1917-12-28 — Page 8

SHARE REPORT.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts, in fortheir share report dated Friday, 28th December, 1917, state:-The

Fire and Marine Insurances. Chins Fires can be placed at

offering at $310. Unions have bayers at $735, while Cantons are still obtainable at $300. North Chinas remain in demand at Tla, 115.

Shipping Indo Chicas "De ferred" continued their upward course until they reached $185 cash, but at that prios there was a slight reaction when they drop ped to 8180, only to recover again stranger than ever with buyers at $188. A large forward business has again been done in this stock, and as high as $195 March was

paid. No Preferred ebares have come on the market and the price remains at $33) buyers, Dong lases are dull at $77, Hongkong, Canton and Macse Steambosis are quoted at $18, with buyers fer- ing $17). "Star" Ferries are pro- bably obtainable at $283. There are sellers of Shelis at 115 with -bayers st 112/-;

Sugare

Refineries. China- bave firmed up to a baying rate of $93. Malabona have sellers 81 $38,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917.

GERMAN CRACK AIRMEN KILLED.

ENTERTAINMENT TAX, of one or two guineaa paid by 1982 persona wass subscription or contribution to ansociation consisting of a body of stewarda,

·Baron Richthofen, and his Brother.

Masonic Charity Festival.

and

"

Boliator-General

WHAT IS WRONG ?

CASE.

great radias of action, and in no INTERESTING SHANGHAI longer confined to the waters in proximity to its baso; it can traval on the surfane twice as fast as an

under the water about as fasti can operate by night sa by day; it can fire its torpedo when anb meged, with only a periscope. showing above the surface, and

and that by means of that lamp The British Navy and Its Work, ordinary, tramp steamer, and sum, there was made payment for admission to an entertainment.

Effect of the Decision,

na Mutual Co. and German

Property.

In giving judgment in the action China Mutual Cov

on a fire insurance policy takin cis

perty, is sathorised to kflow the

Christmas holidays have intervan- Paris, Sept. 21-Since April

Mr. Archibeld. Hard writes in ed since we wrote last, but during the Germans have suffered very In the King's Bench Division, It was the function of the Com- the few working daya large appreciable losses in air fighting, recently Mr. Justina Rocha gave missioners to determine what part the Daily Telegraph:--

We all have our war maps, business has been trazascted. and many of their best airmen judgment on an "information," of the lamp sum represented Heary buying of Indo-Chinas have been brought down, includ- laid by the Attorney-General payment for other privileges, which are studied from time to the periscope, a very small object; "Deferred" has gain been the ing Wolff, Voss, Doesenbach, Bokhards, the French Judge at the McLeod, secretary of the Royal represented the right of admission portance of movements on the fairly close quarters. The effect Shanghai said, Inter alias=The order of the day, and other stocke great Richthofen,

Masonic Institution for Boys. It to the concert. The number of various fronts. How many per- of arming merchantmen has been defendant has recognised that he sach as Wharfe, Docka sad "second" Bishthofen. Sugare, have also received a good Baron von Richthofen, who was a claim to 506 4s by the persons chargeable with daty sons ever refer to a chart, or even to drive the U-boats under water deal of attention.

commanded an seroplane squad Commissioners of Customs and was in his view rightly taken as an atlas, when some incident when attacking, and that, while owes the plaintiffs' a sum of Tis. on October 2, 1917, on a mortgage Banks-Hongkong and Shang ron, frequently figured in Berlin Eraise in respect of entertainment 982. On that basis the Crown occurs at sea in the effort to an decreasing our shipping losses, 1.830 on account of interest due hai Banks have been dealt in st official communiques. He was laat duty under the Finance. (Now, was entitled to recover the sum derstand its significance ?. The incresses our Fleet'e diñoultion. TIs. 35,000 granted to him by sea is regarded as a fist expanse Two War Diseases by Sea. the plaintiffs and also a further $500, and cloe's with sellers at mentioned on September 4, when Daties) Act, 1915. The annual of 498 45.

