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WATSON & CO.,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 17TM¤, 1911.

THE AVIATION MEETING AT

SHATIN, KOWLOON.

On account of the many inquiries received about the arrangements for the aviation meeting in Shafin to-morrow, and the two following days, to which the manager cannot reply separately, he asks us to be the modium for the public and him, -

TELEGRAMS HONGKONG

[Protected by the Telegraph Message

"DAILY PRESS" RXOLUSIVE ANUVIOR.} THE RUSSO CHINESE CRISIS.

YUAN BHI-KAT'S RECALL

which are taking place, daily at the Foreign Office in Tokyo, must either imply a belief. in the possibility of Lostilities arising out of the Russian disputo, or else it imports, as we have suggested some development of Japan's policy in Manchuria which is likely to add to the uncertainty of the general situation in North China. We would not be greatly inprised, for instance, to hear It is true, he writes, that the diflenities were before very long, that Japan, andy great. Two other parties tried in vain to introduce this newest sport in Hongkong, but Russin also, having regard to the comer had to give up on account of the difficulties put einl losses they have suffered in consequence in their way. The Far East Aviation Co, has of the plague epidemic in Manchuria, ure complied with the wishes of the Government, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. persuaded that some extension of their polinot to hare flights too near to Hongkong, tical privileges in Manchuria is necessary in although Happy Valley or even on the Band, order to better secure themselves against Connaught Road, apposits the Hongkong Club, disasters of this kind in the future so far above tho. Harbour, would have boen mash question, which it thinks can be!

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ADVOCATED.

PERING, March 10th,

intention to agree to the Russian The Government has expressed its

proposal to establish Corsulates insurer). Mongolia, independently of the duties

otherwise arranged. The Government also agrees to restrict disagreeable monopolies in the territory. It is

The friends of Yuan Shi Kai are advocating his recall..

as Japan is concerned. A hint of this Shatin and much more convenient to the public. seems to be conveyed in the recently nows This perraission could not be got, and on that the Japanese Quamatine Administrarecount of the new aviation regulations of this tion in Manchuria lind proposed to the Colony, aviators are not allowed to ascend any Government at Tokyo that Japan should where in this Colony without the written con. I thought that if this is carried out it take stops to obtain entire control of the sent of the Governor. No regulation prevents will end the crisis. measuros in Manchuria for the prevention stance, on Chinese territory, fly across the

any avaitor, up to the present, to ascend, for in-- The Provincial Assemblies are of plague, and, further, that Japan should Colony, above the forts, take as many snapshots urging the immediate convocation of compel the Chinese Government to cancel or skotches as he likes from above, and to the National Assembly in order to the order prohibiting coolies from entering return to Chinese or Portugese territory again. settle the difficulties with Foreign the province, since the enforcement of this

present Powers. ordar has entailed enormous losses to the

stipulating rights in the air. A spy, for instanco, isnt liberty. railway and other industries in the Three in aeroplazo. or"

to fly with an airship Eastern Provinces. It is significant that the Hongkong forts, if he ascends outside the

abova

the Chinese press did not consider the circum- Colony and descends there too. On stances of the situation to warrant the account of such rules and

regulations, stops suggested to the Government at which are practically of no use whatever. Tokyo. They claimed that it was gonor Hongkong people who want to witness. ally admitted that the Chinese Government an airship fight must go to Shatin. had, from the beginning, done all that was having splendid surroundings and being It is certainly an ideal place for aviation, reasonably possible to ebock and

protected from winds practically on thro suppress the epidemic, while, with resides, A. ference to the coolie traffic, it was pointed out that if the probibition of that traffic, as a measure necessary to prevent the

RECTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGEDNG

DAILY PRESS."]

ANGLO-JAPANESE COMMER. CIAL TREATY..

STATEMENT BY MR. BUXTON,

LONDON, March 16th.

fuo long beach, at low fide absolutely dry, will serve as the perodrome. The Far East Aviation Co. is permitted to make fights from a spot which is nearly one mile long cisted Chambers of Commerce of

and three-quartors of a mile wide. To-morrow,

COUNCIL.

