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THURSDA

MORE CAPITAL?

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY

FACTS DISCLOSED TO-DAY

APRIL 221926

December 1 In addition to Litas overdraft at bankers It may therefore be better to increase the capital of the Company and this le amatter that will receive the at tention of the General Agents and ditions are more favourable, Consulting Committee when con-

Sir-Your sub-leaderette of

Depreciation on the usual scale. That the capital may be in-has been provided for on build the 20th Inst. meets my concur rence that it should be the duty creased was hinted by Mrings and machinery, and our plunt of those whose names appear on D. G. M. Bernard (chairman) at has been kept in a thoroughly the Jury List to take part in to-day's 48th annual general afficient enndition by systematic voting at the Sanitary Board meeting of the China Sugar Refin- repairs and renewals $60,944.50 Election The distinction has Ing. Co., Ltd, when a series of having been spent during the

on interesting facts, were disclosed year. never been directed that, us

Last year's troubles in Chink. this occasion when the contest.

Our stocks of both raw and re- ants are Portuguese and Chinese were blamed, partly, for a big loss fined sugar at December 31, 1925, respectively, jurors other than of on working. Reference was also have been written down to market of these nationalities are to leave made to the world's increased pro values at that date, and it is ex- their hands off in the matter. If duction of sugar, and keen compected that the provisions made to all jurors are to present them petition. Mr. Bernard also spoke over losses on unclosed shipments selves at the coming election as to future prospects"

will be more than adequate.. recognising it as equally import- Supporting the chairman were: What The Future Holds. ant as to attend Criminal Sessions,the Hon, Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. As regards the future, I am re- · then could be said that our H. P. White (of the consulting luctant to make any prophecies, as citizens do take a keen interest in committee), Mr. E. B. C. Hornell the factors that make for success public affairs. Certain jurors (secretary), and Mr. W. E. L. or otherwise are so varled and whom I met confronted me with Shenton (company's solicitor), the vagaries of the sugar mwket the shameful remark that the Shareholders present were so unexpected and sudden, that law and the remainder of the election "do not bother them the Mr. G. M. Shaw (manager), Cap. it is practically impossible to give reliable forecast, and we community whose health has been least." People with such a dulltain T. Arthur. Messrs. J. any

spirit of citizenship are useless for Baptista, F. Birkett, Choa Po-have also to contend with the civil jeopardised by the absolutely any community and they should min, Choa Po-sien, F. M.wars. in China which are contin- shocking insanitary conditions rightly be denied the privileges Courtney. R. E. Coxon, B. Ede,ually upsetting the interior, mar- | prevailing in these villages"

that are accorded only to those F. M. P: de Graca, Ho Fook, Hokets.

At the moment, the raw mar- All these revelations make it loyal and honourable. You made Leung, Ho Kwong, Ho Shai-kit. clearer every day that the work he suggestion that should the FC Hall, L. Manshin, Rkets are somewhat excited over occasion arise when there is Macdougall, C. Savard Remedios, the recent decision of the Cuban of sanitation is beyond the ability matter of great intricacy to be A. M. da Silva, R. Sutherland. J. Government to curtail the output." of the Sanitary Department as at decided upon, the Government Ker Shaw.

of the present crop by 10 per present. constituted to cope with should appeal for the direction of

Last Year's Loss.

cent. This has been brought. about by the critical situation. either in its own interests or the Jurors. It is indeed a high com-

After the secretary had read there due to the low level of prices pliment you are paying to them the notice, Mr. Bernard said interests of the Colony. The but the Government would be

The report and statement of which are less than the average personnel in the first place is meeting a grave peril should accounts together with the audi- cost of production. There is some numerically much below the re-they ever make such an attempt. tors' report, have been in your tion can be enforced, but it is doubt as to whether this restric- quirements of ever a third-rate whole are unreliable to advise for your permission I will follow there withdrawn from the world's I will not say that jurors on the hands for some days and with evident that if some 500,000 tons town at Home. Government the adoption of a sound policy.usual procedure and take them as supplies of sugar available for officials, including" santvary, in- but there is first the question of read spectors, are no less human than those constituting the personnel The loss for the past year looked for. Even if the suggest

this year, higher prices may be of the Jury List I have com amounts to $1,471,800158, which ed reduction of 10 por cent, in the other people; they cannot perform mented on several occasions that with the debit balance of physical impossibilities. The the system of our Jury Service is $32,155.28 brought forward from Present Cuban crop is not found whole Department requires over-not in its proper course, and your the previous year makes the total conditions of the markets, as fur to be feasible, I think the general hauling and modernising to be columns also commented on ita balance at debit of profit and loss can be judged at present. able to supervise adequately every tain reforms. The authorities

suggested cer account $1,503,955.86.