Judgment was entered for the without festures, and thus great Those are paragraphs perhaps eam of Tls. 60, being the amount. festival of the Royal Hasónic $600

his 61st victory was reported,

Recently he published a book, Institution for Boys was held in sum claimed, but without costs, injustice is done so the British convey some idea of the tasks of premium paid by the planculs in which be described how June, 1916, at which the subeoripan the question, said his lordship, Fleet. In point of fact, the which the British Fleet is doing $129, but Hongkong Fires are Captain Ball, V. C. was brought tione on behalf of the charity was one of novelty and some strategic features of the oceans at a time when, ignoring the socount of the deferuan Tin

down by his brother, making the were announced. A claim was difficulty, on which the Crown and pese are more rital than those charts, some persons are suggest fendant declares that the stepe of any land front, while in the ing that the work is being badly taken at the time of diplomatic 22nd sirman he bad brought now made in respect of 982 per-wished for a decision.

latter case an army can, sad does, done. I have always held that intercourse being severed between dawa. Captain Bell," the sons on whose behalf there was

maintain an unbroken line of this country will never appreciate Chinese and Germany to the baran added," was without doubt paid one gaines for the entertain

trenches, at ses s nary cannot the debt which it owes to ita foot of sequestration of his pro the leader of the anti-Richthofen | ment, which included dinner and

80. Qar sesmen-about men until it is invaded or reduced For defendant it was. The decision that entertain-do squadron, and I believe that now a concert.

the number to condition of starvation to keep his engagement towards perty hare rendered him unable the Englishmen will prefer to contended that it was not an cents given during or after one-twentieth

of of · our soldiere--have- to brought face to face with some the plaintiff, and that the with-- abstain from trying to catch me. entertainment within the mean- dinners arranged in aid

philanthropio or charitable par patrol on a front of about 900 each situation as that of Italy to drawal of this sog nestration will am sorry for this, because ing of the statute.

(Sir poses raises questions of wide miles in the North Sea, always day. All the fighting is taking enable him to find the necessary. thereby we are robbed of many a The fine opportunity for giving the Gordon Hewart, K.O.) and Mr. E. interest. So far as the Masonic conscious that darkness invites a place cutside this country. Why? tands to reimbures the sun is

Giveen (instracted by the Solicitor body'sa a whole is concerned the surprise attack by the enemy st Our armies would stand defeated owes the plaintiff. English a jolly drubbing."

The Court rejects the ples of He has not long survived this to the Inland Revenue) appeared judgment has practically been an unknown point." Darkness if the British Fleef failed to

A high official in and surprise are the allies of chiers complete ancosse at aes, non-German nationality urged by vaio-glorious beast!

in support of the proceedings; forestalled.

But recently the Germans sent the defendant and decides scoord The "second" Richthofen re- Bir E. Pollock, K.C., and Mr. C. Freemasonry pointed out to a fiset acting on interior lines and ferred to in, no doubt, the Baron's J. Conway (instruoted by Mesare. representative of the Daily placed on the defensive. Hesen out two swift raiders. The non-ingly that the plaintiffs are rightly one declared in enuitled to his motion for payment young brother who, bad he not Stanley Attenborough and Co.) Telegraph that when Mr. Mo always make thrust, like an ocharters at

Kenna, as Ohancellor of the adept swordsman, and he can do indignation that someone ought of interest owing to him. The been wounded, said this boaster, represented defendant.

