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HONGKONG CLUB GARDEN

ROBBERY.

SOME OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY TRACED,

The huglarious entry into the premises of the Hongkong Club garden, and the attack by masked men upon the garden- ers, on the night of December 8th. was heard of again at the Magistracy yester day when a Chinese, a Hoklo man, was charged with receiving a quantity of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,

• TAMING OF THE SHREW. THE TAM

· AN INCIDENT AT WANCHAI.

Life in a Chinese street is full of interest, excitement, and human drama. One may be violently set upon by masked men, one's valuables may be forcibly to from one's person, dirty water from verandah may descend in a gentle shower: even the houses may crumple and fall down upon the wayfarers.

CORRESPONDENCE. "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME." {TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS."]

SIsIn view of the many different calls"

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SHANGHAI HOTEL

DEVELOPMENTS.

REORGANIZATION SCHEME.

PROGRESS WITH NEW HOTEL PLANS,"

An extraordinary general meeting of the Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. was held fast week at the head office of the company. Mr. Brodie A. Clark presided, supported by Dr. Bolton and Mr. Edward Ezra

that are now being made for subscriptions might I mention that "charity begins at home." Hongkong sends many gifts away, but are not some of them made at The inhabi-the expense of Hongkong institutions. (directors). Mr. R. N. Macleod (legal Before going in for large and costly adviser) and Mr. E. Burrows (Secretary). ants of Yue Wah Street, in Wanchai. lettuce seed, knowing it 10 have been therefore, were not unduly perturbed on scheides why not fras put the home in order? The attendance represented 35,733 ordi-·|

Monday to see one of their neighbours, Is not the Cathedral in need of money-nary shares, and 106 founders shares.

stolen.

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a Malay, pursuing his Chinese wife down Inspector Kent gave the Court "an account of the circumstances of the rot-the street, with loud cries and a long bery Early in the morning of December sword, which he brandished furiously 6th he went to Bay View Police Station They have always regarded him as a little where he saw two gardeners of the Hong mad anyway, and wives in the East are kong Club. They had both been badly in subjection to their husbands.

However, to oblige the British author. wounded by means of choppers, one who had lost a great deal of blood, wasities, who take these things with a degree still in hospital. He went on the same of seriousness that the Eastern mind fathom, the Inhabitants took morning to the Hongkong Club garden cannot

The mashed was necessary action," as they used to say in Shaukiwan Road. in a state of disorder; entry had been in the great war. They tripped up the made by forcing the palms apart and excited husband, secured the sword which dropping the bolt from the side. Ropes Rew out of his hand, and handed him over had been used to bind the gardeners, and in the police. And the authorities enter-

and also several local charities Why not have a Hongkong Day somewhat on the lines of the very successful Heather and Rose Days that have been held in effort to try and help all local institutions the past, and let everybody make a special that are in oved of funds Yours, etc., i

EONGKONGITE. Hongkong, December 14th, 1220.

WEST RIVER NOW QUIET. POPULAR NEW YEAR GOODS GOING-UP.

The CHAIRMAN after explaining that the to obtain purpose of the meeting was sanction to a reorganization of the capital of the company, said:

The enormous increase in our business has more than ever confirmed the direc tors' opinion that" the erection of a large and modern hotel in Shanghai would be indispensable in the near future and it is therefore, with considerable pleasure that I can report excellent progress in the preparation of the work in connection with our new-hotel to be erected opposite the Race Course the plans of which are practically now complete.

undertaking has very considerably out- that balance sheets for these years have

two, choppers, used in the attack on the ed into the spirit of the affair with that safe, according to the Chief of the Water During the recent years the company's

men, were left behind. Money, clothing

discretion which has made British ad

Police,

been rather misleading. Instead of pay

affair. One of the masks used by the steering clear of interference with wilely. Because of the protection offered, Baying larger dividends the company has

been..compelled to meet development out

The West River is now quist and traffic

There are now 35 river gunboats and a quantity of seeds were stolen... 'ministration famous amongst the Easterno: patrol launches under the Water Police grown its capitalization, with the result

The principal Chinese detective gave races. Avoiding the doubtful question of going up and down the river protecting an account of his investigations into the the man's responsibility for his actions, the trading junks. robbers was found on the foreshore. The present defendant, who had been in the employ of the Club at the garden to two years, was traced. In his sleeping quarters were found two seed bags, one Afled with lettuce seed, and marked with the name of a firm in California. Some papers belonging to the head gardener at the Club garden were also found.

Commander Beckwith, the Harbour Master of Hongkong, gave evidence on behall of the Hongkong Club Commites. He said he had zeñeral charge of the carden and ordered all seeds. The seed baes produced in Court were similar to those received from the California Br and issued by him to the head gardener.

discipline es understood in the East, they called upon the peremptory husband to explain in the Police Court how he came to be in possession of arms without a permit ?

