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CHINESE

AND CORPORATION.

. BANGKOK OPIUM CASE TWO SHIP'S OFFICERS CON

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VICTED

The following is the judgment delivered by Mr. R. B. H. Gibbins, in the fourt of Foreign Causes, Bangkok, in the case in which Messrs. Lewis & Farrar, the first and second officers of the B.R. Zinum, were charged with smuggling opin

The necused in this case are charged with being in possession of 1,900, odd, Lamlungs of opium, contrary to the Opium Regulations.

THE PEKING SYNDICATE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The

of enjoying Since my return to Eng- land in July last. luxe been bussy arranging new agencies, nud I am pleas Logi to be able to Fo

subetanfiaf

We have an agreement walha progress. the Grm of Siemens Brothers, 14, 1.42 201 as the sole agents : Chana for ten The future for the aireraft in- shanty in Whine is enormous, and I think we en congratulate ourselves as the ee pumentativex of the test known audi mest. 13 ke date ompany in existence. Hand.

GOOD PROSPECTS. The ordinary gynerní mevlitig Peking Syndicate was held in December +1 th Cannon Street Hotel, Mr. 17th Thomas A. Barsem velmarian) pozading. years

The hurt said. Below I fle adoption of the report and avvents for the year ended Juve : kost, I propere to run through the various items, nurl is to give you and of aur doings If you will please turn to rifs des lecter the balance sheet you with End debit side that the amount paplit and loss aromat the appreciation ; the DIY HIVERE!

The twentieth annual general meeting all Canton street Hotel, as heid baden, au Jeg ber bil, with Mr. C. C. Maglie the chair, who, in proposing the most sem of the report, said:

During the sg under review condi notes in thing remain in much the same That which bus prevailed for Corporation the last few years, and the has had no oppurtunity of entering int

In mek buries in that country. addressing you last year I wont pretty tots and it matter of the Net Profit

Page Lt.sk. tha Sangha Nanking ani inturmed you that the the that 21 that date was Cnurse Government had refused our pro bo pron to have the question at issue YEARS.

jaded on by the High and out of Ju feature in this country, that we had formed the Government thet we must press for payment of our

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The facts which are not in dispute are as follows:- -The 8.9. Linas arrived from route for Hongkong and Singapore, en Swalow, on the 28th October.

tale quches of information reprived. Customs officers searched the ship and found 200 tamlungs of opium in the cabin of and officer Farrar, and song 1,400 odd anlungs in the cabin of chief ofkeer Low us. These officers, who are given ex cellent characters, say that they only use their cabins us dressing-roms, and that the opium found does not belong to tłuma and they do not know how it came there. It is in evidence that it is unusual to search the officers' cubine, and that these cabins could easily be opened from with oul, and it is suggested that, taking advantage of these facts, some of the Chinese crew concealed the opium there. 11 is also in evidence that some Chinese Mr. Brighouse, therefore, aubmits that lave deserted since the seizure. the accused should be given the benefit of the doubt.

dth to 2. ad arkad vabae et

Adding these ssue to the balance as at free akt: Biz, The only brings the total to Camajun other item on this ende requiring explana Liga is the reduction in the amount of

Lability

capital uncalled shares. which is reduced 12 EIBLATA,

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One of their machines.

has adrently been flown at an altitude of 45,500 (t with forty one persons on board. accomplishes the journey They have Fro Fondon; r tatro, wad on Trolin, and the bombing of Castantine was one from one of their nonchines flown The trip from Louston from Landon to hit is ant far distant in a machine capable of necommodating filly people, I think it in safe to assume that people will be more particular 18 to the mako of the machine they use for this means of and then for any other method, mud

seerit agency for the best maching in existence, We have on view agencies in other direc Cons which should næbi to our revenu

ANAKDEMIST WITH THE EASTERN PIONEER COMPANY.

fortunate to buse

fu refer the questions these to the final artcament of a high Judinal authority in this runtry, and that Lord Shaw of Dunfermline hes, by mutual moment, been pented the arburator, that he has cou sented to act, and that the proceedings Our very are now adding before ham.

