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taxed and supertaxed by the British Inland Revenue Commissioners. Complete and direct records of all British investments abroad do not exist, but writers on Finance ke the late Sir ROBERT GIFTEN and Mr. CHIOZZA MONEY and others bare estimated for us by means of the Income-tax schedules
A. S. WATSON the ual interest on British capital
& CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISHED 73 YEARS:
CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS, ETC., Ero.
By APPOINTMENT TO
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HOUSEHOLD
AMMONIA.
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for interest on Foreign and Colonial Government Securities (Income disclosed by agentă for dividends and futorest of Foreign and Colonial Companies and Corpora- tione (Income disclosed by bank- ers and coupon dealers in the realisation of foreign
£94,074,607
20,780,077
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 15th, 1914.
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THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY. THE HOME RULE CRISIS. NATIONALISTS AND SUGGESTED FURTHER CONCESSIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
EAST AND WEST
It is announced in our advertisement columns that the business of Exchange and General Broker & bitherto carried
LONDON, May 14th. on by Mr D. H. Cooper under the style
The Nationalist Press is angry at the of firm name of Chiney and Company, will in future be
uture be carried on by him under den of further concessions, while the the style of Messre. D. H. Cooper & Coster organs afirm that an election is precautions in
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CHINA SERVICE.
SALARIES OF OFFICIALS.
PEKING, May 14th
The Chancellery of the Secretary of State, in co-operation with Hau Chi Chaug, has decided that the salaries, of
SI JAK HAMILTON AND A REAL DANGER.???
WELLINGTON, May 14th: General Sir Ian Hamilton, in a speech
Australia and Now at a civic reception, attributed the war
Zealand to the shortening of distancea the only solution of the problem. LIBERAL BACK-BENCHERS AND GUN-RUNNING Owing to the advent of electricity, ALE DOGS TO BE MUZZLED.
Forty Liberal M.P's attended a private acroplanes, and high explosives. The the officials during the next ten months A Government Gazette Fatranidinary was issued yesterday containing a regula, mooting convened by the Hou. Neil Frim-Pacific Ocean was the meeting place of shall be reduced only by such amounts as
whether Asiatics or Europeans would
EUROPEAN SERVICE. made by the Governor-in-Council ross and Mr. Fiennes to consider the the Continents, where it might be decided the officials themsolves shall propose.
guide the destinies of the world. requiring that every dog going abroad in Government's attitude toward the gun- the public thoroughfares or elsewhere running in Ulster. A Memorial wąs
tion
He
and Colonial coupons 15,090,810 shall be muzzled on and after May 20th drafted for presentation to the Govern. Pointed out that the fine people in the RUBBO ASIATIC BANK DIVIDEND.
()-Income declared by per
sons, firmos, or public.com- panies from investments abroad without taxation At the hands of agents, hankers or coupon dealers (e)-Profits of Railways abroad
owned and worked by British Companies man- aged in the United King
doni
Total
until further notice,
A Police notice is also published notify ment expressing dissatisfaction at the
which lawlessness iszlex ing that a breach of the regulation will impunity with rendered the owner liable to a fine of allowed to prevail in Ulster. 7,844,872 0100. It further gives a list of the places
15,693,129
£03,264,004
at which muzzles can be purchased at BIG 30 cents each
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
IN THE FMS.
LONDON, May 14th.
BERLIN, May 13th The Russo-Asiatic Bank has again paid warea 10 per cent. dividend.
Malay States were going down before cheap ccolie labour, and China showed
These signs of breaking up illustrations of fundamental changes. Foreigners were invading British couns tries, where they lived on rice and mono- polised business. This was a real dangor.
AT AUCKLAND, At question-time in the House of GOVERNMENT HOUSE BURNED Commons, Mr. McCallum Scott-nsked
The annual general meeting of the whether a Malay States Loan was im- Hongkong branch of the English F.Apending, and whether it necessitated the will be held at the Royal Engineers earmarking of other funds intended to
for a Dreadnought. Theatre at 6.15 p.m. on Wednesday next.
Mr. L. Harcourt answered that a loan
pay
SIK JAN HAMILTON AND GOVERNOR ASSIST FIREMEN,
AUCKLAND, May 14th. Government House was burned yester day, damage to the extent of £6,000 being
FLOODS IN BIBERIA.
BERLIN, MAY 13th. The floods prevailing at Tomsk in Siberia have endangered the railway lino from Tjumen to Omek. FUNERAL OF FRAU V. BETHMANN- HOLLWEG.
