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COMPANY MEETING.
THE FORGERY CASE.
A Witness Cross-Examined.
Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz,
THE STAMP DUTIES.
торшерные
(Continued from Page 4.)
Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd.
meeting
The twentieth ordinary general
of shareholders of the acting Chief Justice, was suggested that this clause has ng His Excellency: It has been Messrs, Wm. Powell, Ltd., was ongaged again this morning terrora for honest men, held at the offices of the Company with the aid of a jury, in hearing to-day at noon, there being pre- the charge of
to me,
for
of the
lock, the Attorney General said that the delay insolved in obtain- utteringa Replying to the Hon. Mr. Pol-
ing a soarch warrant would result in the object of the search not being effected.
It
been wisely abandoned.
the payment of dividend,
as
He de-
REVOLUTIONARY MOVE- MENT 18 REALLY Notably instructive
DANGEROUS are the WHICH IS ONLY THE WORK OF figures presented to the House of THE WILDEST SPIRITS.-Justin Commons by the Parliamentary McCarthy. Secretary to the Ministry of Labour in relation to mining Annaco, In 1913 wages amounted We learn that Major PS. sent Mr. D. J. Lewis (Chairman), false receipt for $5,000 against to £90,000,000 and profits to Tomlinson, R.A.M.C., sailed from Mr. H. Birkett (Director), Mr. H. Sham Lai Sing, formerly of the £21,000,000. Last year wages London by the ss. "Plassey" on 0. Holt (Secretary), and Mosers Kowloon Storos. totalled £264,750,000 while prouts the 15th inst. Ho in joining the E. M. Raymond and E. Mauricioj
£27,000,000. Of course, local garrison for duty.
Mr. Dyer Ball prosecuted for Government control, with a fixed
(shareholders),
the Crown, assisted by Mr. Blake, rate of profit, prevailed during
The secretary having read the Mr. F. C. Jenkin, with Mr. Crow, the latter period. The inferences Christiansen, was this morning-The report of the Directors van Gennep, of the Holland its doors.
A Scandinavian, named P.H. the Chairman said :--Gentlemen,
notice convening the mooting defended.
Hon. Mr. Pollock: I do not sup- offered by the figures arc
The cross-examination of Mr.pose a firm would suddenly close tolerably plain. Comparative drunk and incapable. The de-for the year ending the 29th Limited, was continued.
named in a summons for being and the statement of account Pacific figures of output for the respective fondant did not appear in Court, February, 1921, having been periods are not at hand. At an and his bail of $5 was ordered to in your hands for some time, I opinion
Trading Company, The Hon. Attorney General: advanced stage of the twelve-
Mr. JenkinWhat was your incriminating document.
They might do away with the month production was markedly
bo estreated. in arroar as compared with the
will with your permission take financial position when you gave defendant's pre-war figure but, stimulated by
them as read. In spite of the him blank contract forms I did question of honesty but a question Hon. Mr. Bird said it was not a the increase of pay according to to-day at the instance of Mr. W.during a great part of the year
Chak Yuk Tong was summoned trade depression which existed not think he was worth much. of convenience. No one liked to quantity raised, output rose rapid- Pryde, of the Public Works De-under review, the business has a couple of thousand dollars decuraents were all in order;
Did you think he was good for be put to inconvenience where ly in the concluding months of the partment, for
The Ministary of Labour balconies without the permission and your Directors feel confident
re-constructing regained at a satisfactory level. personally ?-No, figures just quoted show that of the Department. A five of $100 that the figuras shown in the ship these goods to Macao with hand action will
And yet you were prepared to
His Excellency: On the other the minors took nearly 200 per was imposol. cent, more of the reventos than
not be taken balance sheet will meet without any security from him? without practical certainty that in 1913, while the owners took
your approval. There is, I think, No, it was done through the an offence has been committed. about 28 per cent, more. Since
only one item in the statement of Kawloon Stores. Der readers will be interosted accounts to which I need refor then, however, largo additional to learn that the Blue Funnel particularly, and that is the item find out whether the defendant's much to persecution at the hands You did not take any steps to clause left the public open too Hon. Mr. Stephen thought the sums of capital have been sunk steamer Ascanius, a sister ship" Deposit paid on in the mines. At the time of the of the Anchises, except that the purchase
account of allegations in the price of Factory submitted were correct --No, I
accounts of the Collector. He might be a officially estimated that the net accommodation is different, will your Directors succeeded in pur- If the defendant's motive was
cabin $2,150." Aftor some difficulty, knew they were not.
very good Collector and on the profits of the owners, taken att bo sailing homeward from Hong- chasing at what they consider a to defraud you, he has been in Hon. Mr. Bird: If it is only to
other hand he might not. over the country, averaged 9 por kong about August or September reasonable price a commodious that position ever since you gave be done in very special cases I do cent 'This may sound an next. excessive rate for the loan of
godown at Burrows Street, Wan-him the blank forms. Can you not see why there is any objection capital. On this score it sitould
chai, which has been converted in-suggest why he did not use it to getting a warrant. be remembered that sinking one's
A branch offing of the Ching factory. Modern machinery has
to a furniture and cabinet-making I made the suggestion yesterday. money in mines is not the same Specie Bank will very shortly been ordered, and it is hoped will yesterday was of using it for clause to stand over.
