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INCOME TAX AND THE

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employee's income has suggested that the great octopus of Somerset House is pushing out lengthy and powerful tentacles Army, Navy and Air Force Officers have to pay income tax wherever they may be, and there seems no absolute reason, why the principle may not be ex- tended. The thought of such a thing at first rouses an unsuspect ed sympathy with GEORGE WASH- INGTON and the gentlemen who threw tea into Boston Harbour years ago. The natural reaction. if, "Why should we pay 1 The old Radical war-cry of No taxation without representation," somewhat pedantic principle and we doubt if the privilege of maintaining, at some expense, a

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MR. CHAU YUE TENG

DEATH AFTER A SHORT. ILLNESS

It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr. Chan Yuc Teng, one of the Colony's best-known Chinese busi. nesamen, whose work for the wel

tre of the public in general, and the Chinese community in particu lar, is too well-known to need re- capitulation in these columns. Mr. Chau had been suffering from cero- bral haemorrhage for the past week or so and he passed away at his residence in the early hours of yesterday,

*News and Views *

SUMMARY OF NEWS

General.

The United States administra-

Old Sports Gear.

fendants were so much impressed by Scene: The flat of a lady or the ability of the man who had seventy Time: p.m. A ring at three times defeated them that they tion, more concerned with its in- the front door bell Reluctantly she insisted on his being briefed to re-ternal inflation programme, is not some of which again brought the lisation, and the report that a Hoes downstairs and open the door, present them in all future cases, prepared to agree to currency stabi to a tidy and smiling small boy.

"If you please, mum, I called to junior member of the Bar to the virtual agreement had been reached ask if you have got a football, you Court of Appeal. And that was the for the stabilisation of the dollar are not using?

foundation of a very distinguished at the present approximate pound rate of 4.05 is officially denied in Page 9. Washington,

Sultan's Missing Skull, - -

It was a "night out" by some young German officers in Tang anyiks before the war that started the trouble about the lost skull of Sultan Mkwawa, which once more has been the subject of questions in the House of Commons.

A familiar figure in local busi ness circles, Mr. Chau will perhaps be best remembered for the good work he put in on behalf of the Mkwawa had waged. for years Chinese General Chamber of Combittor guerilla warfare against the merce of which he was vice Germana. Time and again he was president for two years in addition cornered, but escaped through the to having been a member of the loyalty of bis people, who used to executive committee for a number leave food and munitions in the of years. He was, in addition, a bush for him to. collect, Finally member of the University Court he died by his own hand rather and during the water faming in than be captured. 1999, he served on the Water Sup-| Question of Identity, ply Committee.

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His skull, which for some reason

career.

The young barrister was then Mr. Gordon Hewart. and is now Lord ewart, the present Lord Chief Justice.

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what British Golf Needs.

The search for the 29-year of American flyer, Lieut. James J. Mattern, who disappeared after leaving Kharbarovsk, Russia, on an attempt to fly to Nome in Alaska, The weakness of British first on Wednesday evening, is still con- class golf is its consistent incontinuing.

Page 9. Mr. William Hamm the wealthy sistency. This and the vast army of three-putters" were the fea American brewer, who was kid-

Jast week, has napped

been tures of the Ladies' Championship

Page 0. and Gold,,Vass meetings.

Far East.

The moral is plain. To-day there are probably a million members of British golf clubs. Yet the stan- dard remains low. What is want ed more than anything else to im- prove it is the provision of prac tice grounds, of which, there are very faw in this country.

Most American clubs have prac

Of a retiring nature, "Mr. Chau. did a vast amount of charitable is regarded by the Tanganyika na- tives as a talisman, was stolen work on the quiet" and a pro- from his grave and taken to Ger- tice courses, where full length

minent local resident yesterday

described him as one of the beat of nature's gentlemen.'

The late Mr. Chau was head of the firm which bears his name and has offices in China Building. He was engaged principally in ship. ning, import and export, some of his ships plying between here and ports in Annam, and the Straits Settlements.

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Mr. Chau is survived by and several grandsons and the sympathy of the Colony goes to the family in their sad loss.

NANKING GOVERNMENT'S

PLANS

PEACE AND REFORM.

A telegram from Shanghai re- ports that the Nanking Government has decided to enforce its scheme of National Salvation.

