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THORNYCROFT

JOHN THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED,

SHIPBUILDER AND Excingne,

Londen, SorTKAMPTON AND BASINGSTOKE,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1921

Shanghai Office: 10, Kiukiang Road.

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15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P. 50 B.H.P. Engines

in Stock

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BURBERRY'S

SHANGHAI OFFICE

We have just received a large new consignment of "Burberry". Raincoats In several styles and] pleasing colourings, and we shall be pleased If you will call and inspect them.

Burberry,"

Quality, Style, Fit Fre all embodied in a but there is co need for us to praise "Burberry"; everybody knows a "Burberry" Raincoat is the very best obtainable.

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"Burberry" Raincoats

$90, $105, $120 & SILO each,

MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD.,

Men's Wear Specialists,

18, Des Vœux Rd. Phone

29

HONGKONG HOTEL CO.,

LIMITED.

-OPERATING:

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

Telephone No. 82.

Telephone No. 659.

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FOR

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UNITED STATES RUBBER Co.

WHITEAWAY'S

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will commence on

TUESDAY, AUG. 2nd.

FOR ONE MONTH.

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ENTIRE STOCK INCLUDED.

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AWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.,

20, Des Voeux Road,

HONGKONG,

HONGKONG'S POLICE FORCE. CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT'S. REPORT FOR 1990.

The total of all cases reported to the Polico during the year 1990 was 11,012 as against 10.848 in 1910, being an in Crease of 1.370 or 13 per cent. The average for the last five years is '10.340.

In the division of these cases into morious and miner offences, there appears an increase, as compared with 1019, of 149 casco. of 0.00 per ceat, in the former and an increase of 921 cases, or 15.34 per cont., in the latter,

The increase and decrease as compared with 1919 in serious offences are show by follows:- increase.

Burglary and Larceny from.

dwelling places.

Decrease.

144

371

1

Larceny

Other Felonies

Murder

8

Robbery

14

Kidnapping

1

Protection of Women

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12

Children

Unlawful Possession

Nett increase

*

449

Twenty-three murders were reported to the Police during the year as against 31 in 1919. I connection, with 14 of these reports, no arrest was made, and in the remaining case, arrests There were 2 cases in which convictions were made. were obtained (4 persons, of whom 3 were convicted and I discharged). In seven

were

** TEA-MONEY."

NEW F.M.S. BILL CRITICISED.

At the Federal Council mosting on. July 26th, the Hon. the Legal Adviser moved an Enactment to amend -" The Sanitary Boards Enactment, 1918. The objects and reasons for this Ennetnut

Inre as follows:---

built upon is based upon the gros

The assessment of premises wholly annual rent which might be reasonably expected therefrom, and for the purpose of fixing this amount return of the The payment of a fine or premium, rents may be required from the owner. known locally as tea-money," is a com mon condition of a tenancy in those States, and where this is not disclosed the return will not show the rest of the premises. The object of the Bill is to protect the Municipal revenue by ensur ing that the amount of tos-money". shall be included in the return of the rent and that information shall be given of transactions involving the receipt of "tea-money after the return has beca

made, and by authorizing the Board to collect nasessment upon the amount of suchten-money." Failure to comply with those obligations involves a pay- ment, in addition to any fine, of three times the assessment payable upon such *ter money."

criticism.

The bill came in for much unofcial

The Hon. Mr. J. H. M. Robson anid that he had a fear that the bill would one which was sought after. In this have quite different effect from the country, unlike in England, a house was

cases there was no conviction (0 persons). et on a month to month tenancy. If Ten manslaughters were reported durit was a question of a tenant going to ing the year, as against 4 in 1919. In a new house being required to pay a all of these cases, arrests were made, premium it was + different matter There were 3 cases in which convictions altogether. It was a good thing for the were obtained (3 persors.) ΤΗ 7cases Sanitary Board to try and get a portion there was no conviction (9 persons).

of such a premium. In this country Forty

ag robberies

reported man took a house on a monthly rent. during the year as against 70 in 1919. After he had settled down in the house, In 31 cases, no arrest was made; in the when he had got his business as a going remaining cases arrests were made concern, the lessee would come along and There were 8 cases in which convictions say that somebody else was wanting the were obtained (23 persons of whom 20 house and unless he paid ten-money ho were convicted and 3 discharged).. In would go. The present bill would one case there was no conviction (one legalise the vicious practice. The lessec person).

would not mind paying a small amount to the Sanitary Board if he could squeeze out of a tenant a thousand, or two thousand dollars. The danger of the tage of it to squeeze people. bill was that people would take advan-

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Thirty-one street, and highway rob- beries were reported during the year, as against 19 in 1919. In 23 cases, no arrest was made; in the remaining 8 arrests were made. There were case cases in which convictions were obtained (14 persons of whom 8 were convicted and 6 discharged). In one case there was no conviction (one person).

Sixteen cases of robbery with violence were reported ag against 18 in 1918. In 14 cases, no arrest was made; in the re- maining two cases, arrests were rande. In both these two cases convictions wore obtained (4 persos in all, who were convicted)

The estimated value of property stolen during the year was $537,667.20, na against $370,719.17 in 1918-ar increase of 8166,848.63. The average for the last five years is 8351,778.43.

is two private parties came to an ar The Chief Secretary in reply said that

rangement the one referred to by Mr. Robson, the Government could not inter fere in it to make it illegal.