The suggestion you thing as putting it into, Bay4. Tientsin Road. Mr. I. P. Allen, which will enable the Company to
was decided to allow the be established in Shanghai, at No. soon be installed in this building, raising money ?--Yes,
made Government stock. There is the further fact that the overall European Manager of the Bank tarn out
Can you suggest why he should Eation of time, was slightly amend-
Clause 42 (originally 45) Limit average of 9 per cent, was helped in Hongkong, and Mr. Wang furniture at moderats prices to fornis
first-class up-to-date have kept the blank contracted, as also was Clause 48 (46), Kwong-tim left THE STAMP DUTY DEBATE.
collieries, such as those in the Shanghai by the Golden State for and Company. The factory is raising money I can give no speech.
yesterday for the benefit alike of customers months if it did not use it for Attorney General in his opening # period of five Penalties, 13 outlined by the South Wales coalfields; many
the purpose of opening the new now in the occupation of the reason. Yesterday's debate at the Legislative Council meeting owners must have been operating
branch. on the proposed revision of the Stamp Duties did not on a uarrow margin, of profit.
Company, the balance of the When the Magistrate let purchase money has been paid defondant out on $250 bail you mission of His Excellency, made produce the battle of words that was expected.
Hon. Mr. Stephen, with the per- The Tolay many of the largo con- Government had given consideration to minerous objections are working on a slender smali-pox reported in the Cluny balance sheet the for current year. strong I am not familiar with 29. He thought the clause had There were fourteen care of and this item will appoar in the did not think your case was not a few remarks regarding Clause that had been raised by various interests and was in a more absorbing nearly treble the pre-were fatal. All the sufferers were to the report, but after the adop
margin. With the wages-bill last week, all but one of which There is nothing further to add British law. or less open frame of mind. Several concessions were made war
Thd Chief Justice (to Mr. aired to in regard to some of the suggested taxes, whilst others going to the owners probably spinal fever (all Chinese), one seconded, I shall be pleased to Your case is that the $5,000 was
the sum Chinese. Five casos of corebro-tion of the report has been Jonkin):--There
know whether the were abandoned. Others still were left over for further relation to the amount invested enteric fever (one Indian and four any questions that may be put Was it paid to him ?--I have not pulsory transfer of shares before is one point. Attorney General proposed to act shows a smaller return in being fatal, and five cases of answer to the best of my ability paid to the witness by your client. recommendation regarding com consideration.
All the way through, the Government than it did in 1913, it is reason- Chinose), with one fatality, were
on the Stockbrokers' Association's appeared willing to meet objections where it could be ably manifest that during the also reasonably shown that the duties were likely to work with period under review Capital was three Chinese deaths from in the Report and Accounts was private office on September 21st in the object was to try and prevent
put it to him in eo many words. Seconded by Mr. E. Mauricio, Mr. Jenkin (to wtness)The any measure of harshness on those affected. As to how far not depriving Labour of its fair fluenza.
the motion for the adoption of $5,000 was handed in at your The Hon. Attorney General said the concessions may meet the protests raised outside the] shure. Council Chamber, we do not know, for after all, the matter Japan's "Prince of Wales."
unanimously carried.
Mr. G.C. Moxon was re-elected in the iron box. You then typed person,
five dollar notes. You then put it the dividend going to the wrong is largely one upon which the several interests concerned
From the Stanley district & Director of the Company on the out the receipt and handed it to are alone able to speak with any degree of certainty or has proceeded on his journey, and Nan Li Wan Village. At 4.30
As the Japanese Crown Prince robbery which took place at No. 8 seconded by Mr. H. O. Helt.
comes the report of an armed proposition of Mr. II. Birkett, the defendan: ?--I did not.
