THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1917
CORRESPONDENCE.
(The opinions expressed, by corren-
› põndents are not necessarily those
of the Hongkong Telegraph."I
WAR TAXES.
To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Talegraph."]
OPIUM.
EMPIRE DAY
HONGKONG FINANCES.
HONGKONG FINANCES.
SHIPPING STUATION,
CELEBRATION.
Hongkong and the Reduction
of Stocks.
School Picnic to Cheung Chau.
Colonial Treasurer's Report for 1916,
The Position at the End of February.
SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.
Things Brightening- Up:
|Requisitioning in the Far East:
In the House of Commona on
Mesure. A. L Anderson and April 4, Mr Hols complained of Co.'s Weekly Share Ciroqlar the adverse effect of the shortage (Shanghai, May 19) sys' ***** on our export trade with India,
Of the fortnight which has Barmab, and the Far East, and elapsed since we last wrote you, on the prosperity of our hoe the former half was filled with industries, especially the cotton racing talk to the exclusion of industry.
business, but the second week" Mr. S. Samuel oomplained that
saw & brighter enquiry than ha in connection with many obtained for a long time in the modifice preference was being share market. This was $1,708,476 17 given to foreign competitors. The noticeable among Rabbers than
Government was helping the
elsewhere, and this is somewhat
The Treasury issues the fol- lowing finsocial statement for the month of February, 1917;—
Revenue and Expenditure. Balanos of Assots and Liabilities on 31st January, 1917. Revenue from 1
to 28th February, 1917,
more
Japanese to osptare Indian and strange, because with full go.
1,100,188.17 Chinese trade, 2,808,662.34
Expenditure from
1st
25th February, 1917, 1,286,997:81
·Balance. .......... $1,541,734.53
The report on the Blue Book
Empire Day was celebrated by In his report on the finances Sir-The topic which is per-for 1916 has the following in the scholars sad staff of the of the Colony for the year 1918, haps at the present tims of the regard to opium
Saizingpun School by a picnic to the Colonial Treasurer states that most absorbing interest to Hang The claurazos of certified Obeang Obao. The party, which the total revenue for the year kong residents is the question of opiom from the Colony during numbered over 300, left Jardine's amounted to $13,833,387, being the method by which money shall the past year were much reduced. wharf in three large launches at $2,424,377 in excess of the seti- be raised for the purpose of in alter the first two months of the 10 s.m. and after a smooth and mate and $2,047,280 more than oreasing the contributions of this year the turbances that took enjoyable passage, Cheung Chau the revenue in 1915. Compared Government towards the War place in the Kangtang Province was reached "hortly after 11 a.m. with that year there were in- "Fund. Machr
been uppear to bar prevented the The neual Empire Day sports, cresses under all the besda arcopt writter. Hod said, 00 the carrying cat of the agreement which have become an annual Light Does. The railway was an subject, and many suggestions which the Opion Combine enter-event and a feature of the day, additional" disappointment in have been made, some of which fed into on October 1, 1915. The were held. The entrants were so comparison with the estimate for are considered to be exceedingle actual imports and exports of acmerons that the heats were run the year itself.
The principal sub-heade show. good. But the only method which certified plam daring the year off early in the week. The events, has, so far, met with the sporov | dre as follows !***
which were most keenly contesting real increases over the esti- of the Government is that of add)
ed, resulted as follows:-
mate are sa follows:- Cargo 100 Yards Flat Bace. (Senior),(3) Sunday ing 7 per cent, to the prison: rates of 13 per cent and provid. ¡Import
-1, Wan Man Ki; 2. Leang Oi Working Permits $51,000 80 263 Sang; 3, Hai Chung Mine.
**163,000 (b) Liquor Dailes, ing that this addition shall be
Of these, however, the importa | 100 Yards Flat Race. (Junior). (e) Opium Monopoly 1,560,000 Deposits not Avail- paid by the occupier of a teas. ment, and not by the owner all came from Shanghai, and of-1, So Sia-im; 2. Li Mar-; 3, (d) Stamp Daties, 68,000 &ble, (anless, of course, he is himes'f the total export of 283 chats 180 Tang Sai-yung; 4, Lan Toog.
(6)
-200,000 Crown・・ Agents' went to Shanghai. Very little wad
211,180 100 Yards Flat Bics. (Small Tob.com Daties,
Drafts, ... both owner and occupier.)
