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AN ORNAMENT FIEND.

SEQUEL TO SERIES OF KOWLOON BURGLARIES.

Carlos Santos, a youth living at 10, Parke Street, was sentenced to terms of imprisonment with hard labour amount- ing to one year at the Magistracy yester- day morning on charges of burglary,

There were four counts against pri- soner, all relative to the theft of orng- meuts The victims were Mr. 31. J. Pereira, D, Chatham Road; Miss Gomes,

Chatham Road: Mr. Herridge, 3, Aimai Villas, and Mr. Henaott. 13, Chatham Road. Most of the staleis property had been recovered.

Sergeant Dorling applied for a reinand in order to trace an accomplice.

Prisoner, who pleaded guilty, elected, however, to be dealt with summarily, and was sentenced to imprisonment with hard Jabour as set out above.

CANTON MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

THE MAYOR'S PLANS,

Mr. Sun Fo, the Mayor of Canton, made a statement and outlined his pro gramme at a meeting of the Municipal Lonocil last week. The Canton Gazeite gives the following digest of it

Finance-Owing to the unsettled stats

of affairs and the numerous battles fought

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last year, the revenues of the Municipali-

were somewhat defciest, but fortun ately the sum of six million dollars was collected from the sale of government lands so that all expenses in connection with the Municipality for last year were met. The total revenues collected from March to December amounted to eight and

half million dollars. Six millions went! to the General Henkmarters, ane and a half millions to the Police Department, and one million for Public Health, Educa- tion, Public Works, Public Utilities and other administrative expenses. With the Cantralisation revenue

of

collections, the the this year is nieved of

of caring for the expenses of

the army, so that the stoppage of funds from the sale of Government lands will Turt

the financial situation at all. affect Thus every effort will be made to carry out the following measures:

Public Works-(a) Koon Yam San to be turned into a residential district; (b) epening of six maloos (thoroughfares) in Saikwan; (e) opening up of Saki maloos (d) improvement of Tung-bar maloo. á good part of the expenses will be met by

ewbers

The construction of malos in Honaro, the

ers of properties adjoining the malocs reclamation ript at the Bund, and the

project at opening up of a few other big raaloos will have to be postponed for this year.

Public Health. The Sanitary fee bring in $13.000 monthly and the night soil $5,000. The total sum is suficient to de

fray the expenses of the Health Depart ment. A sum of $100,000 must be raised for an adequate City Hospital

Education

The Restaurant fax is ex pected to yield $300,000 a year for educa tional expenses: $35,000 a month is set aside for the Educationg procreds of the Vehicle innen from the fax Public free schools will be providel as fast as possible

With the in 2. Police Ward

Clasons will be provided and an

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enrolment of 3,000 students exacted?

The total amount of $300,000

from the restaurants will be spent for the eighty classes in this ward. It is hoped that within five years every ward will be amply provided with free" public educa tion.

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THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK LOSSES

'AUDITORS' REPORT.

Lowes of the Philippine National bank up to December 31st, 1923, are estimated nt P.74,591,000, according to data being prepared by Insular Auditor Ben. F Wright for the information of Provincial Governors and Treasures. Its loses have absorbed F.35,300,000 of capital stock and out of P.39.057,089.76 Insular

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INTERPORT SHOOTING: SHANGHAI SCOTTISH DEFEAT HONG. KONG SCOTTISH,

Shanghai Scottish defeated Hongkong Scottish on Saturday at Interpart Rife shooting, Shanghai's total, which ne wired from the North on Sunday, was 944 whilst that of Hongkong was 833. The following are the Hongkong sores

Corp. Goodman' Licut... Logan Pte. Swan.... Pte, Carrie Pie. Cadhin Corp. Smyth Lieut. Ralston Pte. Hope

Corp. Young Corp. Greig

Total

CRICKET

cs.c.c. 1st XI. v. UNIVERSITY.

