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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

THEFT.

Bix weeks' hard labour was the sentence passed upon a Chinese who was found guilty of stealing a quaatity of brass from the Green Island Cement Works.

OLD IRON.

A Chinees who was found at Yaumati in possession of 100 lbs. of old iron was anable to give a satisfactory explanation as to where he got the iron from, and Mr. Wood fined him 810, with the alter- native of 14 days' hard lahnur.

Wh

BRIBERY.

Mr. Wood fined the defendant 91 for causing an obstruction and 850 for offer- ing a bribe.

OPIUM.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 80TH, 1917.

SHIPPING AND THE WAR,

EXCESS PROFIT AND LO86.

It is a curious fact that at more or less regular intervals the shipping trade occupies the floor in the public attention, generally in the position of defendant against soms agitation. In the present case the ngitation is far more compre- hensive than usual, nad each extreme statements are made on both sides that the real points at issue are apt to become completely obseured..

DOUBLE INCOME-TAX

GRIEVANCE.

DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

In Committee of the Finance Bill, o a new clause proposed by the Inperin Government for the continuance of cer

thin relief from incometax:

Mr. Bryes moved to mercase from 6d. to 35. 3d. the relato granted last year to persons liable for income-tus both in the United Kingdom and in our Colonial possessions.

DIVORCE LAW REFORM.

CAXTON HALL MEETING. That the existing evils of the present divorce laws are patent to an ever-grow-

ang number of social workers was evident from the large attendance recently at the Caxton Hall, London, where, under the auspices of the Divorce Law Reform:†- Elion, a public meeting was held to call for immediate legislation on the recont wendations of the Majority Report of the Royal Commission on Marriage act Divorce. The chairman, Mr. Cecil

Sir G. Reid thought that men who went ¦ Chapman, P. (Metropolitan mag. to the outlying porté of the Empire as strate), moved the following resolution: pioneers should not have the income they That, having regard to the exposure by earned in a colony taxed twice because the war of the scandalous defects in the fo the marriage and divorce laws, all possible.

effort should be immediately concentratsed on the legislative recommendations of the Majority Report of the Royal Commis-

country.

He

sion."

Ile.

Speaking broadly, the Chansellor of the Exchequer has to find unprecedented amounts of money for traxation purposes, and through fores of circumstances the Chineas from Canton was shipowners have been in temporary pas- they desired to come back IL approached by an Indian Constable for session of much larger sims than at any causing 1 obstruction, the Chinese other period of their career. Therefore, ag Mr. Bonor Law said he had so much promptly offered the constable $1 to say the Chancellor's winds are immediat sympathy with the object of the arid

ment that a disliked opposing it. nothing about the matter.

and as he cannot obtain money from those felt as strongly as anyone the imperial who have not got it, he is forced to look aide of the question The whole futur In propesing the motion, ML. Chapman of this country and the Empire depended said the cause they were advocating was where he can find it, and the shipowners on the extent to which all parts worked the cutse of liberty and justice, the plac ing of the poor and the rich, the men and are specially marked for his attention, together. It had been said that the

sent policy drove companies away from the women, in the same position. With that singular muddle-headedness the country. There was a risk of that, bu probably, had more experience than any which always characterises them outside that risk could be exaggerated. In his view the present at that meeting of the press- own particular trade, the ship it was not a question whether or not the ing subject with which they were endesy- suggested change ought to be made. Hevuring to deal. No day passed wherein owners have protested at great length and thought it ought. The whole point which instances did not come before him of indescribable argued was whether it ought to be people suffering almost with great volubility against Exek

made during the war, and in the present misery from a state of affairs which com Profit Taxation, pointing out that with- financial situation. But in saying that non-sense might easily alter. There were out their enterprise in providing fleetslie did not accept the principle of the no more miserable cases in the world than

amendment. What he mentit was that the dishonoured, degraded. the country's position would be desperate there ought to be some adjustment, and woman left by the law to live in that pleading that they have created trades the representatives of the Dominions misery, without redress: the man tied to The effect of the eritma, an inebriate, a lunatic, or agreed in that view. and connections with great labour and amendment would be but if in a colony an unfaithful wife, because he cannot expense, and indicating that the recent there was an income-tax of 38. ed., the afford to get relief; or the tragedy of colony would get the whole of it and illegitimate children, without any pos profits which have come their way are no Great Britain would get nothing. Splen-sibility of making them legitinate. From did as had beam the share in the war of his experience he was convinced that, in probably be able to bear their share of general happiness, it was absolutely

A Shanghai Chinese was fined $200, with the alternative of three months' hard hour, for being found in possession of 2) taels of opium.

