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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.

THE CHINA

MAIL.

P. & 0.-British India Big Decrease In Opium

Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, JD RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

Revenue

Partly Due To Trade Depression

REPORT OF

SUPERINTENDENT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

with

399 ACTIONS IN SUPREME CT.

Registrar's Report For 1932.

INCREASE IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

The report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court for 1932 alates: Some 399 actions were instituted in this division of the Court during the year 1932 as against 336, in 1931, 166 were disposed of during the year and 52 were settled or withdrawn before trial, as against

The report for the year 1932, of $2,314,226.25 as compared the Superintendent of Imports and $3,019,724.02 in 1931. The decrease 121 and 35 respectively in 1931,

was unexpected and was due partly The claims amounted to $3,917,- Exports will be laid before the to the inercase in the price made in 040.12 as against $3,296,262.04 in Legislative Council to-day.

1931, which operated throughout the 1931. Regarding liquor, the report year, but also to the world-wide shows that the net revenue trade depression which during the collected was $2,461,497.68 As year under review made its effects compared with $2,416,838.04 in felt in the Colony. 1931. The decrease of over Sources of Illicit Opium. (A)

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY partly by the rise in exchange and prepared opium was smuggled into

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

B.B.

Destination.

1st Apr. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Marseilles & London.

Tont

From Hong Kour About

COMORIN

BANGALORE

*

RANPURA

↑ MIRZAPORE

1933. 15,000 26th Mar.

6,100

17,000 6,700

Marseilles & London,

Noon

8th Apr.

CHITRAL

•BHUTAN

10th Apr. 22nd Apr. 15,000

6,500 20th Apr.

RANCHI

CARTHAGE

NALDERA

KAISAR-1-HIND

12,000

* HURDWAN

MANTUA RAWALPINDI RANPURA RAJPUTANA RANCHI CARTHAGE

NALDERA

CORFU

17,000 6th May 14,000 20th May 16.000 3rd June 17th June 24th June

6,500

11,000

1st July 17,000 16th July 17,000 29th July 17000 12th Aug. 17,000 26th Aug. 14,000

9th Sept. 16,000 23rd Sept. 15,000 7th Oct.

*Carge only. Calls Casablanca.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay.

Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, Havre, London, burg,

Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marselles & London. Bombay. Marseilles & London. Bombay Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

'burg, 'dam, Antwerp & Hull Bombay. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles &

London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Bombay. Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

Bonimy, Marseilles & London.

Call Karachi, Cutch Mandvie & Kundla.

------ Frequent-connection-from Port Said -for-Passengers-and-Cargo-to-Con-- riantinople, Preens, Smyrns and other Levant Forts by steamers of the Xhedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALMA

TALAMBA SANTHIA

10,000

TAKADA

SIRDHANA

1993.

23rd Mar, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 2.30 p.m. 8,000 7th Apr. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 15th Apr. Singapore, Penang & Calcuttu. 7,000 30th Apr. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 13th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

The debts and damages, recovered

amounted to $1,307,871.47 as against $1,406,802.11 in 1931.

The fees collected amounted to

$22,099.00 as against 315,411.40 in

1931.

|$50,000 in dutics on Euro- Prepared Opium:-Macao again re- pean Type Liquor was accounted for mained the chief source from which

Summary Jurisdiction. 2,696 actions were, instituted dur- the consequent diminution of the the Colony, and frequent seizures figure of the factor. Duties on were made on steamers which runing the year, as against 1,777 in Spirituous Liquor increased by ap-only between Macao and Hong Kong. 1931. proximately $168,000 owing to the It was rumoured that considerable

were disposed of as new duties, imposed in September quantities were being smuggled into follows:-Settled or withdrawa 464: 1931, but of this amount $116,022.44 Macao from Kwong Chow Wan but Judgment for the plaintiff 1,647, was paid to firms manufacturing no definite proof of this came to Judgment for the defendant 64, Nonsuit 0; Struck off, dismissed or perfumes and medicines for Export light.

The cases

on Drawback. The number of gal Raw Opium.-There were no lapsed 16, and pending 435, as lons of Chinese Spirit paying duty seizures of Persian Opium in the against 133, 896, 60, 0, 68 and 324

year under review. As in 1931 respectively in 1931. Was 1,118,126.

Frauds. During 1932 no frauds there was vague information about

The claims Amounted to $862,- or inside the office an illicit shipment from

an against $486,336.93 in either outside

Bushire, 885.51

amounts recovered were discovered and this is no doubt (but careful investigations show rea-1931 and the due to the measures taken during son to suppose that, even if this was were $497.567.28 as against $238,-! 1931. The usual smuggling upon correct, none of the opium found its 617.47 in 1931.

The number of rent distress war- the water front continued and con- way into the Colony.

siderable ingenuity was displayed During the year 32,662 tacle of rants issued was 1,936 representing by the mugglers.

