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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

WHALY=YBAHLY; MEETINO,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

gios to the Banker and consequently improved Tates to the merchant, from whose point of viow they are, of course, to be welcomed, but asa ibareholder of this Bank I can.only.com: gratulate the management to their excellant hewlog under auch conditions. (Applause.) it proves the sonedoces and ability of the Bank's business, and points to only one con- clusion, that if such excellent results can be produced during a period of depression we look with confidence to so much better- results

THE SHANGHAI, POLICE INQUIRY COMMITTEE.

THE REPORT.

was issued yesterday afternoon (August 15). We give below the salient features —

INTRO CTION,

AUGUST 23 1907.

min of his age and experience. We are also grateful to him for the ungrudging assistance he has given us whenever we have appealed to him.

The discipline of the Force has suffered The Report of the Police Inquiry Committee considerably from the condition Jb which we branch of the Force pants and constables them, set down, and made in some case 10g-,

have Just drawn attention. branches we do not think there is much that need be said. In conformity with the resolution of the rate-The disciplins in the European, barchais careful inquiries into the matters referred to not find that there has been subordination, but this branch is undoubtedly, in an unsatisfactory The resolution was as follows'i—

state, and in our opinion the causes are the That a Special Committee of seven rates following:- payers (not being members of the Municipal Council) be appointed by the Municipal Council to make a foilinvestigation into the organisation and management of the Shanghal Municipal Police Force, and to furnish a report theroon (including suggestions and recommendations) at their earlier convenience. Such report 10 ba fureished to in Municipal Council.

Of by discipline in the Indian and Chinaic equired for patrol, adding ten per ledge entitled us so to do," "recommendations

The sighty-fourth ordinary half-yearly gen eral meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was held at the City Hall, at noon, last Saturday. Mr. G. H. Medhurst presided. There were present the Hon. Mr. 1. Keswick, Messi, A. Fuchs,.E. may when the more prosperous times arrive, ❘ payers dated March 3, 1907, we kava İnstituted | matter if much mäta serious moment; We do Goetz, A. Haupt,

C.R Lanzmann, A. J. •Ray mond, E. Shellim, R. Shewan, H. A, W. Blade and H. E. Tomkins (Directors); J. R. M. Manager); J. C. Petor, G. W. May, Smith (Chiel A. Findlay Smith, 1. 1. Leiria, H. N. Mody G. Piercy Ho Fook, Ho Kom Tong, Lo G,C. C. Master, Ellis

Cheung Shiu, W. Dubie, SH. Michael, E. 4. Wadele, G. de Champeaux, 1. Baries, A. Forbes, W. H. Wickham, F. Smyth, E. Barrett, F. Maitland, W. E. Clarke, K. Mitchell, R. R. Uyad, E. F. Mackay, Cheong Koon Sio, Lau Pun Chin, and Wong Leung Him.

The Chiel Manager read the notice conven ing the meeting.

The Chairman, said:-Gentlemen,-I feel confident that the report which I have just read wilt mees

favourable reception th a from you and that the proposed distribution of profits will likewise receive your approval.

Looking at the balance sheet, and comparing the present figures with those shown on 31st December last, you will find on the whole a substantial increase. I will refer briefly to the principal changes. Our note circulation has gone up to 5 81 lacs, being an increase of $20 facs, and lo St Lacs in excess of our authorized inade. This excess we are required to cover by the deposit with the Hongkong Government of dollar for dollar, and you will observe that the condition has been more than complied with, for the amount, as shown in the other side of the account, so deposited, is ten millions of dollars,

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Both silver and gold current accounts have increased; the large increase of $184 cen the gold accounts being due, in a great nen sure, to proceeds of loans recently floated in London for Fo eign Governments remaining with our office there at the time the accUUDIS were made up. Fixed deposits in silver and gold, also Bills payable show comparatively little change

Oo the other side of the account you will see that our cash and bullion in hand and in tran wit, taken together, are $39 lacs higher. Hills discounted, pass and credis are less by $31 lacs, but is receivable show the large i crease of nearly twenty-five millions of dollars, which points to a very considerable expansion of our exchange business. There is no mark. ed change in the other items calling for cum- parison.