A Chinese Revenue Officer NOW M

sampan being rowed towards the pray and thus fact that the defendant (who was the passenger) directed the Rampan to turn around when he saw the Officer

aroused the latter's suspicions. The sampah was ordered to come to the shore and the Revenue Officer then went on

THEFTS AT TAIKOO DOCK Two Chinese were before Mr. Wood for thefts from the Taikoo Dock

their

more than their due.

dom,

AFTER THE WAR.

21

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

(ESTABLISHED 1850),

Tataron 1741).

LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

SALE

OF WASHING

DRESSES

deserted AUGUST 29TH TO SEPTEMBER 5TH.

asoment's

THE

HESE READY-TO-WEAR SUMMER DRESSES ARE IN THE LATEST STYLES AND MATERIALS, BUT HAVING

FROM $10.00 To $25.00

BACH.

the Dominions, in the future they would the interests of morality, freedom and ARRIVED TOO LATE FOR THE SEASON'S TRADE, WE Their opponents retaliate that 1911, board and found the defendant in po1912 and 1915, two of which years they the burdens which would be thrown oneessary that the existing laws OFFER THEM AT REDUCED PRICES. sassin of the opium.

were allowed to select in arriving at the Empire better than the United King-changed, and thus without profits, were very good years for shipping, that the shipping trade in 1911 was on the verge of a periodical slump, from which the war saved it, that with the extra 20 per cent, allowed them over pre- war years they are being generously trenied, and that no une deserves any sympathy when they try to use their coun- try's misfortune for their own pecuniary

One man was found leaving the yard with aboni. 3lbs, of brass piping, valued

at $33, ingeniously concealed in a large sun hat which he was wearing. He was! sentuhard in one month's hard labour and

four hours' stocks in liep of the fast

day.

The same sentence was passed upon the wond man, who told bis Worship that

a hammer head which he had in his pos

session when leaving the yard was found arang some rubbish. He had the hotanier

head tied to his leg.

UNIVERSITY ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBES.

Two goalies were charged before Mr. Wool with stealing electric light globes from the Hongkong University.

advantage

war

did

delay.

Professor Gilbert Murray, in sup- So far as money invested by an urdin porting the motion, said there wins, ary British subject in undertakings in doubtless, at all times a certain num. the Dominiony was concerned, the only ber of ill-considered marriages, but question was whether the investor was in these days of Audden bursts on the whole suffering in regard to the of emotion, pf impulse and of admira- war to a greater extent than other people. ton for men whe were voluntarily facing He was inclined to think that was not dentl, they could be counted in hundreds the case.

The income-tax in the Domin- where previously they could be counted ions was taken off firet, and income-tax in scores. They knew that many of them in the United Kingdom was only deducted would turn out unsatisfactory, and it was from the net income. Apart from patrio. to meet this special need that they were tie motives, a man who invested money calling for the law to be changed. Their in one of the Dominions looked at the objection to the present laws was three-

fold. the mark.

They were based largely on All this is very true, but it is beside return he would get and, took into ag

Shipping is fluctuating count whatever burdens were imposed insujerstition; they degraded marriage to

the particular Dominion. Obviously purely sexual relation; they trade, with periodical good and bad there was a hardship only if the net callous injustice to the poor. Divorce is periods, During the bad periods the suit was to give him a much smaller instill a luxury for the rich, and out of public benefit by low cargo and passenger come than that of a man who had invested the power of the pour. The character ratos, and the Government take no in- terest in the concern. During good times in the ordinary way in the United Kingistics of if good law were to make virtne

dom.

