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SOLE AGENTS:
· MORE. INTERFERENCE BY PICKETS.
PASSENGERS SHOT AT WHILE BOARDING “LUNGSHAN,” Further news of unwarranted interfer
reached Hongkong yesterday afternoon ence on the part of the strike picketz
with the arrival of the river steamer A Chinese accountant
A Chinese was sentenced to one month's bard labour at the Central Magistracy yesterday, on a charge of having stolen om addition needs to be made to our home copper plates belong to the Hong- the sub-kong Electric Company. Mr. L R comments of "a few days ago on Moreover, we have yet to learn that theject of the rather unexpected disclosure Andrews, who appeared for the. Company prosperous gentlemen who carry on large that the Customs revenue at Canton wished to press the case as a deterrent
to others, businesses as turf commission agents going the last quarter “of 1995, exceeded!
Before Mr. E. Lindsell at the Lungshan, and scot free of income tax, though a recent the revenue for the corresponding quarter decision of the High Court has held that is the previous three years. Looking at Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese (among her passengers, who it appears casual profits from betting are not liable the Quarterly Trade Returns for other was sentenced to six months' hard labour was shot at, and wounded by the pickets to income tax.. The Budget proposal will Kwangtung ports we find reasons for and fiftyen strokes with the birch for while boarding the steamer at Canton on From the report made to the authori correct this manifest injustice to sonia cuggesting that the larger Customs re kidnapping a young girl, three years of Tuesday night. extent, ince by taxing all bets not a venue at Canton is sufficiently, explained age, from a house in the Shaukiwan dis-!
He sold the child ties of the occurrence, it seems that the by a probabile diversion of trade from tries, where he lived.
accountant, who is employed by a local single pound escapes taxation.
to a boatwoman at Mongkok for $49.
Chinese firm, went up to Canton about No one on either side of this sharply other ports. The Returns for Kengingon
a week ago to worship at the tombs of conducted dispute will deny that bumanity and Samshui, for instance, contain no
The Hotel-Boa Vista. Macao, which has his ancestors. On Tuesday he mado pre- has somewhere in its composition a taste record of any foreign goods whatever for a long period heen used as a school,parations to return to Hongkong, and for gambling. The "lucky big" is a being imported at those porte for the is being re-opened as a modern residential during the evening proceeded in a boat feature even of most Church bazaars last quarter of 1995. The inference hotel. The old building has been recon-with a number of other Chinese passen- Cambling has its roots in a human is that the districts those morts feed structed and provided with every modern gers to the Lungshan When the bout was close to the steamer; and the ne instinct whose manifestations are in in normal times are now being served convenience, and will be under the man- themselves neither good nor bad, A with foreign goods in round-about ways agement of Messrs. A. Leong Hing Kee countant, with the other passangers, was balanced writer on the subject has re- through the port of Cantou. That would Guests who wish to spend the week-end about to board the vessel the pickets, who cently said: "We have to ask ourselves more than explain the improved Customs there can make bookings at the Hotel were hovering in the vicinity, opened fire on the boat and its human freight. Ond of the bullets struck the accountant. what check on this instinct is necessary revenue at Canton for that quarter. The Metropole, Hongkong.
Special Macao excursions this coming causing a rather severe wound to his in the general interest, since its exag-annual Reports showing the Custorus geration is obviously attended with evil rerchus for all the smaller parts of Kwang | Sunday are advertised by the Hongkong, thumb and hand. The man overbalanced
of results, and whether, for purposes tung are not yet available. All we know, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, and fell into the water, but fortunately revenue any encouragement can be given so far, is that the revenue for the whole The Taichan is sail from Hongkong at was rescued and taken on board the 3.3
am, and will leave Macao for the re- Langshan, to it without the danger of leading directly year at Canton showed a decline of H. to such results."; If the question Tls 786,000. When to this is added the turn to Hongkong at 4 p.m. The Fin. judged by this standard we think it will decline which it is obvious from the heavy shan will leave Macno at 7.30 am. sad Passengers have be exceedingly hard for any one to make reduction in quantities of goods must be Hongkong at 12 noon. out a case that such a tax as the Chan-shown at each of the other ports in the the alternative of making the trip on the cellor of the Exchequer proposés" can province-Swatow, Kengmoon, Samshui, Trishan, or leaving Hongkong at noon possibly result in increasing the amount Lappa, Kowloon, Pakbui and Kiungchow on the inshaa and returning from of betting. The probabilities are that the-the Customs revenue for the whole Macao the same way by the Taishan. The tax will not serve to increase gambling Province of which Canton is the capital return excursion rate is $5, and the in the slightest degree: With or without city must be very substantial inderd, taxation the same vast sums of money alike for the last quarter and the whole would continue to change hands; and, period of 195 Or the ports named since the State recognises the existence Lappa appears to be the only one in of betting in places" within the meaning which trade appears, to have been fairly of the Act" and actually profits from it well-maintained, and it probably shares through the Post Office and the "enter with Canton the distinction of showing and Major C. Willson, the Chinese cook General in the, Consular service of the tainment tax on gate money, it surely revenue for the last quarter of the year who was arrested on the Blue Fannel Portuguese Republic.
