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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PORTUGUESE CONSUL IN SHANGRAL

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG 'DAILY PRESS. "']

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 1st, 1016,

HONGKONG LIQUIDATION

CLAIM.

In the Hongkong Summary Court yes- terday morning, before Mr. Justice Hazeland; the case was mentioned in which Messrs Shewan, Tomes & Co., SiOn the 20th instant you repro liquidators of Reuter Brockleman & duced from the North-Chino Dyály News Co., clanned from the Chuca Wai firm an article under the title Portugues of No. 102. Queen's Rond Central, the Pamphlets: Light on a recent scandal."sum of 8724.10, the balance remaining I do not propošo to reply to the infer due under a written contract dated ence drawn from the subject of patents November 28th, 1914, whereby the defend- of Portuguese nationality, granted to ants agreed to pay Messrs. Reuter Chinese, nor to make commente on the Brockleman & Co. 10 per cent, of reported efforts of Mr. Barjoaa de $1,820.16 in three successive instalments Freitas until recently Consal-Goncral at intervals of four months from the for Portugal at Shanghai, to umask the date of the contract, the sum being the operations of a enterie, the paper believes price of goods sold and delivered by resident in Macao but also having a Lenter Brockleman & Co. to the defend branch in Shanghai, which drove a pro- fitable trade in obtaining patents of nationality and selling them to Chinese for considerable sums of money. I leave this question along because I consider that it is a matter to be attended to by the powers that be or by the members of the Jegal profession, if they care to do so.

On the other hand, I think that it is within my province to say, as one of the rictims of the high-banded persecution of she said Consul, with reference to the published statement that no attempt was made to question Mr. Barjona's adminis

ants.

Looker, Deacon, and Hurston), appeared Mr, F. Mattingly, (of Messre. Deacon,

legally represented. for plaintiffs. Defendanta were not

A clerk from Messrs. Shewan, Tobes & Co. gave evidence as to his firm being the liquidators of Reuter, Brockleman & Co, and his lordship gave judgment for plaintiff with costs

WORK OF THE CHINESE

SECRETARIAT

MANIFOLD ACTIVITIES. The following is culled from the annual report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for 1016;

AND EXPENDITURE,

The number of destitutes temporarily housed and then sent to their homee was 777 (1,084 in 1914), most of whom were sent to the hospital from this office.

The amounts expended i gratuities and pensions, to deserving widows was and 574 in 1913,2 g $1,31 as compared with $1,000 in 1914

XWONG WA HOSPITALNE PORN during the year was 86,072-less than treated shows a marked increase, especial- This hospital again did excellent work that for 1014 by 2,186. This decrenely among out-patients.

The revenue derived from all sources during 1916 and the number of patients was mainly due to the issue of fewer patients were admitted (as against 1,009 account of the restrictions imposed on against 42.0 in 1914, 17 per cent, in 1013 In all 1,821 Chinese Boarding House Licences, fonta (214) of whom 139 or 53 per cent. (ns Singapore emigrants), Marriage Licences and permits for display of fire works. compared with 51,178 in 1914, and fell The total expenditure was $33,185, as short of the estimate by $8,040

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD &Co.

and 41 per cent in 1919) came under WHY NOT SLEEP SOUND

The total number by treated by Chinco methonse European Treatment, while $32 clocted to

treated was 23,449, against 10,135 in 1914, of nut-patients PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GENES warrant and sent direct to the Po Leung centage of 68.9 as against 40 per cent. The number of persons detained under European treatment. This gives a por- and of these 10,230 elected to receive

Kuk during the year was 168, ns com- in 1914 and 9.1 per cent. in 1913, showing wonten who were alowed to leave, or that the increase of 1914 is well main investigation was 133. to refer The total expenditure of the Hospital

leave after stained

the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, a pre 831,964 to the Tung Wa-the net expendi- girls under bond to report themselves to 934,363, but this includes a refund of Eleven names were added to the list of for the Yu Mau Chinese year was caution taken to guard against their,ture boing 823,079 as against. 298,213.40 being forced into prostitution.

in 1914 Atmong the receipts appeaty a together with the 1914 overdraft from loan of $20,183 from the Tung Wa which, Tung Wa) of 89,977, has been repdid as mentioned above.

During this year therefore the lose on last year's working has been cleared off

Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kuk The number of persons reported by us missing during the year was 121, of whom 21 were found.

EMIGRATION

Committee were faced with great diff

As reported in 2014 the Tung W. 1915 culties: under the chairmanship of Mr. Lo Cheung shin, they have dealt so e cessfully with them that for the first time debt, having now a balance of $420, the Kwong Wa Hospital is free from Economies have bon effected in many was received from a the tour hospitals directions; but the principal assistance

which resulted in a transference of 812,403 to the Kwong Wn account. ance promoted by the four

1.

CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES AND PLAGUK HOSPITALS.

The number of wonten and children passengers examined and allowed to pro- cerd was 13,489 (women 8,810, girls 1,107, and boys under sixteen 3,572), as com pared with 13,162 in 1014. These Sgures SCENE AT A THEATRE. are considerably below those of 1813 TRIED TO STAB THE WATCHMAN,

(24,080) and slightly above those of 1914.

The record of the occupations of women emigrants over 16 shows that out of a tration of his consulship, that over a day, a Chinese was charged with assault insbands or other relatives, or to join At the Hongkong Police Court yester total of 8,810, 3,099 were going with their hundred members of infurner and standing an Indian watchman at the Ko Shing maid-servants; 400 as tailoresses, and 220 relatives; 2,851 gave their occupations us ing in the Tortugues comunity at Theatre. Another man was charged with as prostitutes. There were alsa 44 Shanghai addressed a Memorial to the being in possession of an offensive wealers and one lair-dresser. Prime Minister in Lisbon" on he 28th pon.

farmers," 10 nuna, 4 actresses, 3 travel- November last year complaining of Mr.

This year's work with women and Mr. C. F. Mason prosecuted and stated children was about on a par with that The total number of cases treåled at Barjona's administration and his con-

that carly in the morning the watchman done in 1914 South China still remain the dispensaries during the year was he tried to send them away again, they them away but they came back When facilitating the traffic:

and Of this total 36,630 were new and 32,613 girls for prostitution. help. The first defendant was one of the the year with the difference that there again shows a decrease, being 5,203 as set upon him and he had to call out for

Assisted emigration continued during The number of vaccinations performed

return cases.matio men who struck him. On the same day, was no contract labour for British Pos against 6:493 in 1914 into the theatre and when asked for his British Possessions seems to have affected 829,670 in 1914. But this includes excen- in the evening, the second defendant went ons The abolition of "contract

labour!

The total expenditure on the dispen- (as previously understood) in ticket said he had none. When asked to

saries was 832,620 as compared with. leave, he produced a knife and tried to in Hongkong but the numbers passed the Sham Shui Po Dispensary account arrangements at the other end more than tional expenses, wit., 2518 transferred to stab the watchman..

The first defendant was find ga, and here as assisteds" in 1915 showed a being disorderly and 14 days hard tion was 7,818, of whom 5,784 were passed tenance of the dispensaries-Victoria, the second defendant 310 or 14 days for marked decline. The total number of And 24,525 part cost of building the assisted emigrants presented for examina algamated Harbour and Yaumati labour for having the knife.

Dispensary During the year the main- and allowed to proceed. figures were 12,279 and 8,278.) The total (In 1914 the number rejected in Hongkong as unfit

duet, I beg to enclose a printed copy of a crowd of men gambling. He sented in a disturbed condition, thus: 89.23. as compared with 77,207 in 1014.

in translation of the said Memorial, which speaks for itself, and would appeal to your sentiments of justice and fair-play to kindly publish it in your paper gether with this letter.-- Thanking you, yours faithfully,

FRANCISCO F. LEITAO. with our correspondent's request la pub We regret that we are unable to comply fish a translation of the memorial as contains allegations of a nature which the English Libel Law forbids- ED.]

A MEMBER OF A "FAST" SET.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT SERVANT

IN THE DOCK,

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese clerk, employed in the Office of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, was charged on thre counts with orging the signature of the Hon, fr. E. D. C. Wolfe (Acting Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster-General) on two cheques for

$2,000 and $1,000 respectively stealing the cheques from ook belonging to Mr. R. O. Hutchisonferintendent of Import and Exports); and uttering the forged cheques.

Mr. T H. King (Assistant-Superinten dent of Police) prosecuted, and Dr. A.

GERMAN TRADE MARK HONGKONG CHINESE CHARGED

WITH FORGERY.