It is with very great regret which may occur is only likely to justify the hope that any decline square mile in the Island. whe-paid no heed to them but it is that I have to present such a bad be temporary and that better BİRTH.

ther rural or urban. The soonersuch a matter that prompt report, particularly as it follows prices may be anticipated that is realised the brighter will measures should be taken bearing on a year which showed an even It is estimated that the increase BUCHANAN.

- On

Tuesday, the prospects be of Hongkong in mind that by the introduction worse result. April 20, to Mr. and Mrs. setting its sanitary and public Justice, the law is made justified have been faced with extra and it is possible that this may In the world's production of angar of Jury Service in Courts: of It goes without saying that wein 1925/26 is about 800,000 tons G. L. Buchanan, a son

health house in order by 1941- to give the true interpretation of ordinary difficulties during the not be realised. But even if it is, the centenary year.

fairness to the prisoner on trial. the period under review. Erices the normal increase in consump There have been instances in our for raw sugar steadily declined tion, especially at the present low local courts when wrong verdicts from March 1924, to October prices, should be able to care for were returned by the Jury and 1925. During the former year the this "TOPSY " VILLAGES.

grave as they were that even in drop in Java browns was murder trials the miscarriage of $7 per picul and in 1926 $3 per further that calls for comment I do not think there is anything The House of Commons has justice,was. brought about picul. The reason for this was and I now beg to propose the Eighty-five years have passed

passed the third reading of a Bill through the inattention and care the very heavy increase in the adoption of the report and ac since the Colony was founded and designed to forbid the publication lessness, of jurors during proceed world's production of sugar in counts as presented, and when it must strike the outsider da very in newspapers of details calculateds. The chief fault lies in the 1024/25 which amounted to 32 this has been seconded I shall be absence of the proper finding million tons over the previous pleased to answer to the best of peculiar that villages have been to injure public morals. Only the whether actually a prisoner is year, notwithstanding that that my ability any questions that permitted to spring up here and salient features of certain kinds guilty of murder or of year had also shown an increase shareholders may wish to ask. there within the extremely small of cases are to be permitted manslaughter. I can bear evid of 1% million tons over the pre circumference of twenty-sevenThose who know the nature of murder trials as feeling unsatis

ence of wrong verdicts at certain ceding year. miles without the slightest certain types of Sunday papers factory over them. I took the

Sugar Trade Facis. semblance of control in regard will understand the object of the proper course in drawing the at-crease in consumption, stimulated

Although there was a large in- "

Other business passed by the to sanitary matters. They have Bill and will probably give thanks.tention of our late Governor, who by the lower prices, it was not meeting comprised "grown up like Topsy and For the advertisement of the apeed reprieves. It is high time production.

after careful consideration grant able to cope with the enormous

Re-election of the Hon. Sir Paul have since become "nobody's and tiger in humanity, this class that the Jury Service should be was expected that the Cuban crop and Mr. H. P. White to the con- Early in 1924/25 it Chater, the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, bairns." We are asked be-of paper takes the proverbial bun reformed and as I have hinted, would amount to somewhere be sulting committee-proposed by Heve that "this does not mean any They undoubtedly encourage a particular attention should between 4,300,000 and 4,700,000 Mr. B. Ede, seconded by Mr. Choa neglect on the part of the Sanitary sense of the gruesome and the drawn to the personnel on the list. tons, but when it became evid Po-min. Department" and yet in the same development minds that, to of firms who are responsible for ceeded there was a further drop ham and Matthews and Messrs.

It is my opinion that" managers ent that these totals would be ex

Election of Messrs. Lowe, Bing- breath we are told quite frankly say the least, may be called the handling of the form for the in values. and the final outturn Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming an that it appears to have been the muddy. We are spared this sort filling in of names of his staff to actually exceeded 5,100,000 tons auditors for the current year (at deliberate policy of the Board in of thing in this Colony. Apes and that only those who hold a

gerve

on the Jury, should see in our business it is necessary for $750 each)-proposed by Mr. Ho the past to make no attempt to tigers there may be, but, like a sponsible position are eligible ately we are not able to sell our

reis to buy forward but unfortun-Fook, seconded by Mr. Ho Leung. impose the letter of the law on child that is weaned from its As far as his Chinese staff is con-refined products in the same way such villages." It is a remark-mother, they are kept low. But cerned, the manager should use and business therefore becomes able revelation, to say the least of there are other things which may names of only those who have a ket.