Those present are only too well aware that trade locally and, indeed, throughout China during the period under review has continued to suffer from the depression referred to by my in this chair, and this is reflected. predecessor

in the fall in prices of many local stocks and shares. Fortunat. ly, in other places where we are established, a more active and prosperous condition, of affairs has been experienced, and wa are therefore able to come before you, not only with satisfactory results but also with the gratifying proof of an increased turnover. Our branches extend, as you know, to many countries and while the wide-spread field of without responsibility our operations is not and anxiety at times, it also has adranir, es and on the whole makes for steadiness in the expansion and progress of our business and for the equalisation of nur profiti.

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to ludia, especially, prosperity goes on, 1 may say, unchecked; the increase in the und tity of her crops and their enhanced value large demand in that country for create Silver not only as currency to move the emp but also as bullion for manufacture of personal ornaments its effect is seen in the advance in the price of Silver.

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which, in common with your Chairman, believe to be not so far distant, I have much pleasure in seconding the Chairman's proposi tion that the report and accounts as presented. be adopted.

Carried yo,YEARED.

Mr. Wheeley: i beg to move that the appointmest of Me A. Fuchs, Mr. E. Shillim, Keswick, and Mr. H. A. the Hon. Mr. Henry

W. Slade who were invited to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors canted by the departure from, the Colony of Mr. N. A. Siebs, Mr. D, N. Nissim, the Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson and Mr. G. Balloch be confirmed.

Mr. Mitchell seconded.

The motion was unanimously adopted. The Chairman: That is all the business Gentlemes, Dividend warrants will be ready

on Monday.

hanks to the scars, planove a vole of thanks to the Directors. (Applause.)

The proceedings then ended.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A LAUNCH.

COOLIE PUSHED DOWN THE ENGINE-ROOM.

19th, insi.

Mr. F. A. Hareland, while presiding in the First Court, at the Magistracy, this morning, was called hurriedly away from the bench to fake the "declaration of a coolie, who, it was stated, was sinking fist at the Government Civil Hospital, the result of injuries he received on board a luach ar West Peint yesterday, fhose who have been in the Colony, for any length of time must know that it is common custom, among coolins to burd vessels before they have made fast to their wha ves in search of engagementa by pas sengers. When the Samchun scam launch catered port shortly after two o'clock yesterday' afternoon the usual of cookies boarded Kany This invasion of the launch is strongly her abjtcted to by the owners, and the watchman started to put the men off In doing so, he is alleged to have pushed one of the coolies, who in trying to save himself from going overboard, fell into the engine-mom. He was picked up unconscious, bleedig profusely from the head, and taken to the Tung Wa Hospital. Although the chances of his recovery were considered sale yesterday, it was behered that he would past the ndition Rridually grew graver, until, This morning the as stated, it was considered advisable to sum in the Coroner. inquiries made at the Tu Wa Hospital-this afternoon elicited the information that the coole is sull in a dane genus condition and is not expected to live

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the night.

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4 JAPANBSE CAPLAIN OF

FINANCH

We have held sixteen sittings and examined twenty-two witnesses, besides receiving two deputations from members of the Police Force, consisting of sixteen men in all, most of whom expressed individual opinions. The total nun- ber examined is, therefore thirty-eight. We als through the Press, invited communica tions from the public of which we received three.

We are glad to record that our repert and the recommendatiers and suggestions con tained in it are unanimously agreed to by the members of the Committee.

(There have not been hitherto sufficient officers, and their time is too much taken up by office work.

the present Jemadar and the engagement of general system on which the Force is organized second and a Sergeant Major, The number of is sound, but requires modification to meet the sergeants is a mattor for those immediately need of this large sad growing community, concerned with the discipline and the supervi: The causes which have led to auch disorganiz. sion of the duties to be carried out by this ation and discontent as there is in the Force

we have, where we have been able to discover, The number of Sikh

points and bentatgestions and in others, when we tell our koow": the present montent is 350, cent for sickness and leave, 381 men We for their removal. There is no reason why we have in Shanghai or on their way here about should not make out of our present material, The number, therefore, is inadequate, organized on existing lines, a first class pelice 35 we hope that the number in this year's forconditure on the police in recent times budget, namely 475, will be raised as soon as possible. Their services will certainly be required in the near future.