Cantonese Hakka Hoklo Hainanese

5,001 1,672

83

194

(mostly

Southern Mandarin

from Kwong Sai and Huuan) 663

Total

.7,618

DISTRICT WATCHNES,

A Chinese named Lai Tat Man. manager of the Kwong Yas Ling, 188, Wellington Street, was charged before Court yesterday, with forging the trade Mr. Wood, at the Hongkong Police mark of a German firm now in liquida- tion. The complainant was Mr. A. S. D. Cousland, of Messrs. Alex. Rosk & Co. 4, Messrs. William Meyerink and Com Des Voeux Road Central, liquidators of pany, The charged concerned the

ore & forged trade mark or a mark so ou 13 occasions, the average attendance selling of two dozen snuff boxes which The District Watchmen Committee me nearly resembling the registered trade being 9. Among the subjects of more than mark of William Meyerink & Co., as was calculated to deceive. He was also charged with having in his possession 20 more such boxes for sale. explan. L. Shenton prosecuted, and one was that the words "Made in Ger- tween the genuine article and the present many" were left out and the words Press here substituted. When the de- fendant was charged he was asked certain questions and be said that he received 200 dozen boxes from Japan in the middle of April, and had disposed of the whole of them with the exception of the 20 which were found. That was very serious offence, for it showed that those

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LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Harbour, and Shaukiwan-cost 927,577 HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

as against $26,230 for the previous year. The revenue of the dispensaries exclud

for labour was 143, all of whom were menting the balance of $24,300 from 1914 back to their homes through the Tung amounted to $37,177 as against $35,103 in Wa Hospital at the expense of the Board ing Houses which recruited them.

1914 and thus exceeded the expenditure coolies were rejected as unfit by the Proof 84,134 which was handed to the din No by some $1,600. This total included a sum tector of Chinese at Singapore.

Classification of assisted emigrants by of the proceeds of the theatrical perforia- pensaries by the four hospitals as a share the language spokon gives the following ance alluded to under the Tung Wa and figures:

Kwong Wa reports. In view of the heavy expenditure on the Amalgamated Harbour and Yaumati Dispensary, and on the Sham Shui Po New Dispensary which was opened on February 1st, the fancial position is most satisfactory.

On 20th January, 1016, the schemo men- tioned in last year's report of combin ing the old Harbour and Yaumati Public dispensaries in one building came to Excellency the Governor of the new dis fruition with the formal

opening by His pensary on the water front at Yaumati of 86,300, which was mostly raised by pri- The building was erected at a cont vate subscription including donations of $500 each from the Tin Hau Templo. funds, Messre. Lau Chu pak, Ho Fonk,

other subscriptions were raised by the Chan Kaiming, Chan Cheuk-bing, efforts of Mr. Li Fung-shan. brought to the dispensaries was 1,372 as ber of infants under five years brought ir The number of dead sing ana

infants

to be treated shows a large increase, compared with 1,243 in 1914. The nam

is taken into account that there was ex- 12,075 being treated as against 0,068 in 1914, which was & record year. When it tremely little plague during the year, at that the Chinese are beginning to the increase must be explained by the recognise the useful work done by the the hopes of the promoters of the dispen- dispensaries, and the figures show that sar scheme were justified.

GENERAL

H. Crow defended, SA Sexplained that the only difference be-of the District Watchinen Station Ho Kam-tau-tsun and one other;

From the story related by Mr. King it appeared that on the 7th June last Mr. Hutchison left his office just before 1 o'clock. On the same day the defen- dant went to the shop of a firm in Wing Lok Street, where he knew a clerk named Lau Cheing Shi, who had on former occa sions lent money to defendant. His visit on this present occasion was in regard -to securing H

further loan, The

sent own this trade mark; it is properly His worship The liquidators at pre- registered but not in use?

defendant had spoken of a rich uncle articles were being made in Japan and in Singapore and represented himself as sent all the way here for sale. It was a having expectations from that uncle very valuable trade mark of the Meyerink These expectations were to form security firm, and the mere fact that defendant for the loans. Defendant stated he had been able to sell 200 dozen since would be coming into vast sums of April showed that there was a very big money. Both defendant and the man demand for the article. The defend Lau, who would be one of the principal ant had been manager of the shop witnesses, appeared to be members of a for five or six years and must have know "fast

set of men, many of whom were that it was a German trade mark. They clerks, who had been in the habit of also felt that it was a serious case he dining out and having a good time gen cause in that way the market was being erally at West Paint. That was where kept open for those goods. It was only most of the money apparently went to.by reason of those sales that those things At the interview with Lan the latter said he could not give him any money at wise the goods would disappear from the

were being kept on the market. Other that time, and defendant thereupon pro-market altogether. It was natural that duced two cheques, one for 82,000 and from the British merchants paint of the other for $4.000, purporting to bear view it was a very serions thing that the signature of Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. those marks should be kept on the Defendant said he had sent his office market. coolid to the bank but the bank was shut, and he then handed the cheques to the man Lau as security. The two men had linner together that night at West Point, but no money was handed over by Lau. The latter had been in Government ser vice before taking up his position with the firm in Wing Lok Street and he became suspicious of the signature. The idea was that the two cheques represent- ed n Post Office remittance from Singa pore and it bore Mr. Wolfe's signature them and showed them his books to prove Mr. Shenton said the defendant told ng Postmaster General. Lau went to the that he received the 300 dozen boxes from Post Office and made enquiries, and was the Yes Wo firm at Kobe. They there asked to wait The Postmaster-General fore could not be Meyerink's goods, came and saw that the signatures were

