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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. 1991.

ICE DEPOT THEFTS

W. S. BAILEY

Liabilities.

ta là vào 10 cohimen mà thôi

production of either pass books ro Deposits not Avall ́ardars and to make entries in the

able,

THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE & CO., LTD., Employee Sent to Gaol. auf der hans he comes, Apests' Ad

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES.

SERVICE

LONDON

(Direct).

** CALCHAS ** **KEEMUN " .** NELBUS" ** GLAUCUS "* "ELPENOR **

30th Aug. 6th Sept. 13th Sept. 20th Sapt. 27th Sept.

London, Amsterdam & Antwup London, Rotterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp Landon, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Rotterdam & Hamburg

LIVERPOOL

SERVICE

(Direct or via Continental Ports)

CYCLOPS" **NINOCHOW " "THESEUS" ** BUMABUS "*

19th Aug. Havre, Rotterdam & Liverpool 8th Sept. Genos Marseilles & Liverpool 20th Sept. Marseilles, Havre & Liverpool 5th Oct. Genos, Marseilles & Liverpool

PACIFIC

"IXION"'

6

SERVICE

(via Koba and Yokohama)

24th Aug.

'TALTHYBIUS" 14th Sept. Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver

YORK

"TYNDAREUS"

5th Oct.

NEW

ATREUS"

SERVICE

(via Suez of Panama) 29th August,

via Suez

PASSENGER SERVICE

PYRRHUS" 6th Sept

"'ASCANIUS"

7th Sept

"PYRRHUS"

11th Oct.

for Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama for Singapore & Liverpool for Singapore & London

For Freight and Passage Rates and all Information Apply to :—

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

Consignees Steamer

per

Company's

AGENTS.

CONSIGNEES.

ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN KOWLOON.

HARBOUR REPAIRS Call Plat "L"

Sole Agents for "KELVIN MOTORS.” Motors from 12 BHP. to 50 BHP. now in stock also spare parts.

++

Tel Kel

•Works Manager....

K.633. Secretary

K369. Harbour Engineers, 1.601 &

T.622

Telegrams "SEYBOURNE.”

CONSIGNEES.

bouk. It was also clear that Crown Agents" had the Golf Club book in hia

vancos,

.$ 907,880,72

J

164,970.96 9,751.99

REFORM IN PENSIONS ADMINISTRATION":

£100,000 A Year Saving

In Clerical Work.

Revision of way' pensions 15.00 machinery, in a variety of ways, --- is recommended by the Depart-

The hearing was resumed at the possession. The point was whether Postal Agencies, creme Magistracy yesterday of a case in defendant had sufficient ground Shipping Control A/c. 2,281,26411 which an ich suller employed at the for doubling that the shopkeeper's Suspense Account, .. East Point lon factory of the Day foki was entitled to fetch the ice. Farm, Ine and Colt Eorage Com: He (the Magistrate) could not find pany, was charged with the theft of that defendant believed he was 100 pounds of ice. The master of justified in issuing the ice. If the the Wing Fuk shop was charged Court supposed that he might with receiving the stolen ice.

think himself entilled, it would open the door to endless possibili.

Mr M. H. Turner appeared for the prosecution, Hr F. d'Almsds defended the ice cutter (who was also a salesman) and Mr.A. E. Hall the shopkeeper.

Total Liabilities, 3,313,302.08; mental Committee, whose report

.... Balance, 4,490,266,81Į has boon issued as a Blom-book.

One or two figures show how $7,804,068.39, quickly the work of the Ministry

Total

Assets.

has grown. Men, - women and children receiving' war pansiona

tias in the way of misappropriation Subsidiary Coins. ... 662,$27.99 and allowances numbered

of stores.

Advances,

It was stated that defendant's | Building Loans, pay was $16.50 a month.

445,092.30

296,500.00

13,933.24 6,650.09

Stores,

Stores,

Imprest, . It was slated thaž on the 5th. The Magistrate said he would House Service Ac inst. the first delendast delivered defer passing sentence till after be Unallocated

(P.W.D.) |100 lbs, of ies at the ice depot to bad dealt with the other defen-

Unallocated an employee of the shopkeeper,, dani.

(Railway). Mr. Hall argued that the pro- Coal Account, who was caught by the Dairy Farm watchman. The shopkeeper foki secution had not proved the case

Investment admitted that the ies had not been against his alient.