His Excellency remarked that finality. It does seem, however, as though the Government presumably, receded from possia.m. on the 24th instant, five mon, and Mr. H. (). Hoit seconded the Colony to show that the method measure and he thought it would Mr. E M. Raymond proposed reputable business man in the be made as a revenue producing
I challenge you to call any little
they had made the Bill Ag proposals will, in the main. be carried into effect.
abnoxious ble danger, the inhabitants at the two of whom were respectively confirmation of Messrs D. J. you adopted of handing out blank bo better to steer clear of anything We were glad to notice that the Attorney General took parts of call have been more of armed with a knife and chopper, Lewis and H. Birkett as Directors. contract business formis has ever that would hamper them.
it could
occasion to criticise the louse use of the term Free Trade
the Heir-Apparent to the Throne broke into the house and held up The motion was carried. in relation to the effect of the revised duties.
of the eastern Empire. His im- the inmates, while a search for pretation of the phrase was far more correct than that of land bere, nor at Singapore; but a this resulting in the theft of money auditors at a remuneration of
His inter-perial Highness did not officially valuables and clothing was made, and Fleming were re-appointed personal.
been heard of?-That is a private Mesars Percy Smith, Seth business matter. It is strictly those who had been declaring that the new impositions brief visit ashore was paid when and clothing of the value of $30. $600, would interfere with the Free Trade of the Colony, thus the Kutori reached Colombo, and The perpetrators of the robbery proposed by the Chairman and
this motion creating a wrong impression outside that the new Bill somewhat longer one at Port eventually made
being terancas, would interfere with the policy of an open port. Nothing voyager is in European waters,
Said.. Now that the Imperial with the haul.
their excape seconded by Mr. Birkett. in the Ordinance can have such an effect, and the Attorney thore is evidently a greater sense
The Chairman closed the meet- General did well to emphasise that point. The trouble has of immunity. and Malta has been
ing with the announcement that dividend warranta been caused by those who have confused Fire Trade with fete. In a few days more tho
were How ready and could freedom of trade and there is a big difference between the the Crown Prince will sight the
be had on application, two. The principal divergence between the Government at Home will doubtless greet coast of England, and the citizens and the critics of the Bill relates to the methods to their uniqno guest with typical Singapore to Hongkong in be employed to raise needed revenue. There are many. British cordiality, both because
CANTON NEWS. including the Chamber of Commerce, who think that much Japan is our ally and because of
Less Than Five Days. of our expenditure on public works should be met by the of the dramatic interest that has Following the report that the
Military Movements. raising of short-term loans, but the Government is Japanese
gathered around the heir to tho
"Van Cloon," of the opposed to the introduction of that principle.
Crown. 1t
Koninklyke would
Paketvaart
Military movements have been My markedly active during the past Officer Administering the Government spoke at great pitics if any mishap had occurred Batavia), for whics Company ming's forers have been ordered "No, he wanted money. Sit still
The indeed have been a thousand (Royal Packot Nav. Co. of few days. Most of Chan King- length on this question and poured a deal of ridicule on setting a memorable precedent, the distance from Hongkong to as the first defence line, Dosing to the young Prince who ie) the idea of meeting expenditure by this meaus.
to stations at stragetic points. There! was a time, he said, when he himself was attracted by the has felt the landing restrictions Singapore on her last trip in 4% as the second and Shaoking as the Probably the youthful traveller
Fungehuen has been marked out; apparent merits of loans for such purposes, but he added imposed by Puente a severe in us that this steamor arrived here how, Samsui. A circular has been that close investigation of the matter had changed his as anybody. On his arrival in this morning at daylight, Having issued by Chan King-ming to all days, the Company now informs third, with headquarters in Ho- opinions. The inference, of course, is that those who Prince of Wales"
the Old Country the Japaneseft Singapore last Thursday at the military commanders, stating short-term loans for public works have not given the matter welcomed by our own "Crowa. thus making the voyage this that the mobilisation is for serious thought; but we do not think the matter can be Prince," himself lately a globe- disposed of as lightly as that. We cannot bring ourselves trotter, and the meeting of such
time in 434 days.
defensive purposes only. to believe that the leading business men of the Colony, as young "sports" as the two Heirs-Hongkong for Singapore once a Affairs has officially intimated The "Van Cleon" sails from The Ministry for Foreign represented by the officials and members of the Chamber of Apparent is likely to be a source month. She has excellent accom-to the Diplomatic Corps that the "Wheest," says I. "That's 'God endless, everchanging and won- Commerce, would advente lonus unless they were convinced of mutual pleasure.
modation for lat-class passengers Presidential inauguration that the principle was a sound one. Surely it is not More About the "Cup."
