1920-01-16 — Page 1

WORTHINGTON

PUMPS

ANDERSEN.MEYER & COLLTD.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

69013 ATAEXLE FRIDAY, JANUARY- 16, 1920.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents)

SHANGHAI MURDER MYSTEY.

Shanghai, Jan. 15. The hearing of de, evidence against the coolie charged with the murder of Mr. Weiss, C.P.O.S. agent, will begin next Wednesday.

SHANGHAI TAXES QUESTION.

Shanghai, Jan. 15. Payment of tates is again manual. Three mot objectors are appearing at the Mixed Court on Thursday.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT.

Shanghai. January 15. The Japanese Minister has secured a circular notice issued by the Chamber of Commerce in Peking encouraging the boycott of Japanese goods, and has lodged a strong protest with the Foreign Ministry, demanding a reply within a certain time.

THE SHANGHAI QUESTION.

Shanghai, January 15. According to imformation received from diplomatic circles it is stated that the Japanese Government has officially declared the taking over of Germany's right in Shantung and also the handing over of the records in regard to Tsingtao to Japan within three months of the Versailles Treaty being put in force, but not a word is said in connection with the return of the territory to China.

(Other Telegrams on Pages 2, and 3.)

BRITISH FINANCE.

PROSPECTIVE SURPLUS FOR

1920-21.

¡From a London banking correspondent.)

ANOTHER FIRE.

BLAZE AT WEST POINT.

a

West Point was the scene of are which broke out last night at 12 o'clock at No. 1, Kwai Heung Street, a three storeyed building. Lombard St., November 24. The conjecture is formed that a During the past week the var-lighted match or cigarette, care ious monthly circulars of the lessly thrown away, bad dropped great London banks have been through a crack in the foorboards issued for November, and con- of the first floor and set fire to a iderable attention has naturally quantity of rattan shavings stored

日六廿月登十

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

His Excellency the Governor

SINGLE COPY: 10 CTS.

$36 PER ANNUM,

Certain-teed

Roofing

ANDERSEN MEYEN & COLLID.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 58-4d.

S.S. BRISBANE,

NO FURTHER NEWS,

Since the receipt of the telegram cave & dinner at Government from our Shanghai correspondent

THE WEATHER, House last evening. The fellow stating that the steamer Brisbane, ing guests were present-Hon.wned by Carmichael and Clark, Forecastine. Batomelon- Mr. C. Severn, C.M.G, the Ven had been lost trace of after her 2017. Temperature p.m.-60. Archdeacon Barnett, Sir Robert departure from Shanghai on Hamidity 8 p.m.47. Ho Tung, Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, the 9th December bound for Mr. Lo Cheung-shiu, Mr. Chan Vladivostok, no

further news Siu-ki, Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifer, of the vessel has 0.3.E, Mr. Li Yik-mui, His received in the Colony, but a Honour Mr. H. J. Gomperts, ponded with that carried by the HONGKONG DEFENCE quantity of cargo, which corrES- been given in them to analyses of in the cockloft of the lowerstorey. Ho Kom-tung, Mr. Lo Chung-Brisbane, was washed ashore on

man, Rev. T. W. Pearce, Mr. bing. Chow U-ting, Mr. Ghan Ghenk one of the Chusan Islands. Mr.

Mt. S. B. C. Ross,

We made enquiries at Messre. To Sz-tun, Mr. R. Ponsonby Fane, C. King - sbu,

Carmichael and Clark's office this Mr. Mr. Tse Ea-po, Mr. Chan King the ship's

morning and were informed of the conjecture entertained Orders for Cadet Company by wan, Mr. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.Esome accident has probably be-

Owners that! Lieut. A O. Brawn state :--- Mr. Ip Lan-tsun, Mr. Ho Wing-fallen the vessel. Considering

the prosects for British Govern- ment finance next year, on the basis of the figures for current revenue and expenditure recently published in 2 Parliamentary White Paper by the Chancellor of the Exchequer,

This White Paper was prepared

indicted to the extent of $500 in Damage is said to have been the provisions of the grocery shop in the ground floor. This was more than covered by the amount of insurance.

