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ALLEGED KIDNAPPING. CHINESE COOLIE CHARGED. At the Magistracy, yesterday, bofore

About two weeks ago, according to the Mr. B. E. Lindsell, a Chinese was charged with kidnapping a little boy.

The sixth annual ordinary general Central China Post of February 18th, The little boy resided with his parents meeting of the Chinese Engineering and there appeared in Hankow a rather sleek, in Kennedy Town, and defendant," who:Mining Co., Ltd., was held on December smooth-talking individual who had the was an odd job cholic, was on friendly 19th at Winchester House, Old Broad-ppearance of a Portuguese, and who

street, E.C.. Mr. W. F. Turner (chair-arried a man of the company) presiding.

When tho

One day the torms with the family. little boy went out for a walk and de fendant, aided by another man, is alleged to have kidnapped bim. parents discovered that the boy was mis ing they gave information to the Police, who traced defondant to Macao.

Mr. Lindsell remanded the case.

THE FRANCE FUND.

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Portuguese passport and answered to the name of Bouso. He used good English and is most suave in his manner. He visited several well-known people in Hankow and borrowed various

me for the purpose of getting married and paying his bill for lodging at one! of the local hotels.

OPENING THE OFFICE.

The Chairman, in the course of his remarks, said: The accounts for the year ended July 31st fast, which we are sub- mitting to you to-day, show a remarkable increase of profit over the preeding year! to June 30th, 1017, which in its turn had shown a substadtial increase over the

After he had been in town for some profit for the year to June 30th, 1916 days, be announced he was to be employ- The profit shown in the accounts ised by a new firm which would open a £570,556, whilst the profit of the preced- large office to be known as Clarke & Son, ing year was £291,562. The increase is Ltd, whose main office is said to be in First there has Kobe, in the Tigar Building. The firm dep to several cauBES. been a small increase in the total sales of claims to be represented in Africa, Aus- the United Kingdom. They are agents tralia, Canada, China, New York and for the Osaka. Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Geo. Watt & Son, Sydney, and the African Trading Co., Ltd., Johannes- burg, B.A., according to their own story.

Previously acknowledged $8,446 and £62 cos), which amounted to very little short of 3,000,000 tons, the exact figure being Mr. 8. H. Mason Mr. R. Peckham

2,998,065 tons. Next, owing to various causes, there has been an increase in the profit per ton, and finally, as is pointed

Mr. Clarke, jr, was to arrive in a day out in the directors' report, the profits have again been materially increased by or to and Mr. Clarke, sr., would arrive large orders from the rise in the rates of exchange, which shortly. The firm continued throughout the year. A similar Nisbett & Co., London, for green peas

yellow beans. A small dark com elatement was made in the report for the and yell preceding year, but, in order that thers plexioned individual who would pass for may be Ru misapprehension in the grindsa Hawaiian and who apparently knows of shareholders, we deeni it necessary to something of Honolulu and persons resid ing there, did arrive and he represented go into this part of the subject in some himself as the junior Mr. Clarke. An detail. The rate of exchange at which office was secured in the Panoff Building our share of the profits of the Kailan and a compradore with ten thousand Mining Administration for the year taels. A good supply of furniture, office ended June 30th, 1918, gured in our supplies, and stationery was secured, and profit and loss account was 18. 117-188. an attempt made to get a number of type- The party selling the type- per dollar. The rate last year at June writers. 30th, 1917, was 2. sid.. per dollar, whilst writers wanted cash, and only one was the rate this year is 3 d. per dollar. actually ordered. The significance of these figures csunot escape you. The effect of the rise of the rate of exchange is that our share of the tailor, where Mr. Clarke purchased cloth- profit of the Kailan Mining Administra-ing to the extent of six hundred dollars tion, which is 1,299,307 dollars, has pro and Mr. Bouss, to show that be alse could ous tccess wherever he has appeared. Heduced about £120,000 more in sterling purchase liberally, bought two hundred