112 Peking, Mr. representative เมเ Mayers, han, during these troubled years, Lush, buk

and diffoult arduna 2 and

show great tact, firmness, anal judgmm in meeting many of the debrette situations which he s teen caufantes. In particular, we de are to convey, through the shareholders, our appreciation of his action in the a watement of a long pond. patter of (5 98e-Liot orgwer us and the Chinese Coverongal with reference to s practice which had been authorised by them of

This, however, is a Customs case and ok its pray meats for services rendered by the railways to be made in convert

not an ordinary prosecution, and it is the notes of certain Chinese banks id therefore upon the defendants to clear If stead of in cash. Railway Companies themselves once it is established that the

of

opian was found in their possession. flooded with IL paper which it was impossible to realise the defence raised in this case were nd- We unything like the figures at which it mitted it would be almost impossible to nd been taken in. At long length obtain a conviction in Customs cases. solution of the difficulty was suggested are unable to accept the defendants' story by the Government to the effect that the that they knew nothing about this large notes of the Chinese Banks held by quantity of opiam concealed in their the way should be exchanged for cabins, and we further bold that their saleable on that date to the Fu (hung Dinner Comply.

were

ofe

amount

RS

of

the stifference being the strand cali an our holding the Banque de proble de Chine, as explained in the report. On the credit sude, cash a hankees and in hamí is increased by £195,0g at Colera A new lean is introdnerd under the hevici ing of Railway and other Lanns in

This consists in China 84,364. ripally of a loan to the Board of Cond munications for the purchase of editing stock for the Tsu fung Railway, and is not only fully cured, but gives us the advantage of the pe of more wagons

Investments stand

!เจ and motives for the transport of our coal on that line. redaction being due to the demption 449,360, against £125,194 an 1997, the of Chin Yu Railway bonds, and the sale Barris. The thing Railway Shares in other companies at vol is in creased by the amount entled up on our tanque Industrielle shares, to which I

เม have already referred. tion, which is the price at which it is tiou,,

SINA

un

1 lm, do to suertice RH arrange- ment with the Eastern Pinuver Company, This Province, with rights in Szr.Burrats. which concern holds important infring its 24,000

males of territory, the largest, and is supposed to be the ietank in Chit. It is known to main, rougst other timus, uil, coal, nd potash. The journey is a long and Line is silicult one at prisant, but the in sight when the ormous stretch of country between there and Peking, nad Again to the South and East along the Yangtze River, will be opened up by when substantial

Digress mining and in railways, Ix. vnlue may

expected

Under Li industries.

torma with 1-le Eastern agrement.

Bir other

C35,207.

We

is 15, al

si amts in Chinn for four years, in have A free have not discharged the burden of proof

contreesideration of which we 121 bonds of the Chinese Coverosaent In-

which falls on them in cases of this d other storey at 443 is

represented by stores in stock

option on a large black of shares at par. ternal Lean, and, alter considerable

description.

It is my intention to visit Szechuan and uniculty in coming to un agreement as

Moreover the defendants, as officers of price. Our land and buildings at Han kow, Tientsin, and Pakow are now shown

make the aequaintance of the oflis ials and inertain details of the arrangement, the British Morcantile Marine, must

the Province. es parale ikean at song, which is

lending merchants ahar gelopened wits accepted by Mr. Mayers, have had experience of the English Cus

the actual ost price, but far below think a result of our Inks in Homer, from

toms Consolidation Act, the provisions

where the friendship and confidenor bes

and

ia on the important condition that

ourselves THE C CHUNG COMMMRATION. January 1st, 1919, all passenger and bag which are sintilar to the law applied by present value

this Court. We, therefore, find both the

Our share of the Fu Chang Corporation twem the Chinese

umatual, has been sufficiently successful gge fares will be paid in cash, and no

started profit is also shown separately, and you at

to encourage work to be

EUT redeemable notes of the Chinese accused guilty of importing opium and To this the of being in possession of opium, contrary

will notice that the amount, this year in Banks will be accepted.

Szechuan on a busis satisfactory to to the Opium Regulations and we fine

more than the total for the first two yours

parties. This trip will necessitate my Chinese Government Sually greed, and

Mr. Lewis Ticals 49,305, being three times

of the Corporation's existence, which is

being absent in the interior for a consid- we have pleasure in bringing to your

the value of the opium; and Mr. Farrar

erable time, but I have confidence in the result. I think I have told you suff gotice the good service, which Mr Mayers Tionls 0,000, being three times the value satisfactory, especially when you

sider the present shortage of transport has rendered in the matter (Hear,

of the opium; and the opium is ordered

facilities, and the benefits from the in-

cient to convince you that our company hear.)

to be confiscated. In default of payment terior trading scheme will only acere

later. If you add this profit to the item in a live one with considerable prospecte of this fine we sentence each of the accus- the opium

of £59,380 received from the end of the We certainly have the basis of a big busi- ess, and an leaving for China in a ed to two years' imprisonment. In addition to this, as

syedicate's coal to the Fu Chung Corpora

few days to help set the ill rolling in you exceeds one hundred Lacls, the acousert

tion, less expenditure on colliery. will arrive at the sum of £71,217, against the various directions I have indicated. consulting engine is Mr. Hassan, our must be imprisoned, the first officer for one year and the second officer for six

£37,93 shown in 1917. at ginere, ready to answer any technical qu of the excellent

£5,000 in 1916. This marks the begin- months, but, in view characters of these officers and of the fact

again say that car last meeting, and 1 that this is the first offence, we direct nior of the improvement I predicted at the extent of a further increase is prin- this further sentence of imprisonment bu be suspended under the provisions of Rule 41, Punal Code.

