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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER

THE CHIT SYSTEM.

WAR SAVINGS.

A MISSIONARY'S

CARELESSNESS.

The Hongkong Hotel's Attitude,

The Latest List of Subscriptions.

The following is the fall text ∙of the latter read by the Hon. Mr. Pallook at yesterday's Council meeting, being addressed to the Hon. Colonial Secretary by Mesira. Deacon, Looker, Descon and Harston on behalf of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited

The Proposed New Liquor

Ordinance 1917. 9. Hongkong, 27, Sept., 1917. Sir-We have the honour to "address you in regard to the above Bill on behalf of our clients, the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited.

Big Sum Left la Trousers.

Pocket,

We' have received a list of Persian missionary; staying South Chins War Savings Asso- Elias, was putting some clothes subscribers to the Hongkong and at the Grand Hotel, the Bev. &. ciation for the past month, with out two days ago for the laundry- worth of Straits War Loan at 6 of trousers in which there was which about the sum of $192,768 man and included in them a pair per cent, has been taken up. Orer 8435 in American paper money, one million dollars worth of thishe not remembering that the Loan has now been acquired by money was there. the Association....

Several members have recently, for various ressons, spplied for a return of their moneys invested, but is must be understood that moneys once inveeled in Straits, War Loan cannot be withdrawn 2. Our clients are the holders from the Loan, but members may of a Pablican's Licencë granted|obtain a certificate of their hold- by the Hongkong Governmenting in Straits Currency, which and have continuously held each certificate is negotiable as a War licence or its equivalent for the Bond. period of fifty yeare. The fee payable in respect of such licence. at the present time, is $3,500

per annum.

When the

clothes arrived at the "dobie's" the washerman' to whom the treasers were given found the money and

Boon afterwards absconded from his work.

He was later arrested and was charged before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the Police Court this morning, with the theft of the note. It was stated by Inspector Sim that when arrested the man give all the information he could. Fo Under Rule 11 of the Associa-bad spent some of the money, tion, a charge of $5 (Hongkong but told to whom he had given currency) is made for the certithe remainder. ficate, which will be added to the

A cobbler wae also charged General Fund and be available with receiving $350 in American for distribution amonget mem-money and $85.80 in eilver bers at the winding up of the coin, knowing it to have our clients' business which relates Association. Any member may been stolen. His

3. During the period of fifty years referred to in the preceed ing paragraph, that portion of

story

to the supply of intoxicating at any time apply for a certificate was that the first defendant gave liquor has been very largely of his or her holding.

carried on by means what is Latest Total

known as the shit system" 1st List...

whereunder the purchaser is 2nd

supplied with the liquor desired 3rd

by him in exchange for an order | 4th

in writing signed by him.

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it to him to look after, saying he ...$140,345 bad won it in a lottery. He had 39,100 no idea that it had been stolen, 10,280 He was discharged.

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02,075 Another washermen, to whom 210,305 the firet defendant gave $17 to 123,680 mind, was also charged with re- 62,125 ceiving, and he told a similar 61,880 story. His Worship discharged 68,335) him also. 110,505 The

first defendant, who admitted that he ought to have Received to date $ 908,720 returned the money, was sentenced In addition to the above, there to three months' hard labour.

4. Our clients' experience un 6th der the above system-save in 7th comparatively infinitesimal num- 8th ber of ingtanone has been each 9th as to enable them to say that the wystem has worked well and has bean a great convenience both to

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themselves and their customers. has been subscribed $21,927,66

5. The intoxicating liquor in Straite carrency, bringing the

supplied by one clients to each

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POLICE RESEIVE ORDERS.

Orders iewed p.day by Mr. F.

total to $38.156.40; in eterling EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE. 0. Jenkin, D.B.E(R), state:-

of their clients as, if the above 192 11 3d., making £1,182 18.

their

Bill be passed, will fall within the purview of its restrictive aleares, is served in the fol- lowing portions of premises vix:(a) The public bar; (b) the private bar; (c) the smoking room bar; (4) the kiosk lounge; (e) the large lounge,

6. Dar alients have quite re- cently removed the public bar into a smaller room, thus reducing

6d. altogether; $363.50 in gald dollars, making this total 8461 50; and 200 Pesce.

that the objections to the pro- posed new Ordinance herein set forth do not emanate from a Oor-

paration whose sole intent is the making of money at all hazards.

r.

A Question of its Withdrawal. Embezzlement of no less a sum than $10,000 was the obarge preferred against a Chinese at Mr. J. R. Wood's court. the Police Court this morning, in

Service Board. W All Company and other Unit and Discipline Dheere will at Commanders, allWarning Officera

tend in uniformat Headquartere Olab at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, October 18.

Members of il ranks who have not yet attended before the Board will report i uniform at the same time and place to Staff Inspector Meren."

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Re THE KAI CHEONG Firm,' THE WO YICK STEAM- SHIP COMPANY and THE HOP YICK STEAM- SHIP COMPANY OF HONGKONG.