His worship-They might have been forgeries. Further investigations were issued under licence from Meyerink & made and it was found that the two Co forged cheques had been taken from cheque-book belonging to Nr. Hutchison:

·ཉ They had been taken from different places in the book. rested that same Defendant was a

at West Point, Defendant had no business in Mr. Hutchison's office at all

Mr. Shenton-That is so

His worship, having compared the genuine with the forged mark, said it same words Registered Trade Mark wes exactly the same, and even bore the He asked if that night not be a genuine article issued by Meyerink & Co.

passing interest that were discussed were The restriction of the numbers of clubs and societies: the appointment of midwives; the question of payment of wine and spicit licences; the completion

legislation for money loan associations Taumati; and the question of new Besides this, the useful work done in 1014, in preventing undue alarm from war conditions, was carried on, and mis- understandings were prevented during the short time that diplomatic relations between China and Japan were strained, members of the force was 167 as compared The number of convictions secured by

The 1915 Directorate, under the Chair with 109 in 1914 and 223 in 1913.

marship of Mr. Lo Cheung shiu, carried on the work of previous years with con- spicuous success. The balance sheet for the year (e, the Yut Mau Chinese year extending from February 13th, 1915, to February 3rd, 1916, a total of 365 days as compared with 384 days in the previ ous year) showed credit balance of $27,175 07

AATUNG WA HOSPITAL

ed with 253,470, in the previous year, The expenditure was $89,808 as compar- showing a daily average of $252.98 was 9117,284 as against $102,500 in 1914. against $243.44 in 1914, The total income The large increase was due to the pro- reeds of a theatrical performance held by the four hospitals of which the Tung Wa Hospital received $16,618 (40 per vent). If this be deducted, a dearcase comparison with 1914, yet, e of rather less than $2,007 is shown in even so, the total exceeded the expenditure by about $11,600,000 AN

receipts other items show increases, Besides this large item in the increased

for and resumed, 84,100; subscriptions, e.g. Compensation from Government $500; sale of medicines, etc., $1,100; but rent of hospital property, interest on falling off of about $6,2003 balance, and premium on notes showed

With reference to the 1914 flood relet scheive, further instalments this year deputies of this office, until in Magn were paid to the localities concerned by

$63,000 which had been earmarked for that remained of the fund was a sum of total of 8990,530 had heen spent, and all

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Unfortunately, however, early in July, 1915, a still more severe and disastrous flood occurred and affected sunulanously the valleys of the West, East and North rivers and Canton as well Relief work was promptly put in hand. A sum of medium of the Tung Ws Hospital to over $500,000 was raised through the

mised to contribute 850,000 and it was which the Hongkong Government pro- decided that the administration of the whole fund should be left in the hands of the Committee of the Tung Wa Hos Cheung-shiu, the chairman, did an in- pital. The Committee under Mr. Lo mense amount of detailed work, and and the item for construction of the Tung Wa Hospital has little to learn of

again justified, the opinion that in the discriminating application of charity liber of an patients gl

general Idea, after the granting of Mr. Shenton-They could not be that, mitted during 1915 was 4,557, as compar-immediate relief, has been to co-ordinate point about the ease which the prosecu whom 1,762 or 38.45 per cent. in the pre- of the Canton charitable bodies and it because Japan is one of our Allies. The ed with 4,472 in 1984 (4,706 in 1913) of our activities in repair work with those tors felt most was that the defendant vions year) elected to be treated by Euro may be noted that a Conservancy Roard, refused to tell them to whom he had sold pean methods. The out-patients num with Europeans on the staff, is working the goods for he had sold them whole-bered 118,885 as against 102,159 in 1914 from Canton in an attempt to cope with sale as well as retail, Mr. Shenton added (107,395 in 1913) and of these 13,126 or the problem; but the disturbed state of

On the expenditure side repairs show an increase of close on 88,000, but economy was effected in almost all other details

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In answer to the first charge, of atter that the goods were really German 11.3 per cent (as against 10 per teat ing, defendant said I did not go to they would have to bear the words "Made in 1914) chose European treatment. It is a matter for congratulation that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bink," in Germany" as required by Gerinan The number of surgical operations no less than 70 per cent or 50 per cent. while he denied the charge of stealing law RA

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