. 1 fitter of the following notes with reference to Exile Garage, Praya East. the Bill entitled the Graudulent Transfers of Businesses Ordinance, 1923, which is being introduced into the Legislative Council by the Autoracy General to-morrow.

Many instances of the form of fraud complained of were brought to the notice of the Chunker early Ja 1912. Representations were hade to the Government in June, 1922, in the course of which it was suggested that drastic irgislation was warranted in view of the extent of the practice which had grown up of transferring business assets with out liabilities; also having regard to Hongkong's peculiar position on

the borders of China.

The Chinese Chamber of Com merce was invited to join in these representations to the Government and in a letter dated 12th July, 1922, the Secretary of the Chinese Chamber wrote: "I am to state that this, Chamber gives it whole- hearted support to the efforts being made by your Chamber with a view to supressing the evil." In a further letter, addressed to the the 20th Colonial Secretary on July, 1922 the Chinese Chan- ber expressed the opinion that 'legislation in same form would appear to be not only desirable of even necessary to control the growing practice of transfer

the goodwill and assets of Chinese businesses to new cosicerus without) transferring their liabilities."

A draft Bill was then drawn up by the General Chamber's Legal

Arch Sub-Committee

led, at negotiations

further length, to the formulation of a Bill on the terms of which both Chambers were unanimous,

The following correspondence bas recently passeri :-

Hongkong General Chamber

of Commerce.

It was alleged by the prosecutin that defendant weat to the garage on Saturday. On finding that some repairs had not been effected he is alleged to have started a row and later oe, to have taken out a dagger from the car with which he slight- ly wounded the complainant.

Mr. R. E. A. Webster, appearing for the defence, discredited the evidence for the prosecution. describing it as "en and dried" and agreeing in most respects as the result of the witnesses having been together for several days. He thought it was probable that there had been a fight in which the parties had struck one another and complainant's subordinates had come to his help with hammers and iron rods.

The case was remanded.

B.A.T. SCHOLARSHIPS.

CHINESE GRADUATES

RETURN.

THE CHINA MAIL.

JAPAN CALAMITY.

LOCAL CHAMBER'S

SYMPATHY.

The following letter has been addressed to the Consul General for Japan by Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman of the Hongkong Gen- eral Chamber of Commerce,

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that at a Special Meeting of the Committee of this Chamber held to-day, the following resolution was unanimous passed :-

PROPERTY MARKET.

EXPERT'S VIEWS.

NO SLUMP.

of

an

CHINESE CHAMBER.

JAPAN'S DISASTER.

ARMS ORDINANCE.

LABOUR MATTERS, -

Interviewed yesterday as to the position of the Hongkong property

Members of the Chinese General market, one of the leading Eur-Chamber of Commerce Committee stood up ia silence for a few property experts opean

said

moments at the meeting yesterday emphatically, "There is no in response to a request by the likelihood

immediate Chairman, Mr. Li Po kwal, for an slump." He qualified this by say relatives of those who had perished expression of sympathy for the This Chamber learns with scere regret of the disastrousing that there would surely be no in the Japan disaster. calamity which has overtaken the drop in prices for property on the cities of Tokyo, Yokohama and island as there was only a limited surrounding district and I am in-

The banks, the supply of land. structed to express its profound sympathy with the Japanese and Foreign Communities in the dreadful loss of life and damage to property.

I am to add that this Chamber will be pleased to render any practical assistance for relief of the sufferers that may suggest itself to you.

I have the honour to be,

Sir. Your obedient servant; (Sd.) D. G. M. Bernard,

Chairman.

5. Takahashi, Esq.,

Consul-General for Japan,

Hongkong, Hongkong, September 4, 1923.

THE CORONET.

POLLYANNA.

Mary Pickford is appearing at the Coronet until Saturday in "Pollyanna," a production which, besides its splendid acting, forc ibly illustrates the wonderful effects of the good old motto, "Keep on smiling."

Miss Pickford has one of those child's parts in which she always excels. As Pollyanna, the little girl desired by her beloved father on his death-bed to keep cheerful and helpful to others, she shows her art at its very best.