rather better than that for the correspond- ng quarters of previous years.
does seem anomalous that it should con tinue to allow such a fruitful source of taxation as bets to go untapped.
The bookmaker probably would not he
"Nortons" orchestra will be on board the Taishan and will provide music during the voyage and will also play for dancing to and from Maczo."
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. J. H: B. Nihill
There his wound was dressed, and fol lawing his arrival here yesterday afternoon he made the above report,
THE PORTUGUESE CONSUL- GENERAL IN HONGKONG. SENHOR ALBUQUERQUE
PROMOTED.
The Portuguese community in Hong- kong and the Colony of Macao will learn
with considerable satisfaction that the Portuguese Consul General in Hongkong, has been raised to First Class Consul. Senhor Cerveira de Albuquerque e: Castre,
Lymon on Sunday, April 18th, in posses- It was fourteen years ago that Senbor sion of fifty revolvern, eight Mauser Albuquerque was first appointed to the pistols, three Luger pistols, and 5,906 Consular service. In that year he served rounds of ammunition, was sentenced to his Government at Orense, in Spain, The return made by the Medical Officer four years' hard labour. The Lycaon being subsequently transferred to Vigo,
issued on 20th Novaraax, 1899, in the Name AS. WATSON able to collect the tax in the same way of Health for last week shows that two only came into port on the 18th from Kobe and Hongkong, respectively. He
of the Late Ma ALLISTON O'DRISCOLL GOURDINH Been: Declared 1067 And should the Same not be prodeed before Bea MAY, 1926, it shall be dermed CANCELLED sad of NO EFFECT.
GIBS, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agenta. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1926.
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SOCIETY.
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IT in Proposed to Hold A JUMBLE SALE Con- tributions of Clothing, etc. will be Gratefully Received at the CITY HALL OF MONDAY, "TE, THURSDAY, 29TH and MAY SRD, STE and TH at 11.1.x.
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& CO., LTD.
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The Daily Press.
Konexoze, APRIL 2971, 1926,
THE TAXATION OF BETTING.
Ir was, of course, a foregone conclusion
say as the Theatre do; presumably, he Chinese died from rabies. would have to arrange for it in calculat ing the odds offered, ut, if as 'a body they so strongly dislike it, they may make way for the introduction of the totalisator on the Home courses-and so simplify the" task of the tax collector, and offer to the
A Chinese was knocked down by motor-car in Queen's Road West on Tues- to the Government day, and was sent Civil Hospital.
Liverpool via ports and part of the arrived in Hongkong in February, 1920, arms and ammunition was found con- where ne has remained ever since, and acealed in various places such as in the has been a popular member of the com-
munity.
Senhor Albuquerque will continue to defendant's bunk and among his clothes; while some of the contraband was about
represent his Government in this British to be placed in a sampan from the ship Colony and to hold the office of Dean of Two reports have been received from when the police made their haul. Hr the Consular Body, in which capacity, Chancellor. the prospect of larger Queen's Road West of buildings rendered. A. S. Russ appeared for the defend-h succeeded Mr. Wm. B. Gain, U.8. unt, and entered a "plea of guilty, and Consul-General, on the latter's transfer it was stated that the man was a cook to The Hague, in 1924. and, had only been at sea for between four and five months, having joined the thip at Liverpool.
revenue.