BERLIN, May 13th,
and all the Princes and
In order to get at the cipitalised valus of
The interment of Frau v. Bathmann- these inves menta Mr. CHIOZZA MONEY in bis Riches and Poverty took Government securities at 25 years purchase and the
Hollweg took place in the presence of other items in the above table at 20 years' Mr. Fred W. Eager (Hon, Secretary purchase. If this basis be accepted we and Treasurer), in his report, states that
the formation of the Branch appears to of £6,000,000 was proposed for railways created. The Governor and General Sir H.L.M. the Kaiserin, the Crown Prince The heavy Ian Hamilton were at breakfast at the and Crown Princess, and Princa Eitol- would get a total of £2.035,452,515 as the have been fully justified by events. The and other public works. capital of the income disclosed in 1909-10 clubs have worked together harmoniously development programme undertaken in timp, and assisted the firemen and blue-Friedrich as representative of H.M. tho in the Incuam Thr schedules C and D. fur the of the game, and there has
the Malay Peninsula rendered a loan jackets from H.M.S. Payche to extinguish Kaiser, heen the good In addition to this huge sum te experts been an understanding between the y
Sir Ian Hamilton's bed was sympathy, tell us that at least £500,000,000 should be leagues and other competitions both on unavoidable in any case, though it was the Bre. Their personal property was Ambassadors, amid tokens of universal added as representing private investments the hold and off-that compare very obvious that the sums assigned to the saved.
Governor's room. The fire was probably abroad not disclose in those schedules, favourably with the old order of things States would be increased pro tante to burned, as was also the floor of the which brings the estimate of British capital in the pre-Association days. The aim of the Federation's commitments.
due to the fusion of electric wires during invested abroad up to £2,535,452,515. The the founders of the Branch was to weld Inland Revenue Commissioners in tiir re-disjointed and independent unite into ANOTHER TRAGEDY OF THE SEA the Viceregal Ball on the previous even- port for the year 1911-19 stated that one strong consolidation of players work- the market, the gross amount of assessed income ing wholeheartedly for the playing of our national pastime in a clean, wholesome They give frue and lasting lather. from abroad, so far as it can be identified,
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for that year was £109,894,667. In addition to this amount a considerable sum: arising from concerns operating abroad but under British manngement and financed by
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Commissioners said the income from abrod
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CAPTAIN BEER HIS YOUNG SON DROWN.
LONDON, Muy. 14th
The steamer Tarrethi capsized off
Southwold One person was saved, and
manner, and that object has been in great part attained. Every eligible club is in membership to the Association, and, with a maximum demand of three dollars from 14 are missing. anyone, the balance sheet shows & itry
The Captain of the Tarreihill Web |
ing.
THE WAR IN MEXICO
FIGHTING CONTINUES AT TAMPICO.
WASHINGTON, May 14th. Admiral Badger reports that the battle at Tampico between Federals and Rebels continued yesterday, and the German and
Dutch eruisers withdrew from the river. THE MEDIATORS PROPOSALS.
ANTI-AUSTRIAN FEELING BY ITALIAN STUDENTS.
BERLIN, May 13th,
The Italian Premier sharply criticized in the Chamber of Deputies the maui- festations directed by the studcats of the Italian Universities against Austria with, relation to the late occurrences at Trieste,. THE CZAR AND AGRARIAN REFORMS.
BERLIN, May 13th. H.M. the Czar, accompanied by Mr. Kriwotschein, made a trip in an automo bile to Cherson on the river Don, in order
satisfactory credit balance of well over landed at Margate by H.M.§. 7mplacable $100 as a result of one year's working.vesterday. He states that his vessel Every effort will be made to benefit by the sprang a leak and foundered while a experiences of last season, and some
boat was being launched, and his seven- increase. In continued to show a marked
needed reforms ar
are being thought out. his Budget speech the Chancellor of the
Very junior Clubs, both civian and year-old son was drowned before his eyes proposals include the elimination of to convince himself of the effectiveness of Exchequer said he hoped to get another service, must be botter catered for The fate of the crew is unknown. quarter of a million pounds sterling frou possibly the status of the Hongkong Captain was picked up four hours aftor President Huerta and the establishment
income tax on investments abroad. It remains to be sĝon whether that hope will be fulfilled. Huwan ustura being what it ls, the increase in the tax is sure to whet the desire of the taxpayer to evade the tax collector...
League, Second Division, being adjusted the disaster.
to agree with up-to-date requirements.
CRICKET.
ANOTHER INTER-PORT TRIAL.
