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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1931.

STRANGE FIND AT DRAWBACK SYSTEM. DISCOVERY OF BIG

DOCK.

MYSTERIOUS CASE OF

PAMPHLETS.

DETECTIVES WAIT FOR 'SHANGHAI RESIDENT.

HOW ABOLITION, AFFECTS

SHANGHAI.

PORTS TRADE LIKELY TO SUFFER.

It must be admitted that in many countries "drawback" as they are known in China are not granted, and although other very valuable incilities ate granted ia, the importer, the forreeching and valuable advantages which have been enjoyed in this country have never had, their equal elsewhere.

China has always been reluctant to acknowledge that duty once A minor, sensation was caused-in'

paid can legally be demanded to London Latour circles by the dis | is returned and winny of the pis. covery by the Daily Herald of abiems which so exercised China case of pamphlets, booked to Port and the powers with which she Said on board the P. & O. Karnay mations in the sixties eventing concern themselves mata in the name of Capt. A. E. N. | with this return, of duty, or, as Howard, well-known in Shanghai usually terined "drawback," writes a shippor in the W., Daily for his connection with anti-| Nerk Sovist and anti-Bolshevik organizn. tions. These pamphlets, which the paper nasorts were illegal since they „did not bear the name of the prin ter and publisher, escenied to suggest that the Labour Government was aiming at a world revolution. They were picked up by the Daily Herald relates to foreign erga igas set Brielly, the system so far as it presentative as they, blew about out hereafter and although draw. one of the quays at the Kingbacks have been, granted in respect uf Coast Trade Duty paid on na George V. Dock, Custom House, tive targo in the past the recent London, cu February 5. They abolition and it is proposed to peared to come out of a case which confus the present remarks to the had been broken open by accident.

foreign cargo alone. Immediately the announcement of this discovery was made by the paper, a special conference of Gov einment officials took place in Whitehall. Two plain clothes, de- tectives wore sent to the Karmata, which was due to leave London on February 3, to questino, Captain 1loward, Captain Howard, low- ever, did not leave by the ship and the detectives' search proved un- availing The case of pamphlets was confisented by the stenship company.

How Pamphlets Were Found. The finding of the pamphlets was described by the Daily Herald as

follows:-

Until recently these "drawbacks" were also granted in the creç of re-exports to Tsingtao and Daireo. The Tsingtao privileges were abolished last year and al though no official intimation has been given, a recent notification would indicate that the Japanese authorities have voluntarily mo: dified the free-port status Dairen.

of

Privileged, Cargoes. Ordinary cargo packed in bales, enses, etc., providing that it was reexported intnet within a period of three years from the date of import and provided niso

that

NUGGET.

WORTH OVER £5,000. YOUTH'S SENSATIONAL FIND,

HONG KONG-SINGAPORE RUN.

RECORD TINE BY ITALIAN

VESSEL

Kalgoorlie.At Lurkinville... al. The 8.8. Gange, owned by Lloyd "luvial fold a 17-yearold youth Tristino, for whom Messes. Deù named James Joseph Larcombe} well & Co, age the local agents, discovered the largest sing of gold' arrived in port from Singapure at ever unearthed in Western Aug.45.50 aan, on Tuesday after having las 101 hoies in transit. This is. tralia.

Tho stug. weighs 1,123 ounces clind to be a record for that sun. (ne) and with the premium, is The Gange, which is under the worth £3,600.

command of Capt, Nicolini, bag a Admiring and envious crowds į nett tonnage of 8,732 tons, - She gathered to view the slug when it brought 200 tons of general carge was placed on exhibition at Cool for Hong Kong and «rried 1,000. gordio,

tons for through ports. Her drow is made up of 284 Europeans and 14 Asiatics.