Chinese Raw Opium: were seized and unpaid rents amounting to $448,-) Local Distilleries.-The amount of this a fair proportion was found 739.85 of which $56,581.36 was re- of spirit upon which duty was paid on passengers arriving by train covered by enforced sales in 607 by local distilleries increased by ap-from Canton. The figures for the warrants; as against 1,429, $225.- proximately 110,000 gallons. This mainland are interesting as 4,243 597.33 and $53,000.10 respectively In

in 1932 as com-1931. increase was largely due the sys-Laels were seized

tem of control which has beenpared with 675 in 1931 and 799 in 1,260 warrants were withdrawn on settlement between the parties, brought into force in recent years. 1930.

Private Warehouses.-On Jung 30, Reports show that the crops in as against 910 in 1931 and the re- 1932, the extension of private ware- Yunnar and Fukien have been very maining warrants were cancelled or. housing privileges for six months, heavy and as a result the price of otherwise disposed of.

Cover

1031.

to

of which mention was made in last Raw Chinese Opium in Wuchow is The fees collected amounted year's report, expired. The change said to be $1.20 to $1:30 per tael, $29,238.00-as-against-$20,024.85-in-

Lo bonded warehouses took Chinese sub-coin. place very smoothly on the whole and seems to be working well. European Liquor.-A fair

General-During the year steps!

Criminal Jurisdiction. have been taken to put into effect thej There were 99 cases und 118 per- in-various recommendations made ataona committed for trial at' the] crease in the number of gallons the Bangkok Opium Conference of criminal sessions, as against 47 and paying duty was shown under moat November, 1931.

80 respectively in 1931.

classes of European Liquors. This There is no change to report with Of the 118 persons indicted, 83 is partly due to the discoveries of regard to the opium situation in were convicted, is were acquitted and 20 were not proceeded against. frauds mentioned in the 1931 report, Canton. and also to the fact that some Duty; A Census of the number of pur-In 1931 the figures were respectively Paid Liquor is purchased in Hong chasers of Government Opium, on 80, 51, 26 and 3. Kong to be taken elsewhere. Ex-the lines of that taken in December,

B.1. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for ports and Ships Stores applications 1931, was taken in 1932 and the| Iat and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

1933.

7,000 1st Apr. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Bydney & 7.000 2nd May

Melbourne. 7,050 2nd June

Regular monthly satlings from and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

Registrar of Companies.

On December 31, there were 705 are all now carefully scrutinised and figures showed an average of 1,334) it is extremely difficult to obtain as against 3,512 in 1931. The re- companies on the Hong Kong regis- ter, of which 66 were in course of Duty Free Liquor.

duction reflects in some mea- liquidation, and 31 struck off the New Duties. In March the sure the large fall in the

the method of assessing duty on Medi- revenge derived from

Bale register.

During the year 84 new com- cines was amended to a four point of

which oplum to

reference

panies were put on the register. No scale based

the alcoholic has already been made, upon

but reiterated that such company was transferred from the strength of the medicine, but this it should be proved unsatisfactory and in June average is only one of purchasers, Hong Kong to the Shanghai regis-

ter. the system was completely changed, and does not in any way give a tand the basis on which duties are clue to the number of smokers.

Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japas assessed on Native Spirit was adopt-! At the end of 1932, 181 registered ed. This is 5 cents per gallon for smokers of Kamshan Opium were in each 1 per cent. of alcoholic strength possession of Opium passbooks a with a minimum charge of $1.20 per against 148 who were registered at The Union 8.9. Company's staamore to the United Kingdoms via New gallon for liquors containing 24 per the end of January 1981. Reference Eealand, Vancouver, San Franciano, ate.

cent. of alcohol and under.

to that year's Report, however, In October effect was given to the shows that the number had stood at Ottawa Agreement and the Duty on 231 in 1930 and the present increase The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Bouthampton and Empire Brandy was halved.

is due to the return to the Colony of

The P. O. Royal Mali Stasmers to London end

The P. 40. Branch Service of steamers to London via Bues.

London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

SANTHIA

CHITRAL

RANCHI +NELLORE TAKADA *SOUDAN CARTHAGE

SIRDHIANA

TALMA NALDERA

TANDA

"BURDWAN

TILAWA

1983.

Apr.

8,000 23rd Mar. | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Oníka.

6 p.m. 15,000 24th Mar. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

A dn.m 17,000 6th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

6th Apr. 7,000

Shal. Moji, Kobe Osaka & Thama. 7,000 7th Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Ozaka. 6,800 18th Apr. Shanghat, Kobe & Yokohama. 14,000 20th · Apr. Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama.