977

56

.633

The following will represent the Uni versity 1st XI. in 'n League match against the Navy 1st XI on the University ground to-morrow at 9.15 p.m.-E. R. Quick, M. H. Roffey, A. S. Bett. R. A. Ponsbeby Face W. M. Gittins, A. A. Rumjahn (capta). H. N. Balhetchet, T. O. Yeow, M. B. Oxman, D. Laing and B. P.

P.576.989.78 of the Net's Ng.

The XL friendly match r. Garrison has been scratched owing to the members of the Garrison team having camp and masauvres on that day.

UNIVERSITY. v. NAVY.

have not been wiped out by the tremendous deficits incurred by the bank, provincial excer

executives are to be told. It i

therefore, evident that, based upon opinions of one of the host firms of chartered accountants in the United State and

the reports of expert Federal Reserve and National Bank Ex- aminers, the entire investment of the Goy Service Cricket Club in this League match The following will represent the Civil ernment and private stockholders in the on the Civil Service ground at 2.15 p.m., bank has been lost and in addition "the Insular Government has lost all of its P.10.067.969.96 deposits except the wall P.576,580.69, rende in part Mr. Wright's report.

BUGAR PERTH GROW. Indehtedness of the six bank sugar cen trals has increased since 1921 insteat ni

on Saturday, March 1stA. E. Wood (capt). C. R. Saver R. F. O. Bird, A. B. Sutherland, J. H. R Nihill, E. B. Reed. B. D. Evans, FJ. Ling: F. H. Holdman, F. Baker and R. C. Witchell.

disminishing as has generally been under- THE HONGKONG YARN MARKET.

stood, the insular Auditor's statement

shows. Total indebtedness of the centrals

Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotewall, ectton

on December 31st, 1621, was P.29,363,279,60 and brokers, of Hongkong, in their Against P.44,060,101.39 en November

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1st.

monthly circular, say :—

selected

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which shows ::11 increas of Since January 20th our market his re- *6,622,554,76. Expenses incurred by the mained steady and on the advent of the central for extensions are included in the Chinese New Year, a moderate business amount,

in No. 10s was done, principally for the During 122 the bank's deficit is given Yunan market, whilst some

P.R.888.793.30. Its total earnings chens secured an advance of $1 to $ amounted to P.4.487.431.00 against a total per hale. On the other hand. No. 12 have exnen of P.5.216.375.0 which shows a net contiated in pour request, only a few deficit of P.715,347,01 which added to losses hales changing hands at previous rates, written off in the sum of F.3.160.846.29 makes a total defeit of P.A.388.703.30.

The latest pelvics from Bombay give The bank's condition

anotations there as hoinë about 34 higher. during than those ruling her. Many of the 1922. Its total income

unted. P.5,003,030.51

mills still remain"closed.- and ita, expenses were P.4.228.333.60. Its net earnings for the sar amounted to P.2.767.500.95. hat los written off wero P.3.435.735.65. thus record- ing an increase of P.813,135.70 in deficit. Janila Timis,

weaker, owing to the decline of American The tone of our market; at the close, in

cotton.

8,000 bales. Bargains in Chinese hands, Total sales, 2,000 baies. Unsold stocks,

9,100 bales..

Shanghai.In the early part of the interval, prices were quite firm, but a decline of Tin 2 to Tls. 3 is reported at the close.

As will be seen from an advertisement appearing in the back page of this se, the British-American Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd., are placing on the local Japanese Yarn.In the early part of market a new cigarette under the name the interval there was an advance of 36 of "Golden Special." This brand is per hale, but latterly owing to decline in very mild and sweet in flavoar, and. American cotton, prices have lowered, 20 being wrapped in silver foil and enclosed per bale.

in hermetically-sealed tins containing, only Raw Cotton-No saks, Stack 100 baleg twenty-âve cigarettes, freshnew ia na bengal only. Quotations: Bengal: #57 to sured from first to last in spite of our 862 per cent; Chinese 850 to "886 per, damp elimate.

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