Before leaving this branch of our inquiry we wish to draw attention to the fact that some of the Europene inspectors and sergeants do not seem to understand Sikhs. They have treated them in some instances as coolies. A man in the position of an inspector should know better than this, and we think that one of the quali fications of an inspector should be that be knows how to deal with the men under him, so that while maintaining proper discipline he should not offend their proper pride.

(5)The work of the inspectors is ion great to enable them to attend properly to their dis, tricts and to the men under their charge.

(There are not enough sergeants to carry on the responsible work which ought to be di charged by a sergeant; connables constantly, and not merely on emergency, act as sargeants, with the consequence that, having one day done the same work as a sergeant, a constable

THE CHINESE DRANCH, sergeant does not take an order from

with

The Chloasa branch we cannot regard al alacrily the next.

(d)Generally there is not sufficient dis-resent as in a satisfactory condition. The tinction between the ranks. The inspector has suficient, it all the End, budget is probab

been a constable and a sergeant ; care if required should be taken to give him the consideration obtained. The quality, however, of the men that is his due, not only because he is entitled requires attention. The present is recruited to it, but that his authority over his men may from the coolie class, and it is probable that be preserved. Even more dnes this apply to about half the men should be replaced by sergeants and constable; they mass together in others of a better class. So far as we can BE certain batter men may be attracted if the pay most cases, and to a great extent they occupy offered for sergeants and coastables be raised the same rooms. This combined with the

from $2 to 54 all round. system of setting constables constantly to do sergeants work tends to destray proper sub. ordination..

There is a further point of contact between the sergeants and constables, and a most un. desirable one, viz. the canteen. We do no wish in any way to interfere with the recreation of the men, but we do not think the undue pro minence of the canteen in many of the stations regulation; but we wish to emphasize two points :--

We understand that arrangements are being made to have a training depôt for fifty Chinese constables, and that each constable will be trained for six months. In this way. ico fresh men can be added to the strength each year. If the period of training is reduced. be n four months for the present, 150 men can passed through each year, or allowing for Assuming that half the present Force qualifies for the higher wages by their superior intel. ligence, the Force should be reorganized in three years. From that time if too men are through the depot every year the requisite numbers should be maintained.

has been too restricted. In the course of our inquiry we have had evidence that this fatal tendency to undue parsimony still exists. Unless the Force is strong enough to do its duties without undue strain on officers and men and poless, there are officers and men safficient in numbers and qualifications to fill the different ranks and pouts, the Force will deteriorate and a condition, where the public is uneasy and the members of the Force dia contented, will be repeated to the detriment of the public service of this Municipality

Some of our recommendations may have lo be deferred, but to attain a proper Force the increase must be obtained with as little delay as possible.

Finally, we would warn the ratepayers that as the Selflenient has outgrows its Police Force: in the past so it may in fature, and that unless they are prepared to maintain it at a strength deterioration and disorganization recur.” commeasurate with its duties, so, zurely, will

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⠀⠀ H. W. DE SAUSMAREZ, Chairman;

H. MCLEOD, Vice Chairman."

C. BRODERSEN,

C. MONTAGUE EDE.

H. M. MARSHALLA

C. W. WRIGHTSON.

THE LATE MR. J. TULLOCH.

and repressing crime are greatly enhanced. is satisfactory. The matter is one for proper wastage, 300 to 405 men in three yea the General Hospital from dysentry we re-

The Report opens with a preliminary sur vey of the peculiar circumstances in which Shanghai is situated, surrounded by country under a different jurisdiction over which the Shanghai municipal authorities have no control, and which has hitherto been po liced, if at all, under its native author. ilies, without system and by an unorganit ed police free. The natural result of such A siluation is that a large dienderly and criminal population infests our borders, and the difficulties of our police in preserving order The area of the International and the French Settlements combined in 35,651 mow or 9 5/10 square miles and the population well over half a million. Immediately surrounding the Settle arents lie the native city and its outskirts un one side, the populous districts beyond Sinza and Hongkew with more open country on an. other, and the Huangpu on a third, while inter- secting it for a distance of two miles and a half is the Soochow Creek, a densely crowded thoroughfare, where boals of all kinds remain practically uncontrolled for a greater or less number of days," suits the convenience of their inhabitants. In all, this outside popu fation may be estimated at half a million.