His Lordship, in his judgment, Exchequer, introduced in the so with every possibility of success to be punished. If you have an Court farther decides that in the I believe, would on my retura so the front from leave, also have said it was to be observed that spring of last year the entertain- on a moonless night, choosing as ordinary map by you, turn to the event of the nonpaymeas of the been granted his leave with 62 the duty was in no sense a tax ments tax in his Budget, Graad het lande, open out the North Sea! You will notice that interest as ordered by the Cours, apon the profits of the entertainer, Lodge took counsel's opinion as Shetland Islande, or bombarding the incident, a very unfortunate da Pas de Marsoulice, official Englishmen to his credit,"

Lieutenant Voss, another of the bat upon the expenditure of the to whether the tax sa defined in /8 spot on the coast between York- bat anavoidable incident, "as the receiver of the mortgaged pro airmen mentioned as having been payment made by the persona the Finance Act would affect enter- ehire and Essex, or perhaps First Lord, like Mr. Balfour on a brought down was ou September entertained. In respect of the tainments given after dinners held endeavouring to out our essential former occasion has said, occurred plaintiffs to have the use of it 13 credited officially with his 47th £35,000 collected by the stewards in connection with Masonic lodges: communications cordes the Chan- somewhere between Bergen and according to one of the conditions and devoted to the funds of the Counsel advised that such enter-nel; in any event he has a 900- the Shetland lelands. The enemy of the mortgage deed and that Berial victory.

charity there was no claim for daty. tainments would be affected, and mile front open to him, and be warabipe, with a speed of over this ase ase to be srecised ander The expenses of the festival were Grand Lodge there upon resolved has the enormous advantage thirty kuota and heavy gune, the control of the official receiver. NEWS FROM CANTON,

borne by the stewards, and the to take no action in the way of which surprise, darkness, and rached northward in the darkness

Mr. Eckhardt will have to pay with all lights screened, keeping costs and fees of this action persone participating therein. claiming exemption, and the Com-speed give him. Oat Cshton

Five Great Tasks.

close in to Danish and Norwegian amounting to the sum of Tis. correspondent Stewards who did not attend paid missioners of Taxes proceeded to sales at the rate and at $124.writes under date of December one gaines to the expenses, and collect from the various lodges The Navy is fighting five territorial watere in half a 37.60 Shanghai Docks hare again 27 as follows:-

no question arose in respect of the amount which they consider-Jenemies at sea, which may be set bour they had completed the

outrage and murder; and then livered at the French Mixed Court The above judgment was de- weakened and are cffering at In spite of many telegraphio that, but the stewarde, ladies, and right according to the circum out thua.

Natural Forces.-Storms and they had to cover a coures of 200 on November 29. Mr. Eckhards Tis. 71, Hongkong and Kowloon messages from Peking stating lewises who did attend paid a tances, which varied greatly, or Wharves have been in strong that Kwangtang and Kwange further gaines. The festival was the respective entertainments. foga and currents are conspicuous miles notice the distance until a allowed two Wooks Wikbin demand and have risen to 398, bare cancelled their declarations attended by 926 persone, and it The Royal Masonic Institution among them. This country loses they reached the Naza and could which to psy plaintiffs the sum and business has been done for of independence, the Tachan at was in respect of their payment for Girls and the Royal Masonic many hundred lives a year at sea decide whether to return to Ger of fis, 1,880 due to them. Tais March at $102),

Canton still declares that the aims of one gainea each that the daty Benevolent Institution, after con--what are described as marine many by way of the North Sea he did not do, and the garden Lande, Hotels and Baildings. of the South-Western Provinces of 28 was claimed. The charitable saltation with their legal advisers, casualties. We are at war, but or to strike home through the has socordingly passed under the -There has been no business have not been accomplished, and object, no doubt, was the occasion determined to pay a cum arranged Natare indulges in just as fierce Sound; for the Germans, with reported in this section. A few while this is so the declarations of she festival but the stowarde with the Commissioners of Taxes ontbreeks, and just as baffling their minos and patrols can use Hongkong Laude are obtainable cannot be cancelled.