The two upper storeys, which

been

for the information of the House were used as dwelling places, taun, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. S. E-the fact that the wreckage was

CORPS.

STRENGTH.

of Commons on the eve of the big were considerably damaged by McElderry, Mr. Chan Harr. Mr-discovered in the Chusan Archi-resign, on leaving the Colony,

into the building by the firemen also contributed its quota to the extent of the damage caused.

debate on government finance, the the flames. The water pumped result of which was a vote of confidence by an overwhelming majority. But it was a rather striking fact, when the debate occurred nearly a month ago, that critical opinion outside. certainly in the City of London itself. was inclined then to regard

and

in Tak-fan. Mr. Lo Kit-ping.

CRICKET.

the Chancellor of year (which, however, cannot be the Exchequer's own optimisticext year) is, it may be remem-the K.C.C. in their match against

bered 808 millions.

outlook as somewhat inconsistent with the figures he had presented. For. so far as concerned the present financial year which will end next March 31, they showed that the Budget deficit of 250 millions sterling, as estimated by him last April, would be increased 473 millions, and that the amoun: of government borrowing still necessary to balance the current year's revenue and expenditure must be proportionately in- creased.

Fürther reflection, however,

chequer's statement, has already gone far to modify this criticism, not as regards the position for the current year, which admitt-

Next, as to prospective revenue which

Can now ba fairly closely estimated on the basis of the estimated receipt for 1919- 1920, together with other in formation provided either by this year's Budget or from the new figures in the recent White Paper.

is

K.C.C.. UNIVERSITY.

The following will represent the University, at Kowloon, to- morrow afternoon -J. P. Robin- son, J. Stalker, W. T. Elson, J. V. Braga, K. R. Mackaskill, B. D. Evans, R. Pestonji, A. de Sousa, D. M. Goodall, H. Overy, and A. W. Ramsay.

pelago, it appears very possible

L. Corpi Barris permitted to Cadet Alliston is struck off the

that such was the case. She is strength of the Company.

considerably overdue in any case.

The latest

telegram from

Shanghai was received by the

PARADE

local office at midnight last night Headquarters on Monday the All sections in the Drill hall at was stated that no 19th instant at 5.15 p.m. Uniform,

when it further news of the Brisbane had been received.

FOOTBALL.

..

I.R.C. 7. H.K.P.C. (2ND XI.)

The following will represent the I.R.C. in their Second Division! League match

against the

caps and beits. Band with instruments. Instructors will at tend.

CAMP EQUIPMENT.

Cadets who used pillow slips for kit bags must return them to Headquarters on or before the 19th instant.

SamaphoreSignalling.Classes will shortly be arranged.

Inter-Section Football Shield will

IR.C. "A" V. H.K.C.C. 2ND XI. The following will represent the HK.F.C. (R.), on the Military This year's tax-revenue

I.R.C. "A" in a friendly match ground, kick-off at 2.30 p.m. to- Competition- Fixtures estimated at 963 millions, includ against the H.K.0.0. 2nd X1 on morrow. O. Madar, A. Sallim, shortly be arranged. ing 280 millions from Excess Pro-day: el Arculli (Captain), R. (cap.), A Salleh, G. A. Hydor, O. the former's ground on Satur-B. A Hyder, M. S. Harteam fits Duty, partly arrears. As the Ponsonby Fane, N. M. But, E. Rumjahn, A. G. Markar, A. L. government may drop the Excess A, Moosdeen, S. H. Ismail, S., D. Andree, S. Rumjahn, and S. A. R. Profits Duty next year, this year's Ismail, 8.

A. Ismail, A. A Ismail Reserve G. Mabored.

The Club team will be as followaMackenzie: Gerrard and Young. Jones, Wegman and Ireland; Zeverija, May, Pilger,, Boyson, and Meffer.

THE LONDON POLICE ABROAD. RESPONSE TO THE KING'S/over the Chancellor of the Ex-basis for tax-revenue without it Rumjahn, S. M. Moosa, M. B.

APPLAUSE FROM

APPEAL.