Balance Bank, supplied to him on ■ requisition

Mr. Turner quoted legal authori-Crown Agents Cut- or by virtue of a pass book, which ties which stated that possession rent Account. was issued to every customer by by a servant amounted to posses the Dairy Farm. The evidence of ion by the master. the prosecution showed that no

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, ice would be supplied to any Hall and said the prosecution bad

ما

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

The Steamship

His Worship agreed with. Mr person without the production of!

not proved that defendant received a pass book. The shopkeeper's) faki

There was Was Riso charged at the the stolen ice. previous hearing, but was released case against him.

There was

Account,

Total,

Beginning of

1917.

Half a million.

1921. Nearly 3,500,000.

Local committee work is con- demned by the Committea. Thay 298,721.20) recommend that the administra- tion shall be transferred to the 230,279.63 direct control of the Ministry, $39.830.74 acting through the regional offico. 4,992,833.56 In 1920-21 these 383 local com- 575,074,03 mittees (and 900 sub-committees)

1917.

ware responsible for payments 2.855.52 amounting to £20,575,000, but the money was mostly paid by the $7,804,068.39 officials without inquiry and sanction by the committee. In The following table shows in six months 106 cases of misuse of dollars the Revenue and Exp nai-fands were discovered.

675 FEWER CLERKS. ture during the last five years :—— Do

1916

Legislation is recommended to 13,058,105 increase (from 13 to 25 weeks) 14,090,828 the period of validity of a life 967.277 certificate. This will save £90,-

000 in salaries of 600 clerks, £15, 1920. 000 in Post Office, work (75,000 14,689,672 letters a week), and printing and 14.489,594 stationery.

200,073 By doing without inquiries to the local committee in each case of payment of pensions arrears

"ESTHER DOLLAR*

on the application of the pecse-suspicion, but no proof. It had Revenue...13.833,886 sution who desired to use biso been proved that defendant's Expenditure 11,079,914 having arrived from New York vidence against the shopkeeper, foki went to the ice depot with the Surplus,... 2753,472 via ports on Aug. 13th, consignees The prosecution, war, however, knowledge of his master. His Wor Deficit. are hereby notified that their car-disappointed.

thip discharged the shopkeeper.

1918. go is being landed at their risk in-

The ice culter was seater ced to

19,665,243 16.252.172 2,413,076

at 10.30a.m.

Yesterday the ice cutter stated

HONGKONG FINANCES.

The report on

1919. 16,524,975 17,915,925

1.395,950

Public Debt.

The Inscribed Stock Loans of(except on first issue) another 1895 and 1906 amount to 51,485,732) £10,000 a year (75 clerks) will be and the Sinking Fund now stands paved.

and

MEDICAL BOARDS. No instructions have ever bead

to the hazardons Godowas of the in his evidence that on the 5th. two months' hard labour. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf inst. be supplied 100 lbs. of ice to and Godown Co. Ltd, and stored the Golf Club. A book was produced at consignees' risk.

to him, and the Golf Club's All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godowns Coolie left the book behind for an- until Thursday, August 18th,

other man to call for it. Shortly when they will be examined ter the shopkeeper's foki askrú

at 33,657 being £3,218 more Medical services for the year by Messra. Carmichael & Clarke for other 100 lbs. of ice on be- Report for the Past Year.than the amount at credit of that ended March 31 last cost £9,187,-

balf of the Golf Club and be up-

fund at the end of 1919. The local 271. Duties that are not strictly plied it to him. He did not enter Claims will not be accepted un-e second order in the book of finances for the year 1920, dated 1916) stands at $3,000,000 with a doctor, and the supply and the Colony's Loan (onder Ordinance No. 12 of medical are to be removed from less cargo is so examined by said the Golf Club owing to pressure 3th ult. and signed by the Hon. Sinking Fund of $138,203 | Surveyors, prior to the above

renewal of art fisial limbs are to at work. He had to serva ten cus-Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, was sent to uses.751 sterling. date. All claims must be pre-

ba transferred from the local to "BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.sented within a month of the tomers on the morning of the 6th. yesterday:

General Remarks.

the regional committee. steamer's arrival here, after which also did not enter in bis book 30 The total revenue for the year There was no alteration of im they will not be recognized. No lbs. of ice supplied to the French amounted to $14,689,672 beingportance in taxation during 1920. claims will be admitted after the spital; he intended to do it $625.128 less than the estimate and The total receipts and payments in given to medical boards to make when he nished work, but before $1,835,303 less than the revenue in the Treasury books during the year lower assessments. Out of 1.250,- All cargo remaining after he had time to do so he was arrest 1919. Compared with that year were $24.179,649 and $23,601,719 000 cases examined in the year to Aug. 22nd 1921 will be subject know the Wing Fux shop and bad heads Licences and Interest, the

ed by the police. He did not there were. decreases under the respectively.