(single and double cabins) and Canton will take place on May claimed that the Government has a monopoly of business
every further comfort, while the 5th, but it is doubtful whether At one time the world of soccer passage-rate of $150 to Singapore there will be any reply to the Mr. Severn was, in his speech, at great pains to show club to beat the Wolves will win
hold it as axiomatic that
is exceedingly low in compari-notification. It is stated that the the Bon with other that practically none of our public works are revenue-pro-the Cup," this being based upon
steamship-American Consul companies.
on tho ducing; hence there would be no return to pay interest on the results in five successive
Shameen will call on Dr. Sun on the loan or to provide a sinking fund. But is that really so have passed since then, and the Sandy Tait was a pillar of
that day, but not in his official ? seasone. A good many years One of the chief Government arguments in favour of exten-vicissitudes of Time bavodeprived strength at back, while "Saniy"
capacity. sive programmes of road-building has been that residential the adage of much of its force. Brown, at centre-forward, was a areas are thus opened up. New houses surely produce Fallen from their high estate, the tower of strength in a literal revenue, first by the sale of land and later by Wolves now, not for the first sense, with his Hackenschmidtian China Daily News suggests that A correspondent to the North- the collection of taxes. Even costly Government timo, appear in the Second neck. The centre-half berth was in addition
no another word. I'll tell ye of account the floor of heaven quarters produce some revenue through the payment they revived their cup-tighting McNaught, making up a redoubt. Captain Plant, there should be
Division. This season, however, splendidly
to the proposed of rental and, in certain cases, taxes, though the amount reputation, and, having reached able Scottish trio. Then there were instituted a Mercantile Marine time but when I come to think of value on
all about Shylock in bed the thick inlaid wi' the patines of by Tom memorial at Ichang to the late morn's morning." be markedly small in comparison with what non-Government the final, the old axiom was two members of German nomen-"Plant Scholarship,"
bright gold. Aye, I was annoyed at the people pay. The whole question, of course, boils down to bound to be justified-for if clature, good players and good and
The mistake is we put a higher whether or not present-day expenditure is normal or such the Wolves
concrete tabulate t British it, needna' have been. Besides, knowledge such as can be referred aupported by as posterity should help to meet. The Government thinks specie's of verification. As things while the other played half-back the various steamship companies ence between the things that be deepened and widened and the fellows both, the brothers Errontz, mercantile and shipping firms in being only a wean how could she to any day by any one of us. We result would have boen it ordinary disbursement, dictated by the growth of the turned out, it was left for the or full-back as cocasion called., and merchants whose connectione interest "this muddy vesture of filled wi' light and colour. The a one of whom partnered Tait, China. The writer considers that be expected to saves the differ- think less of the mind which can Colony. Others are of opinion that future generations popular Spurn to do the trick. This leaves room for half a dozen extend to the Upper River would docay" ought to share the expense of the record suns being spent The repetition of the London Euglishmen, but wo have forgot- be very willing to show their harmony is wi' immortal souls? among the Shylock, the last of on Public Works Extraordinary. One thing is certain-team's success of twenty years ten the other players, though we appreciation of the help and low many, big folks in yon some great power out and beyon i the bill has to be paid.. What we want to know is how band of morrg lade who then did not all hail from foreign so ungrudingly given by Captain discomfiture of the Jew and the altogether. For euch we havo
ago sends the mind back to the hope- that tho Londonera "advice best to meet it,
audience saw farther than the the struggling offorts of man always represented Tottenham. Dour parts."
comedy of the rings?.
only too often a tolerant smile.
acumen.
had
will be
won,
A GOOD SHIP.
the Java-China-Japan Line
the are
agents, cavered
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THE LATE CAPTAIN PLANT.
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endowed
The Council then adjourned to It is unheard oft-It is care-Ivarious clauses allowed to stand 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, when the
over will be further considered..
Between Ourselves
By Robt.
MacWhirter.
Says Lorenzo to Jessica:
Look hat the four of heuren "Is thick inlaid with putines of
bright gold
There's not the smallest Did the man wipe his knife on his shoe because he was a butchor? H
says the wee yin.
Aye, I sometimes think that we're too much taken up wi' and too easily impressed by the works of man. We
see the Pyramids and exclaim wi bated look at the Forth Bridge and breath "How marvellous". We
through Statue Square this past are awe-struck, "How wonder- ful". How few of us passing and listen."
month have found fresh inspira- Lorenzo continuing
tion at the sight of the pinky Such harmony is in immortal parply mass of bloom? How
souls;
many bave accorded it the But whilst this muddy vesture same indifferent "Ah, yes, very
of decal
pretty."? Doth grossly close it in, we
We sit in offices and houses cunnot hear it.
and struggle with man-made "And what way did the man say we become narrow and un- things and then we wonder that he was a Daniel? Was it him interesting and somewhat dull. that was in the lion's don ?”
Nature plays and paints her Save the King' they're playing derfilled story day and night and now. Stand still,” "Will the King die if I move the sky to see and learn new we have only to walk out under about and what was in the wee delights for ourselves. gold box? Was it chocolates?" We admit this in theory but we says she, "No," say I. "It was his conge." time feel the sharp edge of do not act upon it. We all the "Ohl all the same Amah chows?" Shylock's knife and in our cursed No but for Heaven's from the severed arteries and imagination see the life blood flow sake Janet, give the
wean think impotently of disinfectants sweetie to
wrap her and a tongue around. Now, Jeanie, naturally in the process leave out motor ambulance and
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