LEGISLATIVE There is proverbial danger in counting one's chickens before they are hatchod, and in view of tho unintelligent anticipations made with regard to the liquor revenue it is sincerely in bo hope that the estimated three lakhs to be derived A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative cautious rather than too saugine an estimate. under this resolution will prove to be too Council was held yesterday at the Connell If you refer for a few moments to the Colonial Estimates for the current year, on page 19 you The following were present:

will find that the total expouditare of this HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNON, SIR. Government is calentated to be $7,385,320. On. FREDERICK JOHN DELTEA LUGARD, pago 5 the revozue for K.C.M.G, C., D.S.O.

the current year is placed at 87,086,383. Therefore, there HIS EXCELLENOY THE GENERAL OFFICER is a deficit COMMANDING THE TROOPS (MAJOR-GENERAL pooking, three lakhs is the deficit on our of $292,937, or, ranghly C. A. ANDERSON, C.B.).

budget this year.

General).

Hon. Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Colonial Secretary). mod the Council at the last meeting that the Your Excellency infor Hon. Mr. W. RSES DAVIES, K.C. (Attorney of £120.00 to this Colony during 1911 on account Imperial Government had mails a contribution Hon. Mr. A. M. THOмsor (Colonial Tren of the loss of opium revenue. This sum converted at 1/9 to the dollar, the rate of Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAN, C.M.G. (Director exchange on which the estimates for this year of Public Works),

had bean framed, amounts to 2137,145. There Hon. Mr. A.W.Barwin (Registrar-General. fore, even after allowing for the Imperial tendont of Pelicoj.

Hon. Captain P. W. LYONS (Captain Suporin- contribution we have to face a deficit of $161,794, more than a lakh and a half. If you will now turn to pago 9 of tho es inates you will see that a sum of 73 lakhs is set down $8 the gross revenus we expooted to derive from the liquors duties in 1971, but according. to the recent report made by the super. intendent of imports and exports the most we can hope to collect during the errent year, after allowing 15 per coat, as the increase The minutos of the last meeting were read and 6 lakhs. Therefore at least another lakh on last year's figures, will only to between 52

Hon. Mr. WMI YUE, C.M. G. Hos. Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, I.C.. Hon. Mr E. À. HEWETT.

Hon, Mr. E. OSBORNE.

Hon. Mr. H. KESWICE..

Mr. R. H. CROFTON (Clerk of Councils).

MINUTES.

and confirmed.

NEW MEMBER.

FINANCIAL MINUTE.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excelloney the Governer, laid on the table Financial Miants (No. 20), and moved that it ho referred to the Fianos Committee.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the notion was agreed to.

FINANCIAL..

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by cotomand of His Excelloney the Governor, late on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 3), and moved its adoption.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

and a quarter must be added to the deficit which Captain F. W. LYONS took the oath, and tribution has to be paid on the gross revenue becomes $285,794. Moreover, as military con- assumed his seat as a member of Concil. onlocked, and as under this resolation of adopted the gross revenue will amount to six lakhs plus three lakhe, that is to say, nine lakhs instead of which appear in the estimates, we shall havo to pay the Imperial Government twenty por eent. on the balance of one and three-quarter lakks, u sum of $35,000. The deficit then be comes $321,794, more than threo lakhs. There fore, during 1911 we contrive to raise au additional three lakhs by increasing the ignor duties we will not quito cover the deficit. Un- fortunately, however, I am almost certain that for 1911 we shall not derive an additional three hakhs from this soures. Soventy-firo days of this year have already pissed, and who due allowance is made for this fact Mr. Tratman reckons that during the remainder of the year LIQUOR DUTIES INCREASED. there will be only an extra $38,000 on European At the annual dinner of the Assoetanding role of this Council No. 13h) any you will sen the gross liquor ravento this year The COLONIAL SECRETARY Sir, under 8223,000 in all. Adding six Inkhs to this sum, and $125,000 on native liquor, that is to say, motion the urgency of which is admitted by the will be 3023,000, and on the difference between losses to the Japanese railway, to also trains will run to Shatin from 11 am to 2.30 of the Board of Trade, stated that it has cuthorised me to state that you admit the derived for 1911 From this soares therefore would sent may be made without previous notice.(308,000) military contribution amounting to Your Excellency as President of this Council $19,600 must be paid. had the Imperial Chinese railways and En. Large crowds of people it is expected formation received from the Chambers gone of the motion which I desire to bring be only 8203,400. Wo shall therefore have to The not proceeds Chinese industrios in the Three Eastern will witness this exhibition, and the public are Provinces similarly suffered. The Japanese advised to book seats beforehand. One train de Of Commerce enabled the Government hon. members to make the motion, I way say The figures quoted by me mako no allowance for forward. Therefore I would ask the leave of face at the end of the yoar a deficit of $118,394. proposal was described as meaning the axe will run every day at 230 p.m., conveying to place a case before the Japanese