Mr. Robson: Was it not made illegal in the case of the Rent Enactment.

The Chief Secretary: Oh yes. That was purely a war measure.

Mr. Kenion: But it is still in force. The Chief Secretary repeated that it was a temporary war measure because of the extreme emergency which had arisen owing to the shortage of housing accom- modation, but not to interfere permanently

The value of property recovered duris an arrangement which may be reach ing the year was $66,929.74, as against $38,080.51 in. 1919-80 increase perty recovered 42140

ed between two tight paties teraz tes money existed. The object of the bill is to place a tax on that practice The folowing prosecutions were insti-bill would then achieve its object.

which might make it less attractive: The tuted under the Trafic Regulations

TRAFFIC

REGULATIONS.

(Notification: No. 231 published in the wished that the matter should be left. Mr. Kenion said that the unoficials Gazette April 1920) ; —

Prosecutions. Convictions.

3,402

3,396

J! Fines. $13,282.50 There were 923 persons banished from Hongkong. The number of persons con- victed for breach of the Banishment Ordinance was 08-an increase of 4 over 1919.

ARMS ORDINANCE.

Ji

The following Arms and Ammunition were seized and confiscated during the

year

Winchester Rifles

Revolvers

Automatic Pistols

Mauser Pistols ....

Shot Guns

Winchester Rife Am.

munition

Revolver Ammunitión

Automatic Pistol Am

munition......

Mauser Pistol Ammuni

tion

8,120 rounds. 73,037 *

3,407

......................... 57,601 Shot Gun Ammunition. 118

SAIGON RIUE MARKET.

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over for three months.

Mr. Robson agreed to the Bill being read for a Srst time and then being left there for three months.

THE CATHEDRAL

ROOF.

WORK ALMOST FINISHED.

Mr. W. L. Leask honorary architect of St. John's Cathedral, writes in Church Notes under date July 25th-

"With reference to the repairs at the Cathedral, I have to report that these are now well in hand, and will be completed in about two weeks time if the weather ie at all favourable.

During the opening up of the roof it that three of the large main timbers were badly decayed, and these, together with some 300 smaller timbers, have been renewed. The entire roof haa been stripped, and the tiling relaid on rafters, thereby dispensing with the ceil ing boarding which was the cause of most of the damage to the timbers. The main roof is practically finished, and the work the aislea is now proceeding on the lower roofs over

The Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation d'Extreme Orient; in their report dated Saigon, July 26th, state has been completed.

"With regard to the flooring, this work Since our last report on July 13th, work has been taken out, and replaced All the old wood- prices have advanced daily. The demand with concrete, finished to same level as the from Java has continued very active. A tiling. This was a very necessary im fair volume of business has also been provement, as the old floor was so con- closed with Europe and America.

According to the latest news reveived it and the ground, which in time got fill- structed with a space of 12 inches between ed with

rubbish,

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from Hongkong, prices at that portThe work generally has proceeded. have jumped up more than one dollar

in a few days, strengthening consider slowly, but, making dus allowance for bad ably the position of our market.

weather and stoppages during the sor Paddy is coming in regularly from vices, I think the contractor has done very up country, but all arrivals are immed well indeed, and is certainly giving iately disposed of. The needs are still good job.". very big, and wo foresee advance of prices

a further

The total amount of rice exported from January Ist to July 18th is 708,204 tons against 570,960 toris in 1920.

We quote today:-White Baigen rice, No. 2 sifted, Japan quality, Hong king $6.80 per picul f.o.b. Saigon, for August/September shipment.

EASTERN TOURS, LTD.

COMPANY TO BE WOUND UP.

World Theatre. will screen the wonderful By request, the management of the film "Woman and the Law," on Sunday, the ilm will be screened. at 9.15 p.m. This will be the isst time

A 82.00 CAMERA WILL TAKE

·PICTURES,

but no sensible person alaims that the photo- | graphe equal thood secured with a $50.00 Iena

A notification in the Garette of India The ore in s ministare camera, and lonace dated the 9th July states that at an

extraordinary general meeting of Eastern simply remedy defects in the nata al photo- Tour, Ltd, held at 7, Lindsay Street,

Calcutta, on the 20th June, 1921, resolu-graphing mechanism. Th's better the lenses, tions were passed that the company the better the results. The Hongkong Optical cannot by reason of its liabilities con-

tinue its business, that it is desirable to Ce, Successors to Clark & Co., Hefracting & wind up the company, that the company Manufacturing Opticians, located in 89, Queen's be wound up accordingly, and that Mr.

George Arnold of Lindsay Street, Road, Central, manufacture lenses as safe, de Calcutta, be appointed liquidator.

The Royal Opera Company, where carly perfect and as satisfactory as can be experiences in Java were related recently produced by the combination of hamal were brought out to Indis by Eastern ingenuity and constructie ma hiqery of the Tours Ltd.

highest type

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MOTORS

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