1940-07-06 — Page 11

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

HONGKONG to SINGAPORE direct

First week in July.

HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO direct Last week in July."

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

AGENTS

ROUND WORLD SERVICE

FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR

AND UNITED "AIR LINES

12, PEDDER ST.

TRL. 28171.

N.Y.K. LINE

++

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.

NITTA MARU

Tuesday, 23rd July SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

(Convenient connection from Hong Kong). HIKAWA MARU

Friday, 19th July ·

NEW YORK via Panama.

AWATA MARU.

SAGAMI MARU

LIVERPOOL via Cape Town

HAKOZAKI MARU

HUSIMI MARU:

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Tuesday, 18th July Friday, 28th July

Wednesday, 10th July Monday,

29th July

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,

KITANO MARU

GINGO MARU

+

Saturday, 27th July

Wednesday, 10th July Sunday, 28th July

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo..

ANYO MARU

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

* TUSIMA MARU

• MATUE MARU

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

NITTA MARU

KAMO MARU

* Cargo only.

Sunday, 10th July Baturday, 27th July

Tuesday, *23rd July 'Wednesday, 24th July

NIPPON YUSEN" KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

Telephone 10291. General Passenger Agents in the Orient for. CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA

Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairps, Towns

ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc

NEXT SAILING

END OF JULY, 1940,

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No, 30132.

Agents.

1. Connaught Road

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without notice KWANGCHOWWAN-HONGLONG SERVICE

- Sailings: Twice Weekly from Hong Kong

Tor Freight and Faamge apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

P&O. Ballding.

U.S. HOTELS & Man Fined For Making "GUEST DOLLAR" Alarming War Statements

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“AVERAGE ONE-CENT

PROFIT

Alleged to have made alarming statements in regard to the war at the Falim market on three occasions, a Chinese pork butcher, was prosecuted in the Police Court In Ipoh under the Emergency Regulations Enactment, and was convicted and sen- N tenced to two days' imprisonment on the first charge and a fine. of $15 or two weeks' rigorous imprisonment on each of the other two charren 3

American Hotel managers have a problem in stretching the "guest dollar" they receive from the -welcome visitor, Thomas D.

Green, Presiden; of the American The statements, alleged to have Hotel Association declared in a been made by the accused to Tone bulletin to six thousand member Seong, a railway fireman, on May hotels. The bulletin advised 10, May 7 and May 30 endeavour members to acquaint the publiced to influence publie opinion in with the facts about hotel opera-a manner likely to be prejudicial fread the newspapers tions during National Hotel Week to the efficient prosecution of the June 2 to 8.

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War.

"As to the hotel guest dollar and Mr. W. Yates, of the Perak Detec where it goes," writes Mr. Green, tive Branch, prusschied," "our survey shows that 38 cents Tone Seong, a fireman employed is for payroll, including Social by the FM8" Railways and living Security Tax (an increase of 16 at Fallm, said that on May 10 he per cent since 1935; 28 cents for went to buy meat from the ac sundries, 20 cents for merchandise,cused's stall in the Pallm market. including food, beverages, etc. a The accused asked him what he cents for depreciation; 7 cents for knew about the war. Witness said real estate taxes, and only one cent for 'profit.'

witness to the market and they made certain arrangements. When they came up to the pork stall the accused again talked about the war. He asked witness if he had

Accused again made a statement about the war.

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MIND OWN BUSINESS In the meantime a young Chi- nese came out and told the accus- ed to mind his own business and not to talk in such a manner or else he would be prosecuted.

Cheong Kwok Cheong. a detec- tive, corroborated witness's story in regard to the third occasion. he had no idea and that he was He stated that the accused made working on a goods train.

i further staternents,

WARNED. WITNESS Th's equal, Mr. Green de- clares, "to a return of 041, or Accused then told him to be about two-fifths of one per cent, careful When asked where he got of an assessed value of the invest-the information from, accused ment, which is generally much said that he could reason things less than the original cost."

out for himself.

RETAIL STORES

In the average community, re- tail stores get 32 per cent. of the visitor's dollar; hotels receive 28 per cent.; restaurants 14 per cent.: railroads and local transportation, 10 per cent.; theatres and other amusements, 10 per cent and the remaining per cent is expanded for garages, gas, oil, and for mis- cellaneous Items, the survey re- vesis.

were

'Several people who standing about at the time witness. On the langhed at second occasion, May 27, the accused again made's state- ment to witness who had come to buy meat at his stall. Wimess went away and on May 29 made a report to the Police. Next day a detective accompanied

Preferential Duty On Tobacco

In witness's opinion these state- ments were made, quite seriously.