The statement of the ex-Governors of Dominions to whom allusion is made at the beginning of this article that the tax in the Dominious hat not increased bet ting is not incontestible, if it is linked up with the establishment of the totalisa-
or, as it is in practically all the Dominions
dangerous by the cracking of masonry owing to the heavy rains.
The rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 am yesterday was 30 inches. The total since January 1st in now 24.45 inches, against an average of 11.14 inches.
.
The meeting, which had been arranged to be held at the Euopean Y.M.C.A., Kow- loon, to-morrow evening in honour of the visit of Sir Arthur K. Yapp, Secretary of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A.,
COOLIES' PROTEST AGAINST A. MÉAL TAX.
"LUXURY TAX ON 20 CENT MEALS.
THE BANDE DE HINDI SAPE DEPOSIT, that they have setually in their that the proposal which the Chancellor referred to. A chartered accountant who DEPOSIT BOXES at the Yearly Rate of 8 of the Exchequer, has made to impose a writes to The Times with experience as Government Civil Hospital suffering from has now had to be postponed until Satur- of the food stalls and small restaurants
New Building, 5. QE ROAD," SAFE for the Small Size and 312 for the Large Size. Please Apply to The CASHIER.
WANTED.
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LOOD AHAH WANTED in Fox
'race
G. Must speak English and preferably from the Churches, it is however, un doubt, either the direct benefit to their cases of the tire dealbhe Trepons
s Good Traveller. 3Children. Good Wagen.
Mm. E. B. ORR.
c/o Mexra. Born & Co. TAITEN, FORMOSA
likely that much support will I found club or the indirect benefit to the Govern in the House of Commons for the book ment through the tax, but he joins issue makers' argument against the rax, which with the statement that it has not led
ኑ
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Some 400 employės-cooks and waiters day evening on account of the delay in in Canton on April 3rd almost wrecked
A Chinese, employed by the Dairy, Farm, at Pokfulam, has been sent to the tax of 5 per cent. on every tiske on an auditor of one of the largest turf clubs injuries caused by his being tossed by a
the arrival of the P. & O-Kyber, the office of the Collector of the Meal course or through a cren't book.in India says of the abolition of the bull.
Befween October 10th and April 10th, on which Sir Arthur is a passenger. Sir Tax in Canton. They protested that per- maker, would encounter determined op bookmaker and the introduction of the
1,184 cases cholera been reported Arthur, who will first of all meet the sons consuming food costing less than 20. position from the bookmakers as well as totalisator in Indin that no one could
Directors of the European X.M.C.A., and cents a meal have been held up for luxury will be entertained to dinner in the even- tax, like those spending more than 20 recently have been averaging about 90 a.
ing there, will address the meeting at cents. The coolies contend that to spend Mr. T. R. Pons. 20 cents a meal is not to live luxuriously 9 p.m. on Saturday: week.
ford, M.A., Secretary of the Foreign in these days, of high living costs.
#bo is accompanying
THE LABOUR CONVENTION одд tour of Department,
IN CANTON. Sir Arthur, will also give an address. Both visitors, who are India and the Far East, will doubtless
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] also visit the Chinese Y.L.C.A. during
It has been announced that there will their brief stay, of a few hours only, in the Colony. They are both proceeding to be a large gathering of delegates for the Shanghai, and thence to Japan, by the Third National Labour. Convention of China to be held in Canton, on May Lat.. under the auspices of the Kuomintang. Outside delegates include Hongkong hotel. employés unions, Shanghai printers' unions, and others. For the first time, At the China Anction Rooms yesterday women labour delegates will participate, Canton will serve on the reception com- mittee to welcome visiting delegates.
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The forty-fifth ordinary general mesting JELIX VILLAS-At the TERMINUS of Fthe Yew BUS SERVICE, Baruppan is briefly that no scheme for taxing to increase in gambling. He expresses roxidences equipped with modern sanitation, betting in England is workaile and that, the opinion that when totalisators were of the Canton Insurance Office, Ltd., will electric light gas, as well as garage and comprising rooms, 4 bathrooms, servants in any event, the tax will not yield the established in India they very largely take place on Tuesday, May 19th, at noon, increased, the amount of betting How to be held at the offices of Messra. Jardine.