Some fine slugs have beón found ať Larkinville, but of course there has been nothing found even approach this one.

to

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

March 4, 1931,

ON LONDON-

Telegraphic Transfer... 11 Bank Bills, on demand 11 Bank Billa, miantha'

sight

evans mode Credite, 4 month

sight

On

Documents, 4 months'.

sight ..... Pabte:-

11 1/18

12 13/01

Bank Bills, on demand 8874 Credits, & mouth' aight 607

UN NEW YORK:

Bank Bills, on demand 221 Credits, 00 days' night. 238

OM BOMBATI-

Telographic Tranfər Bank, on demand...........

ON CALCUTTA

Telegraphie Transter... } Bank, on domand

UN SHANGHAI : ----

Tia. 76

Book, at night...)Baddin.

JN YUKODAMA :-

On demand

UN

The vessel is on her way to Shang-ON hai and other northern porta and will bo gasing through hore again o March 25, on her homeward

Exhibition' Suggested Abroad. News of the discovery at Luckia. ville was received in Perth with voyage. Kreat interest. It is the biggest slug found in Western Australia. being more than twice the size of the previous biggest-the "Bobliv

Dazzler."!

now for

The opinion is expressed that the Government, should not permit virgin gold of such phenomenal weight to be smelted into bars or currency, but that with other slugs from Larkiaville, it should be ex- hibited in London. Paris, New York, and other world ventres. As overseas investors are inclined to provide capital Western Australian gold mining ventures, such an exhibition would indicate most strongly the posi lities of unexploited auriferous Arena in this State. There, would be no difficulty in regard to pur- chase of these slugs because ing bank will advance money against gold.

Big Nuggets of the Past.

A shower, of remarkable phan-evidence of original duty payment, phlets suddenly blew across one of in the form of a "Pass," WHB the quays, at the King George V. produced received back the whole

Most of the big nuggeta ungurth- Dock, Custom House, London, yes- of the import duty paid when be ed in Australia have been found terday (February 4).

ing sont to foreign port, -- in Victoria, The Welcome Stran

Re-packing in any form whatis ger found at Moliagul (Victoria) ever invalidated this privilege, in 1800 had a gross weight of but watches, typewriters, notur 22840uz and was valued at £0,534.. ears and similar articles definitely The Welcome Nugget discovered Lidentifiablo by the maker's number

at Ballarat (Victoria) in 1858 was were exprinted from the necessity worth £5,325. It wrighed 22170z of remaining in their original | gross. Holtermann's Nugget,

The pamphlets fell from a ense broken open by accident. One of them has found its way to the Daily Irahl offices,

A Prediction Which Came True" is, this pamphlet's title; and its conclusion is:-

The Russian Soviets' avowed aim

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ARRIVALS.

March, 3,

Ardent, Norwegian str., 1,101 tons, Capt. E. Krozer, from Bang- kok, buoy No. B16.-K. Larsen & Ca Starck, Swedish str., 2,682. tone, Cant. W. Johansson, from Antwerp, Kowloon Wharf.- Thorskn Tjikadak, Dutch str., 4,801 toss, Capt, P. Lems, from Muntok, buoy Nu. A8.-J.C.LL

March 4, Apicey, British str., 1,776 tons, Capt. C.-W, Shearer, fron Kimifa, buoy No. 327--Wo Fat Sing.

Canton, French str., 076 tons, Capt.

F. Morvan, from Haiphong, buoy No. B8.-M. M.. Cape St. Francia, British str., 9,170 tons, Capt. D. Hayland, from Singapore, buoy No. B25.-Dod, well & Co.

44

Cange, Italian str., 7,324 tons,

Chupt, Nicolini Gunbot, fro Trieste, Kowloon Wharf-Dod- well & Co. (NewGolden Wall, American str., 3,729

and was valued

packing, provided that they were found at Hill End is world revolution. Is this the still in unused condition. Such South Wales) in 1872 weigh aim of our present Government bulk cargo, too, as coal, metals, mil. 75000z, all. It cortainly looks like it !! | oils, sugar and timber were decord- ed the privilege even though they Incidentally this pamphlet is an illegal document, for it bears.no were hot definitely identifiable is indication of its printer or pub-the material described in the

"Paas"

lisher.