He did not think that was the easy and vice difficult, but, so far as their effect. Owing conditions the trade separation, and divorce laws were concern. of our Colonies had been on the whole, the tendency was quite the other way, very prepable, though there must be

Mra. Despard, appealed for equality of where the net income had many cases

status between men and women. diminished. But he did not think it fair to say that the man in that position was treated more harshly than thousands of enses with which they had to deal in this

Again, the investor in country. panies doing business in the United Kingdom was subject to the excess profits duty, which they had escaped up to the present in the, Colonia. In view of all the circumstances and the need for every penny of taxation that could be secured, The real point at issue now is, "What it was not usrasonable to postpone deal

A shipower concerning with the matter till the end of in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle pointed out. profits?" must keep on building new ships from war

that the subject was vasentintly a war sub-, The amendment was rejected by 142fect, for we had to look to the population time to time or go out of the business; therefore, when considering the present

votry against 80: Government majority sutas varned by shipowners, is it not only

The now clause was afterwards added fair to take into account their normal to the bill. rate of adding to tonnage and see how

Mz. A. Allen moved 北 mach extra this is going to cost them.

clause.

with the object of giving rubber compartits relief in confpe- sun with the excess profits tax, by ca powering the Board of Referees to take into consideration other factors than the capital of the companies in arriving at the percentage standard.

rates increase and the public kick.

An analysis of any large regular ship ping concern will show that but for the god years profits would be impossible, and that during the lean periods they are liable to substantial losses, which would amped them, were it not for the knowledge sling another good time is com- ing, seriously to curtail the facilities An Indian watchman spoke to sering given to the merchants and travelling public. You cannot attrag capital to a the defendants climb to the top of the | ventum unless you can give a satisfac entrance gate pillars and steal the globes. tory return, and shipowning must pay Hr at once blew his whistle, and, after a

ibs way or go backwards. chase, the two men were caught.

Inspector O'Sullivan remarked that there had been extensive thefts of electric light globes from the University of later

Both

to three were sentenced months' hard labour and four hours)

larks in our of the lust day.

Iner

BOTTLES.

Before Mr. Dyor Ball, an unlicensed bawker was charged with having in his possession & parcel containing 24 bottles, ti property of Messrs. A. S. Welson & Co.

Fare

50.

com.

new

Sir John Cockburn. K.C.M.G., after giving details of the divorce law as it of Great Britain as illogical, eruel, im. existed in Australia, characterised that

moral, and blasphemous.

Dr. Marion Phillips urged that reform of the marriage laws should be part of the general reconstruction of the State, and should be taken, in hund before the other great problems which will follow on the war.

of the future. A nation in a dying nation so long as the cradle ders not keep pace with the grave, and added to the terrible,

·losses we are sustaining by the war, wo [are adding to those losses by sterilising any men and women who might other wise be rendering useful service to the State.

Take, for example, a company owning Les passenger vessels, which cost on the average £300,000 each at pre-war prices, and lot ps assume it builds to REW steamers every three years. Take its average pre-war profit at, say, £200,000, and its present profit at £450,000. Then there were inequalities and hardships in Mr. Bonar Law, while agreeing that in three years it earns £750,000 above the normal. On the other hand, the two connection with the assessment of the

excess profits tax, could not admit that. All new shipe, instead of costing £800.000. the rubber industry suffered more in this Mr. A. Nobba, of the complainant will at present prices cost £1,100,000 at respect than many other industries, and, Company, said that the

least. Consequently the company makes therefore, he could not see his way to $750,000 and loses £500,000, and if 50 making any concession of the kind pro- string used in wrapping up the bottles per cent. Excess Prout Tas ie deducted posed." The Board of Referees already was identically the same as that used by they make £375,000 and lose £500.000; had the power to reopen the considera- his firm for parcelling

in other words, they are £125,000 worse tion of the arrangements for the assess- The bottles off that they would be in normal times ment of excess profits tax, and the matter duced were imported from England, and after providing the two new stemmera, must be left there. were numbered specially for the firm. Aand on the 80 per cent, excess basis they list was EIRO kept of the size, descriptions, would be £350,000 to the bad.