Having dealt with the Recounte the Chairman is the balance forward, after payment of the dividend will be £92,97, against £18,2m brought in from He concluded with the previous year. the hum that, with the close of the great European War, the disturbed political and social situation which had prevailed hina for the last five years would gradually come to an end, and that with a return to some settled and stable state their activities in the way of assisting in the development of her resources might be resumed.

The Chairman having replied to ques

wore Lions, the

accounts and report ndopted, a dividend of 10% per share declared, and the retiring director (Bir David Barbour, K.C.S.1), re-elected. The proceedings then terminated.

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

TWELVE CANDIDATES

NOMINATED.

ķ

Twelve ratepayers have been nominates as Councillors for the foreign community of Shanghai for the Municipal year 1910, and, as there are only nine seate, an election will be held on February 20th and 21st. The candidates are:---

Mr. C. M. Bain, merchant. Mr. W. H. Barham, merchant. Mr. J. H. Dollar, steamship agent. Mr. A. Howard, merchant.

*

Mr. T Ibukiyama, steamship agent, Mr. W. P. Lambe, merchant. Mr. H. A. J. Maeray, merchant. Mr. R. S. F. McBain, mere

merchant. Mr. W. L. Merriman, merchant. Mr. E. C. Pearce,* merchant. Mr. A. Brooke Smith, 'merchant. Mr. Ed. White, merchant. *Mombers of the present Council.

LAND COMMISSIONER.

Dr. R. & Ivy, having hoen duly nominated by landowners, is considered to be elected ae Land Commissioner for the Municipal year 1019.

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

sinto:---

THE DIESENTING OPINION.

Phra Bukhum Vinitchai, Judge of the Foreign Causes Court, dissented from the order for suspension of punishment on

ground that previous good character and first offence were found in at least about 90 per cent. of offenders: and these alone had never been accopted for suspen- in cases of the this sion of punishment

The circumstances against nature

were officers of accused were:-1, They the Mercantile Marino, and must have had better experience of the Customs Regulations than ordinary people. 2 Being officers of the ship, they had the lence of the Customs officials to auch confidence

that according to Mr. Lewis', an extents own words in the witness-

the the

tions, and if there is any other hoint in connection with the report and ac counts that you wish explained, I will now beg to facilities do my best to satisfy you.

move that the report and accounts for the year ended June 30th, 1918, be, and the same are hereby adopted.

cipally a question of trofit and lis

are

you

If will turn 10 the account you will find London expenses slightly lower and Paris expenses practically unchanged, but there is increase in the China expenditure of £5,500, of which the greater part consiste of my living and travelling expenses in China, plus the amount the shareholders voted me at the last mecting as extra remuneration for the work 1 China The balance carried forward to profit and loss account is £62,281, against 267.928 in 1917.

Mr. Audté Berthelot (Managing Dire tor) arcended the motion.

THE EASTERN PIONEER'S PUTASH INTEHESTO.

Henry Hamford returked that he Bir. Henry was the holder of each class of security in the Peking Syndinio, and also a the Eastern Pioneer Com-

did in shareholder

was much interested in the pany potash undertaking of the latter, which had been discovered the Anglo-French

by Corporation, in connection with whore they were told an amicable arrangement had been made. It was a good thing to chairman that this com- hear from the

PUSITION OF INVESTMENTS CLEARED.

amounts to Interest on investments

With £88.445, against £79,131 last year. reference to the remark in the auditors

was going to work harmoniously report that they were unable at the date with the Eastern Pioneer Company for of the audit to verify a part of the in-four years. He would like to ask if the bor, his cabin had never once been search-

vestments and shares in other companies, chairman could tell them whether it was the 18

18 months of

owing to the difficulties of communica ed before

daring

The tion, had better read you a letter sine intended to deal with the potash under- taking within a measurable distance of monthly trips to Bangkok.

received from them which clears the posi

Lime It is the auditors to the share- is an follows:- Dear Sir,-Since amount of opium found was exception.

The chairman, in reply, said they had ally large

and if it escaped the notion tion.

of the report

an option on a large blonk of the shares of of the Customs officials, it was a fort the holders was signed by us the 5th De-the Eastern Pioneer Company; under the 4, Thoy made no attempt to minimise the

arrangement made, the Eastern Pioncen consequences of the offence, but strongly cember, 1818, we have received a certi-

ficate from the Banque Industrielle de Company were to reduce the denoun stood against it.