Besides the unsatisfactory state of our land hope of amelioration at the hands of the native frontier, to which we can only point in the authorities, we have the river Huangpu and the Soochow Creek, which are nominally policed by the River Police under the control of the Imperial Maritime Customs. We say nominally," for, however zealous that police may be, it is absolutely impossible that with the present staff of fifteen men the walers of the nort extending over several miles of river and five miles of the crowded Sonchow Creek can be effectually policed. The prin cipal duties of the River Police appear to be to see that the Harbour Regulations are carried whether they are able to do this efficienty is not the concern of this Committee, but, it is obvious that, if they do, they can have very little time for ard aary police duties. They also act as a preventiva service to stop the smuggi- ing of salt.

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We have, so far as is possible without evidence from outside, inquired into the sug Testions of corruption which have from time to time been made. Against the European and Indian branches we find no. ground for the charge, if it has even been made, and we have no evidence of corruption in the case of any individuals In the Chinese branch it seems to be admitted that there is corruption.

A remedy for this we make the following suggestion:

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1. That only members of the Police Force should be allowed to make purchases at the

caoléens.

That the sale of intoxicating liquors be confined to beer and whisky.

"THE COMPOSITION CF THE FORCE.

There is a special matter connected with this branch which we wish to deal, viz, the **ppointment of I competent Interpreters at the stations. At present the interpreting is done by men selected from the ranks of the Chinese hese are coolics with an elementary knowledge of Pidgin English.

7he principle on which the Police Force of the International Settlement is organized, ap. pears to us sound. It is that the bulk of street work is done by Indians and Chinese; their work being supervised and checked by Eu- There should be attached to each station an ropean constables and sergeants; the latter educated Chinaman who is competent inter pat olling and the former walking beats so nrpreter, and he should attend in the charge- ranged as to control the Indian and Chinese room to interpret when ordered to do so by the beats. The responsible work is in the handsinspector or in his absence by the sub-inspec

bf Europeans,

station,

For ordinary police duties supervision is for caior, sergeant at the time in the necessary, and it is not desirable that the number of Sikhs in the Force should be lop preponderating; we recommend that the In- dian branch of the Force should for the pre sent consist of 40 in 500 and the European branch 25 in 250 sergeants and constables, and that as any future increase becomes necessary this proportion should be maintained.

Though he is useful for traffic regulation, when properly supervised, and other road work, there are duties for which the Sikh policeman is of little good. He is no detective, and he is not fitted to walk the many nawow alleys and courts in the native quarter which must be policed. There are other beats also which can be as well walked by Chinese as by Sikh coo stables. The Chinese are considerably less costly, and on consideration we are of opinion that 700 Chinese may be employed without risk to the efficiency of the Force.

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THE EUROPEAN BRANCH.

"The Settlement is divided into eight distric, each under the immediate charge of an inspector. Considering the great growth of the Settlement and the consequently increased importance-of-their-duties, we think that the position of the

THE DETECTIVE BRANCH. The Detective branch is composed of a Chief Inspector, one inspector, eleven sergeants and constables, two Japanese and forty-five natives. These, with the exception of the Japanese, are The recruited from the uniformed branch., numbers are adequate for their duties.

We have had under our very careful can. sideration the alleged peculations of the Chinese branch of the Force.

The causes are two: (1) the inadequacy of the present pay of the Chinese detectives, (2 he nature of the population amongst which they work, which lends itself to such operations. The former can be obviated, the latter to a certain extent safeguarded.

PROMOTION,

Promotion to the rank of inspector should be made from amongst the members of the Force at the time the vacancy occurs. We think this should be done invariably unless there is some commanding reason for a different course. Tab-inspectors should be chosen from amongst the first-class sorgeants.

beal calculated to encourage local enterpises number al more or less important offices until should be provided.at some conspicuous place both in pay and pector requires enhancing, Lion of the Captain-Superintendent. The pre