An interport trial match will take place:
A trading junk and a night soil junkon the Hongkong Cricket Club ground came into collision off West Point on
to-morrow between an Interpor! XI, and Wednesday afternoon, and the trading the Rest, play to commence at 2 p.m. The
following will take par
part
junk was sunk
A fish-dealer at Reclamation Street.. Yaumati, has complained to the police that his shroff collected $500 and $200 for him, in discharge of debts, and absconded with the money,
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESA should be sent before 11 am, on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supply for Cath. Telegraphic Address Pass.SA Codea: A.B.O. 5th Ed. Lieber P.0. Boa, 31. Telephone No. 12. Hongkong Orton: 10s, De Youx Road C. LONDON OFFION: 191, Far Srim, E.C. Penang recently, a European sailor en gaged in painting alofe fell into the sea and was drowned. The body was not recovered.
The Baily Press.
HONGBONG, MAY 17TH, 1914,
RESTEE informed us a day or two ago that among the Budget resolutions adopted by the House of Commons is one imposing an income tax super-tax on incomes from securities or possessions in any place ontside the United Kingdom, whether the income be received in the United Kingdom or not, Faller information on the subject will be awaited with considerable interest.
When the German mail steamer Prinz Ludwig was alongside the wharf at
The Hippodrome and Circus is drawing crowded houses every night, and this patronage is the surest indication of the excellence of the entertainment The programme is pleasingly varied, and there are one or two distinctly original turns which are well worth seeing There will be a matiner to-morrow afternoon,
at four o'clock.
An Interport XI.-R. Hancock (Cap tain), R. N. Anderson, R, E. O. Bird, Lieut. Bagnall, D.G.A., K. R. Macaskill, Capt. Matthews, R.G.A, T. E Pearce, E. B. Reed, G. R. Sayer, I. A. Stokes and Lieut. Pyi, R.G.A pop
The Best-D. E. Donnelly (Captain), Gunner Berry, R.G.A. J; V. Braga, K Kennedy, P. S. Leigh-Bennett, GE Marley Lance-Corpl. Morrish, R.E., E. J. de Rome, A. J. Stalker, A. R. Sutherland and II. II. Tayler.
STEAMER ON A REEF.
** DERWENT 8 MIBHAN NEAR THE BULTAN
·SHOAL
The steamer Derwent, commanded by Captain Jenkins, was reported in Singa pore last week to be ashore on a rest near the Sultan Shoal. It was understood that she had come to grief in a heavy rain storm. Information as to exactly how the vessel is placed was not available and it remains to be seen whether he was badly piled up or whether it will be possible to float her off little the worse for the mishap
A Chinese, met with an extraordinary accident on Wednesday. He was busily engaged at his trade on the ground floor The Derwent, of some 1,562 tons of No. 18, Queen's Road East, when burthen, is chartered by the Saigon Arm This
knife fell on him from a cook-house on of Kim H She was, it is understood, on her way Penang through tax can hardly be levied on British sub, the second floor. He was removed to to Java forts when the voyage was jects who are residing abroad, even hospital. T
Two others were also sent to brought to such a sudden stop. through they reside in Crown Colonies. hospital on Wednesday,
motion.
suffering |
At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. Melbourne, the Tack Yuen firm, of
There is every probability of some keer games taking place at Kiangwan at the latter end of May, in connection with the Challenge Cup Competition Tientsin, Hongkong and the Shanghai Junior Golf Club have all sent in the norces of the golfers who will represent them, they are as follows:
and
KING GEORGE RECEIVES DR
MAWSON
Tho
LONDON, May 14th. Dr. Mawsin, the Antarctic explorer, was given un audience at Buckingham Palace yesterday, and recounted his experiences in the Antarctic to the King.
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
RECTORSHIP.
SIR EDWARD GARSON NOMINATED BY UNIONISTSA
It is announced that the Mediators
Agrarian reforms. The opinion of a provisional government in which
expressed in St. Petersburg that the trip both Federal and Rebels would he will have political consequences, represented.
Rear Admiral Maye reports that the Federals began to evacuate Tampico yesterday afternoon, after a fierce battle. NEW YORK STRIKE SEQUEL.
GRADUATE HENT TO PRISON.
NEW YORE, May 14th. As a sequel to disturbances on the 10th inst at Calvary Church, in connection with the Colorado strike when Mr. Rocke feller, Jun., was present, a graduate at six Harvard has been sentenced to months imprisonment,
LONDON, May 14th. The Unionists at Edinburgh University have nominated Bir Edward Carson 1s|^ candidate for the Lord Rectorship.
FIVE PILOTS DROWNED IN BRISTOL CHANNEL.
LONDON, May 14th. A pilot cutter was sunk in a collision in the Bristol Channel, and five pilote wers drowned.
HOME TURF,
THE YETRARCH SCRATCHED. YOK, THE DERBY,
LONDON, May 14th.
The Tetrarch was scratched at 10.49 yesterday morning.
Mr. Persse, the trainer of The Tetrarch,
telegraphed Captain McCalmont, the owner, advising the scratching of The Tetrarch for the Derby, as one of the horse's lega filed after galloping yesterday.