#

Whence came the pamphlets 1. They certainly were contained in can consigned as passenger's baggage for the P. & O. Company's branch liner Kurmala, which eails to-day from the King George V. Dock for the Far East.

The case was addressed in the name of Captain A. E. N. Howard. A second-class passage from Lon don to Port Said has been booked in the name of Capt. A. E. N. Howard, who is expected to join the ship to-day.

Possibly Captain A. E. N. Howard-whose name does not ap- pear in the Army List as that of a serving soldier-may be entirely ignorant of the existence of there pamphlets, or that they have been consigned to Port Said in his name The Sequel.

.

On February 8. the paper, under the heading Deck watch by deter tives: Wait in vain for mysterious captain pamphlets held," publish ed the sequel :-

cident.

world revolution:

Immediately the Daily Herald revelation was read in Whitehall. yesterday a conference of Govern- meat officials 'took place.

at £12,000 However, technically speaking, this was not a nugget, but a mass of gold found in a reef. At Canadian Gully (Victoria) in 1933 and 1851 four nuggets were found with a gross weight respec- tively of 1,01905, 1,1170z, 1,011oz, and 1,1770. In 1857 a nugget in (Victoria), the total weight being two pieces was found at Dunolly 2,9520z. It had a value of 25,500. The Blanche Barkley Nugget dis covered at Kingower (Victoria) in 1857, weighted 1,74302 and worth £0,013

Was

It saunot be denied that these privileges were generous and it is equally true that they were to some extent abuard, other materi- als being substituted for the eargo which did pay duty. But as a set- off against these generous privileges the Chinese Government had al- ways maintained that all goods actually landed in China became immediately liable for duty and although the payment might be

Among the recent discoveries of deferred for twelve months, under nuggets in Western Australia was the former inadequate facilities at St. Ives, near Kalgoorlie, in it was nevertheless merely a finite deferment of payment and not the recognition that honded goods had not yet been declared for import.

bons, Capt. E. J. Anderson, from Manila, buoy No. A12,-* States 8.B. Cot Halching, British str., 1,933 tons, Capt. E. Walker, from Swation', Douglas Wharf.-Douglas S.S. Havel, German str., 4,417 tons,

Co.

Capt, H. Hasggen, from Shanghai, buoy No. A4-Mel- ⚫chers & Co.

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MANILA-On demand... H SINGAPORE:- Ju demand........... BATAVIA:-On demand.. 56

ON FARHONG:

On demand..

30)

ON BAIGON:On demand" org UN BANDKOR:- On demand

BOVERRfONS, Bank's Buying

Bate

Baş BILVER, per-on-

1984

EXCHANGE RATES.

(CRITION WIRELESS, BERVICE.}

Paris New York Brussels

Geneva Amsterdam Milan

Berlin

Stockholm

Copenhagen

Vienna

Oslu

Proque

ReGay, March 3.

123.99).

4.85 23/33

39,84

25.23

∙12.11

02.73

20.438

18.134

18.103

$18.10

34.50

164

Helsingfors...

197

Madrid

.45.033

Lisbon ...

102.90

Athens

376

Bucharest

817 41/16

Buenos Aires

Montevideo

351

1/81

1/21

101

2/13/32 19

-Rio

Bombay Shanghai

Hong Kong ... Yokohama Silver (ariot). Silver (forward)

HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

(-.

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, March 4.

Previous On Dato On Date

Day

at

Barometer. 1993 Hiram, Norwegian str., 1.108 tons, Humidity...

Temperaturo 61 Capt. E. R. Hannerig, from Wind Swatow, buby No. C8.-Thore- Direction sen & Co.

Force Hozan Maru, Japanese str., 1,383

Westber 0 Rain thu tons, Capt. H: Oyamin, from Highest ope air Temportare, Swntow, O.S.K. Wharf

jat 4 p.m. 10 0 4 p.m.

30.48 69

4t+98 69

87

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E

W.

3

}

2

OF no

OF 0.01

Lowest open-air Temperaturo, 4/12

18

O.S.K.