In his defence. the accused denied making any of the state- ments with which he was charged. He had quarrelled with the first witness over-some quantity of pork on previous occasions and that was the reason why the case had been brought against him.

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His worship said that he WIS quite satisfied that the accused was guilty." If he had been educated man he would probably, be sentenced to prison.

Cage

"His nick name is Saw Ting, sir, which literally means Foolish Ying. This is probably a point in his favour remarked Mr. Yatea

His worship sentenced the accuk- led as stated.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Pointing to the contribution of hotels in America to the industrial life of the nation, Mr. Green re- ports that these hotels consumed annually foodstuffs costing over $300,000,000; that last year hotels

Heterence to the increase of paid the total of $58,000,000 in real estate taxes and that the 925,000 duty of approximately 25 per cent, hotel employees received $330,000,-on intoxicating liquors of all kinds 060 in salaries, and wages; in- and on tobacco and cigarettes on surance of various kinds totalled Dec. 1 last year, to provide add:- THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. $15,000,000 in premiums; furniture, tional revenue towards a war con- decorations and kitchen equip tribution to the Government of ment cost $53,000,000; plumbing, the United Kingdom was made by silverware, rugs and carpets, mat-Mr. N. R. Jarrett, Controller of tresses and miscellaneous items Customs. 8.8 and FMA in his cost $80,000,000 more, of which annual report for 1939.

No new articles were added to 325,000.000 was spent in advertiз. lg hotels, most of it going to or removed from the list of Im- port duties, further states the re- newspapers.

port.

Observation of National Hotel Week will have the co-operation of local chambers of commerce.

COLONY HEALTH

1:

RETURNS

THE 8.5. "

ARRIVE HONG KONG

From LONDON, STRAITS

AND MANILA.

YONSIGNEES of Carge are hereby formed that all Goods are being In the case of the Increase on laaded at their risk into the hazardous cigars, the duty was almost dou-and/or extra hasardons Godowns of the HONG KONG AND KOWLOOF WHARF AND bled, and the opportunity taken of GoDew COMPANY, LED, whence and/or introducing a preferential rate of from the whares Delivery may duty

1.

AIR-TIGHT TINS

abtained.

be

No Cisima will be admitted, after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all The report further adds that Goods remaining undelivered after the the distinction for duty purposes 6th July, 1940, will be enbject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer musi The number of cases of roti- previously drawn between manu- hable diseases reported to the factured tobacco packed in alr-be presented to the Undersigned on or tins or containers, and before the 10th July, 1840, or they will local Health authorities yesterday tight

tobacco not B

recognised. To comply with the General Bonded" for the 24 hours ended midnight, manufactured

21 packed was abolished, and the

Warehouse Regulaticos, consigner July 4. were:-Tuberculosis

must have a Revenue Officer in attend- cases; dysentery six; measles two duty on the latter type of manu-

her damaged datisble goods and one each of cerebro-spinal factured tobacco brought up to ance

the same level as that on the for-are examined fever and enteric fever."

mer,

not be

All broken, chated and damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowns, where In June a preferential rate of 10 they will be examined on the 4th July, cents per lb. on unmanufactured 1940, at 9 st., by Messrs. Carmichael QUEBEC, July 5 (Reuter)-The tobacco was introduced for the & Clarke."

No Firs Insurance has been affected second group of children to reach first, time in order to benefit In-

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by Canada this week arrived yester- dia, and this preference was rew.R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) Len.

Agents day. Most of them left immediate-tained when the duties were raised

In December. ly for Montreal,

BANK

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1940.

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Hegular sailings for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offers

NEXT SAILING EARLY AUGUST

AGENTS FOR

THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE NEXT SAILING ABOUT END OF JUNE

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Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphis & Baltimore

NEXT SAILING KARLY JULY

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(PACIFIC COAST ASIATIC BERVICE)

HONGKONG DIRECT TO LOS ANGELES (in 21 Days) THENCE TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE. TACOMA & SEATTLE. NEXT SAILINGS TRIED WEEK IN JUNE & THIRD WEEK IN JULY. fasting through Beading to GuL ATLANTIC Core with transhipment at for Andalas by frat opportunity

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SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1940, -PAGE 11

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Passengers arc requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perfores restricted.

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