GERMAN SQUADRON IN SOUTH AMERICA
BERLIN, May 13th. The German squadron, homeward bound, met with very cordial receptions in the Brazilian porta.
RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE FAR EAST.
BERLIN, May 13th. St. Petersburg papers report that General Suchomlinow has received the Japanese Ambassador in connection with the former's intended tour of inspection HEAVY FRENCH LOAN.
to the Far East, It is possible that PARIS, May 14th.
General Suchoralinow and the Japaneso The issue of a French Loan of Governor of Manchuria will meeɓ ab
Harbin
£80,000,000 sterling is expected at the beginning of July.
CANADA'S NATIONAL PARK.
OTTAWA. May 14th. An Order-in-Council assigne National Park an area of 95 square miles in the vicinity of Mount Revelstoke, British Columbia.
HOME COUNTY CRICKET
LONDON, May 14th. Middlesex beat Oxford University by
Sussex beat Essex by 9 wickets,
A GREAT CRICKETER DEAD.
LONDON, May 14th.
The death is recorded of Mr. Reginald great All-England The betting on the Derby is to 4 Foster, the Kennymore; 11 to 2 Black Jester; 7 to 1 cricketer Ambassador; 25 to 1 Darker H.
NEWMARKET STAKES RESULT.
The late Mr. Foster was a member of the great Worcestershire sporting and cricketing in family,
and captained England The following is the result of the race Australia Ho bold the record for a
individual Test match score, compiling 287 at Sydney, during the 19034 tour. On kis Arst appearance for the Gentlemen versus the Pinyers at Lords, in 1000, he seared 102 not out and 186.]
It must refer, we take it, only to from a broken thigh caused by a fall, and INTERPORT GOLF AT SHANGHA the income which a man residing in another from injuries caused by jumping tram-car while the car was in the United Kingdom derives from bis from t investments abroad, whether he receives it in the United Kingdom or causes it to bo reinvested abroad. In recent years there has been an enormous increase in the Lyndhurst Terrace, were charged with amount of British capital invested abroad selling perchloride of mercury, while not TIENTSIN Captain Basil Hill Liout Especially in the past five years has a being duly registered as pharmaceutical Morgan, Mr. P. D. Bollan, Major Bliss for the Newmarket Stakes --
that Mr. and Dr. Irwin. great deal been heard about capital being chemists. It appeared
Mr K. M HONGKONG; Mr. driven out of the country by LLOYD McLeod, of Messrs. Watson & Co., Ltd.,
Mr. J Camming,
rto, Mr. S GEORGIAN finance, The imposition of visited the shop and purchased a bottle Forrest, and Mr TW. Hill
Mr. J. Rom Young, Mr. Lawson Grey, the super-tax on all incomes derived from of perchloride of mercury, which the JUNIOR GOLF CLUB-MF Ferrier,E
Five ran won by a short lead, three Aman Mr. D. McAlister and Mr T. Murray, securities or possessions abroad is possibly defendant ought not to sell an attempt to check this outflow. It will appeared on behalf of the defendant form The team for the Bhanghai Golf Club lengths dividing second and third..
licence to has not yet been decided upon, but it is
Betting to 1 on Coregra; 20 to1 mean in some cases that the income from and said that they
and the expected that Captain Barrett, Mr. P. Peebles, Mr. J. Dewar and Mr. W. J.
to I against British investments abroad will be doubly
Hawkings will be four of the five chosen. against Brakespear;
Daily Newsle
Hapsburg apil trebly taxed, for it is taxed by the country in which it is invested and
sell photographic materials, perchloride was for photographic pur poses. A fine of $25 was imposed.
Coreyra
Brakespear
Hapsburg BNAT
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The Hongkong Shorthand and Type- writing Bureau announces that it is now prepared to undertake additional con- tract work
CZAR TO VISIT FRANCE.
BERLIN, May 13th, Paris journals publish a statement that H.I.M. the Czar will visit Paris during the month of October.
THE EPIROTE QUESTION.
BERLIN, May 13th. The negotiations begun at Corfu for a settlement of the Albanian-Epirote disputes seem to take a favourable turn, as President Zographos shows a Con- ciliatory attitude.
SCIENTISTS MURDERED.
BERLIN, May 13th. Bolivian Lodians Lave, murdered the membera of the Erland-Nordenskjold Expedition,
THE GERMAN-TURKISH AGREEMENT.
BERLIN, May 13th Negotiations will soon begin at Con- stantinople on the points in the German- Turkish agreement which still remain unsettled.
THE KAISER.
BERLIN May 13th HM, the Kaiser has left Metz for Wiesbaden.
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