Chine dated Paris, the 6th December, tion of their shares to 10. cach; a ein 1918, certifying that they held at the 30th

and it would be on new shares that the June, 1918, the investments and shares mumber of new shares would be created, in other companies to which we referred Poking syndicate would have an option. in our report.

He had heard a great deal about the The question of paying a dividend has potash discovery when

in Ching, but been thoroughly discussed by the Board, until he got to Szechuan be could not and it has been decided to postpone same, say what was going to happen. A docision I heartily approve of as being great thing in China was to arrive at an in the beat interests of the shareholders. amicable arrangement with the local Under the terms of our concession we are Chinese When they had done that, they allowed, Erst of all, to set aside from the would be able to discuss whether it was profits on the mince as shown by the the potash, the gold, the coal, or an yourly nocounts, & per cent interest on thing else on which they started first,

The motion was put and carried the capital employed, then 10 per pent for amortisation, after which the Chinese unanimously.

AN APPEAL LODGED.

Defendants applied for bail and desired to lodge an appeal. The Court fixed the bail for both defendants at Tea. 83,000. This was not forthcoming at the rising of the Court, and accordingly both de fendants were removed in custody.

ARMY TRANSPORT ROMANCE

MARRIAGE OF MR. A. CARRUTHERS.

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The following is taken from the Daily Government share in the profita.

amount of the actual total expenditure Colonist, Vancouver, B.O:--

on

the mines must be agreed upon before we can proriace a colliery profit-and-loss

This 1 expect to in China. arrival

I ask you therefore to have a little more patience, which I

account.

last report, dated | Customs Bervice, Mr the Chinono am confident will be rewarded.

JEPORTANT AGENDIER RECURED.

on my

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MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE,

TO-MORROW'S CONCERT,

The concert arranged by the Victori In the past this company has relied Branch of the Ministering Children'

Sonuo.

He joined the ship three weeks ago- The Compagnie de Commerce & de they mot-and yesterday they were mar Navigation Extreme Orient, Saigon, Truly a short story, but truly a in their report duted February dith, true one

After thirty years in China, na Dopruty Commissioner

A. Carruthers Following our January 10th, our Government has do joined the ambulandy transport Madne sided not to slow more than 20,000 tons at Bhanghai and set out for this const principally on the results of the colliery League for to-morrow night, at the

It so

and interest on investments for its r City Hall, bids far to be a successfu

The arrangement with the of rice to be exported rh Saigon on furlough to the old country. monthly. This quantity ludes rice hisppened that nhoard the Madras there

lay. The Arst pare of the pro shipped to any destination by European were Ave nursing sisters of the Australian Marconi Company, which was concluded as the children's entertainment held o wht one be then just halore the Inat postponed general. Wodinoadmygt consist of the Fan Dance i Army Nursing Borvion,

the commencement of a new gramme will or Chinese exporters. Our opinion that the above quantity will be slightly was Mim Lillan Keys. And the two metals we are extending our activities Spanish Danes, Piorrate and Pierrettes

three weeks, the two noli happened

policy. that, in increased for March/April and following

The Boond part will be as munte, rus soon us the lock) Government pace mentioned boose the principals by undertaking agencies for other im. Fronoh Dance, Serpentine Danes and

portant companies and firms who have Flower Ballet by the little ones. love story, real

I claim know exactly the needs of France It

At the Metropolitan Church recently no representatives in China. is only on account of these needs that, Kirs become Mrs. Carrubbers, and that the Peking Bradicate, through its Pianoforte olo

Chineno notwithstanding the above regulation

and ite and (b), " left for Vancouver of their way to long experisin winding, in in a pen Datenborg: song, "A Perfect Day Mi export, rice is affli at a fair price.

sound finnncial standingveloping trade A. Gordon (violin obligato by Mi 605al amount of rice exported from Mi Keyn could not resign her position second to none tho 18h of January to February 10th, tion aboard the transport until so was hi China We have in our Agent-Gen-Gordon); violin solo, " 1010, is 34,811 tons against 110,133 tons married, but there was nothing to pre-oral, Mr. J. P. Kenrick, sad our Assis Brilliant Mrs. Baloan; sons vent her from having a work's leave. The tant Agent-General, Mr. G. W. Fred Boio, re. Marley: song()

poelahan, two representatives of high stant logus" (I. Paglinool) and (5)""Blogie We quote to-day--White Saigon rice, first day of it she put horself in No. 9 sifted, Japan quality, Hongkong Ba where she could go to the Uniteding, who are dally in touch with the laul (Monet)-E G. Anderson ; humoron $0.20 per bloul, fo.b. Baigon, for Kingdom without being accused of being ing officials who confidonee and paruologu, Mrs. Thornton and Serg sonal friendship they have the privilege "Canavau; Bkutoh: "The Indy Typin absors from duty.

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