NEARLY 7,500 FIRMS TAKE edly is still one of financial substitute will be introduced to

Suffiad, and G. Partabrai.

RAILLESS TRAINS,

An additional short

run of

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY,

Hongkong University.--Con- Theatre Royal--Russian Opera Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORBOW.

may be taken as 683 millions. if that tax is dropped as such, a But it has been announced that, WARSAW CROWDS.

The members of the London

ON DISABLED MEN. strain, in England as elsewhere.!

vield 50 millions, so that it Police Force who recently went

should be increased to 733 millions but in view of the great improve-

UNITED F. C. v. NAVY R. to Warsaw to assist in remodell-

The following will represent ferring of Degrees. Already 7,488 firms have an- ment now confidently looked for that account. Further the ing the Polish police have been swered the King's appeal to em-in

1920-21. The calculations new taxation enforced in this railless trams is soon to be opened League match against the Navy Co. present Faust" 9.15 p.m.

the United Athletic Club in a very busy since their arrival. ploy disabled ex-Service men, made in London hanking circle's year's Budget leit 65 millions not along Peking Road, between the Reserves on Saturday, 17th inst.,

It is proposed to modify the writes a Daily Chronicle corre- now are that, in next year's Bud to accrue till 1920-21, and the tax-corner of Fukien Road and Tibet at the Navy Ground, at 2.30 p.m. present methods and organization spondent.

get, not only should Mr. Cham-evenue for next year may thus Road, Shanghai. Cables are now p.m.-W. of the Warsaw police on British

be estimated, on

McLeod, A. E. the existing being fitted. The new run is Simmons (Capt.) and K.A. Mason; A first edition of the National berlain's assurance be realized lines and endeavour to make Roll of Honour. containing the that no additional taxation will basis, at 798 millions. To this somewhat in the nature of an D. Laing, C. Mackenzie and A. them by degrees a model for the names of employers who have be required and expenditure will must be added the non-tax experiment, whilst at the same Marshall; H. George, P. Brown,: rest of Poland to copy,

responded, will be issued at the be balanced without any further revenue, which on a "normal" time it is intended to relieve E.. Fincher, J. Leonard and G. The Warsaw police, like many end of the year, and it is suggest borrowing, but there should be a

year's basis is given in the White beavy traffic along the Chekiang Millar. Reserves: J. Marshall p.m. other institutions in Puland, was ed that an edition de luxe be pre-very large surplus in prospect for Paper as 56 millions. Ordinary and Chefoo Roads. improvised with very little other sented to the King.

revenue for 1920-21 may therefore

and W. Hardwick beginning the redemption of war- material than patriotic zeal, and; the training of its members was the first 50,000 men will have based on

When the returns are completed debt. These calculations are

be estimated at $54 millions at the

least. rudimentary in the

figures given extreme. been absorbed into industry.

in the White The Germans made the newly

Paper, and Latest fgures show that the are worth the careful considera created force perform all sorts of men's earning capacity varies tion of foreign students of British duties which are not generally from 37s. 6d. a week at Leicester. finance. For nothing can considered to come under the where 14 are lamplighters, to £6 more misleading than to look beading of police work: making in Scotland, were a one-eyed ex- nierely at the abnormal tempor- of them registrars, scavengers soldier is working as a rivetter.

ary financial conditions, which and messengers, as well

The extent to which the dis. have to be surmounted during guardians of law and order.

abled can be employed is abown this winter.

be

But apart from ordinary, there will be a large extraordinary revenue. There are still 240 mil- Proits Duty to be collected. There lions in further arrears of Excess

are still vote of Credit assets to be realized, after this year's realizations, to an amount valued The Mission is working by dis- in the latest list of firms who. It is true that the aftermath of conservatively, at 425 millions. in the White Paper, probably tricts and is now in a typical dis- have given the necessary under war is prolonging the financial There are appropriations in. trict of the Jewish quarter.