A further. Bozgestion which therefore close to reduce the actual Boys).-I, Leang Til-sang; 2,
The increases are due ander (a) Postal Agencies, appests to me, end in numberstock of uncertified Indian opinn Wong Chun-ging; 3, Mak Ting to the shortage of shipping, (b) Exchange, of my friends, to be a better one held in Hongkong and Shanghai.un
to increase in rates of duty, (0) than any of those yet made, ie
Three Legged Bace (Senior).- (841) cheate of Persian opium 1, Leung Oi-ang and Wong Tai that a tax ebonld be levied on every person leaving the Colony, were imported during the year kwen; 2. Qui Chang-ming and by rail or steamer, and on all and 734 chesta were exported, of Lo Nai-bo; 3, Cheng Po-cheang cargoes imported into, or exported which 29 cheste were to London tad Ho Kan-kwons. out of, Hongkong. The tax need and the remainder to Formosa.. be so small that individasle
the
* very
Malwa."Patos Benares, Total Cheals. Cheats. Chest.
31 4. 35 Export 111 72
Six hundred and forty-one
Land Sales,
(f)
LIABILITIES.
to more Probate Duty, and (e) to to ries in sale price of opium, (d) Total Liabilities, land having been more in demand than expected; whereas (f) is an entirely new item.
WSTA
**
Balance,
Total,
ASSETS.
Advances...
On
Sir L. C. Moner replied that downs and no steamers in the since the Shipping Controller had Straite, the price of rabber seeme hardly likely to rise, been in office 1,000 more vesnais
ор while
the other hand, hsd either been or were being with the export season just begin brought under requisition. In- oladed in this great namber ofning and money likely to be tight vessels were over 800 cargo liners it te nalikely that any rise in valusa will be sattained. The trading
we l-established routes. One of the consequences export of silver is proceeding which had to be food was that pace and exchange seems more inclived. to gap than down, so $798,998.77 the Department were compelled that remittances from the F. M. S. to limit the shipping facilities of for dividend paying purposes will "124,768.22 oar
be adversely affected. Cottona 38.097.72 they happened to be distant would have, been more active if 2.742.37 markets. The representatives of holders were not so firm. General
the Dominions who were now in
Becurities rule a little quiet owing 983.667.08 this country had, however, high exchange tempting sales, 1,541,734.53 cepted the situation in that spirit The Debenture market is practi-
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whea
of patriotism and. uslf-acrifice | $2,505,341.61 which had been displayed by the cally non-existent. The opening rate for TT on London was Dominions throughout the war,
Buase that s total prohibi tion of cotton imports
72.675.
etc.-
Company Meetings, Oriental Cotton: The prop usl
300,734.08 35,998.85
waa
6,334.98
not contemplated. The Depart meut were endeavouring arrange
to reconstruct, passed the c01 fir to
matory meeting on 16th inst. of
Three Legged Roe (Junior). One thousand and thirty (1030) 1, Li Sia-poa and Msk Yun-
3. The principal decreasea Sabeidiary Coins $327.085.48 (Cheeza.) Es could assure the 30 the dollar rate being would hardly feel it, and yet chests of uecertified Indian opium choi; 2, Kwan Cho-yam and Lau
... $24,500 Impress, (a) Light Daee, ... total would amount to were imported; 360 chests were Tang: 3, Li Ka-yu and Lidg (b) Liquor Licences,... 16,000 Hause Service Ac
the Government imported by
Hang-to. much larger
68,000 (c) Railway,
count, Pick-a-Back Bace-1. Ling (d) Conservancy Contrs, 35,000 Crown Agente then the total of 7 er cent on Moncp le, 500 chest+ were im the present farver, ned for the Maca Opium Far Hang-to sad Tang Sia yang; 2.
Of these, (a) was due to the Deposit Account, this very engl perion : Def, znd the remaining 170 chests Li Ka-u ani Tam Kim-chi; shortage of shipping, (b) to fewer Unallocated Stores,
Con were nominally intended for Leong Titang and Ng Hau-ein applications, (e) 10 disturbances this
(P.W.D.) 200 Tarde Flat Bace (Senior) in Kwangtung, and (d) to the Unallocated Stores, ercuma no-conected with the1, Leung Oi-sang; 2, Wan default of the late contractor who Shipment they were returned to Man-kit; 3, Au Kwang-lai.
(Railway),
resident in whether a bonaelder or mit,
would be af sted for provision
could b Bri: that the cos anmer of goods import 8, also those exported the du ditionet tar
which d' aithen, ar euro whatever angit" to, has
pariencei
My suze m
or meend cli
from Brok
excel de ton Magica ne places
1712.
hooi, aid
$1 ts (this a
+
;1.
it
Mexic, but owing to sa-picions
Calcutts.
KOWLOON-CANTON ·· RAILWAY....