Thus, by a side wind, the ends of justice were secured; the Magistrate gave the disciplinarian a severe talking to, (the Interpreter handing on ren conden

The

the Canton Times, many inland traders are ordering New Year season goods. most popular goods going up the West River from Canten are sea food of all sorts, driod vegetables, coloured papers for de- corating purposes, native clothes, and some foreign goods.

of profits, and this, as you will readily

the directors are convinced that the time see, cannot go on indefinitely. Hence

story words for the Magistrate's onel CANTON GOVERNMENT AND tors have devoted much time and thought

and the confiscation of the sword was ordered. Comparative calm is restored to Yue Wah Street and wives will bo-kept in order there in future by resort to the time-honoured slipper.

FINE IMPOSED FOR FURIOUS

BANK OF CHINA NOTES. SO FAR NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM.

Trying to maintain the value of the Bank of China notes, a committee of the native bank guild called on Governor Chen Chiung-ming on the afternoon of Decea

perly established, and on a basis that will has arrived for the company to be pro-

ensure development. This can only Bo done by a thorough reconstruction of the company a matter to which your direc

during past months." The principal dil- 'ficulty with which we have had to contund has been the question of the founders' shares in the company. These shares, as you are doubtless aware, will participate with the ordinary shares in the equal division of the profits after the comperry has paid ait accumulative dividend of 12 per cent, which it is uaviors will be within a year or two. In other words, 123 founders shares will he equil mitice asked that the Government should in value arther time to 50,000 ordinaries, and therefore, we have continue to receive the Bank of China had to very carefully consider the notes as legal tender, but was agreeable to proposed reconstruction from the lound

1 am happy to say provisions being made that a greater portioners standpoint.

that the principal, holders of of the payments be made in silver, leaving shares have agreed that it would be advis bnt 40 or 30 per ceus in notes. They sug able to eliminate this class of share en- gested that this method of recognizing the tirely and to give in exchange ordinary notes might continue for eight months, shares of an equivalent value.

The question then arises. what com- during which time the Government is expensation would be acceptable to pected only to receive but not pay out a founders without prejudicing the rights of more on the depreciated notes thus the ordinary shareholders? As I have received.

previously stated, the founders' partici Governor Chen suggested that the Gov-

few years, and since they will then be ernment and the commercial body should ion can now he only a matter of a cach raise a million dollars for the main entitled to no less than one-half of any that rice, banking, and pawn-brokers profits divided, it would seem that the 16-

It would probably be uncommon to find A MOTOR CAR JOY RIDE ber 13th at Government House. The com. California seeds in Hongkong. A number of bags of seeds were reported to be mising after the robbery. The defend- ant, was dismissed from the service of the Club recently for opium smoking.

The defendant had not to say ex cept that he picked up the seeds. He accounted for the possession of the papers belonging to the head gardener by saying that the head gardener could not write and he kept the accounts of men's mess ing

for him. The Magistrate (Mr. Orme) told the defendant he could consider himself

DRIVING.

At the Magistrary, before. Mr. Smith yesterday, the driver of a motor-car No. 1 belonging to the Dragon Motor Garage (Kowloon Branch) was summoned for furious driving at 9.15 pm on the pre- vious day."

Mr. T H. Eing, Assistant Super intendent of Police, stated that he was driving a car in Kowloon when the defen- dant's reckless conduct in charge of the car No. 1 Dearly led to an accident. He

tenance of the value of these notes and

'founders'

the

solution before the meeting would pro

fortunate he was not before the Court pursued the car and tracked it to a garage. guilds accept the value of the notes at parvide an equitable arrangement. This it on a more serious charge. He would be. The men there asserted that the car came sentenced to three months' imprisonment in at 5.46 p.m. and had not been out since, The engine and tyres were still hot to the touch...

CHINESE "DEADWOOD

* DICKS."

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The Magistrate imposed a fine of $25.

Owing to the absence of the Commis is proposed to do by alloting them ordi- stoned of Finance, Mr. Liso Chus-hai, nary shares in the proportion of 199, to ro definite decision has been rendered each founders' share. As you will see far

from the circular, a dividend to be ap- plied in the allotment of these ordinary"

CANTON.

of the profits of the current year. The original founders' shares will then in all PROVISIONALLY ADOPTED BY THEspects rank equally with the ordinary

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

company.

shares. In this manner the ordinary shareholders will be safeguarded against future division of profits with the found- Canton will be governed under a newers. whilst the founders will have an im- system of municipal government by the mediate association with the profits of the beginning of next year. The Craton Timer zags-Tis change in the form city

FURTHER SHAKES CHEATED. administration has been definitely dec ded

As you will see, it is proposed to create apariceat session of the newly-created Legislative Commission, which has adopted 100,000 additional shares of $7.50 cach, the proposed. Provisional City Charter of which, after the allotment to the framed by Mr. Fo Sun, the preseur Resi-fcinders, there will remain 75,523 shares. den: Director of the Municipality, and to be issued at not less than $50 each, Director-General of the Board of Con- when any future devlopment is contem-

plated. servancy Works of Kwangtung.