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MALINI, THE MAGICIAN,

-~ Malini, the magician, will make his bow to a Hongkong audience at St. Andrew's Hall next Saturday night. This much travelled artist has made an instantane

is acknowledged to be at the top of the tree in his section of public entertaining Some of the feats credited to Malini seem to be inpossible. With playing cards he has no diety in bewildering his-on lookers, and the closer the scrutiny the Malini more Malini appreciates it. works without any assistanta and a almost entire absence of paraphernalle He has a wonderful pair of bands, and with these alone he baffles his audience.

The season will be for five nights only: and the plaif for the season will open at Moutrie's to-morrow (Wednesday),

GOING TO HIS TAILOR.

The best business was done with a local

dollars worth of clothes and an extra hundred in sloth. A small Chinese tailor, in the rear of the French concession, was stung to the tone of about one hundred to be dollars.

concerns

bave

than it would have done at the rate which Bgured in the secount, of the preceding year. You can make your own calcula tion as to what the effect would be if our profits for the year had had

Mr. Clarke made a visit to one of the taken into the accounts at the rate of

11 7-10d, which I have given you for local jewellers and managed to leave ISy the year ended June 30th, 1918, & figure owing several hundred dollars. Several which from our experience may be taken of the local foreign

After adding mementoes in the shape of accounts which as about the normal one. interest in Chinb, lets some trifling ex reached about three figures,

of Mr. Sousa did arrange the marriage penses, the profit brought to the credit. the account is £46,549. Interest, £7,049, and it actually came off Armed with shows a larg, increase over the preceding the certificate, he went to one of the local year, owing to the rapid accumulation dealers and on the strength of just start- of funds, which you will find se, out in ing out, you know, and à contract for The other items, eroployment with Clarke & Son, Ltd., the the balance sheet, The entire proceeds of the gala perform amounting together to £4,966, require no contrast written and aigned by himself The ten-thousand dollar compradore Friday, March 21st, will be devoted to and loss account le £687,000. The ex dollars worth of goods.

The balance would, of course, be doing a little bluffing the Hongkong War Memorial, and thus penses on the other side of the account the Amateur Dramatic Club will be the are practically the same. first to contribute towards this Fund for the year is £576,655. To this there is himself and by the time he had spent money. When accounts, were not Booking has been, very brisk. The public added the surplus from the preced about twelve hundred dollars, he began has shown an encouraging interest in the ing year of £20,836, after deduction to get uneasy and said he had no more

final dividend and also cash

commenced to exist. There seemed to be production, which promises to be one of of the brightest and merriest staged by local of excess profits duty, making a total paid promptly, a certain amount of denbo amateurs within recent years. There are credit of £778,300. On the other side you greater purchases of personal effects than atili a number of good seats available for have income-tax which, as you all know, the opening night, and, as, owing to pro-is at the rate of 30 per cent., amounting cargo for export.

will fessional bookings, i be impossible to to £54,023. The next items is reserve for give additional performances, to those ad- excess profite duty, estimated at £350,000, vertised, it is advisable to secure seats which compares with £83,810 for the pre the names of places said to have been without delay.

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LITTLE BOY SENT TO GAOL. At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R. E. Lindwell, & little Chinese boy was charged with picking pockets in Con naught Road and stealing $127.

The youth stated that he found a purse and, as there was no claimant, he kept it.