тапу. When two years ago the German Government was for about the fifth time asked to comply with A clause of the Versailles Treaty which stipulates for the return of the skull to the Tanganyikans, it made a rather adroit reply..

All the German museums had been searched and three skulls known to be from Africa had been found. Would the British Govern ment take its choice of the three?

A Famous Casa,

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fessionals.

Blus Golf Balls.

There is another golfing, change which we may yet live to see. It concerns the colour of the ball.

Experimentalists like Sir Harold Gillies, the plastic surgeon and in ternational golfer; consider that the white ball is too dazzling to the

released.

It is now established that the bandits in the Eastern section of Kirin Province have numerous Soviet rifles, imprinted with the ranrk of the Ishevsky arms factory and dated 1923.

Page 9. Local,

A leading ease in the British courts, was one for hel, brought

eye in sunlight. Another night of April 18. by Mr. Artemus Jones (now Judge famous British golfer who supports Artemus Jones, K.C); on account this contention is Mr. C. V. L. of an article purporting to describe Hooman, the old Oxford triple the adventures at a French water-Blue. ing-place of a person bearing his

name.

The defendants produced an im- posing array of eminent counsel, and the plaintiff was represented by a young barrister on the Northern Circuit.

The plaintiff gained a verdict, and the case went to the Court of Appeal. Here the plaintiff's cause was pleaded by the same young

From this day onwards, the at- tention of the Government will be devoted to reforms in the different departments of the administration, and the development at frontierbarrister. districts.

Education will be fostered and Foundation of a Career.

policy of conciliation will be He won again, and the case went adapted in dealing with the differ-to the House of Lords. Here, too, ent political factions so as to put the argument was in the same an end to civil strife.

hands, with the same result.

The consequence was that the de-

But in dealing with Communists, he Government has decided to and exterminate them suppress with the least, posible delay.

Closure was moved, but the result would be the same:

To impose any forms of income tax on Eastern nationals would. not be easy. In the East the family is responsible for what the State and to the Eastern mind dodging the income tax would be an amus

J

M H. P. Bailey was fined drives and iron shots of varying total of 8350 at Central Magistracy length can be practised, and there on charges arising out of an n are special tees. These courses are cident in Queen's Road in which freely used both before and be Mr. Landau, wife of the proprietor task of the pro-jured. Defending solicitor gave a tween rounds. They simplify enor-of Jimmy's Kitchen was badly in full explanation of his client's con- mously the

duct.

Page 7. The draw for the Happy Valley foursomes appears on Page 7. -

Sentence of imprisonment for life was passed on Chan Hi who was the Criminal found guilty at Sessions yesterday on a charge of attempting to murder by shooting, Mr. Lo Wai Koung, the proprietor of a Chinese newspaper, on the

Page 7 A verdict of not guilty was re- turned by the jury in the case in which an ex-district watchman was charged with stabbing a hawker in West Point. The case was taken Mr. Hooman is full of theories at the Criminal Sessions yesterday He believes in green before the Puisne Judge, Mr. R. E. on colour.

Lindsell.

Page 7. rooms to aid digestion.

A third experimentalist is Mr.

We regret to announce that Mr. Douglas Fairbanks. Mr. Fairbanks Chau Yue Teng, a prominent Chi declares that Hollywood is now nese shipping, import and export deeply immersed in the study of merchant, passed away at his resi colour. He predicts that soon all dence in Hong Kong early yester~ our newspapers will be printed in day. He had been suffering from celebrat haemorrhage for several green ink.

Page: 7. If these students of the colour days.

The demolition of the City Hall question formed a panel to choose the ideal tint for golf balls, what has closed to the public the park- would their selection bot Mying facilities previously offered. own colour fancy for golf balls is We understand a double line of carn" light blue, or alternatively pink is to be allowed to park in Chater with black dots, writes a cynical Road from the Cricket Club to the entry into Murray Road. Page 7. golfer."

Local and General

An order for the reorganisation of the Chinese volunteer corps in Nantas and Chapai has been re ceived from the Ministry of the Interior."

There will be a meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday, 22nd inst. when the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D., will ask questions in relation to the over-crowding in the Prisoners.

Page T The President Coolidge fielded a Three casts of enteric are the scratch baseball team which beat only entries on the return of the the South China A.A. yesterday by Page 10. Medical Officer of Health for 5.rims to Saturday and Sunday.