Amoy, S'hui, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. 8,000 21st Apr. 10,000

4th May Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 4th May Shanghai, Mofi, Kobe & Yokohama. 16 400

4th

MAY

S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y’hama. May Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. 13th 10,000 18th May

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

7,000

8,100

KAIBAR-I-HIND 12,000 18th May

11,000

MANTUA RAWALPINDI

SOMALI RANPURA RAJPUTANA RANCHI

CARTHAGE NALDERA CORFU

MANTUA

& Yokohama.

Tobacco,

some smokers who failed to renew their books in 1931 owing to absence.

Dangerous Drugs,

The fees collected in respect of "China" companies amounted to $106,031.43, and those in respect of other companies to $21,958.00. The fees for licences to keep local re- gisters amounted to $3,559.34.

So

AMERICA VIŠŲEZI

The

INTERPORT

11

EUROPE JA SUEZ

TO CALIFORNIA

TO NEW YORK UZLENME

STRAITSAWINDIA PRESIDENT TO SEATTLE VICTORIA

INTER PORT Liners

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS

TO SEATTLE

ANGELES & NEW YORK

and VICTORIA.

vin PANAMA.

Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays

Pres. Hoover.....Mar. 29, 1 a.m. - Preš. Taft

Pres. McKinley ......................Apr. 12 Pres. Jeferson Pres. Coolidge Pres. Lincoln

.Apr.

.Apr. 15 .Apr. 29 . May 13

........Apr. 26 Pres. Madison ....May 10 Pres. Cleveland ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA.

Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice, of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privi- leges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Suez to Evrope & America

Fortnightly Ballings on Saturdays via Manila, Stralta, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Prea. Pierce Pres. Monroe

8 ..

Apr. 1 Pres. Van Buren .Apr. 15 Pres. Gardeld

TO MANILA

8 $.0. .Apr. 29 . May 13

Next Sailing, Pres. Taft.. Mar. 25, 6 p.m.

Pres. Pierce Pres McKinley

Pres. Jefferson

Pres. Monroe

Pres. Coolidge

.Apr. 1 Pres. Madison

.Apr. 4 Pres. Van Buren

Apr. 8

Pres. Lincoln

.Apr. 22

Apr. 29

May 2

May 6

May 19

.Apr. 15 Pres. Cleveland .Apr. 18 Pres. Garfield CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH–No. 4, Shakee Street.

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK

Via

SAN FRANCISCO – LOS ANGELES

PANAMA. Next Sailing

M.V.

“TAI YIN"

on APRIL 18th.

All Vessels Have Excellent Accommodation for 12 Passengers.

Time in Transit, Fares

Hong Kong to San Francisco .25 days G$190.00 Hong Kong to Los Angeles ........26 Hong Kong to New York

#

42

Jt

G$195.00 G$310.00

For Passenger and Freight and information please apply:- ·

DODWELL & CO., LTD

Queen's Buildings.

MIDDLE WEST WANTS DEBTS PAID

(Continued from Page 8.)

Agents. Telephone 28021.

runs the reasoned argument of

anti-revi-] isolationists and

Backed by a stolid belief

Fecs, Revenue, Commission, etc.

The total aum collected during the year by way of fees and commission the amounted to $325,052.63 as against sionists. | $258,862.02 in the previous year. that a debt contracted should in

Table showing total number of honesty be paid, it forms a strong, cases dealt with and expenditure and body of anti-European sentiment] revenue of the Supreme Court, 1923-here in the Middle West. 1932.

Total num- ber of cases deait

Ex- penditure

Cotton

abroad in 1929, peak year boom:

of the-

[LC.

54

41

40

40

86

34

Leaf tobacco

Kerosene

Typewriters Copper

Lard

No "Beau Geste" to Europe. Figures for lubricating oils, sew~ ing machines, printing machinery

#

But this attitude is being attack and agricultural machinery told ed by a powerful educative cam-similar tale of percentages. More- paign, which seents already to be over, large sections of American In- Revenue having a marked effect. One now dustry are so geared for production *69,955.20 Ands many small independent news-that they cannot profitably manu- *80,624.93 papers in the "backwoods" town-facture the home-consumed section before their of their output unless they can be remaining percentage-insignificant though it may look on paper,

002 128,838.62

136,136.69 ...1,008 150,608.14 121,600.20

133,680.40 117.252.61 ships dally placing 3,430 **220 141,403,29

On October 1, 1932, this Depart ment took over the licensing of! Street Squatters from the Police De- partment. All Tobacco Retailers in

The practice of smoking Heroin the Colony are now under the direct Pills seems to be on the increase; control of the Superintendent of 55.132 Heroin Pills were scizëd by Year with

Imports and Exports, in accordance the Police and Revenue Department 1928 with the requirements of the To- during the year under review. The 1924 ... 1,549 bacco Ordinance, No. 39 of 1931. pills were of two types, one of which 192 All the licences issued by the Police appeared to be manufactured in 1927 have, with few exceptions, been re- Shanghai and the other in South

1928 1020 newed, but it is not proposed to China. They are smoked extensive- issue any new licences of this class. ly and the League of Nations is 1931 At the time of writing the number causing investigations to be made as 1982 of licences which have been fasued to the effect of smoking them. is 681, which includes 92 issued to cover delivery, but not sale, of to-,

17,000 15th June Moll,

Kong Yokohama bacca and cigarettes by the coolles {

1st June

Mojl, Kobe Kobe & Yokohama. ,,800 13th June. Kobe & Yokohama.