considerationi

In the late Mr. J. Tulloch, whose death at corded yesterday morning, sayı N. C. Daily News of the 13th instant, nogther old and well-known resident of this port has prasod away. Anative of Aberdeen, where his father continues to reside, Mr. Tulloch came to the Far East about a quarter of a century ago and joined the firm of Adamson; Bell & Co., remains ing in their employ until 1899, when he joined the firm of Hopkins, Duna & Co. Mr, Tulloch, in the course of business, visited most of the Far Eastern ports, and while with the firm of Adamton, Bell & Co, he was at different lines stationed at Hongkong, Yokohama and Shanghai. Mr. Tulloch was a great sportsman in his younger days, and the older members of the Paper Hunt Club will remember bie cross- country riding on the ponies Enchanter, Vengeance and others that wop reputations. Mr. Tulloch also raced ponies, but he was best known as a cross-country rider. His interest was not, however, confined to riding he was a member, if not always an active one, of most of the local sporting club. In basi. ness the late Mr. Tulloch was highly respected, being shrewd, but large-hearted in every way. He was a member of the Stack Exchango, which was closed yesterday afternoon as a winrk of respect, and the junior partner in g Messrs. Hopkins, Dunn & Co.

"SHAWMOT" AND "TREMONT"

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REPORTED FOR SALE.

Officials of the Boston Steamship Company that the steamships Shawmut" and Tremont of their fleet are for sale. At present representatives of some steamship company, rumoured to be the Great Northern Steamship. Company, are Inspecting the Tremont," which is now in port at Tacoma, reports a Seattle. paper..

Baron. Shibusawa, who is credited in Van Bordais Mugaging (New York) with being the ab'est financier of the Far East," contributes to that periodical as article on fisancial Japan, in which he points out shine of the recent sue çeshes of his country's financiers, and sounds a 10 become warning to those who are liable eanicshed in the feverish expansion of the commercial and industrial Nippon of to-day." Another writer, Mr. Adachi Kionosuke, in the same magazine, in a character sketch of Baron Shibusawa, shows how large a part this able financier bas bimself played in the new era of

crisis The suprema

uf Whether a high Silver level is beneficial or

Japanese finance, otherwise to the foreign trade of China is an

bis life came, we read, when, at the age of open question; perhaps the more general twenty-seven, he journeyed through Eu-

The promotion to sergeant from the rank of

Frank Waterhouse, vice-president of the opinion is that, in the present conditions of the rope with a Government commission. He

constable is a matter which requires the aiten-Boston Steamship Company, sald on 17th Gl country, a cheap currency, which means chilehonie--filled-with-Occidental-ideas-

"Both the Shawmul and Tremont are for sala comparatively low exchange, is on the whole A noble by birth, he accopied in succession a

sent system, if carried out, seems to us satisif the company gets the price the vessels are in 1870 he

All inspectors have the same duties and wear factory; but we are not satisfied that the and develop trade, hui each side

was appointed. Assistant Vice in which may be placed written complaints of

merits of a constable as a zealous and the conduct of the Police; letters deposited the same uniform; the division of this grade have its advocates und Clyna is in a Minister of Finance. We read further:--

into classes seems meaningless. We recom

sufficient policeman always receive

Bufi. o the position to adopt a Gold Standard.

later he studied the commercial activities there must be opened and read by a supenor

mend the abolition of the different classes, and

cient recognition. It is possible that a man ordinary business man out here that day seems

European official of the Council and commu- ni the world. at large and of the Far East in

may pass good examinations in police work at present a long way off; no progress is yet particular, when he was appointed Inspectornicated to the Captain-Superintendent, This that an inspector be paid at the rate of Tis. tho

a month, rising by annual increments of Tis. s and Chinese and lock the characteristics which must be notified by proclamation which should apparent towards taking the first practical slep al Trade. Then suddenly he did something

contain a warning that anonymous communicato Tis. 100. The average pay of an inspector, make a good policeman. We recommend that of reducing the various provincial Silver Taels, that surprised everybody and made his friends dollars and subsidiary coins into one uniform gasp and weep. He left his Government tion will be disregarded. By this means, in Tis. 16, it will be raised to Tls. 1o. The a written repart from inspectors under whom a constable has served be submitted to the Cap standard coinage throughout the Empire: position. Fortune was smiling upon him then which can easily be understood by the Chinese time of reaching the maximun is reduced from

Although I cannot point to any actual im- as she rarely does upon a man of pronite, complaints will have a chance of coming to ten and a half to nine years and the maximum:ain-Superintendent for his assistance.