Four games were decided yester

Lawn day in the Open Singles Bowls Championships. Results ap- Pleading guilty at the Criminal pear on Page 10. A crippled Chinese pleaded guilty Four matches were played in the to the theft of three bars of soap: yesterday. Hesults will be found on He denied a previous conviction for stealing and was remanded to to page 10.

ONE of the great advantages of life Hong Kong member of the House does for individuals in the West, robbery with violence, Siu Chuen before Mr. Wynne-Jones yesterday" A "Division of the Tennis League

in the Crown Colonies is freedom from income tax. Before the War income tax was regarded more as

of Commons would be the least re- compense for a contribution of a quarter upwards of our incomesing battle of wits, in which he into the Imperial Treasury, for the Would win every time. On the missioners would have three sources other hand, the Income Tax Com-

a source of insult than injury. It beneft of Home social services, and

Wis ยก inquisition into private

Sessions, yesterday to a charge of was sentenced by the Chief Justice to 18 months imprisonment with

hard labour..

Morrow,

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According to a Chinese roport

the Tehabilitation of the war area on an illegal banishment order, but from Nanking, the Government is! taking steps to raise $90,000,000 for⠀ Discharged at the April Sessions

Firms to act as Agents for their affairs and the Inland Revenue the many ingenious fads and fancies of easy money. 1, Offcial salaries; in the north and also for the relief later deported on a valid warrant,

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2, Dividends of public companies; of refugees. Half of this amount Kwok Ping again made his appear LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS.

would be borrowed from Chinese ance in Hong Kong on May 20 and Two things have to be remember-13, Incomes of British subjects whose banks.

was re-arrested. At the Sessions The American wooden corvette which opened at the Supreme Juanita, (Commander P When he was charged before Mr. Court yesterday, prisoner pleaded Harrington) has (says the Straits If Local Companin demirons of taking grumbled and paid. Now it, ia aed. The first is that it would be legal domicile is in Great Britain.

ap further Agencies will let a far more serious matter, both to exceedingly simple for the Treasury The nature of domicile was explain- Wynne-Jones' yesterday with the, not guilty before the Chief Justice, Times) arrived in Bombay Harbour know the Lines in which they are business firms and private in, to get a very large sum out of the ed in the Daily Press when the theft of a fountain pen, a Chinese Mr. J. R. Wood, to a branch of the from. Kurachee. She left New York youth claimed that the pen was | Deportation Order. Prisoner was on the 29th November last, and is interested the information wilted dividuals Solicitors and charter Crown Colonies, and the second Divorce Ordinance was published. given him by a school mate about sentenced to six months hard on her way to Chinese waters, where she will be stationed for two on to interested parties as oped accountants, whose duty it is to that Chancellors of the Exchequer One's place of legal domicile is two years ago. The case was re- portunity offers,

years. Her crew numbers 241 men get one off as lightly as possible, are casting round desperately for one's place of birth. To change it manded for 48 hours.

Sentence of 3 years hard labour Kazuichi Kawaguchi (25) a and she is armed with six nine- have prospered exceedingly, but by money to balance the budget. The is a difficult matter and involves

one in-was passed on Li Bang, alias Police, who is wanted in Singapore rifle, one three-inch and a Gatling Japanese detective of the Singapore inch full-bore guns, one eight-inch the time their fees are paid, unless swing of the political pendulum is satisfying the courts that

'Kwok Kwan, at the Criminal big money is involved little profit the normal course of British public tends living permanently in the Scesions yesterday when he pleaded for the alleged larceny of a revolver gun. After a stay in Bombay of remains from their service, beyond life and the next, on certainly the new abode. Quite certainly an em guilty to a breach of a Deportation and 24 rounds of amunition, and three weeks she will sail for Cal- the moral satisfaction of having next-but-one government is pretty ployee of a big hồng, going on. Order. It was stated that on June who waived extradition proceed-cutta en route for Yokohama,

years but was seen in the Colony Schofield, at Central Magistracy 1869. kept the greedy hounds of the law certain to be Socialist, or advanced Home leaveiat periodical intervals, 5, 1832, accused was banished for 10 ings, was again brought before Mr. Hong Kong Daily Press, June: 90.

and liable to transfer to another on May 28...

