1936-05-29 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1936

Customs Action Criticised PRISONER DIES

(Continued from Page 1)

W.

IN GAOL

Natural Causes Verdict

CONDITION VERY POOR

To-day's Complete Short Story

The Policeman's Tie-Pin

TT was Dusserah time, beloved?' "It could

By John Rickards

not

have been

Jused for depreciating the Com of $33.319.22 from which must pany's properties so fully. The be deducted the balance brought Consulting Committee and general forward from last year, namely (managers are to be congratulated $19.795.70, leaving a debit bal-jea their conservative policy from

To all indian princes, when Webster; it could not have been ance to be carried forward of which we are now benefiting.”

The $13.523.52.

motion was carried un An inquest into the death of every Hindu rajah throughout Webster," wailed Ananda Chetty, "Your Consulting Committee and animously.

Wong Sze, a prisoner at Vic-the length and breadth of the Well, we had not said it was General Managers regret the un-

MR. KIRBY SPEAKS` toris Gaol, was held at the Cen-country celebrates the great Webster, but he was obviously our favourable showing in these Ac Dealing with the question of tral Magistracy this morning, feast with the utmost pomp}next subject for inquiry and of counts, same having been brought smuggling. Mr. E. Kirby when Mr. S. F. Balfour sat as and festivity.

to the boarding-house where he about eatirely by adverse trading said: "We have just, heard the Coroner and was assisted by the

A group of Europeans, state was living we went to find that conditions which have been accen-Chairman. in his review of the followin jurors: Messrs. D. J.

he had departed the previous | tuated particularly by heavy Company's working for the past Fraser, foreman. Charles Tunguests of the Maharaja of Sanda-

night! bad, sat round the hotel veranda fluctuations in exchange, ate the year, comment upon, among other and J. P. Schlotter.

"It must be that Jaques woman the grand spectacle discussing After hearing the evidence of imposition of tariffs which have masters, the practice of smug-

again, wept Mrs. Webster. substantially checked the even gling. Incidentally, this is the Dr. G. Thomas and Chief Ward- they had just witnessed.

Marvellous as it all was, they know that my husband got a letter occasion within recenter Barrett, the jury returned a

from Bombay written in French. were incurred for weeks wher the Chairman of local verdict of death through natur- decided that perhaps the most which could only have been from

jal causes.

wonderful part of the whole page- the period under review in our re-jshipping Companies, has deemed} mittances from our Coastal Agen-this matter to be of such serious cal officer. Victoria

Dr. G. Thomas, acting mediant had been the Maharaja's pearl her, and that is why be went off."

Gaol, said necklace, worn in public for the gies-exchange at one

time concern as to call for special rehe first saw deceased on May 26 first time since he had acquired it. touching 150, which meant a very ference being made to it in his in the morning during a sick It was a huge rope of most ex- heavy discrepancy when Coast address to shareholders.

parade and sent him to hospi-quisite pearls. Port earnings were converted to "Initially. I can endorse the tal, where he was treated for "Every pearl must be worth 2 Hong Kong currency-fortunate-chairman's remarks by reason of fever.

A blood sample was fortune," someone remarked.

be tested Another of the guests. a police

How of commerce on this Coast third Heavy losses

pant up and down the Coast.

ILLICIT TRADING

P

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Thirty-Five Minutes From Broadway." by A. C W. Allison.

“Ah, a terrible lady, a terrible

have stolen

Webster was

ly this position has substantially my close and almost daily contact taken and sent to improved by the managed cur with the floating and preventive and it was found that he was superintendent, spoke. rency in Hong Kong which is now staffs, and thereby I know that suffering from Relapsing Fever, "It is probably the most valu-lady?" exclaimed Ananda Chetty in closer relationship to that of every human endeavour is sus- for which he was treated. His able pearl necklace in the world." in horror. "But still my dear Coast Ports. High tarifs have tained towards minimising the temperature went up to 105 de-he said: "but its great worth is Webster would not meint a decided falling off in legi-loss and inconvenience which is grees and he died at 9.55 p.m. not so much in the pearls indivi- the pearls even for her." timate trade as smuggling is ram-loccasioned this and other coastal yesterday.

dually, as in the fact that ther Quickly we had the facts of the and river Companies by the per- At the pust mortem it was match perfectly in colour, shape case put together. sistent and intermittent activities found that his general condition and grading.”