the cars of the authorities. The adoption also is increased by Tis. 5. There is further the In this connexion we may express a strong And he kicked all the Arattering prospects of provement in the import trade in the South

wish that the system of good conduct badges of I am glad to say the export season his official career qul of doors, as he hardly of a plan which prevails in the French Setife annual increment, which we think is most has opened well the Silk crop promises to be would a stray cur. What did he mean by it ment ought to prove beneficial, viz, that on the sirable in the case of men who have served should he restored. It must have a good effect, for many years and who have reached the especially if carrying additional pay, in stimulat a full one and if the coming rice crop is haralt? Count Faoue, bis chief and friend, tried

lax receipts issued to Chinese there should be

ing the men by an appeal to their pride artheir vested under as favourable conditions as it is to make him bahave a little and listen to

a statement in that language that payment of position of inspectors; it will stimulate the now being planted, the success of these two reason. Shibusawa was deal even to the plead that tax is all that can be demanded by any energy and efficiency of men who bave pure.

shown themselves hardworking and ca Municipal officer, important factors combined cannot fail to ma ing of Count Inous. Why?

able members of the Force, We do not terially add to the purchasing power of the

propose that the present number of inspectors people and result in better times for imposters

should be increased. all round. (Applause.)

will

realised that the real fore of progress lay in actual business, not in politics," he is quoted to have said, "and that the business Our friends in Shanghai and the North have element was really the most influential for the also been concerned in bringing about a reduc- advancement of the country; so I gave up my tion of the large stocks of piece gods and yan polit cal position and devoted my life to busi which they have had to carry for so long; inness.in which I have continued until to-day." this they were greatly helped by the rise in Cotton which prevented new goods being imported at less cost than those held, and even led to the unusual spectacle of reshipments

of Cotton

Once more the years that came and went since then have confirmed his wisdom,

At first he devoted himself to banking; he founded the First National Bank. Soon he

Members of the Force have brought before. us several complaints and suggestions with which we wish to deal. Before doing to we must state that the complaints were made in a perfectly proper manner. he men who made them were deputation from the Europens force who attended before us on invitations con- veyed through their officers; and they were evidently as ooxious for the well-being of the service as for their own private advantage. The tone of the en was good. The majority various headings.

has been farth America. The situation | became its president. In the establishment of of their points will be found dealt with under

our

assisted by the opening of the Nippon Ginko-our central bank-the Custom houses at Dainy-and-on-the-Russiho Yokohama Specie Bank, the Industrial Bank and Korean borders This move, inay be of Nippon, and a oumber of others he has thekn regarded as likely to restore to Newchwang its no small pari. He has been promoter and position as the chief distibuting centre for director and stockholder in a number of the Manchuria., 'Clearances have been fairly satis-leading steamship companies, such as the the by. factory lately, and as only small supplies are Nippon Yusen Kaisha-which, by now coming forward.ibe statistical position of it the greatest steamship company in the Far East-and he is the principal prometer of the the import tride has much improved.

Nippon Kisen Kaisha, which has been just organised with the capital of thirty million yen. In the construction of railways there is none in the empire who has done half as much as the Baron. The Korean railways are now in the hand of the Government, and the Government bas to thank the Baron for the splendid effort in bringing them into being long before anybody thought of the nationalisation of the railways in Nippon and Korea. The lighting companies; manufactur- ing enterprises of all complexions, shipbulid in, and dockyards-in short, it would be no easy task to think, much less atually find, a single enterprise of any magnitude in the entire empire for the past twenty years which had not gone to the Baran for the fostering care, for the advice of his ripened experience, and for more or less active co-operation,

The Shanghai Silk Crop is also an excellent one and may be expected to have the same salutary effect on imports in the Norbern that we hope for in the Souitern provinces. Altogether, with sp many factors in favour there does seem reason to think that our long suspense is drawing to a close and that the improvement in business which we have so often anticipated is slowly but surely appearing at last, (Applause.)

may mention that Calls no the new issue of shares bave come in freel. When we meet six months bonce I have no doubt the icrease of Capital will appear complete in the balance sheet, and though it will exturally be some time until the full benefit is felt in our busi nass I think you may rest assured that you will receive a satisfactory return on your money. (Applause.)

The principal causes of the dissatisfaction which has shown itself ab among the mem bers of the Force itself and throughout the community are, we think, in the main three

The fact that the Force has outgrown the conditions which governed in when the Seule iment was smaller and the police requirements proportionately so,

The unsuitableness of the officers who in recent years have held the post of Captain Superintendents.