his discretion to include the very difficult on a declining mar It.." How the villagers live, what reasonably be called unsavoury thorough are their sanitary amenities, which see the light of day.

understanding of what facilities exist for spreading correspondent to a Shanghai which I understand is compiled react very quickly in the refined A English. The present Jury List, sugar markets, which invariably In addition to the falling rav disease to other parts of the paper deplores the open sale in rect, as I find the names of cer-losses were caused by the troubles

once a year, is not exactly cor- island, are all blanks questions. that city of unsavoury postcards tain persons who have long left in China last year, which resulted tory at 1:30a.m. to-day reads:

markets throughout China, our

The report of the Royal Observa- And the blank would still exist and "illustrated" cigarette cases. the Colony, the names of certain in a stagnation in our outlets for Pressure has increased con- until the Colony celebrates its Shanghai is not alone in this. Arms which have censed to exist, refined, and necessitated the clos siderably over Japan and slightly centenary fifteen years hence were Probably all the big cities in severed connection with the firms during the summer and a small moderately at Shanghal and lightly and the names of those who haveing of the refinery for six weeks at Hongkong. It has decreased the probings of China possess this class of "meras stated. In the Occupation melt for a long period. Competi-over Formosa In the South it. ia, such citizens as Dr. Koch to whom chandise", the production, doubt- Column I note very many in-tion from Japanese refineries has nearly stationary. the health of the whole com- less of continental minds free ferior positions and I wonder if also been very keen but it is re- An anticrelone is central over munity is something not merely from a sense of any moral obliga. people in England should they ported that the refineries have SW Japan and a depression over idealistic. After having ignored tion; and very willing to make the right accorded to them to be to restrict their output, and if

occupy such positions have ever lately agreed amongst themselves Tongking the existence of these villages for

money cut of the weakness and included in the Jury Record. The this proves correct. I hope that so long the Sanitary Board is now bad taste in human nature. Hong responsibilities of a Juror em- there will not be so much avail almost persuaded that "if it had kong is not free from the taint and the exercise of his duties is as

panelled for a trial are strict able for dumping in Chino, power" it "would ask the Govern- The best than can be said is that of paramount importance as the Debenture For Overdraft ment to remove them. That is there does not appear to be an judge. The Chief Justice has Turning now to the accounts, Ing at noon to-morrow winds, to say, after they have been left overpressing demand for such commented on the running out of you will notice that the overdraft moderate, overcast, some rain. in perfect peace ever since they things and that they are so much date of the laws governing at bankers amounted to $2,743% became villages, with not the dead stock. There is danger in that. His Lordship will not fail secured by a debenture slightest restrictions in matters over-much censure and censorship, to enquire into the Jury System $2,000,000. The General Agents hygienic, the Corporation without and, generally speaking, if we carefully and whatever reforms have, with the approval of the MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. a soul in the form of the Sanitary admit the existence of an are to be made, will only help to Consulting Committee, granted Board or the Government would advanced age, it is better to let fundamental principles in the ad all the Company's assets with the create the true version of the our bankers a debenture covering hesitate not a moment to raze the mind decide or try to for ministration of British Justice them and scatter their inhabitants itself what is good and bad.

Hongkong, Thursday, April 22, 1926.

it not for

UNSAVOURY.

to the four corners of the Colony Nudity is not necessarily In-

or further afield. That surely decency. The term "the human does pot tend to give a good im form divine is expressive of pression of a "benevolent auto. purity, and it is in that sense that cracy”' under the British Crown, criticism must be based. Wisely If the authorities have erred in directed the younger element will committ

the bass from the

the past

that

soon separ

gome

Bankruptcy and I earnestly hope 618.77 of December 81 and was

Yours, etc.,

MTS

HOME MAIL.

A letter mail from urope com- prising, about 1851 bay. Includin the London mail o despatched via Buez,

The letters will be sorted livery soon after arrival:

exception of stocks of raw and refined sugar to secure an aver draft up to $2,000,000 In add tion to this, we are allowed a fur ther $700,000 against 75 per of the market value of stocks suger at East Point. The lities, gentlemen are

get for our ordinary business in my opinion they are as mu

the Comp

[Captain T. Arthur seconded,

No question was put, and the motion was carried unanimously.1 Other Business.

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