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ALLEGED “SWINDLE.”

Local Cassia Exporters Stigmatised.

REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.

The Colonial Commercial Co., Ltd.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CONTRACT LABOUR.

Emigrants as Stowaways.

Questions were raised between There been have allegations of

the Magistrate and Mr. Schofield, swindling and dishonesty mada

This morning, in the Supreme of the Secretariat for Chinese by the American Spice Trade Court, the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Affairs, at the Magistracy this Association against merchants Ress-Davies) granted a petition morning concerning certain al- engaged in shipping cassia to the presented by Mr. F. C.. Jankin legations made by a number of American market and the Assofinstructed by Messrs. Lee and returned amigrants from the ciation of Exporters and Dealers Russ) on behalf of the Colonial Dutch East Indies in regard to of Hongkong has seen fit to make Commercial Company, Ltd., for the conditions of their contracted a very unambiguous reply, aug confirmation of a resolution to employ mesi. gesting, in turn, that American buyers have only themselves to blame if they have received in ferior shipments.

reduce the Company's capital from $150,000 to $111,000,

but

Nine Chinese labourers wers being charged with stowing away The Company was incorporated aboard the J.C.J.L Tjibodas, in 1920, explained Mr. Jenkin arriving here yesterday, and in and was situated in the Post his recital of the facts of the case, Wa bave received from

Office building. The original Mr. Schofield, who represented the the Secretary of the Hongcapital was $150,000, made up of Secretary for Chinese Affairs, kong General Chamber

of 390 promoters' shares of $100 each said that, according to Commerce, coples of letters and 1,110 ordinary shares of $100 he

what which have passed on this sabeach. The Company commenced of those men

bad been told. seven jack from which it appears that business shortly after its incor-labourers into the Dutch East,

were imported 10 February the American Spiceparation. At extraordinary gece Indies, of the typa described as Trade Association passed theral meetings held in February and assisted emigrants. They were following resolutions —

Marcb. in view of the present all under the impression that 360 "Whereas the qualities of position of the Company's fin- days was the extent of labour many lots of Cassia arriving, orfances, it was decided to reduce which they were required to dof which bave recently arrived, in the capita! by cancelling the under their agreements, this country, are grossly inferior promoters" shares.

actually the term was much less, to contract requirements: and, la reply to his Lordship, Mr. for he End found out that in some whereas, allowances made upon Jenkin said the Company was cases thirty days had to run and Appeal to Arbitration in New Jover-capitalised in that $39,000 in others sixty days before the York have been totally inadequate represented by the promoters the agreements could be said to cover difference in grade, to shares. The promoter sharabold-to terminate. Had they waite gether with labor necessary toers, under the articles of associa-juntil the expiration of the full bring these goods up to a standardtion. were entitled to share the time, they could have a free required for their proper use, profits. The object of the petition passage back, instead of taking Be it therefore, resolved was to do away with the promoter this premature trip as stowaways. that the Directors emphatically shares and thereby increase the It was, however, alleged by the condemn the shipping of these proportion of profits which would defendants that holidays were parcels to this country as accrue to the ordinary not reckoned in these 360 days. nothing

ashareholders. It WAS

If a labourer became sick and swindle, and be it. further re- private company, of originally took a day's leave, that day was solved that the Board of Direc-eight shareholders. One of them. also not included, but, on the tors will use its utmost endeavourM Noble, bad died and now contrary, he was called upon to to have the matter placed before there were seven. All the share-do Во extra day's work Arbitrators, in such a manner holders, with the exception of outside of this agreement, plus that the loss sustained shall not one, were only ordinary share-two other days without pay, as be put upon the innocent buyer holders but held these promoter compensation for "time lost". but upon the guilty shipper, with shares as well. They were sil Apparently, Mr. Schofield added. A view that such loss shall makej agreeable, as appeared from the this was the nature of the griev it unprofitable for a shipper to resolutions passed at the two lance which induced the defen- | send any lot that is below the extraordinary general meetings, dants to leave Balikpapan without) qantity for which the contract that their promoter shares should consultation with their employers. be cancelled and the capital con- The Magistrate (Mr. R. E.

calle.”

more

the state it is."

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In sending those resolutions to sequently reduced to the extent Lindsell:Are you going to in- Hongkong an American firm of their bolding. which w43vestigate this further? added: "We are acquainted with $39,000.

Mr. Schofield-1" haven't) oge of Hongkong exporters who Mr. Jenkin said the wiping out spoken to anybody about in- have shipped large quantities of of the promoter shares would be to vestigating it, but I think it is reach Grey inferior stuff to this port and in everybody's advantage. There worth while to go into it further. Car past years have bad the samel were four creditors, three of Another statement of Mr trouble with this shipper. It is whom were shareholders and all Schofield's was that two of the! our opinion that if some action four had consented to this can-detendants were not concerned. could be brought to bear on such cellation.

in this FORtter. They were! shippers to compel them to ship His Lordship granted the voluntary or independent emig- only honest merchandise that the petition and with regard rants and became stowaways market in Cassia would not be into advertising the change without any other reason than

in capital.

all the that of obtaining a cheap passage. The matter was referred to the shareholders and creditors were His Worship (to the two local Importers and Exporters in Hongkong, ordered that the defendante in question):-"You Association, and on April 3rd, the change be advertised in one are deliberate stowaways. You following letter of protest was sent English newspaper and one west there of your own free will.j to the American organisation Chinese.