Mr. Lindsell expressed the opinion that the boy was too young to be sent to prison, but Inspector Browne replied that a short term would do the boy a world of good

COSTLY REVENGE.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a Chinose was charged with, stealing some sloth from the Post Office launch,

Defendant had been cook on the launch, but was dismissed for disorderly conduct. Thirsting for revenge he stole the cloth.MY

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A VERY CROOKED COUPLE.

ceding year. This is a somewhat startling figure, but the subject is so familiar, il indeed, it be not threadbare, that I do not propose to daali upon it. The next item is the interim dividend of 6 per No rent had been paid for the offices cent, free of income-tax, which was paid and in the boarding houses patronized, There remains, therefore, the sum of on May 18th last amounting to £50,000, redit was alas secured. Some easy place, 325,367, which is carried to the balance. It is believed that these persons have Mr. Clarke, sheet. Out of this it is proposed that a worked other places similarly before clared, free of income-tax, making a tota! although representing himself as further dividend of 10 per cent, be de- coming to Henkow.

either in Shanghai or Hankow, but of 18 per cent., free of income-tax, for American, said he had not registered as

head office is located the year, which will leave a balance of had been registered in Kobe where their £226,387.

Neither of the gentlemen has been seen office since early on Saturday morning. Mr. Bouse was seen going. from the Bund to the Kuturo on Sunday morning about the time the steamer was to leave for down river, Mr. Clarke was Last seen about 10 p.m. on Sunday, and is believed to have left on the evening train for Peking.

such

the

KING AND MERCANTILE MARINE,

INDREASE IN THE BALANCE SHEET TOTALS. The balance sheet totals abow an in- Mr. Lindsolltenced the youth to crease of over £400,000. There is an in eresse in the creditors in round figures three weeks' hard labour.

This is due almost of about £100,000. entirely to dividend and debenture cou pons and to debentures drawn for re demption which have not been presented for payment, and this, as we have ex plained on proviens occasions, is due to the conditions brought about by the war. Large numbers of bearer shares and of Kailan bonds are held in Belgium and in the reccatly occupied paris of Franes. These arrests have consequently been accumulating since the end of the year Mr. Lindsell sentenced defendant to 1914 Now that these countries have bap ily beca liberated, and when free pom six weeks' hard labour..

pily munication with them has been fully re de etored, the liabilities will rapidly

"The King has learnt with much Wo are, indeed, expecting to bo able to pay a very considerable sum before pleasure of Mr. Bruce Ismay's generous the end of the present month. The cash gift to the National Mercantile Marine Dr. J. For Newton, in the course of at bankers and in hand in Brussels on Fund His Majesty feels sure that this 31st, 1915, was £65,842. We have tribute to the splendid services rendered an address the close of a luncheon to explained on previous occasions that by the officers and men of the British American

given in Washington practically the whole of this amount was Mercantile Marine will be very much

wing seized by the Germans during their ocou appreciated. Inn, St. Jare, on Thanksgiv Day, emphasiedle growing fellowship: pation of Brussels, and carried of toni di between the

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The president of the Mercantile Marine Service Association has received the following telegram in reply to a message announcing Mr. Bruce Ismay's gift of £25,000 to form a National Mercantile. Marine Fund

0 arrived from. Brussels, that the repay subject, but the facts which are in our admire

grost dif-nient of this amount by the Germans is possession enable us to say that, whilst Merence between. the inhabitants of those

all aspected hourly, it has not already we must not look for a roourrence of the Wo shall, in duo douree exceptional results with which d1 Kavo and bountrict) an American always talk- take place. el of his work and his business in Brg. lve accounts from our bankers, and been dealing, the result for the present That the directors! ・I will

now more!!! lishman never did. A how unity was this item, which has stood in our balanes rear must still be a very satisfactory one Dow arising in America which would be sheet for several years unabanged, will be

tho

adjusted. The debtors, ES3,888, are about report and accounts at June 30th, 1018, be confront any problems which

ront £10,630 los án in the previous balance and icy, aro hereby received and adopted. ther in the faturs The America into the war gave her the slicet. There remains only the question of the lab final dividend be declared of outrance into the world. It was posible the prospect for the current your. Owing that, Cailing a Longue of Nations, Grout to the ace of Major Nathan on buni Britain and Americh would be respon nose in Japan we liave not yeb resolve sible for the peace of the world, and they the usual statement of his views on this

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