contributions were devoted not to as properly levisable for the con- moods of fog and mist as at other the Baltic entrance for oruisers to the President insisting on the the charity, they went to the cert provided at each of their times. Nature has to be defested, as we cannot. Two hundred miles

expenses of the festival, and the annual festivals, and they have The High Seas Fleet. We can only! The Naze is about 350 INTERNED ENEMY SHIPS. reponvocation of the old Par- balance of between £400 and paid such sum in respect of each not see the German ships, but miles from the Firth of Forth, liament, while Lak Wing-ting is £500 was distributed by way of festival held sinos the middle of they exist. We are apt to forget and even farther from any naval

Allocation at last Arranged. said to favours new Parliament.

that the High Seas Fleet base on the English coast Brady a chart of the North Sea, draw & The President's Mandate

The Royal Institution for Boys offers a continual menace

The allocation of the intended No fores has ever been lipe from the scene of the engage- German and Austrian chipe which The substantial question for his did not follow the same course, na. ordering the cessation of fighting by both sides arrived yesterday. lordship'e decision was whether and determined to await a legal "oontained" as the enemy of mout to the Naze, and the has been a cause of so much character of the incident is speculation and rumours, has at contained" A report from Swatow Bays the festival or any part of it was decision before payment, hence to-day is being

which a month after month passes, and, revealed.

Last been decided, says the N. 0. that a transport within thoneand an entertainment, and, if so, what the proceedings in

One more point. The Fleet is Day News. Charter parties for $6 with buyers only offering Northern soldiers on board was sam was paid for admission to an decision was given yesterday, rather than fight, he remains

proceeding from Foochow to to the North at Tla. 14 and Raubered, there being not one survivor tainment. It was conceded by the the same high authority proceed and submarines, with Heligoland disease-the raider and the eigned si H. B. M. Consulate- Kining. Langkata were sold Amay when an explosion occur. entertainment or place of enter-"The fact, therefore, is plain,” | behind his minefields, shore guns, grappling with two insidious war the following ships have been Orown tast a dinner was not saed, that Freemasons as an as his impregnable advanced submarine; the oare for the former General between representatives to Singapore st Str. $3.00 (equal Dr. Wa Ting-fang, on receiv entertainment within the mean organised body have not disputed base, provided with destroyere, she cruiser, which must be of the British Shipping Oon- Bat more powerful than the raider, or troller and the Tatah Steamship jo about $2.30 Bougkong). ing a telegram from the Presi-

ing of the Act, because even if it their liability to the tax as defined submarines, and sirgraft. Catton Mille-Cotton Mille are dent, is returning to Shanghai, might be described as an amuse- in the Finance Act of 1918. Bat the Grand Fleet, with its attend-it will be defeated; and the care Corporation-Deike Bickmers, all stronger, due to the excellent and will later proceed to Peking ment yet a person admitted to the they have, by representation to ant cruisers, destroyers, and for the submarine is the destroy Kathe, Sexis and Helene,

It is understood that 'the Deika business they are doing. The with Shum Chuo-huen for the dinner was not so admitted as a Mr. McKenna sa Chancellor of auxiliaries, must be kept con- er. British sesmen, whether “in latest news is of a dividend of purpose of effecting mediation.

A large force of police with spectator, or one of an 'audience, the Exchequer and to Mr. Bonar dantrated and at the fallest pos- the Northern mists" or at the Rickmers has been assigned to Tla, 2 from the Kang Yik Com- the par value. The shares have Canton by rail yesterday for P./of the Crown that an integral remission of the duty upon Germans anddenly break out their form the trouble will take. They Kathe to the French Government. pany, which is 20 per cent. on artillery and machine guna" left Bat it was contended on behalf Law, as his successor, suggested a Bible strength, so that if the Admiralty, never know which the Italian Government and the experienced a smart rise to Tls. On (a place near Sbum Chan) to important part of the festival was entertainments given purely for uefeat is certain. The Grand may provides craiser escort, The Sexta end Helene will pro-

whose defence against the U-bost coust.. 16 Ewo Cottons have risen to attack the so-csiled citizen sol. the concert. The concert was held charitable and social purposes, Fleet must always be ready for which means that the cruiser,bably be employed on the Chins

in a room different from " the solely to members of such bodies battle.