ļa middle-aged man. Steady and You will also have, was; very poor. His spleen and He took out his own pearl tie really devoted to his wife and! "We have our own Preventive of smugglers.

doubtless read Jately of the liver were very much enlarged pin and handed it round.

children; but on board ship dur- Staff working in close co-operation

of affairs. in this

was a quantity of fluid re- and

"That particular pearl," he con- ing one of their voyages he had with our Floating Staffs and the state

abdomen and tinued. "happens to be a rather met this woman, who' styled her. Hong Kong Police, and our thanks spect which has manifested itself found in the are siue to them for their willing in North China and which is but heart sick. His condition was better one that any in the Rajah's self Madame Jaques, and had

an elementary sequel, as history consistent with the theory that necklace. In fact, at one time it fallen for her at once. cooperation in their endeavours

due to Relapsing was to bave been included in it.

exercise She seemed to to stop illieit trading as far as has shown, in any country which death was

but was rejected because it was strange hypnotic influence over possible on our vessels. It is dis-adopts a policy of high tariffs, Fever.

jjust too good-it did not match him, and he was probably saved heartening to state that fines have thereby enhancing the lucrative

from her that time only by the been inflicted on

the others.

"It was," he concluded, "given fact that she mysteriously dis- to me by the merchant

commis appeared from the ship at Mar- sioned by the Rajah to obtain the selles. necklace, and whom I helped when Later it was learnt that, the he reported that it was stolen." police had come on board and ar- Now no one had ever heard that rested her on some charge un-

even small possibilities attendant on the im- CADBURY BROS.

surreptitious - cargo:

seizures made at Coast Ports when portation of we ourselves are doing our utmost and contraband.

to assist the Authorities in this

ORGANISED WORK "Secondly, in the continued

preventive work. If the instiga effort to cope with smuggling, we tors of these crimes were punish-

the

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He just adored the whole family of them, and in return Webster did very well for his employer. He was an extremely shrewd business f man and knew al that was worth knowing about the trade. Ananda told me himself that without Web- ster he could never have got the necklace together.

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ed by the Customs Authorities, weltered irresponsible individuals but fully decribing the activities

of these unique pearls had ever been known. Webster had at the time feel that it would gu a long way with planned organisation which Cadbury Bros. Ltd., of Bournville, lost, so the policeman found him- (Continued on Page 11) in substantially curtailing the can. and has, brought into play has recently been issued by that self being persuaded to tell the activities of smugglers.

the very potent factors of coer- firm. It gives a full description story.

FORTHCOMING WEDDING **Competition has

cion. intimidation and even worse of the "Factory in a Garden" It was the famous jeweller keen for the small

when successful opposition

where Cadbury chocolates are Ananda Chetty (he said) who The forthcoming wedding is an- THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION cargo moving-new

their activities has resulted. The manufactured, and deals with all collected the pearls for the neck-nounced of Mr. A. M. Costa, GoT- been placed on

smugglers, through the dominant the many and various interests lace. It took him years to do it,

fernment Radio Office, and Miss Au petition and cargo and passenger inficence of those behind them, gathered there, social, working and in the course of his

search Chai-fan rates have been reduced to rates;

have, in two specific cases within and manufacturing. Every phase he travelled to many places all

Road. which leave little to cover the

my knowledge during the past of the workers" lives is discussed over the world-anywhere, in fact. operation of the vessels.

where there were pearl, markets "The present taxation of goods eighteen months, been successful and illustrated

The firm extends a hearty welor pearl fisheries; and with him imported into and exported from in having removed from their re- China and the uncertainty of the pective ships and in this Colony, come to visitors, who are encour-always went his European mana- position regarding the imposition!two chief officers whose diligence aged to examine the activities of ger, Harold Webster, together with them-Mrs. Webster and her delightful of new taxes have had a very dis-in searching had led to the dis-the Cadbury

twin sons. couraging effect on our constitu-comfiture of the smugglers by de-

lection of the unmanifested cargo Messrs. John D. Hutchinson

The Ical agents for the firm are Now a strong friendship on an VAL, a great number of whom

and equal basis between Europeans and have curtailed their activities to a and the handing of such over to

¡Co.

an Indian is not unusual, but old! hare minimum and are content to the Chinese Maritime Customs. I

Ananda Chetty came to be de- wait for better times, or at least just mention this in passing so

roted to both the Websters, and until conditions

that you will, in this connection, become more

possibly even more 30 to the have a slight idea what the carry- settled.

twins REPAIR EXPENSES HIGHER ing out of standing orders and -Docking and repai expenses duty entails and also the strength have been higher than usual ow-of the forces with which both the Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, will survey require-companies and officers have to spend the Whitsuntide holiday in ing to the new ments--careful attention has been contend. given to all outgoings in

this

"I would now refer to another Service. direction, and also to the economi-jaspect of this problem on which cal operation of our vessels. the Chairman touched, and that:

"You may note that no allow-is the attitude of the Chinese ance has been made for deprecia-Maritime Customs in holding the tion on pur tonnage, as your Con-ship to account in respect of any London, To-day--Herr von met the strange menage. Ananda sulting Committee and General junmanifested article of cargo or Ribbentrop arrived in England by and the Websters had come down. Managers consider that due to the stores found board. Thejair yesterday on a private visit, to as only a few more pearls were ample provision made in the years position is that, for example, spend the week-end with personal then required to complete the neck- 1933-1931, the present feet valua-should a stray parcel be discover-friends-British Wireless Service lace, and they hoped to get most tion as per balance sheet is well ed on board and unmanifested, the

of them there. within its present market value, ship is liable to be mulcted in a by confreres (invariably close at Really, it was through the twins and especially, when reflected in fine of $200. It matters not to hand) that circumstances are not that I struck up an acquaintance- be- propitious for getting his line of ship with Ananda Chetty. The "Our investments have fluctuat-longed: it has beer found on the commodities immediately ashore, jolly little fellows were very keen ed considerably in value during ship and unmanifested, and that can

divest himself of any and swimmers and every morning they the period under view owing to is considered by the Commission-all responsibility by the simple used to join me bathing. Often the exchange conditions, and I am ers of Customs good and adequate expedient of leaving such on the the old Indian accompanied them. glad to be able to state that they reason for the imposition of trieved later when

ship in a convenient spot, to be re The first time. I took him for. Show a substantial improvement fine. A more illogical and unrea- ficials are not in the vicinity.

Customs of-ja Jervant and addressed him as in value on what they at one time sonable dictum it is difficult

In such, for there was nothing in his stood at during the year-the conceive, especially when it is any case detection as a risk of very eccentric dress to suggest the policy of holding them rather than taken into consideration that the existent: the unmanifested goods was not in the least offended and the smuggler is practically non-prosperous Hinda. However, he sell in order to liquidate or over-vessel so fined may have just are either recovered later to draft has proved to be beneficial." completed disembarkation of any gain or discovered by the Customs,

his would not listen to my apology.

"It is good that we should con-: thing up to eight or nine hun to the ship's debit. In rising to second the chair-dred native passengers, any one

sider ourselves as servants," he mur's proposal for the adoption of of whom may have been the actual coming increasingly serious

"In general, the position is be-said with gentle dignity. "All ac- the report and accounts, Mr. J. F.

for tions performed from motives of owner of the property for which both companies and officers and service are pure, while the rest Wright said: "The reasons for

the ship was penalised. the loss shown on last year's work-

trust, Mr. Chairman, that the are mostly tainted by pride and substance of the remarks I have selfishness.” have been fully explained by the cepted then. by the same token, tion in any farther representa summed up all the

acmade will be given due considera- And thus in a few words he chairman and can be appreciated one cannot challenge the hypothetions which may be deemed desir- beauty of his religion. He was by all of us who are aware of the sis of the occupant of a house be-able on this matter to the Chinese broadminded enough, and conditions of trade in general dur-jing responsible for an abandoned Authorities." ing 1935.

bined with this an honest sim- child found on his doorstep? The "It is to be hoped that there will position is

plicity of manner that made his so obviously absurd The redection of Sir Robert presence both entertaining and be some improvement to be gained that one is constrained to wonder Ho-tung und Messrs. M. T. John-pleasurable. from the managed currency- whether considered and serious son and H. J. Armstrong to the trade generally seems to be bene thought was accorded

Then early one morning, to my to the Consulting Committee was propos-surprise, I was imocked up by' fiting and this should be reflected framing of such an enactment ored by Mt. T. Ramsay and second- Ananda Chetty himself, in a ter improved conditions on the whether it Was visualised for ed by Mr. Wong Ping-sum, while rible state. He was shoating that what it simply is, an additional Mr. Chun Wing-keu proposed that his pearls had been stolen. I got "As pointed out by the Chairman, source of income to the disadvan-Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat-out the inspector and we went the rate of exchange for remit-tage of foreign shipping? The thews and Messrs. Percy Smith, round to investigate. tances from Coast Ports has al-point that is seemingly deemed Seth and Fleming be re-elected We found that the safe had ready shown substantial improve- unworthy of note by the Chinese auditors. This was seconded by been opened, presumably with ment. It is fortunate that the pro-Authorities is that the smuggler. Capt. W. B. Patey and carried duplicate keys, and the necklace fits of the past two years werelin the event of his being advised unanimously.

had gone right enough"

sterling.

SECONDER'S SPEECH

whom that article actually

POSITION ABSURD

ing, much as it is to be regretted, "If that principle is to be

in Coast.

to

OTHER BUSINESS

truth and

com-

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