The taking. British inspectors go through the works, Tobacco manufacturers. in

These include:-Motor strain in England, as shown aid", deferred from the present the estimate for this year. to be realized by various whole routine of the day with Jam makers. Engineers, Tram-year's Government expenditure Government departments, to the their opposite numbers" in way undertakings, and Stores. -order to show them what their!

having risen to 1,642 millious amount of 89 millions, and Nor does disablement neces- sterling. But this covers a num- duties are and help them to in-sarily preclude a man from posts ber of non-receiving items, alike declared

if. 25 is the governments' struct the constables. The three where physique is usually of the in military and civil expenditure, establishment of the Food Control policy, the whole inspectors, typical specimens of first importance. for despite a which have only to be stated to the London police officer, have severely restricted shoulder, a show the very large reductions again will release a capital of 65 is done away with next year, this made quite an impression in the man at Ipswich has been accepted possible in 1920-21. streets of Warsaw. One of them for the Hongkong police at the

millions. If all these items fall was responsible the other day for usual rates of pay.

In the civil expenditure this into account, they provide an ex- suppressing a small riot in a

year the following are included:traordinary revenue of 819 mil potato-queue and rescued a girl started in all parts, Lowestoft Railway

Among the numerous schemes Loans to Allies, 147 millions: lions, without any addition for from ill-treatment amid the ap-and Hall have one for fish hawk-ons;

subsidy, 67 mill-instalments either of war in- Bread subsidy, 50 mill-demnity from Germany or repay. plause of the crowd.

ing; Rotherham Council bare ions; out-of-work dole, 42 mill- ment of the advances made during The Warsaw police at present resolved that all future contracts ions; Coal subsidy, 26 mill the war to the Allies (1,700 mil- get no more than is paid to the shall be given only to employers lons; Export credit scheme, 12 Lions) or to the British Dominions

nemployed for unskilled labour entitled to use the official seal; millions: Housing materials, 7 (200 millions). on public works. It is barely and Bournemouth is training millions; Herring purchases. 3 enough to live on and the tempta. many mensuccessfully in diamond millions. Here are 354 millions,

tion to corruption is very great. cutting.

It has been proposed to reduce

the force by two-thirds and treble

the pay, but the probable result would be a strike by Government employees in all other depart-

A NEW DEPARTURE.

Thus altogether, the Chancellor

all or most of which should be of the Exchequer may have, on non-recurring expenditure:

the revenue side for 1920 21, as

On the military side, this year's much as 1,673 millions to play expenditure included 622 millions with," as against no more than for Army, Navy, and Air Force, 1,200 millions required for ex- For the first time in the history end, unless ments for a corresponding in-of the Vatican, a Japanese Mili-world-demilitarization is

the progress

of penditure and possibly a good crease in salary.

much deal less." tery Envoy has been "received. Fines and punishments for The recent mission of Major Ya- should be safe to count on

slower than is now anticipated, it On this basis; it is evident that certain minor offences can now he mamoto concerned the filling up reduction here of at least 200 banking circles that there may the view now taken in "London inflicted by police officials them-of the vacancy created by the millions if not considerably more. well be a prospective surping in ⚫selves.

This leaves another departure of German missionaries opening for corruption when may in the Caroline, Marshall, and therefore that next April the 600 millions for repayment of It would seem high unlikely 1920-21 of anything from 400 to is bad. General Macready has other Islands. The Pope was British Chancellor of the Exche-debt is thoroughly business-like. recommended the institution of careful to assert the temporal quer should have to Budget for It still may be upset by circumst- police courts like those in London. character and prerogatives of the larger expenditure in 1920-21 Unfortunately this step would Holy See by bestowing upon than 1,200 millions, (including but it should be realized if all ances which no man can foresee, involve drastic alterations in the Major Yamamoto the insignia of interest and sinking-fund on the goes reasonably well and the Polish police law, which was the grand cross of the order of Debt) and if all goes well it calculation gives a good mazgin drafted just before the Mission St. Gregory the Great (military might be no more than 1,000 even if considerable dedictious came to Poland.

clasa)

millions. His for a “normal” have yet to be made from it

THARCHY

THE

NATIONS

LAWS

CONSTITUTION

2+

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.

OF OUR

COUNTRY

TRAMPLING ON "THEM.

(An American view of the activities of the Independent Works of the Woul