3-Want of discipline.

and

There is ano, remedy for the three: it in prompt appointment of a capable, administrator organizer as Captain-Superintendent. 1. will be seen that in our recommend. ations as to the number of Europeans and Indians, we consider that, approximately, double the number employed in 19:6 is neces sary. The duties of inspectors have increased to such an extent that their manifold duties must be curtailed in order to allow them to properly perform those for which they are primarily responsible, vit. the charge of their respective districts and the police allotted to them. It is the same with the higher ranks The Captain-Superintendent is so taken up with If any shareholders have any questions to

office work that he cannot possibly find the ask I shall be pleased to answer them.

time necessary for the proper discharge of his Thare baing no questions, I beg to propose

outdoor duties, the adoption of the report and accounts,

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the rapid growth of the work of Mr. Mackay-Mr. Chairman and Gentle that is necessary is to copy the list of the the Force in recent years the Council have not moo, la rising to second the Chairman's larger industrial and financial e terprises of been fortusale in the officers who have occa- pmposition; feal I can add nothing to the the New Kippon. To describe Baron Shibu-pied the post of Captain-Superintendents. The very full and instructive raview of the situation sawa as he stands in the financial and industrial course adopted by the Council at the time of to which we have just listened, but I think 1 Nippon of to-day with an epigrammatic brevity the late Captain-Superintendent's retirement

people will be only voicing the feelings of those pre and in such a manner, too, that the

was to the Deputy Superintendent (then sest when I say that a report of such a satis-America can understand, if not at all simple, Acting Superintendent) in charge, and to con factory nature could scarcely have been ex- however, W. T. Stead once attempted it-and tinue his interim command on probation," pected, taking into consideration the depressed take the pleasure in quoting him, for I cer. We cannot think that this was the best course. state of trade generally throughout the Fortainly cannot improve upon it be invited It is only right that we should put on record East, and the increasing competition which bar the reader to imagips a man who "could be our opinion that in the atmost impossible cir- to be faced practically over the entire field of described as being at once the Vanderbilt, the cumstances Mr. McEuen has dong all that could "the Bank's, operations, The advent of new Rockefeller, the Plerpost Morgan and the brexpected of him, and that he has worked hard Banking fastitutions must spell smaller mar- ' Carnegie of Japan.”

at a task which was beyond the powers of a

In 1878 the Chamber of Commerce of Takia was organised; he was appointed its president. More than one has said that it is not very difficult to give the record of his

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As regards the greater consideration which we consider due to inspectors, they should not be required to associate with the sergeants and constables,

The position of the inspector will be further enhanced, and he will be more removed from immediate contact with the sergeants and con- stables by the creation of the new rank, which we propose between that of sergeant and lo- spector. The designation we suggest for this rank is that of sub-inspector. A sub-inspector will be promoted by selection from amongst the first-class, sergeants. He should be paid Tis. 120 a month. His duties will be to act as assistant to the inspector in his district and to relieve him of his work at the Mixed Court. A man of this rank will also be able to act as inspector in case of absence or illness amongst the inspectors, and to take charge of substations. The number of sub-inspectors required appears to us to be twelve.

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OFFICERS.

The officers at the present time should be the Captain-Superintendent and two deputy superintendents. These two officers will per- form the duties allotted to them by the Cap. tain-Superintendent. They should be of equal rank and their pay should be commensurate with their position in force of roma 1,500 men. Pay at the rate of Tis, 400 rising to Tls. 50 a month with the usual allowances seems to us a minimum having regard to the pay in ather departments and the cost of living in Shanghai. It is hopeless to expect to retain the services of able men unless they are pro perly paid.

worth. There are parties at present, whose names I am not at liberty to give, inspectink the Trimini. There is a truth in the report that the Pacific Mail is negotiating for the purchase of these vessels to run between San Francisco and the Orient.

"There vessels have been for sale for some would not be withdrawn from the route until time and if they should be sold-soon, they they both made another trip to Manila as full cargoes are already booked for their next sailing".

THE TOKYO EXHIBITION OF

1912.

STATEMENT OF BARON KANEKO.