December 25, 1920, there were The figures not accounted for 61.199 appeals. No fire insurance whatever will ever supplied ice to any person former head showing a drop of under revenue and expenditure In 54.8 per cent. of appeals the

without a pass book. He had no$2,539,616. All other heads show-relate to transactions ander various appeal be effected..

Board confirmed the criminal intention when he supplied ed increases. The principal sub-heads such as Deposits, Advances, decisions Consignees are requested to

of the Re-Survey send in their bills of lading for the second lot of ice to the Golf heads showing excess over the Subsidiary Coin. Unallocated Boards, in 11,6 they lowered the countersignature.

Stores, etc.

assessment, and in 33.6 they THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO..

(a) Assessed Taxes. ..$ 49,512) 11. Subsidiary coins in stock on rained it. Hongkong, 15th August, 1921.

Agents.

(b) Liquor Duties, 49.795 the 31st December

An increase in the number of e) Stamp,

292,821 follows:-50 cents. $2.334; 20 clinics from 140 to 350 is recom- 31,577 cents. $1,590: 10 cents, $550.611; 5 mended, and also a clearing house cents, $76,908; Copper, $18,88-1. to be set up in each region to deal with recommendations of in- patient treatment.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO,

LONDON and STRAITS. HE Steamship

"BENRINNES." "GLAUCUS **

having arrived from the above are hereby notified that the Cargo Ports, consignees of Cargo are will be discharged into Holt's are being landed at their risk into hereby informed that all Goods Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie the hazardous and/or extra hazar. at Consignees' risk and subject to dous Godowns of the Hongkong terms and conditions of storage and Kowloon Wharf and Go- at Holt's wharf. The Cargo will downs Co., Ltd., whence andfor be ready for delivery from Go-from the wharves delivery may be down on and after 17th August.

ubtained. Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

All broken, chafed, and damag ed goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods

remaining undelivered after the 23rd August, will be subject to

Feat.

All Claims against the Steamer, must be presented to the under- signed on or before the 6th Sept, or they will not be recognised."

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. longkong, 16th August, 1931.

"A PERFECTLY HATIONAL HACE."

I cannot conceive of a perfectly rational race without aprooting all the things that make life pleasant, Professor Arthur Keith.

NEW CHINESE COMPANY,

The Northern Navigation Com- pany has been registered by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.

!

No claim's will be admitted after the Goods have left the Go- undelivered after the 23rd inst. downs, and all Goods remaining will be subject to reat.

all claims against the steamer

must be presented to the Under signed on or before the 30th inst., or they will not be recognized.

All broken. chafed, and damn- aged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 23rd inst. at 10

goods have left the Godowns.

to rent.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

The Company's Steamship

From EUROPE & STRAITS.

Club.

When examined by Mr Turner defendant admitted that the shop- Įkeeper's iɔki produced no order for the ice. He trusted to his memory |to make entries of the day's busi.

mess when he finished work.

2011:

Me d'Almonds submitted that there was no evidence of larceny, was there proof that his client was conspiring with Brother man to steal. Delerdant bad been in the babit of supplying he knew was employed by the Golf ice to the shopkaeper'a foki, whom Club.

The Magistrate said he doubled defendant's story, in the fact that there Wa

(estimate are as follows:—

id Tobacco Duties, (e) Chica Companies

Foes (Water Excess Sup- ply and Meter Rents, (g) Postage. (A) Land Sales.

31,503

were 24

The nominal amount of coins in circulation is $20,761,370, and the market value is now practically 57,504 par.

101,122 The local circulation in Decem- $56,749 ber of notes. of the three Banks The increases are due (e) to new having authorized issues was as (c) to more Probate Duty, (d) to assessment, (b) more consumption,

increased sales, ie) to new Dota- tions. (7) more metered service,

to increase of business, and view of to more lands being disposed of. The principal deficit compar- It has been led with the Estimates was:- Opium Monopoly, $1,632,029 owing to decreased sales.

follows:-

.$26,307,580

Hongkong and Shang-

hal Banking Cor poration, Chartered Bank of India, Australia China, Mercantile Bank of

India, Limited,

10,061,863

1,000,000

$37,459,452

The specie in Keserve came to 324,550.000.

war.

About 6,000 service patients are maintained by the Ministry in mental institutions. It is suggest- ed that separately controlled

wings" should be arranged us MITO MARU"

completa Ministry hospitals. having arrived from the above

EX-OFFICERS, ports, Consignees of Cargo are

Two thousand officers and hereby informed that their Goods

37,000 men los: limbs during the are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and

On April 12 this year,

Kowloon Wharf and Godown

21,489 had been provided with Company's Godowns at Kowloon, eatry in the book.