1920, weighing 101oz. The Booby Hydrangea, British str., 561 toms, de-

Dazzler referred to in the fore- going message from Perth, was nearthed at Pübarn in 1991. It weighed 48702.

In most other countries of the world there is by convention or implication an gouttered t

aren, whether

not consisting of "Bonded Warehouses" into which from abroad, and from which to foreign porte, it is recognized that cargo may come and go without being subjected to Customis levy or even, generally speaking, inspec

tion.

to the more fortunately situated foreign ports such as Hong Kong, and Kobe or possibly eyen Na- gasaki. Shanghai is a true entre pot in a manner to which Tien tein and the other coast poris van. not lay claim, whilst Hankow hardly enters the bisture.

Cargo is shipped here, imported, and warehoused, and Hong Kong. Japan and even farther ports are served from the stocks so accum. ulated

Whilst it is true that a bare 2 per cent, of the total imports in 1927-28 were re-exported abroad under drawback, it is reasonable to suppose that at the very least 5. per cent were brought hare with the object of boing capable of de livery in countries other

than

B-Blue sky -Cloudy; D- Capt, P. W. Grierson, from Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning Swatow, Chile: On Wharf-Chiu M-Mist; O-Overcast: P-Passing On &S, Co.

showers; Q-Squalis; R-Rain; T- Kanchow, British str., 1,229 tons, Thunder,

Capt. R. H. Fairley, from Canton, buoy No, B.-B. & S. Faying, British str., 1,572 tons,

Capt. Fraser, from Swatow, buoy No. B-B. & S.

Kwaisang, British str., 1,435 tons, Capt, M. Costello, from 6wa- Low, West Point Wharf.-J. M. & Co. Linchow, French str., 1,591 tons,

Capt. P. B. Morganti, from Canton, buoy No. Co. -Sing Key & Co.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.

From March 6 to 11, 1931, "

HIGH WATER,

Shun Chit, Chinese str., 1,251 tone, Thur.

Capt. T. Thorbjornsen, from Saigon, buoy No, A30.-Chang Fri Tong In.

Bat. Sonchow, British str., 1,804 tons,

Capt. WT. Hodge, from Swa-Sun tow, by No. Bo--B & S

St. Albans, British str., 5,590 tons, MOD,

Capt. F. M. Miller, from Mel bourne, Australia, Kowloon

The Wharf. 3, M&

Date of

A

LOW WATRI

Hong

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Sitadard

Time

Height

Time.

Height.

188 0 2

04 10 10 8

0445

-29 16 17 7

15 83.-19 2

€ 11.08. 15 4

2305 172

16 20

10440

7 1125 15 6

+5 10

-17 20

8

65 50

1909 5.9)

1816-

0043 [55 1947

(620

2 2

19 18

18

10

Yeijun Maru, Japanese str., 1,284 Wed. 11.

tems, Capt. R Taketom from Canton, buoy No. B17.-D.K-K

PASSENGERS.

Departures.

01405. 06 48 18175035 19 0156 370659 81 1358 60 98 18.2 B

Two detective oficers waited in vain yesterday (February 6) on bgard the P. & O. liner Karmala Cargo placed in these "Bonded in King George V. Dock in the Warehouses" may be left there until it has deteriorated into hope of seeing. Capt. A. E. N. Howard, who was booked to occupy valueless rubbish. Wines which Cabin No. 100 on a trip to the East. become sick," spirits which lose The detectives wished to question their strength and liquids of all him concerning a number of mys-kinds which bave leaked from their terious pamphlets, which, as exalu-containers are, so far as the coun sively revealed Tn the Daily Herald trics Customs revenue is concerned, yesterday, were consigned to Fort treated as non-existent for the con

dition in which the goods Said in this game,

The case in which they were removed from the "Bonded Ware parked was broken open by ac house is taken to be the condition

of import and duty in lovired China and many sales were effect It was then found that the pamterdingly. There is, of course, noe here owing to such stocks be phlets not only bore me indication actual loss to the Revenue by this ing locally available. The per of printer or pubisher, but also method as, for instance, a cask of centage, too, does not convegn suggested that the Labour Gavergalerry which is spoilt in bood will

fair representation of the volume ment semed to be aiming at a naturaly be replaced by the, im of available re-exporta for it is pertar in the ordinary course of unlikely that grain, raw cotton.