it is one amending the liquor tariff, and now the paymant of rebates either to the navel or. am about to move it I hope to satisfy members military authorities. Hon. mombers will recol in the three Eastern provinces." It is booked beforehand at increased rates. absolute disregard of Chinese sovereignty.. the Governor and/or his friseds. For this Government, and he hoped a satisfac. of its urgency.

train A limited number of seats can be

The motion of urgency was admitted, and the introduced and passed through this Council Neat that when in the autumn of 1909 the Bill was obvious that it does. Against the supposi

tory conclusion of the negotiations Colonial Secretary was accorded permission to tion that this is the subject of the protracted in the trains to Shatin, and consequently reached.

ticket holders will be carried for a Commercial Treaty would be:

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to thank hon, members of the Council for their support, discussion at the Tokyo Foreign Office, may the admission ticket must be obtained before the

ant without farther delay I will lay upon the A. S. WATSON & CO., be cited the agreement whereby Russia and railway ticket. Tickets aro procurable at the

Mr. Kato, the Japanese Ambas-table the resciation in question. Its object is Jupan undertook

ficket-selling boxes of the Kowloon Ferry Boat sador, dwelt upon the friendliness European and native--and if hon, metabers will

to increase the duties on intoxicating liquors LIMITED,

& Co. in Hongkong and Kowloon. The trains which has marked the negotiations, be good enough to turn to section 41 of tho Shatin, but rau right through.

Lignors Cousolidation Bill, which was left in and follow my remarks with that section before them, I hope to make clear the nature of the akompagne was differentiated from the other proposed amendment. Under that section sparkling wines with respect to tariff, but it is now proposed to group them in the same class and charge them with the same duty I may say, Sir, that the total duty for twelve months on other sparkling wines was only $858, and it does not seem worth while to make a special-class for so small an item. Moreover, sparkling wines are ex-

spread of plague, hal entailed enormous and on Sunday and Monday special aviation Great Britain, Mr, Buxton, President President and two-thirds of the members pre- this kam and the 7 lakhs in the badget

100.00

VERY FINE LIQUEUE COGNAC, 80 Years Old (Marie Brizard & Roger's) ... Yoto-For Hongkong the above Prices will be increased by the amount of duty payable

87.20 Per Dozen.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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No anonymously signed communications · that hang already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

to recognise the

aviation

Only

process.

kosing for the first time a duty on intoxicating liquor the immediate result was price to the consumers from the dafs on that ibe liquor

dealers raised the which the Bill became law. Old stook was not given, much liquor was rushed into the Colony taxable, and as, owing to considorable notice

took offact, the result was that this prosends of from the neighbouring porta hofors the tarif

to those engaged in the liquor trade,

neatly the estimate of six lakus for 1910 which

independenco and the territorial integrity of will not stop between Kowloon main station und and said he had every confidence committee at the last meeting of the Council, the tax wont Inrgaly, not to the Government, but

the Chinese Empire" and engaged to uphold and defond the maintenance of

Admission to the aviation grounds is by ticket only. The aviator in Mr. van den Born, who will make flights in a biplans of his own con- struction, of the Chanute-Farman typo, with quite a number of improvements. It is about Farman by the British War Office. the same type as that recently bought from

that the Anglo-Japanese negotiations would end satisfactorily before long RUSSO-CHINESE RUPTURE.

the status quo &c., &c. But what reliance can the world place on agreements of this character after what has happened in the case of Korea? We do not think, how ever, that the Powers would be so ready to acquiesce in the annexation of Manchuria den Born is an aviator who has successfully as they have been in the case of Korea, for competed against France's best airmen, strong anti-Chinese articles, and pre-pensive. They are a rich man's drink, and there the exercise of Japanese sovereignty nyer which is proof that better flights can. the whole province of Manchuria, or even not be seen in Europe. Persons not waighing dicta rupture in the relations between mors than about 11 stone can have a ride with the two countries unless China yields.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESA over the southern half, involves the parts- Mr. van den Born.

ehould be sent before 11 am. on day of

publication. After that hour the supply

is limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphio Address: FEES.