More limb- duplicate limbs. fitting centres should be opened where each consignment will be stated a evidence that it was

where necessary. No Fire Insurance has been sorted out mark by mark and an essential part of defendant's

Last March there were 37,118 effected.

delivery can be obtained as soon duty to enter every order in the

The total expenditure brought

officers, 9,741 officers' widows, Bills of Lading will be counter- as the Goods are landed.

pass book.

to account amounted to $14,489,-

9,190 children, 6,511 dependants, signed by

Optional Goods will be carried Mr Turner reminded his Worship 594 being $296,899 less than the

1,455 nurseg and 25 nurses", GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. on unless instructions are given of the evidence of the So. 1. boy at estimate, and 89,426, 331 less than

dependants receiving awards st Agents.

to the contrary before Noon To the Golf Club that he did not the expenditure in 1919. Corapar- The rate of exchange for the cost of £6.291,000 a year. day. Hongkong, 16th Aug. 1921.

It is engage the second defendant's fokied with the estimates there were Estimates was taken at 5/ where-Delays are infrequeat. Goods no cleared by the 24th to carry ice on the 5tb. inst. All savings under nine heads. Miscel- as the average rate for purposes of term of wards should be recommended that the centralis- Aug., 1921, will be subject to the other entries were in the book laneous expenditure exceeded the conversion in the Treasury books "CHARGE AGAINST EXECUTRIX

and yet defendant said he had no estimate by $742,979 mainly on ac-was 4/5.

continued. OF BOOSEVELT'S ESTATE.

Damaged packages must be time to record the second 100 lbs. count of the Grant to the Univer

Among other recommendations Hillsdale. Ind. July 13.-Mrs. left in the Godowns for examin- of ice. There could be little or no sity of Hongkong and Polite and

Imade by the Committee were: Emma Barkers of Hillsdale. was ation by the Consignses' and the doubt that there had been a big Prison Departments exceeded the

That the whole question of per- arrested here early this afternoonCo's representatives at an ap conspiracy. The

remissness of estimate by $373,104. There was

manent pensions should receive on a charge of forgery preferred pointed hour on Tuesday and Fri the Golf Club coolie in leaving the a decrease in Pensions ($14.233), and Commerce has sent trained ter; that a complaints branch The Ministry of Agriculture the early attention of the Minis- against her in New York by day. All claims must be presented pass book in the depot did not and Public Debt ($149,428), due to representatives into the provinces should be sat up in each regional George E. Roosevelt, executor of within ten days of the steamer's minimise defendant's guilt in the the rising exchange. The revenue of. Chili. Shantung, Honan, office: that on the bearing of an the estate of the late Theodore arrival here, after which date least. Defendant knew that the for the year exceeded the expendi- Kiangsu and Anhwei to study appeal a man should be allowed Roosevelt. Mrs. Barkett had they cannot be recognized. No Golf Club always required 150 lbs. ture by a sum of $200,078; with the cotton situation. Reports the help of his local committee presented a claim to the estate of claims will be admitted after the of ice, and why be should have the result that the surplus balance will be made on present crop or local ex-Service men's associa the former President for $69,000 goods have left the Godowns,

supplied 200 lbs, to them no one increased to $4,490,266, on a note which she stated be

conditions and the prices farmers tion; and that ex-Service men, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, knew. had indorsed. She was removed

The following statement shows are receiving for the cotton. A local committees and the Ministry Agents.

His Worship said it was quite the Liabilities and Assets on the wider cultivation will also be should be represented to Newport, Ind.

Hongkong, 17th August 1921. clear that defendant's duty was 131st December, 1920-

I urged.

central advisory committee,

rent.

COTTON CULTIVATION IN

CHINA.

on

*

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

HURRY UP, FRECKLES.

GEEWIZZ- S'WONDER YOU KIDS WOULDNT TAKE JUMBO BACK¤ I HAFTA

DO EVERYTHING

LAY DOWN NOW, JUMBO-6'WAN, LAY DOWN.

It Would Be Merely Wasted Energy!

BY BLOSSER

D'YA HEAR ME? LAY DOWN!

FRECKLES WHY DO NOU TELL JÚMBO TO LAY DOWN",

WHEN YOU KNOW "LIE DOWN" 15" CORRECT

AN,WHATS TH USE OF WASTIN' GRAMMER. ON JUMBO? HE DOESN'T KNOW TH' DIFFERENCE!

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