2012

17,000 215

June

July

Kobe Yokohama.

17,000 1360 Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama,

17,000 27th

14,000 10th Aug.

16,000 24th AGR

15,000

7th Sept. sheed Zobe & Yokohama,

11,000 21st Sept.

employed by manufacturers and wholesalers.

Trade Statistics.

The Statistical Branch completed its second full year since its re

1925

102G

2,330 165,114.937.readers arguments against an isola-asured of a foreign market for the

2,218,033.24

2,808 107,692.95500 251

2,113 240,030.30 97,773.14

Itionist policy.

Exports and The Isolationists.

One of the leaders of tifs educa-i

3,036 231,828.43 155,401.92 tive campaign in the Mid-West is Not including amounts paid for Mr. Glenn Frank, President of the fees in respect of licences to keep local Wisconsin State University at registers and China Companies tees Madison. He faces the isolationists, in 1932 $102,500.77.

not from a standpoint of sentimental faternationalism, but on their own

"The statistics certainly show

It is facts and figures such as the Middle these that appeal to Westerner. Traditionally he has no great love for the Old World which his ancestors forsook, and he is not prepared to consent to any gratuitous beau geste towards his country's European debtors. opening in the first half of 1980. 1932 was less than 1,500 compared ground.

But he is a business man, and if There has undoubtedly been a The initial difficulties of organisa-with over 2,000 in 1981. There is great increase in the amuggling oftion and training of clerks having still room for improvement, how that at the height of our prosperity his leaders can show him any prac- Shanghat, Kobe & Yokohama.

trouble only 10 per cent. of America's totaltical way out of the ruinous depres Chinese Smoking Tobacco in 1982, been overcome, the work of the office ever, and much time and Moll, Kobe &

Yokohama.

and the total amount selted by the ran smoothly and was considerably should be saved If importers and productien went abroad," be said to aion he will accept it, whatever im- Moji, Kobe

steps & Yokohama. united exertions of the Revenue and lessened by a new system of loose exporters would take to me." "But the people who quote that mediate national sacrifices it may 17,000 5th Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokoham

If It Involve. Police Departments was 10,901 lbs. leaf entry which was inaugurated ensure that declaration forms figure never analyse it. the great majority of which came at the beginning of the year. In its are

in more strictly were really true

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS. from adjacent Chinese Territory. earlier stages the Statistical Office in accordance with the Class-American

cont. Motor Spirit,

had cause for complaint in regard to fication List,

The R.M.S. Empress of Canada, All dates arà approximate and subject to alteration wilkons uption.

The collection of duty on Motor the lack of co-operation by Importtion acknowledgment should be here at home, then the folationists All Cabrina are fitted with Electre Fans or Panka Louvre Bystems.

Spirit realised $600,216.89

asers and exporters, but during the made, as last year, of the good offices might be justified in wanting to at Kowloon Wharf, will leave here Steamers on London, and Australian Lines are Athed with Laundries against $425,359.45 in 1931, The year 1932 business houses co- of the Hong Kong General Chamber build a wall around the country, and for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., Parcela massering not more than 5 cu. ft. will be reculved at the Com-fncrease is due to the increased use operated more loyally and seemed to of Commerce and the Chinese Cham-leaving the rest of the world to stew vic Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and

Honolulu at noon to-morrow. of motor transport.

realise more fully the value of ac-¡ber of Commerce, who from time to in its own juice."

Mr. Frank then gave me the fol The P. & O. Line 4.8. Comorin left Oplum

curate trade statistica. This is re-time called the attention of their The price of prepared and Kam-flected in the gradually decreasing members to their obligations under lowing analysis, showing the per- Shanghai for this Port on the 21st ahan opium remained unchanged in number of queries which have to the regulations of the Imports and centages of certain sections of instant at 3.30, p.m. and is due here

American output that were exported to-morrow at about a a.m. 1982. The net financial result was sent out the monthly average for Exports Ordinance.

RAWALPINDI

* Cargo only.

Calls Nagoya,

pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further information, Passags, Freight, Handbooks, etc., syply 1014

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. O. Buliding, Connaught Rd. C.. Hong Kong.

Agenta.

filled

In this

connec-peT

that every product found 90 its market of