CABLE CO. LINES TO BE his business."

metals, etc, would ever be. sent System Abolished,

abroad, whilst a large proportion

TAKEN OVER. of the importers of machinery, and The Chinese authorities, how cépecially parts theroof, as well as

PEIPING AND TIENTSIN Two plain-clothes officers were never, have. notified the nolition many other articles, would use

OFFICES TO BE CLOSED ence sent to King George V. Dock of the "Drawback" system without Shanghai as their centre for the The following passengers left yes to await the arrival of Captain at the same retreating from their Far Eastern trade. They will notterday by 3.8 Chichi Maru: Nanking, Feb. 23.-It is learned Howard.

standpoint that bonding is merely be able to do so in future, and Mr. Read, Mr. A. A. Banermann, that the Ministry of Communica One took up, a position on the ndeferment of import duty pay- ane, an important ons of the Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lunkley, Bev tions has matructed the Telegraph after-promenade deck overlooking ment and according to paragraph | geographical advantages of Shang. Stephen Hhano, Miss R. Kibble, Administration, at Tientsin, and the entrance to the sooond-class, ne- 27 of theWarehouse Proprietor's hai will have been throws away. Mr. R. W. Massey, Mr. R. O. Wat Peiping to take over nanodiately commodation. The other man who Bond" the proprietar "shall be If it is the intention of the son, Mrs. Albertina Boissoree and the land, telegraph wires which have stationed outside the door of Cabin. remonsible for payment of duty Chinese Government to establish a child, Mr. B. Subreiber, Birs. B. A. hitherto been lensed to, the Gr No. 100, which was booked in Cant. on cargo lost or damaged by reli-true Bonded Arm into which Anderson, Mr. S. Abo, Mr. A. P. Northern and Eastern Extension Howa's namo,,

bery, theft, fine or any other cargo may come na into a free port Kelior, Miss M. Gie, Mr. M. Companies as well as the offices of Both waited until the ship was cause. It is quite obvious that we would suggest that they make Moreno, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Solon, the two companies at Tientsin and duo (nil, Init Capt Flowed did insuficient consideration has been their intentions known, before for Cal G, Franklin Shale, Mrs. G Paiping not put in an appearance The given to the undoubird ebligations eign ports take alvantage of the M Horst, Mrs. R. Harcus, Air. By to original, arrangement, "he- liner moved off down the Thames of the revenue-collecting Customs new regulations, and that the con- and 31, T. Wilson and four tween representatives of the Minig- carrying neither Captain Howard tewards the humle merchant. 'ditions of storage in such area bethildren, Master Walcon, Miss Latry and the companies, the lines as nor the case of pamphlets Ther. The argument now to be advanc such as to encourage merchats to Metzger, Mr. J. M. Billing, Mr. well as the dlco, were to have been pamphlets were maliziated by the end russian considered to izzore the Jain, their stocks, there

the mind of the yr stenmdip company,

outports, but it does as if :Shang-

I. Butheland, Mr. l'As it

it required The attention of the Home Office hai is more vitally concerned for Shanghai does need such an area and Mrs. Glees, Mr. and Mrs. G. up affairs, the Ministry, pursuant has been directed to the necurryCS, a large portion of its trade will, and the flovernment might give H. Malone, M. Dayton, Mr. and to the request of the companies, and questions are ta bo naked in the be diverted by the new regulations catalishment very serious con- Mrs. N. C. Boulton, Mrs. K#Galen, had postponed the date for eight House of Commons.

(Continued on nex Columan). Bideration.

Mise Talav G. Knight.

weeks, which period expiry to-day.

It can hardly be denied By Loin Cubbing r 1 lakeir over one time to wind

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