yesterday, and remanded until Radical at the best. Such n

Thursday. Chief Detective Inspec Looking Back 25 Years, at bay.

branch could not obtain a local

The Criminal Sessions were open- Cabinct would see no reason why domicile. The judges would sum vid favor 6 over Longship would be sailing on that day ed yesterday before she has

To running a dog ator Shannon told the Court that a If one lives out of England ser

Justice The only prisoner Wa tain rebates can be claimed on

they should not rob the fat henmarily dismiss any such applica-main road on Sunday came to grief for Singapore,

Loung Tou, who was charged with money deducted from source, in-roosts of Crown Colony incomes tion. He would have to pay his when, after swerving, the vehicle shot over the embankment-and drop- cluding dividends and pensions. It and other sources of wealth. Even income tax or face the unpleasant ped into a field. Neither the driver who is the complainant in a wound tered house, bound and gagged Li Bung, a young learner driver, robbery at West Point on May on which day he, with others, on- is no easy task to get the rebates, great imperialist, like WINSTON alternative.

ransacked the for his passengers were injured, ing case to be heard at the Criminal

a woman and Possibly some of our readers may but the car suffered some damage. Sessions to day, appeared on re-

place. but it can be done by persistence CHURCHILL OF LIONEL S. AMERY,

Asked to plead prisoner and knowledge of the subject. A might be equally ruthless, though ads say Why raise the subject. Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3231, mand before Mr. Wynne-Jones yes replied, "I don't know what to six months residence in Britain vocating the impost on the grounds Keep quiet about it and then situated at the Junction of Pak Tai terday on charges of the possession say. If Your Lordship has it

of a quantity of illicit opium and

then must say I am guilty." His by publie auction at the Crown Rond Central. On the application puts one under the yoke, and as that the Crown Colony residents nothing will happen. Let sleeping Street and San Shan Rond was sold keeping, e divan at Des Voeux down in writing that I plead guilty our Disillusioned Traveller points were bursting to contribute to the dogs lie. The Singapore case Land Office yesterday to Mr. Hung Cher Detective. Ierior Lordship is for you to ex Primmer then pleaded out, Avignon is as good a place as Motherland, and a mere oversight shows that the very active dogs of Man Bang, of Messrs. Hastings & Shannon, the, accused wae remand that

Gonella at the upset price of 84,109ed for three days in Police custody guilty and was sentenced to three most to reduce the stay in Eng alone had delayed the extension of the Income Tax Commission, are The land has an area of about 6,516 o enable bina to give evidence at the years imprisonment, Hong Kong

Daily Press, June 20, 1908. land to the necessary five months this privilege. He would instanco by no means sleeping. On the sq. feet and its annual rental is enable

$102. and about twenty-five days-twenty the proud readiness with which the contrary that is the condition

Singapore Naval Base is to have Charged with the larceny of a nine days runs it close owing to Defence quota in paid. The Con of the average Hong Kong resident A fine of $50 or one month's hard

stitutional issue could be solved by and we may find them taking a labour each was imposed on 13 its own depot ship, Singapore has motor car jack from a private substantial bite put of our calves Chinese who were charged before no base ship, the Captain-in-Charge car parked in Thompson Road, a Will this exemption, now taken a member for each of the Colonies. unitse we awake: Out bere wo do Mr. Butters at Kowloon Magistracy and his staff being born on the Chinese Ho Chun Wah, was re for

granted and accepted like the He could do no harm. The House not realise our good fortune, and resterday with stowing sway from books of Tamar III, at Hong manded until Wednesday when he steamer Glenluce. It was stated attached to the original Tamar, yesterday. The jack was left in mildness of winter as part of the is already overcrowded and a few moreover, a strong case exists for Shanghai to Hong Kong on the Kong, the latter boing a launch was brought before Mr. Schofield the hard-pressed British Govern by Detective Inspector Rotekwy that "The monitor Terror, turret drill the car by Mr. Lai Tit Kui, the natural order of things, be retain more would make no odds. Homent asking Basistance in return for Dive Shots on June 14 ship at Fortsmouth, to be over owner. The accused admitted the ed for ever! A recent case in might make his little protest, if he all the benente bestowed by the and the defendants were discovered hauled and sent to Singapore to charge, but was remanded, for fur

two days later.

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