Baron Kaneko, a member of the Privy Coun ci, who has just been appointed Director of the greal Exhibition to be held in Tokyo is 12, is quoted by the Oak iji as follows:- The great Exhibition of iya is one of the works for the promotion of Japanese Interests abroad, and is intended to attract e hibitors from all parts of the world. The failure or DC ceas of the Exhibition, therefore, will largely af-r fectthe national reputationof Japan. The author ilies concerned must consequently conduct the TRAFFIC NANAGEMENT. ----

affairs in connection with the Exhibition with There is no doubt that there is great dissatis--the full conviction of obtaining a greater success faction with the way in which traffic is man. than has ever been attained by world's exbibi. aged, and in our opinion prompt measures tions held in Europe and America from time should be taken,

The present inspector should be freed from the duty of inspecting ricshas and his at- tenting directed wholly to the management of traffic, for which he has been engaged; he must farther be supplied with a sufficient staff to enable him to carry out his duties,

In the regulation of traffic careful selection of the men on point duty is necessary; they should always be Europeans or Sikhs, never Chinese..

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time. They must, plan alt details, and exercise all their energies to attract foreign visitors to Japan. As the result of the Japan. Chins and fapanese-Russian wars, the national glory of Japan has been largely manifested abroad, but by the mere lefluence of the victory The bents have been carefully arranged and

in war alone Japan cannol claim to have entered the comity of the first-class Powers: The are kept up to date, but the present number of Europeans to carry out their duties of super-

coming Exhibition giver the best possible vising and controlling as well as walking the

opportunity to show the real power flapse to more important beats is lamentably insufficient.

the world which entitles her io enter the ranks For the dua performance of the routine work of

of the first-class: Powers' both in pamo, and the districts, besides, inspectors the number

The reorganization of the Police Force can reality. The almost" efforts must therefore be al men required is, sixty-five sergeants

made to ensure the success of the Exhibition, #o be accomplished without a considerable at pre and 111 constables. There are

cost. Some of the expenditure is a capital ex "It is to be feared that the want of hotel ac-" sent so engaged twenty-four sergeants and

penditure and some recurring. Both must be commodation and the absence of places of in-fi seventy-two constables; beyond this number found. The provision of new and the improve-terest to visit may repulse foreign visitors, and it there are elevan sergeants and six constables

ment of existing accommodation will no doubl is necessary for the authorities and public alike required for detective work and in traffic mat-

be considerable. The recurring expenditure to do their best to remedy these, failings by agement. It appears, therefore, that for the

is mainly in salaries; it will probably amount civil and cordial treatment of foreign visitors, daily routine 196 sergeants and constables are

to not less than Tis. 150,000 per annum. This and by stilising to the full the beautiful natural required. We are advised that an allowance. of ten per cent. must be made for men on leave is no doubt a heavy increase in our normal features of the country."

expenditure, but we imagine that the rate and sick. For the present needs, therefore, the

payers, when they asked for this committen, Force should consist of ¡—

Chief Inspectors (one each in the uniform I knew that it was certain. It is an increase of duty as Director of ao Exhibition of such a

about thirty-three per cent of the amount, in this year's budget, and if an efficient: Police Force can be obtained for that sum we do not imagine that it will be grudge1.

and detective branch), 31. Inspectors (as at present),, 12 Sub-inspectors.

83 Serganate.

130 Constables.

137

Total.

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We do not recommend any advance in the pay of the lower ranks with allowances it is sufficient, Pr

SAYING THE INDIAN BRANCH,

A proper proportion of pative officers is na cossary, and we would suggest the retention of

CONCLUSION..

The Baron continued to the effect that he was quite sensible of the importance of his

upendous character, and he fasted that ha was incompetent for the task assigned him. Tha authorities as well as the public at large were zo quested to do thair utmost towards ensuring the success of the Exhibition. It was necessary We have reported on the matters which have to remove misunderstandings between the coms before us in the course of our inquiry authorities and the public to regard to the and baya mada suggestions and recommenda management of the affairs of the Exhibition, and tions where it has appeared desirable, Asa the Baron said he was resolved to inspire the result of our loquiry we have come to the con- views of the authorities by all possible means clusion that the material of the European and in order to avoid misunderstanding, and at the Indinu: branches of the police is, as the late same time he was ready to comply with, the Chairman of the Council claimed for it at the wishes of the public, and to consider ther Tant, ratapgyors meeting, "excellent! The advices and suggestions,

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