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Following a suggestion by the Hon Mr. R. H. Kotewall, it was decided that Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Chinese Consuls all European and Chinese hongs and over the world, be advised of the the ilver steamers were all new Arms Ordinance, to deter established on this side of Chinese from bringing arms into the Colony and it would the Colony. remain, essentially, the centre. If The coopers' wage dispute was Hongkong property prices slump-|referred to, the masters having cd, pointed out the expert, people asked the Chamber to mediate. who lived in Kowloon and the It was stated by Mr. Ip Lan-chuen Territories, would move across to that a deadlock had been reached the island. They did not want to oa account of the excessive demand be away from the business centre of the workers. The men asked but travelled the long distances that their pay be raised from 30 daily because they had no com- cents to 70 cents a day, an increase punction. As soon as it would pay which the employer's could not them to live the island a give as they consitiered such a deinand would again be created demand unreasonable and out- and prices would go up again. rageous. In view of the inflexible Viewed from every standpoint, mood of the employers he (Mr. the expert said he could arrive at Ip Lan-chun) explained to the no other conclusion. It was all workers that if they persisted in very well to talk about the 40 their demand medialion on the part years' lease scheme but the of the Chamber would be only a lahd is not available yet. Even if waste of time. The tub and barrel land Was forthcoming trans-makers agreed to consider portation and communications modification of their application. would have to be established. A decision was made to "pigeon- Moreover, it was pointed out, the hole" a letter from a Chinese erection of a block of houses would resident, advocating life-saving take at least twelve to eighteen scheme during typhoons, as the months and there was also the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock's sugges question of skilled labour to con- tions in the Council had been

discouraged. sider.

com-

Asked to explain the rumour that As the result of a discussion Chinese banks had brought about | regarding difficulties encountered a panic in the property market, our by fire-wood merchants on Chinese interviewee began by saying that waterways, the Chairman asked the native banks had on their hands the meeting whether, in view of the large unibers of shares bringing irregular supplies of firewood from them in about 5 per cent per the West River and the steadily in- annum. If they bought more shares creasing prices, the Government The story is not at all seas their return would be still further should be asked to help in main- tional, in fact, it is very simply reduced to about 3 per cent. They taining regular shipments to Hong- told, and is essentially one of were not dabbling ia shares at the kong for the benefit of the Chinese every-day. Pollyanna could cap-moment and their attention was community? It was decided that Two of the four Chinese students tivate anybody but her hard therefore diverted to mortgages aclion be deterred for a wails.

A local firewood dealer who who proceeded to Columbia Un-hearted old aunt. No amount of on property. Depositors in native

persuasion or charm seemed to banks had to be satisfied with had his stocks and junks iversity, New York, on four-year meit the old lady's scholarships, provided by the attitude to her niece. But who annum on their money and the

frozen about seven to nine per cent per mandeered." at Kongmoon and then taken to Maçao, was advised British American Tobacco Co Pollyanna, playing in the village bankers had naturally, to look for to report to the Secretariat for

| street," was" "ron” over by a motor fresh income. The expert said Chinese Affairs..

car, the aunt realised how much that it was well-known that a cir- she loved the girl, after all. Thecular letter had been issued among piece ends on a note of tender-the native banks which in reality ness and rest.

meant combining to get higher Mary Pickford is too well knownmates of interest on mortgages. to call for undue comment-she is One of the alleged proposals was as wonderful as ever, and support- that λ minimum of 1.2 per An Osaka message to the Dailyjed by an exceptional caste of mille per month. specially chosen people.

charged on new and renewed Bntletin reads:

The story is so sight it might mortgages of property in Kowloon easily be spoiled by inferior pre- and the mainland, while as much scntation, but ia the hands of the as 1 spermille would be charged on artistes in this production it be less desirable security. Instead of comes one of rare appeal.

advancing about 80 per cent on the intrinsic values, they would.only lend about 60 per cent.

Lul, hace returned to the Colony with degrees in Economics and Science says the local Tar Kung

Po.

KARUIZAWA SAFE.

A Briton who has just returned

from Karuizawa says that the earthquake was comparatively mild there. It is believed that all the foreigners there are safe. The foreigners at Kobe are despatching

foreign sufferers aid to Yokohama and Hakone.

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Hongkong, July 20, 1923. Sir,--With further reference to your letter No. 3500/1922 of 17th November, 1922, and previons cor respondence on the subject of the alleged fraudulent transfers of Chinese businesses, I have the hon- our to state that very careful con- the suggested amendments which sideration has been given to the accompanied your letter of the 26th criticisms of the Chamber's pro- April, have now been thorough- posals by the Hon. Attorney Gen-ly considered by this Chamber and eral, who has since rendered great its Legal Sub-Committee. assistance to the Legal Sub.-Cum- mittee of the Chamber in drafting a Bill to meet the evils complain ed of.

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B12.