A Profit of over $69,000.
The Blue Book for 1916 shows -coures, ciag udled terror east of fist the eximated capital. ex-
was largely in arrears with his Coal Account,
***
200 Yards Flat Race (Junior) payments owing to disturbances InvestmentÁcoquas, 153,967.68 to arrange an order of priority of Paid on 11th prox. Chempedake:
-1, So SIR-im; 2, Ng Kam-im 3, Chan ini-ying; 4, Li Man-hi.
Egg and Spoon Rses.-1. Wan Man Kit; 2, So Sia-im; 3, Leang Oi-asng; 4, Lan Tong.
300 Yarde Fiat Race Handicap. -1, Leung Tit-san; 2, Yeang Kwok-obong; 3, Lan Thing cbeang.
Consolation Race, Leang Ua-fun; 2, Ho MSD-Kwong; 3 Kong Chuen-on.
ia Kwangtang
The total expenditure brought to account amounted to $11,079,- 915, being $802,859 less than the estimate, and $4,069,353 leas than the expenditure in 1915. Compared with there were decrease under 21 heade as against 4 heads where there were incressee. The excess, amounting to $41,595 ngder Har-
the extimstee
Balance, Back, Orawa Agents" Current Acconat,
Total,
a regular service 276,345.67 steamers, the capacity of which Lewellyn & Co: The annual would be made known quite meeting will be held on 30th inst
Weeke & Co.: An advertisement frankly to those interested in the 277,087.82
summons the seventseth ordinary trade, so that they could entering for 31st inet. Anglo- into commitments accordingly.Java: An interim of 25 will be 129,848.07
The Department hoped effectively 61,087.25
An interim cividend of 50 is 25th payable on 924.116.78mporia, so that whatever cargoes d-clared
could be brought into the country fast. Gula Kilampong: The would be the cargoes must neeful
General Meeting was held in to it. (Hear, bear.)
Lasdon on 28th March and there. at the reticing Directora" were arcied and tbe competing re- pesep stives of some sharehol dere in China were rejected. Karso The anaus! meeting is called for 6 h prox. when a divid- end of Tis. 1 20 will be proposed. Suangbai Kelantan: "The frat annual meeting is advertised to take place on 5 b pros. Teboyg: Begins. The amount of profit for division
12,055.19
$2,505,341,61
Accepted with Regret,
It is notified in the Gazette that,
OFFICIAL NIGHTS.
The following table shows the
the tick and a 50 cute weten lire on the Kowloss-Canton Leong Ia-fso, Hai Chang-ming from 1915, and to extraordinary Corps, His Excellency the Gover month of June. 1917 :-
cotany other loss of ticket, while, as regards, Cant "Macho, and other hea new ticket to such plares eculi tar on it a 30 cent day for a fer class passenzer, 25 neore for a second, and 10 cents for any
other class.
Team Race-Leung O-80%
198 bat, owing to the delay in Railway for the year was 8386, and Wong Ping-kwan. the delivery of miterials from pionship was Wan
The winner of the School Cham- Man kit, England, pale $209,338.74 of Class 5A, Leong Oiang, Cle this sum was required and iter 44, being a close second,
The Team Face was won by the deduction of $10,670,25 re- ceived by sales of old construction Class 4. plant and materials, the year's ex- After the sports the party die
49. J
others to fish, bost explore,
icolination aa
+1
Dale. Ends.
bour Department was on sccount in consequent of the re-organisa-standard sime at which official of purchase of buoys postponed tion of the Rongkong Voluutsernight ende and begins during the repaire to the Stanley, and that of
nor has accepted with regret the $205,205 under Miscellaneous resignation of Lieutenant-Colonel June 1st, 527 m. 7.13 p.m. Services to loss ou exchange and Arthur Chapman, V.D., from the transport of prisoners to Australia. Command of the Corps, with effect Military expenditure was larger from the 23rd May, 1917. by $72,375 on account of the excess revenue in 1915 and Public Works Recurrent accounted for
With regard to cargoes paditure amounted to $198,718-persed, the majority to bathe, an extra sum of $44,472, chiefly
The construction cost of the
ed or imported, & tax on the s might be levied at the rats. of 5) Denis a ton, a stamp to this main line to end of the year now fancy directed. amount being affixed to all Billytande at $14,710,917.29 and of
or arising from Typhoon and Storm or Damages and repairs to
dredger St. Enoch.
Decreases in Pensions ($52,728), Public Debt ($176,820), sad in
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50 cents, 20 cente, 5. cente, Copper,...