·Codés : A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber:

P. 0. Boz., 34. Telephone No. 13.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VODY ROAD C LONDON. OFFICk: 131, Fiæmt STREST, EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 17TH, 1911.

•

Mr. van

There are stands and enclosures on the

tioning of the whole Empire. As a Chinese contemporary says, the further develop-grounds and buffets also. The Band of the ment of the question is awaited with Rajpats will provide music. interest."

Major and Mrs. Nathan of Tientsin ara prasengers for England by the Marmoru,

Mr. Jas. F. Lounge, the popular advance manager of the Bandmann Opera Co., arrived in the Colony yesterday.

The management, we ara satired, will do its atmost to provide good weather, hat in case the clerk of the weather does not stick to his con

tract, a blue flag will be hoisted on the C.P.R.'s postponed. A red flag on the same flagstaff will Bagstaff, opposite Blake Pier, if the flying is.

indicate that the fights will take place.**.

Those who desire to inspect the machine house

LONDON, March 16th, The St. Petersburg Press publish

RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN PERSIA.

LONDON, March 16th. A Teheran message states that the evacuation of Kazvin was completed in the morning, except for eighty Cossacks left as a Consular guard.

Conge

'we suticipated from this so11798 was not realised, the sum actually collected

being only 3443.90) Warned by this example Government wishes on the present cusion to public revenue and not to privato merchants. ensure the proceeds of the tariff going to the It will be obvious to hon. members that unless the tariff takes affect to-day it will be possible and fake Ifquor out of bond, and if that is dous- for liquor dealers to pay duty at the present rate the Government will not benefit from the new appears to be no sulei ut reason for discri turi until the whole supply is exhausted. Sastion 41 provides for a duty of $3.60 per will be raised as from the date of the new minating beiween them and champagne. Last, odension, that the price to the general public Menntune.it is not improbable, as was done on the gallons on all brandy and liqueurs. This will be tariff. I am sure that everyone hero will agree raised to $4.20 per gallon, an increase of 60 cents that this rendering to Bacchus the things which por gallou, which it is estimated will increase -the rarenas $3,000 por annum. The duty on are Coser's could not be goutemplated by the whisky will be raised to $3 per gallon, another increase of 60 cents, resulting in an estimated increase of $12,000 per annum in revenue. Gin will be placed in the same class as whisky and charged the same duty. This will preface, we on a duty resalto, in decrease of insoused sumption

the

item.

con-

rum

be orar-estimated.

may prove The daty and other spirituous liquors bas взем raised by 30 dents, making the price $1.50 per gallon. The consumption in rather small and

рах водиш, There will be an increase of 60

Increased duties on liquor imported into the and the aeroplane, and to have verbal explana. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, the additional revenue will amount to only $500

Colony, passet by the Legislative Council stocks in bond as well as new imporis. yesterday, became operative immediately on

tion of the working of the machinery must come in the forenoon between 9 and 11. All others than -season ticket-holders must have an inspection

LIMITED.

first occasion on which it has been my duty to community a second tima. This, Sir, is the address the Council, and I greatly regret on such an occasion to have to move a resolution affecting in a greator or less degree the poskot Excelloney harder than any other metaber. At of everyone of us, and perhaps hitting his

the same time the financial situation is such that an increase iu taxation is necessary, and every day's delay means that at the end of the year we shall have to face a larger deficit. I bag to move the rosolation. (Applause)

Duty.

Resolved, that there shall be paid upon We are officially informed that at the forth-cents anty on champagnes and other intoxicating liquors heraufter imported into, coming general meeting of shareholders of the sparkling wines; that is to say, the duty will be distilled, made or prepared in the Colony the abovo Bank the directors will recommend a $3 per gallon, resulting in an estimated in-duties following, namely:-

and madeira there will also be an increase On all brandy and liqueurs crease of revenue of $4,000. On port, sherry,

$2,000. On all other still wines in bottle On all champagnes and other sparkling of 60 oante, making the duty $2.40 per On all whisky and gin... gallon, and producing an expectant extra On all run and other spirituous liquors. 1.50 the increase is 80 cents per gallon, making

wines....

ticket costing 30 cents, but for Schools and Corporations special arrangements can be made. dividend of 4 per cent, for the past half-year sent to take pictures of the occasion, and solee (making with the interim dividend, 7 per cent. Hongkong's best photographors will be pre-on "A" and "B" shares free of Income Tax tions of the pictures taken will be circulated for the year). They have also made the follow afterwards.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Lient-General Sir James Wolfe arrived by the English Mail yesterday and is staying at Government House.