it is understood that the Tia. 180, Shanghai Cottons to diers and to assist in the protec dining ball, where speeches were as the Masonic craft. Both Mr. The Mine. All the time the is her speed, has to keep pace

the -Canion-Kowloon Tla, 120, Yangtzepoos to Tis. tion of

continued concurrently with the McKenna, and Mr. Bonar Law Germans are laying mines off or with the merchantmen, going at charter parties for the ships

these representations shores, in the entrances to our thus a big target may be present cans and Japanese

six pr eight knots an hour; and allocated to the Ameri- 7,40 and Orientale to Tis. 40. Bailway,

will be Miscellaneons.Green Island The magistrate of Lin Ping progress of the concert. All received

signed shortly... The total alloca

Docks, Wherves and Godowns, Bongkong and Whampoa Docks have buyers at $125-after

at $90, but "Central Eatalog can be placed at this rate. Ham phreys Estates are still wanted at 861 and Hongkong Botele at $90.

Electric Companies. There are no Hongkong Electrica or China Lights offering, but there are bayers at quotations. Low Level Tramways have sellers at

$6. "

Dr. Wa Ting-fang has wired

benefit to the recretary and the 1918. office staff of the inesitation.

to

management of the China Mafual"

Cements have changed bande district reports that the city intending the dinner had the sympathetically, bat, after fail | harbours, and in the highways ad for a U-boat, sa instance the during the week at $7.50 and now being attacked by hundreda right of admission to the concert, consideration, they felt bound to af commerce. They have many fata of a score of craisers. Ortion will then be there are bayers at $7.35. Hong of robbers with big gane. He The number attending the concert adhere to the entertainmentduties mine-laying submarines always they may decide that the sub

kong Ropes have been booked at asks for assistance as 9007 88 the improved rate of $281. Dairy possible, Farme continue in request at

$26, also Chins Providents at

87

Evading the Post.

was given at 623,

cert wer

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América, Chins and Siberia ; Japan, Bohemia, Alberga, and

Triumph; Italy, Deike Rickmora; France, Kathe;"\? Great Britain, Seria

Helene.

au sát up by Act of Parliament." at work, creeping along unseen

As to the effect of the decision and placing their "aggs" where marine is the immediate danger His lordship was satisfied that

and use destroyers for escort, and the dinner was the main part of the assurance was given that from they are likely to do the most then an enemy craiser of great the proceedings, and that the con- a financial point of view the harm

was not seriously The Raider.-Since the war gunpower and high speed may a subsidiary and eitustion separate, but at the same time changed. The particolar lery of began, the peril of the raider has appeat cat of the darkness. Bome Siraits Rubber Quotations.- A Chinese youth, who was very important part of the proceedings, the tax disputed by the Royal existed, and it still exists. The times the enemy is bound to score. But how often does he do so? It. The following are to-day's wired well dressed, was charged before He could not regard the expand- Masonic Institution for Boys was Germans have not got many quotations for Streita Babbers Mr. Dyer Ball, at the "Magistrsay iture on the concert sa negligible. just over 296, while the total through the net, even in the we look at our meal tables, wo get Malakofle $4.30, Kempas $8.50, this morning, with attempting to The cost of the music was small proceeds of the festival was darkness and by using neutral an answer; if we turn to a paper Ayer Panas 311, Kedahe $3.90, smuggle letters into the Colony. compared with that of the dinner, £35,000. The generosity of the fiage and disguises, but they are and see that about 5,000 "target" convinced, or at least such a threat Alor Gajabe 84.40, Eadellas 312, He said that when his friends but without taking sccount of the craft is so great that the tax is a continually trying to do so. Their for submarines and raiders enter se our forefathers lived under for Tapahe $201, Changkat Serdange knew that he was coming to other expenses it amounted to small matter in proportion to the ill-upoepe, 28 & tribute to the or leave our porte every week, we years, when Napoleon trained the 88, Ayer Moleks $2.00, New Hongkong they asked him to about 83 or 3d per head of the amounts which are realised from efficiency of our patrols, and to get further evidence of the way Grand Army at Boulogne and for Serendahs $41, Fajams $13 and bring several letters and they also people entitled to enjoy it...If a these festivals. Of course, all the vigilance of the Grand Flest the Fleet is doing its works; if month after mouth poutinated Bandycrofts $4.45, all Straits advised him to conceal them in judgment was to be formed as to bodies and organisations are In the last Great War the only we study the output of our muni- his preparations for over-tanning Cameboy,