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The Temple of Pak Tai was of Lading before such are signed, the Fanling branch at $88,808.57. visited, and the theatrical per- or endorsed, by the shipowners. The working expenses amount.formance in honour of his birth-nestly all Dopscsibenta were It being now necessary that come to $296,691.63 or $574.34 day attracted many.
chiefly due to the rising exchange. Against this however there was plete manifests of all incoming less than the previous year and
Jaat before 4 p.m., the hour while the one oa account of an advance by the Bank of groad timed for departure, parties of Railway (Construction Expenses $14,137.90 in 10 cent pieces and outgoing -bipe shall be when compared with farnished to the Barbour Offies, it receipts show a decrease, the per- thoroughly happy but sired $187 479) was chiefly doe 10 which makes the balance of the would be impossible to evade eatige being 81 02 against 86.47 schoolboys might have been postponement of works to 1917.tock su the above date $282,- seen wending their way back to the payment of the tar And, as I for 1915.
The revenge for the year ex-283,66. Coins were demonetized The revenue derived from local launches, loaded with the spoilseeded the expenditure by a sa 15 the face value of $5,028,000 all have esil, the am uat I suggest is so small that either would the traffic monted to $141,799.41 f the day, which included shelle, at $2,753.472: with the result in ten cent pieces during the shipowners nor consumers feel it $12,704.58 more than in 1915 coral, sponge, eeaweed, fish of that the debit balanceof $452,687 year. The balance of cotus in
and the earnings of through Bad various kinds and sizes, either at the end of 1915 becas a circulation is now $21,264,370. to any appreciable extent.
In addition to the taxes, Iliniat sectional trafe $213,441.04.
The discount on subsidiary suggest that there should also be agains: $207,622.20 for 1915. caught or bought and oysters, surplus of $2,30J 785 at the end
of which there seemed to be an
coin compared with the Silver levied a tox of five cents per ton Fanling branch receipts increased a bandsace.
The Inscribed Stock Loans of Dollar entirely disappeared in the on each merchant vessel entering from $7,052.05 to $10,975.22,
The first Isaach left at 3.55 1893 and 1908 amanat to latter half of 1918. The maximum the Harbour. Some years ago, I believe, a similar tax (though expenditure for 1916 was $69.P.m. and the others at ten minute 1.485,732 and the contributione discount in each case earlier in intervele, Hongkong being then of 2 cents per ton) was levied 524.04 an increase of $23,020.93 reached without misadventure of for the purpose of raising lands when compared with the previous any kind, for the building of a breakwater year.
of typhoon refuge which has long
ago been completed. No objec
tions then made to that tax
The excess of earnings, over
of the year.
Acting Appointment,
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His Excellency the Governor
Leluding Tis. 17,349 from the
previous year is shown as Tis. 366,084, of which Tia, 109,900 as been paid out in 3 interim | dividende, The Directora a! the meeting to take place on 4th prox. will recommend libat Tis. 30,870 ha written off |Various soconuts, Tl+. 25,410 be placed to Development ReservS, Tie. 6,852 be donated to certain War Charities, and after the pay. ment of a final dividend of. Tia, 1.50, absorbing Tin. 109,930, balance of Tia. 23,151 be carried to réw account. A further recom- mendation contemplates the ex- | purgation of certain book massta -Development Reserve, Reserve, and Premiam on shares accounta -by the writing down from Pro perty Account of Tl«. 182 960.48, leaving it at Tie. 700,000.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
Ordere issued by Mr. E Balpha
| Brate *****
Y,M.C.A. Division." Tuesday, May 29:1-8 pm. First Aid Lecture by Burgeon S. F. L. 9 p.m. quad and Stretcher Drill
to the Sinking Fand with accrued the year was so follows:-50 interest total £233,784 being cent-pieces 7 per cent; 28 cent |£22,929 more than the amount at pieces 10 per cent; 10 cent pieces The special thanks of the stere tit of that fuad at the end of 10 per cent; 5 cent-pieces 9 per are due to be British American 1915. Towards the end of the neat; copper, par. There Tobacco Co.; Messrs. Harry year an Ordiasoos was prasad was also a "complete change has appointed Dr. Wilfrid Thursday, May 31+t.--8 p.m. being feried for ruch spec anggested to me that the addi-Wicking and Colonial (No. 12 of 1916) to raise a loan of is the relation between silver William Pearse to act as Colonial Bandage Practice. Gorporal Wei
Ltd; and the tional 7 per cent, on the ratea parposes, and nose, I feel eare, bould be made payable by both Dispensary for articles which | $3,000,000 ass War Contribution dollars and bank notes. Whereas Veterinary Surgeon in addition Kan will take charge. 9 p.m.