THE telegram from our Tokyo correspon dent published yesterday, reporting the demoralisation of the Japanese markets

A nasty accident occurred to Mr. Siebs while in consequence of the conferences which are stable compound recently. This animal bolted mounting a grilin in the Hankow Raos Club taking place daily at the Tokyo Foreign and dashed into the hedge facing the stables, Office, regarding affire in North Chinn, Mr. Siebs pitched hend first into this scrab and suggests that we may expect some sensa suffered some nasty cats on the head, necessitat tional announcement shortly, and naturallying immediate medical assistance and the insor- gives rise to speculations as to what these tion of six stitches in his scalp. conferences may concern. Do they relate

The Hon. Rufus H. Thayer, Jadge of the to the trouble between Russia and China United States Court for China, who has recont regarding Treaty rights in Mongolia, or is ly visited Canton, to hold a session of the Japan preparing to formulate for presenta Court, contemplates taking a trip to the United tion to China some startling demands of States, and leaving about the 17th proximo her own? Is there any understanding best to return to Shanghai about the beginn. tween Russia and Japan to press China

ing of October. simultaneously for political privileges Mr. J. M. Beck, Superintendent of the which their growing commercial interests Eastern Telegraph Co.'s Hongkong station, may be assumed to require? These are and accompanying him was Mr. Crane formerly returned to the Colony from England yesterday, among the questions which arise as one of Shanghai), who comes to Hongkong as deputy rends the Tokyo telegram in conjune Superintendent. Mr. W. Swan, who has been Archibald and Lady Edmonstone, Baroness do The Hon'ble Mrs. George Keppel, Sir tion with the messages which come from acting Superintendent during Mr. Beck's Brienen and Count Lutzow leave for the North Peking and Tokyo regarding the strained absenos, goes to Bhary Peak, and Mr. Gilby to day. diplomutic relations between China and goes on promotion to Focchow.

Russia. The publication of the Notes which have been exelianged between the Govern ments of Fussia and China have made the reading public all over the world familiar with the questions which have brought to the verge of

the two countries hostilities. War is a very unlikely event, we should think, but the fact that the Japanese markets have been demoralised by Tumours associated with the conferences

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Aliated Hospitals bags to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the fands of the Hospitals—

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

J. D. Hutchison & Co.

W. G. Humphreys & Co.

Garrells, Borner & Co.

Lane, Crawford & Ca

P. & O. Steam Navigation Co.

Reuter, Brockelman & Co. Siemenet & Co.:

Melchers & Co.

$140

.50

H.E. the Governor givet dinner party at Government House last night, to which the follwing were fasited:Mr. and Mrs. Master, Mr. and Mrs. Ede, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hancock. Colonel sud Mrs. Wrigley, Mr. and Mrs. Lawder, Commander and Mrs. Actor, Mr. and Mrs, Slade, Miss Young, Bishop and Mrs. Lander, Mr. and Mrs. Oakley, Mr. Barton, Mons, uebert, Lt. Comdr. Dordet, Mr., Mrs, and Miss Tomes, and Sir Francie Piggott. Commander Lambe, Mr. and Mrs. von Wiser

At Lady Lagard's At Home" this afternoon there will be a short programme of music: Mrs. Barrington and Mous. Lebert will play the 2nd and 4th Movements, 1st Symphony of Schumann. Mr. Donman Faller will play Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 2 of Chopin, and Asherso by Percy Pitt, and Mr. Timmerscheidt will play a violin solo.

ing appropriations, viz. :—

£40,000 to. Reserve, making it £325,000. £3,000 to Officers' Pension Fund. 10 per cent. bonus to Staff.. £26,500 carried forward to next account,

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

Happy Valley from the 11th to 13th March The Captain's Cup was played for at the with the following results:-

CAPTAIN'S DUP,

*E. R. Hallifax

J. Clark Major Caulfeild H. F. Stoneham

A. Ritchie Rev. W. Foster-Pegg Capt. Nicholas J. D. Kinnaird

Gross Handicap Net

93167

45 entries.