his boots. His Worship imposed what basis e gaites would be des affected by the decision. The trouble after Trafalgar was due to tion works, largely dependent on this country. The great British Exchange. The opening T. Ta fine of $1 for each letter car-manded and paid for the concert Freemasons set up ng exceptional raiders, which were always st versos supplies of raw material, sailors, knowing that be had no rate on London to-day is 2/11 sndried-$25 in all.

as apart from the dinner, suppos claim. All that they urged was es getting in and out of their further light is thrown on the long-range guns, mines, sab on Singapore 1274. The Bank's *** Hongkong Street Index. ing they were separated, in his that societies which simply gare porte in spite of the watchfulness pattar; if we glance at the morn-marines, or destroyers to support 8 dfe buying rate on Shanghai is'

We have to acknowledge with judgment the sum would be about entertainments to their own mem- of our blockading forces, and ing communiques describing his scheme, nevertheless admitted thanks the receipt of a copy of 2a. That was not a negligible bera and were doing it for philan capturing thousands of our mer what our sea-supported soldiers that they could not interfere with be chantmen. We thus lost half durere doing, we must be reminded him, and orald only hope to the Street lader of the City of eam in relation to the duty and thropic purposes should Victoria and other portions of the the Act of Parliament. He exempt from the tax Grand mercantile marine, and the that folly and muddle reign nei-defest him when he put to sea, ther the Admiralty, nor in the Seiende hae come to the aid of Colour, which has been compiled was clearly of opinion that Lodge had twice endoceed the captures were more numerotia Grand Fleet, nor in the patrols. the second greatest sea Power of The Fantastic Stara" will by Arthur Chapman, F.SI, if the money was paid in the decision which, in view of the afer Trafalger than before.

With limited resources the the world, and some olvas, after a hearty sen-borne meal, sit in give their fuel performance to Government Assessor. This is expectation that it secured admis authorities, was taken, that the night at the Bijou Theatre. On the twelfth edition of this usefulsion to the concert, and that it in tax should be paid. Therefore have pressed into their service Navy in performing miracles a hes Sunday night they will appear at publication, and it beare every fact secured such admission, the this Royal Masonic Institution for the submarine, armed with power every day, and yet we are told our easy chairs in comfort/ dissatisfaction. Perhaps an Cabs, or India or the United the Victoria Theatre, in norjane-evidence of having been most entertainment duty was payable. Girls and the Royal Masonic fal quick firing guns and the that there in widespread pablie pechape, smoking tobacco from tion with Ball's Vaudeville Comexrefully and accurately arranged. The result was that in his judg. Institution have already paid the corpedo, carrying on explosive pany, when a big double bill will Incidentally, it includes the newly ment subsection 4 of section of tax, sa also have the Masonic charge which can sink almost invasion would care that trouble, States, and wonder, what our

any ship. The sabeatzine has if it existe, of which I am 201 gallora are doing a bo presented.

!laid out portion of Shamshuipo, the Act applied; that a lump sum lodges throughout the country.

"Fantastic Stars."

The Babmarine.The Germans

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