paper

and

The example chosen certainly deals and numbers, but as employés of the firm with expensive ships. where each in- book bottles from time to time it was dividual unit involves a large sum. But the cost of lower-class vessels has also impossible to check the number. They risen out of knowledge; and not only hard 10,000 varieties of bottles,

that, but the Government is devoting all The defendant said that his occupation vessels, which will be catering for cargo, its spare energies to producing standard was a receiver of wine bottles. He took to the detriment of the tramp, after the wine bottles from the dust bins of Europeans and they were in turn suld to the Chinese,' wine shops. En did not kuow the value of bottles. The man who same to him with the bottles concerned in that case asked 50 cents for them, but

· he '(defendant) eventually got them for;

35 cents.

ment with hard labour,

war enda

The proposed new clauso was then to

jected.

SHIPPING NEWS.

HAITAN STRAIT-WILSON

CHANNEL

have been erected to mark the northern Notice is given that two white cairns turning point for the Pass Island Beacon Leading Line, Wilson Channel, Haitan Strait.

It would seem on the whole that while shipowners have at present the handling These two white cairns are located en of money and therefore must be taxed, the eastern side of the Haitan Strait. their worth is more apparent than real. The front cairn is situated on the 7-foot and as they have undoubtedly been of rack to the northward of Middle Island; rent service to the country they do merit the rear cairn is situated on the 15-foot

some consideration when it can be given: Saaby Isles.

These cairns in ling bear N. 85deg. E., Only progressive shipowning is of rvice to the Empire, and to encourage Magnotic, and mark a point where vessels

SIR J. MAXWELL ON WAR PROSPECTS,

Lieutenant-General Bir Joba Maxwell,

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

INSPECTION

ranks will parado at Central Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp to-day. Thursday, the 20th August. Uniform, helmets, and rifles.

No exemption will be granted on business or any other ground than that of Medical unfitness.

Ambulance Platoon will parade" without

carriages and stretchers.

The Droms and Bugles are included in

above order.

Mounted Police will fall in at Stables at

6.30 p.m.

The parade will March-past in Column

of Fours in Queen's Status Square, Recruits will not parado. The Band will not parade.

with reference to Natice posted at Head- quarters' Club mentioned in Orders of August 20th and 21st, all Chief and Staff Inspectors will attend at Headquarters Club at 5.45 p.m. to day (Thursday, the 20th August), prior to the Inspection. Those with out swords and belta will carry re gulation walking-sticks.

STRENGTH.

CHIEF AND STAFF INSPECTORS.

Stoppa.

(8gd.) T. F. Hover,

A.S.P. (Reserve),

29th August, 1917,

8T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

The Magistrate was not satisfied, and that, sad at the same time assist those leave the Pass Island Beacons Leading Joined-No," 1 Company, P.-c. 870 J. C. sentenced the man to six peaks' imprison who are

on account of large building Line when bound to the northward. arogromnes, most hit by the tax, it is

gested that the Government shouldi NEW TYPE OF U-BOAT,

lond to each shipowner for a period of, “ay, ten voors a sum of money equivalent; Several Swedish papers publish state to the difference between pre-war and cata concerning a large type of new present costs on any new vessels he may German submarine which has been con- rder while the Exes Profits Tax is in Commanding-in-Chief the Northern Com stracted. The vessel has a length of 140 force; t eine anderstood that the um mand, speaking at a luncheon at York inetres, greatest breadth 11.3 metres, rengd shall not eroad, say, 50 ner recently, referred to the war, remarking Engines of 20,000 horse-power, a speed of vnt. of the Amount which the shipowner that the end was not really very far off. 28 knots above the surface and of 15 knots paid to the Treasury in the shape of We must remember that although the end below

The submarine is capable of case Profit Tax, and that interest for might be near it would be brought still Bearer if we put every ounce of strength parrying 76 torpedoes, 160 wines, and is the loan stall, be on ordinary Government

we had into the prosecution of the war. provided with six 11.9 centimetre guns. terms-London Morning Post.

NO. 1 HONGKONG V.A.D. The Monthly Lecture and Drill will take place at the Military Hospital, Bowen Boad, next Friday, 31st inst., st 10.15 a

W. WILKINSON, Acting Adjutant and Hon. Sec.

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