POOL.

EB. Hallifax J. Clark Major Caulfelld A. Bitchie Rer. W. Foster-Pegg Capt. Nicholas. Capt. Spicor L. Evens

·83- 99 1782 89 581. 94

10 = 84 85 sor. - 86 949= 85 101 16 85

93 16 83 1

584 94-1084 85 BCT.

43 entries.

• Winner of Cep.

+ Winner of Pool

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood sent- enced a Chinose to three months' imprisonment arrived at Nagasaki at 8.30 am. on the 16th The C.P.R. Co's str. Empress of Japan and four hours' stocks for breaking into No. 46, inst, and left again at 230 p.m. same day for Kowloon City Road, Hanghom, and stealing a Kobe, where the is due to arrive at 4 pm, on quantity of clothing and an umbrella,

the 17th inst

madoira/

Per gallon

$4.20

3,00

3.00

2.40

1.50 1.20

3.00

the duty $1.50, which will give an estimat On all port, sherry and matorr ed increase of $2,500. The duty on On all other still wines in bottle other still wines in wood is double, making On all other still wines in wood... 81.20 par gallon and producing an estimated On all other intoxicating liquors excepting icorcase of $7,00 per annum revenue. The spirits of wine and bative wine and spirits 0.24 duty on all other intoxicating liquors, ex-On all spirits of wine and arrack cepting spirits of wine and native wines, and spirits, has been left unchanged. Neither bas chango been made in the duty known as.Lin Pun and Sheung Ching and on (a.). 2030 cents a gallon on the native liquorя on spirits of wins or arruok. The effect, the following ewestened, prepared and medicated therefore, of these alterations if they meet wines:- with the approval of the Council, will be

On all native wines and spirits

25 per cent of alcchol by weight.

All such lignor shall contain not more than

known as Sam Ching, containing not more than (b) 80.40 conta ag lon on the native liquor 35 per cent, of alcohol by waight

Fa Kwet: Nuk Kws, Yan Chan Lo, and Ko Ng Ka Pai, Mui Kwaklo 8z Kwok Kun g Leung Kon.

to increase the revenue on European Liquer Lau, Ning Mun Taau, Tsing Mai, Muk Kwa, No Idai Teau, Hak No Mai, Man Kaz, Tuk by 847,000 per drain, Turning now to the Sun Fang, Wa Tau, Chut Li Tson, Shan Kat, tariff on native wines and spirits, I may say, Lang Ban Tean, Tei Kuk, Sam Pin, Tit Ta briely, that it is proposed to double the duty on Fung Shap and Wai Shing all items with the exception of native liquors distilled in the New Territaties, not including Now Kowloon and Cheungshaa. This duty remains at five cents per gallon, while the others stand at 30, 40, 50, 70 cents and one dollar, rospectively. We anticipate an increase of twü and a hall lakhs per annum revenue from this Bourec. Therefore the effect of the resolution which I have the honour to lay before you will increase the revenue on liquor by $297,000. or. roughly, three lakhs per sunum. Before going further I should like to say that the figures Just given were taken from estimates pre 45 per cent. of sloohol by weight. yarod by Mr. Tratman, the superintendent of imports and exports. As, however, the liquors Fau Tesu, if containing 50 per cent, or under (d.) 30.70 a gallon on the native liquor known duties have existed in this. Colony for so short a of alcohol by weight, with the addition of two time the figures on which to base the estimates conts for every one per centum between 50 per were very meagre. A comparison with the col- cent, and 55 per cent. of alcohol by weight. lection statistics for November, December, Jan- 1910 shows an increase of 26 per cent. in the re- per cent of alcohol by weight on any native uary and February with the same months in eight couts for overy one per centum above 55 (4) $1.00 gallon with the addition of vente, due perhaps to the exhaustion of old fignor containing 55 sible decrease in consumption owing to increase distilled in the New Territories, not including slack. In order to be on the safe side Mx. Trat- by weight love 5 per cent, of alcohol man in framing the estimate allowed for a pos (f) 80.05 per gallon on all native lignor tariff and allowed for an increase of 15 New Kowloon and the Island of Cheung Chas, per cent. only over last year's figures for consemption in the said Territories.

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