Mr. A. A. Wilson, assistant manager of A MUNICIPAL CHARTER FOR shares will be paid to the founders out the Garage Company, submitted the time sheet based on particulars of the move- ORDERED TO BE BIRCHED.

ments of the cars telephoned from Kowloon Before Mr. N. L. Smith, at the Magisto Hongkong. This showed that the car was in from 8:45. The company trusted tracy, yesterday, two Chinese youths were charged with using threats to induce the foreman in charge and suggested that school-5oy to join an unlawful society. Y. King had made a mistake as to the car. From the evidence of Inspector Grant and

Mr. King said he was perfectly certain the boy concerned it appeared that the of the car, scholars at a school at No. 280, Queen's Road Central, have been subjected to annoyance for some time past by the de- fendants and man not in custody. They demanded on one occasion 15 dollars as an entrance fee to the Wekee Society. The complainant was given a dollar to hand to the defendants who were then arrested. The Magistrate remarked that apparently the youths were of the type Deadwood Dick." "He ordered the one who appeared to be the ringleader to receive eight strokes of the birch and three months' imprisonment and the other one eight sprekes, and one month's im- prisonment.

SPORT.

FOOTBALL,

NECOND DIVISION LEAGUE

The directors feel sure that you will agree that this arrangement is fair to both Founders and ordinaries, and there can

The new city charter provides for a com- mission form of government composed of six members with the Mayor as the chair. man. Each of the six members will be no doubt that, with a proper valuation

Below is the table result of the 2nd Division be at the head of one of the fol- of our assets, and a revised balance sheet,

up to December 11th :-

St. Joseph's, R.G.A. ftes. Oilers United

departments

Finance, Public the company's standing will be materially Bafety Public Utili improved, and we will henceforth be in

The

lowing Works, ties, Public Health and Education. PTS.pre-ent police administration will be

organized under the dew Department of Public Safety, probably with General Ngai Bong-ping, the present incumbent, at the head of the new department.

GOALS. P. W. L. D. -E.

7 61 244 12 781 19 8:12 8431189 0 United FC 7 4 2 1 15 12 9- Kowloon Iles.7 3.29 12,11 Hongkong Res... 35

South China Res 8:3

Indian KC... 8

6.

8

Staff & Depts. Carliale 32 Punjabis Club de Rocrino

15 16 6. 12:18 8 10411-5-

830

The new system will be effective during

La position to carry out developments with out the difficulties experienced in the past, and with the assurance of material in- crease in dividends."

BE HONEST.

a period of five years during which time. BISHOP OF DURHAM'S DESIRE TO the mayor and department heads will hold otice, under appointment from the Civil Governor,It is the intention of Governor Choa Chiung-ming to introduce direct popular elections in choosing the heads of the city government after this period

Replying to an address of welcome at Bishon Auckland, Dr. Hensley Henson, the new Bishop of Durham, made a re- ference to his ultimate decision to reside

of five years, so that the citizens may be at Auckland Castic. In 1880, he said,

SEIZURE OF OPIUM IN PORTA Revenue-Officer Ward made a seizure

able to control their own government." of 845 taels of prepared opium and 420

the Bishop's taxes were less than £400. EDISON ON AFTER LIFE

Besides the commission, an Advisory Next year he would be called upon to racis of raw opium (both non-Government)

Board of thirty members, representing on the s.s. Borneo on its arrival from

Mr. Edison, who has been engaged for different classes of the population is to be pay about £3,000 A Bishop could not Amsterdam on Monday. The persons in

some time on the construction of a super created within three months after the cam. et his wages increased, however high the possession of the drug were charged be sensitive instrument for the purpose of ing into effect of the new charter. The cost of living was raised. The argument getting into touch with personalities in members of this Advisory Board are to that an increased cost of living should be Jore Mr. G. N. Orme at the Magistracy the hereafter has again been talking of bo made up of ten citizens appointed by followed by higher wages was natural, but yesterday and a remand was ordered until his project, He doubts his ability to suc- the Governor, ten-elected by the citizens not very wise. We should produce more. coed, not because of any defect in the at large, and ten chosen by different public He would try to marze with the help of 10-day:

instrument, but because of his own scientific associations, who will represent the mer his wife to reside at the Palice, but it beliefs As to the An. Elgin minister was wont to experi While life" live for ever, thus lawyers, physicians and engineers neighbours to understand how he was

life for which many

To guard against misuse of public funds, placed, and not to put down to meanness *his fock, famous dog-fancier, turn of a hope, this means little to you or me

honest paring an unexpected visit to that it when we come to the stage known as special Department of Audit is to be what was only an obstinate desire to be

created, the auditor holding office under worthy's house one day he discovered him death our personality simply breaks up into engrossed in the Bible. Man, John," separate its which soon combine with the Governor's appointment. Faid the minister, I'm glad to see you other to form new structures. If entities It is expected that the new system will A most artistic wall calendar for 1992 reading the Book, 12- Ay ropling Jolm. go about the universe as individuals, I vary be gazetted and the appointments of the is being circulated by The Anderton Music, y fine much fear our personality does not survive." now city head, announced within a few Co., Ltd., Hongkong, as agents for the namon for dogs in it."

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