to the Imperial Government. Of in 1915 the premium on the latter to his other duties, daring the 6qoad and Stretcher Deill. would now be made to its being awer and occupier. Another were given as prizes; and so this $2,250,000 was paid up on ranged from 4 per cent, the great absence of Mr. Adam Gibson or Salyingpun Division, levied for a purpose far more method would be to add on to the Messre. Lane Crawford and Co., the 30th December ises. demand for silver in Europe and until farther notice, with effect important. In this way, too, Crown rest a fum equivalent to 7 who very kindly presented a set The only alterations of import elsewhere caused notes to fall to from the 18th May, 1917. shipowners who ara actually
New Doctor. benefiting by the vastly enhan per cent, on the rateable value of of chessmen, in a casa, to be ance during 1918 in the revenue par value towards the close of the
tenement erected on Crown compated for by the members of
There is added to the register eyetem or in taxation were the year. the School Chess Clab, who are raising of the rates for prepared land,occopied.
The local circulation in Decem of medical practitioners the name Or, if it is considered that the the winners of the Hongkong opiam in February and again in ber of notes of the three Banks of Dr. Stuart Beguin Strahan,
ced freights would be made to contribute more than they are now contributing.
p.m
Wednesday, May 3010.-7 p.m. Gymnasium Bandage Practice,
Friday, June 1st-7 Squad and Streicher Drill.
Queen's College. Division. Tuesday, May 29th.-4.16 p.m. Wednesday, May 30th. 7 p.m. Gymnasium.
Further revenus for this special emounts to be raised by taxation Schools' Chess Challenge Shield.April, and of the duty on liquors {having sathorised- issues was as) Alexandra Buildings, member of Squad and Stretcher Drill
purpose might be collected by
of this kind abould not exceed,
:
The King's Birthday.
ت ترکیه
$25,025,355
Friday, June 1st.-4.15 p.m. Bandage Bandage Practice.
in March. Tobacco daties were follows:-
the Royal College of Surgeons Imposed for the first time in Hongkong & Shang-
(England), Licentists of the the Harbour Office from all janks altogether, 7 per cent. on the rateable value of a tenement, then
Jaly.
bai Bank,
Royal College of Physiciens entering or clearing. a charge! I suggest that the owner should being made of one cet er pical he made to pay half that amount the Governor has ordered that the menta in the Treasury books
It is notified that His Excellency The total receipts and pay Chartered Bank of
(London); Bachelor of Medicine India, Australis &
of the University of Oxford. on all carga carried in those
by an addition to his Crown rent, birthday of His Majesty the King during the year were $30,644,076
7,785,117
Death Certificates. China,
JP's Election.. janka,
The following additions have It is nonfied that as election Although I doubt whether say by an addition to bis rates, Thus, 1917.
and the occupier the other half is to be kept on Monday, June 4, and $27,382,798 respectively. Mercantile Bank of
India, The figures not scoounted for
950,577 been made to the list of persons by the Justices of the Peace of serione objection will be raised to
authorised by the Governor to sign Justice of the Pence to serve on onder revenue and expenditure the method now proposed to be person who is both owner and
'transactions ander
$33,741,049 certificates of the cause of death the Licensing Board for six adopted by the Government, it occupier of a house payas the full sam of 7 per cent. while in other
His Excellency the Governor relate to
for the purposes of the Births and months during the absence of the seems to me to be somewhat cases that sum is equally divided has been pleased to recognise, various heads such as Deposits,
14. The rate of exchange for Deaths Registration Ordinance: Hua, Mr. Edward Shellim will unfair that those who can pro between the owner and occapier. receipt of instructions from His allocated Stores, etc,
provisionally and pending the Advances, Bubsidiary Coin, Un-
the Estimates was taken at 1/9 1st Class Sab-Assistant Surgeon take place at the Magistracy bably best afford additional taxe
on the landlords should, or
Majesty's Government, Monsieur Sabsidiary ooine in stock on whereas the average rate for pur- Abinash Obendra Da, L. 8. M. D, Monday,
4 o'clock in Luis Alvares Calderon Astate as the 30th December as poses of conversion in the Tres 2nd Clare Sab-Assistant Surgeon mancing hould be enabled to suffer no
Shaikh Saidat Ali, L.8, ML. D. follows:- agira expense at all. It has been
Consul for Patu in Hongkong.
sary books was 2/
Yours ete.
W: A DOWLEY.
Hongkong, May 25, 1017.
4
Consul for Peru:"
Ware
afternoon.
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