"

the CREDITORS of THE KAI AT the request of the partners of the above named Firms,

CHEONG firm,. THE WO YICK

Mr. Mattingley appeared to prosecate and Mr. J. H. Gedge the area thereof approximately

defended, pleading not guilty, 75 per cent. In addition, our

Mr. Mattingley stated that IL. Dealing with the contents of since the charge had been made clients have also quite recently similarly reduced the area of the the proposed new Ordinance apart out, a satisfactory explanation will play at th Botanical Gardens The Police Reserve Orchestra smoking room bar.

from the question of the principle had been given. to the 7. In our clients' opinion, the involved in the consideration of

on the evenig of "Our Day," four complainanta in the October 18. Detailed Orders STEAMSHIP COMPANY, and THE Ordinance now, proposed will not the Ordinence itself, oar olients

HOP YICK STEAMSHIP COM- only directly inflict needless would remark that the allevis-ase and he wished to withdraw will be issue to the Conducter.

whose An Orches Practice is order PANY, tion purporting to be afforded the charge. Documents had been

Claime have pecuniary loss upon them in re-

not yet been filed, are required gard to their "takings", but will by the concluding words of Produced by the defendant which ed for Mondy, October 15, at

to send in. particulars of also be the cause of their safering Section 4 are under grave danger explained matters. The men was 6 p.m. puncially.

entrusted with $10,000 to found The BandPractices ordered for their Claims in Writing on basiness, the Hing Loong Arm, Tuesday, Cober 18, and Friday, October, 1917. to the Undersigned, or before the 17th day of sud he had lost $3,000 in setting October 19, e hereby cancelled.

He had accounted for another $4,000 which had been

Moutad Police. paid back and was able to account batween theotting out for daty At least be hour must elapse

of the Fir and Second Shift Patrola,

of nullification by the provisions unnecessary inconvenience and hardship, for the reasons (inter of Section 6-which 1stter Sec. alis) that it will be requisite for tion seems to our clients to be our clients to provide additional grossly unfair, in that it places members to their staff in order to the Magistrate before whom any "shroff" and "check" the money

"transaction" is questioned in the which will be received in lien of position of dispensing with avid- "chits" as heretofore, and to

must

it up.

for the remainder.

CONCIPATION IS DNGEROUS

His Worship What is the ence and acting upon his own position of the Captain Super- mere impression,

Patrola dairous of setting out ensure that 20 intoxicating 12. Our clients would respect.

intendent of Police in the matter? at hours other than those schedul. liquor is supplied to any cas tomer who is not residing at the fully call attention to the fact that cironmstances he did not think it they previouly inform the Warn- Mr. Mattingley said that in the ed may do on condition that Hotel"in which respect it the restrictions in the liquor trade

A very important. It was ing Office and obtain his ba remembered

now existing in Great Britain thatj

rather a matter of civil proceed- sanation. the hotel is patronised not, were the result of the absolute only by permanent residents necessity of securing the due pro-inge than criminal

His Worship-According to but also by transient residecution by the working classes of ants and casual vizitora. all the country's energice for your statement now, it is a matter for no proceedings at all. I think 8. In addition to the incon-arrying on the War, and raniance and hardship entailed particularly in regard to shipyards as he may still wish to prosecute. the OS.P. should be consulted, upon our clients sa above, it is) and munition factorien—a state of I should like you to see him be- besarise if poisons the system, also the fact that the provisions affairs which, in regard to the of the Bill are ench sa to largely necessity above referred to, has no fore I consent to the charge being causing si headaches, bilions-

withdrawn.

ness, torpidiver, bad complexion, add to the possibility of our parallel in this Colony,

13. Finally our clients wouldmanded until this afternoon for clients incurring jeopardy in

The case was accordingly re-disordered igestion. respect of their hereinbefore remark that the lack of any the Hon. O,AP, to be consulted. sufficient reason for the passing

The charge was this afternoon 9. Our clients respectfully sub-of the proposed. Ordinance is

withdrawn. suficient rosson smphasised by the fact that the exists to warrant the passing of number of fully licensed hotels the proposed Ordinance, and in and public houses in this Colony Eliis relation our clients would is comparativaly a very small one observe that this view is sapport-there being only 7 fully licens ed by the fact that under theed hotels and public houses in caption "Objects and Ressons all while of these only 4 aro

mentioned licence,

mit that no

LEAGUE CRICKET.

situate within the limits of the Kowloon Cricket Club will be appearing at the foot of the pro- City of Victoria vis. the follow at home to the Royal Engineera posed Ordinance, though th

Object" is clearly stated, no ing The Hongkong Hotel, the on Saturday, commencing at 2.16 "Besson" whatever therefor isng Edward Hotel, the Grand p.m., and will be represented by Hotel, the Astor House Hotel.c J. Stalker, Y. Wheeler, W. T. given.

14. Our clients therefore submit | Elson, E. Peatonji, Licas. J. E. 10. Our aliente would venture to remind the Government that that the proposed Bill should be MoConnell, P.H. Cobb, A. de both prior to and during the withdrawn, and we shall be glad Souss, J.F. Mead, K. Macaskill, present war their smisianos has if you will kindly lay this letter C.J, Simpleton and L.E.B. Hodge, on many pocasions been solicited before his Excellency the Govera

on behalf of abaritable and or for his consideration.

benevolent institutions. and

undertakings, and that such sadistamos har slmost invariably been rendered on mare är Lond

We have the honour to be, Bir,

Your obediens Bertania, (84). DELOON, LOOKER DEACON

AND HARSTON.

Mr. Gland Saraen, U. M. G.

Shipowners' Charity, Lecare. W. N. Smith and Bons, the Bristol Channel shipowners, have given 1,000 guiness to the ranagaition of the devotion o King Edward VII - Hospital In

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DOLAR DIRECTORY

NW ON BALE "YU'RE IN IT:"

MR. CA DA ROZA, of No. 7. Queen's Road Central, only for Partners, of the said firms. the purpose of verification by the

This Notice is given solely to ascertain the true liabilities. of the said Firms,

.C. A. DA ROZA, Receiver and Manager. Hongkong, dated the 11th day of October, 1917.

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