In order to secure unanimity of the amongst all sections business community in support of the measure, this Chamber has The draft Bill has been submitted accepted all the suggested amend- to the Chinese Chamber of Comments, though in some cases the merce, and, in order to secure original form of the draft Bill was uuanimity

on preferred. question

It is hoped that both Chambers which legislation appears urgently

amendments may continue in full co-operation necessary, various suggested by the Chinese Chamber on this question until the proposed

Bill finds a place among the Ordin-hai-A6. have been incorporated.

011

ה

I am, dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

I enclose a copy of the draft Billances of the Colony. in its final form. My Committee hopes that the Government will see its way to the early introduction of legislation on these lines, in order that grave abuses of commercial practice and morality may be checked.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

(SD.) D. K. BLAIR.

Secretary.

The Hon. The Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, July 23, 1923. Hongkong General of Commerce.

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1923. The Secretary,

Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong.

Dear Sir,. Respecting the proposed legis. lation to deal with alleged fraudulent transfers of businesses,

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(Sgd.) D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary.

Enclosure:-Copy of Amended draft Bill.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Hongkong. 25th July, 1923.

The Secretary,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

Belton, J. C. J. L.) from Samarang -AS.,

Van Cloon, J. C. J. L) from Swatow-A10.

would

he

WARDER CRAIGIE'S

FUNERAL.

The funeral took place yester- day of Warder G. B. Craigie who died on Monday as the result of floor falling from the second verandah of the Warder' Mess in- to Wyndham Street' in the small hours of the night.

A contingent comprising prac- tically every available European member of the Prisons' staff and detachments of Sikh and Indian

It was mentioned that the majority of holders of land in warders and guards lined up at the foot of Pottinger Street yesterday Kowloon bringing in no revenue,

afternoon under command of were mostly people of the official Chief Warder A. G. Passmore. As class or those who had one by the hearse passed, covered with easy money." Punjab Buildings wreaths, the detachment followed and Lot 616 were given as in fours. Further on the Band of examples of property held by the King's Regiment headed ex-officials or their agents, the

procession. Members "Wiser, people," continued the.

Police Force and 1 were not saddled with number of civilians also fol- expert, empty land. They had paid higher lowed the cortege to the Pro- prices for real estate which brought testant Cemetery where the service in revenue and there was the was conducted by the Rev. Copley additional advantage that members Moyle. of syndicates could carve out blocks for their own use."

Returning to the question of pro- Trieste, (Dodwell) from Shang-perty on the island, the sale of 40,000 square feet on the other side Bandoeng Maru,. (N.Y.K.) from of Bowrington Canal at $12.60 Moji.-B26.

per square foot to Chinese gentlemen who had devoted a life- DEPARTURES.

tline to the property market, was mentioned as pointing to there Shidzucka Masu, (N.Y.K.) for still being a keen demand for real Shanghai-September 5.

estate. Another transaction re- Kojun Maru, (M.B.K.) for Tsing-ferred to was the sale of 28,000 tao.--September 5.

square feet at Bonham Road, com Nanchang, (B. & S.) for Hai-prising one house and a tennis phong-September 5.

court at $13.50 per square foot, Meriones, (B. & S.) for Moji- Speaking of the Rents Restric- September 5.

tion Ordinance, the expert said that Kanchow, (B. & S.) for Amoy most people could still remain in their homes at standard rente but September 5.

Sheaf Lance, (Dodwell) for as soon as the law was removed Chinwantao-September 5.

"unrestricted manipulating" would Tungshing U. M. & Co.) for gaj evident and yalues would Swatow.-September 5.

soar. However, he concluded it Amakusa Maru, (O.SK.) for was not remunerative to pull down some blocks and rebuild them as they were bringing in high returns.

Dear Sir, I have to acknowledge with thanks your letter of 23rd instant enclosing.copy of proposed draft Swatow.-September 5. bill, amended in accordance with this Chamber's suggestions, re lating to fraudulent, transfers of businesses.

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Iam directed tothank your Cham ber for meeting this Chamber in the matter of the amendments, and to assure your Chamber that this Chamber will gladly cooperate with your Chamber with the view to' securing the passage of the Bill Chemists and Storekceporn. to an ordinance of the Colony,

I am, dear Sir,

Yours faithfully. (SD) IP LAN CHEUN.

Secretary.

It may be mentioned that the Attorney-General (whose assists Ance during the time that the sub- fect was under.consideration wäs invaluable to the Chamber) has adopted the draft Bill in its entirety mouthaveasure to be brought bes

fore the Council to-morrow. .....

the

of

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