Matheson & Co., Ltd. quarters, etc., at $150 and upwards. These sum expected from it. The cabled sum- comfortable residences, on MOUNT DAVIS BOLU, face South and are situated in one of mary of the Chancellor's speech does not ever, in Great Britain that question does the most delightful localities in Fongkong, Apply to the HosGONG LAND INVESTMENT & tell us how much be expects it to yield; not yet arise. No increase of betting that but, as the decision to impose this tax we can see can be expected from the
· AGENCY 00. İ.TD.,
has not been arrived at in a hurry, but imposition of such a tax as the Chan LET-No. 41, ROSIE ROAD, 4 Boone
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Owing to the falling and splitting of granite lintel at. 199, Queen's Road West, it is reported that the building is unsafe. And 2 Balls Large Garden--Apply to only after the most exhaustive investigacellor proposes. Of course, it will be a similar misbap" occured at 205 Queen's Khyber on Sunday. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, No. 6, tions, we may conclude that the Treasury objected that it leaves absolutely un-Road West, where & lintel in the kitchen
affected a vast amount of betting on other is fully satished that the yield will be things than borse races; but, perhaps, the present proposal is but a beginning in PREMISES TO LET is the Damy FA well worth the cost of collecting it.
Des Voeux Road Central.
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OFFICE TO LET.
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
BECRETARY,
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brief letter signed by several former House of Commons. Governors of Dominions testifying to the productivity of the tax and stating that the imposition of such a tax has not increased the amount of besties in the Dominions. We cannot say that we are greatly impressed by Sie. JoaN SIXON'S
in the
broke in two. -du
The mistress of the Kwong.
Co.
PROPERTY SALE.
THE CAPTURED PICKET LAUNCH
Point, Floor Area: 8,835 Sq. Ft., Height, We expected the Chancellor had prac dealing, comprehensively with the whole of Bowring Street, was fined.325, the afternoon, Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa, by upwards of a dozen women workers in
Mare Bxcellent Godown. For tically made up his mind on the subject subject: We should be the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, fox order of the mortgagee, disposed of a 90.40 Ft.
posing for sale lius of skimmed milk, leasehold property known as No. 2, Kau U further particulars apply to the Becazaar. THE DAIRY PARK, -ICE & COLD when we saw recently in The Times a Chancellor's proposal is
without indicating that the contents were Fong West STORAGE CO., LTD.
pot to be given to infamis.
The area of this property is 975 aquare feet and the annual Crown Rent is $13.50
The upect price was $25,000, and there When a Chinese was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with fail-being no advance on this, Mr. Cheong There was to have been a 'sale of lease ing to repair a defective water pipe at Shiu became the purchaser at this figure. the rear of his house, he pleaded that he had been fined $10 on the same summons bold property, by order of the mortgagee, the magistrate, thought that defendant property in question being No. 8, Lynd was under a misapprehension. The case burnt Terrace, but the property was with was, however, adjourned so that investiga-drawn prior to the time announced for the!
Bale, tions might be made.
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OUSE Mid-Level, also One between
Between 2 p.m. on the 27th inst. and Pm. on the 25tir, 3.76 inches el rain fell in the preceding 25 hours the fall was 0.39 of an inch"
[FROM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Mr. Boo Shiu Ching Chairman of the Canton Strike Committee in Canton has complained to Mr. Foo Ping Sheung, Com- missioner, for Foreign Affairs in Canton,
communicate with the British Consulate- Canton Harbour seized one of the picket launches. Mr. Foo has been requested to
launch. General to arrange for the release of the
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CATHOLIC CAZyzokat and St. Pamy Argument that the taxation of betting The bathing beaches at North Point and the previous week. Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at Mr. A. G. Rocha's auction room, the that a British gunbost on April 26th in Mortgages ranged on Architect's valuation would be equivalent to an official im. Kennedy Town open on May Ist, while the n the practice. Burely it may Stonecutters' Island beach (with the same HOUSE, FLATS and BUILDING LOTS pratur pn
betting has the imprematu launch facilities, as were provided last Negotiated. SMALL INVESTORS T be said that t
of the State already. in that it is under year) opens on May 5th."
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