You have no contracts. Three "Yehave before us, as we write. In such cases it is sometimes weeks each." (To the others):- * copy of your circular dated lat customary to add the words "and"It seems that if you had carried February 1922, which was disreduced after the title of the out the rest of your contrets, a tributed to the Members of your company for 14 days or a month-little over a month each, you Association, and on which we on Mr. Jenkin's application, the would have got your passage, but e lit incumbent upon ourselves Chief Justice said this could be you would not do so. Seven days) to make a few comments.

dispensed with in this case. "In the first place. absolutely deny the allegation of 'swindle, and object to the use of the term as applied in your circular referred to. If there were any truth in this allegation the rea on therefore would be found

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and had not, either by action | sampant Another point which Or speech. given belief may be noted in connection with of contemplation of self-most private pontoons is that; destruction.

there is apparently no life-saving

15) That there were no marks of apparatus such as is available zi

violence on the body when all the public jerties. The num found and that his watch.ber of passengers transported silver cigarette case, money I between Shanghai and the and gold ring were intact. Pootang and Watung wharves Bearing these paints in mind daily mast ran into four Egures, there is but little doubt that the yet the ordinary life-saving ap-

Available unfortunate officer met his death paratus

&t these either in boarding or is falling wharves is conspicuous by its from the sampao. Anyone ac absence. While it is not argued

the American busers, was bave of Wu Pei-tu, has suggested tha:

the pontoons at the Watung and saving gear, or steps from the consistently forted the price

The untimely and mysterious Pootung wharves will doubtless pontoons would have prevented the down to a point at which it is Premier and that Chang Tso-lin chief officer of the s. Chusan boarding or leaving a sampan at losing his life, it is submitted that

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be appointed death by drowoing of the late concur that the risk involved in chief oficer of the Chuaan from well-nigh impossible to secure be cashiered: further, that Chan whilst that ressel was lying this stretch of wharfage cannot the need is pressing, in the in- absolutely prime cargo. In this Sik-leun be appointed Inspector the Footong wharf adds but be over-estimated, the risk being terest of human life, for the in Association. we bare shippers of the Three Eastern Provinces, another victim to that list for accentuated on a dark night with stallation of a lighting system at who have exported large quanti and Paa Kwei-ching be Tucbus which the Whingpoo is gaining the wind at ang force. The usual all private pontoons, also side ties of Canton Cassia absolutely and unquestionsbly

|an unenviable notoriety. Baffling proceedure is for the beatman to steps by which a sampan may be the up standard of "f.a.q of the season,"

A Shanghai telegram states as &TE the circumstances nurse" his craft under the los of boarded. This would reduce, to that Liang Shih-gi has arrived surrounding the actual fatality, the pontoon, the passenger either an appreciable degree, the risk but who have bee penalised by arbitration-very aofairly so- there.

there is not the slightest doubt jumping from the pontoon direct that is at present prevalent and Peking. May 9.-Mandates are but that the verdict returned by into the particularly when the market has expected to be issued to-night the coroner was the only feasible anything

sampan. is drop of which was probably a contribu

between five and tory cause to the untimely declined between the times of pur-dismissing Chang Tso-lin and one in considering fully every seven feet) or lowering himself decease of a young officer. chase and arrival of the carző:

"We are in agreement with the Chao Chieh, and referring the aspect of

& case in which by means .of the bow or Shipping und Engineering. latter's case opinion expressed tha: the fairl

to Chao Ti for promising officer's career was stern ropes of a steamer, into the punishment.-Reuter. average quality of Cassia shipped.

Buddenly cut short. A brief sampan.. When one takes into both in Rails and Broken, is posgrams to-day state that Feng as

Peking, May 9.-Offcisi tele-recapitulation of the tacts consideration the "tenderness" of sibly of inferior nature, and you Yu-hsiang killed Chao Chieh, but gleaned may

far 13 they could be these sampaus, it passes compre- will quite understand the reason

be of interest. hension that the boarding method for this when we tell you the they do not state whether during Thedeceased. Alexander Gillespie as described is not productive of the recent clash or by execution. McKicnoo, left the Chuson at more accidents than actually - Reuter.

about 7 p.m. on the evening of occur, for it is more by luck than

"in the atticle of the majority of the Chihli party, with the support/ Pontoon Dangers at Shanghai,/92ainted with the disposition off that the presence of lights, life.

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Big Decrease in Unemployment.

A decrease of 195,000 in the number of unemployed during 11 weeks to March 27 is shown in the latest returos.

the prices being paid to-day to Chinese dealers. are less then half the Egures ruling ten to: Peking, Mer 9.-According April 9, bis intention being, as good management that the in- twelve years ago, although the to railway telegrams, Feng conveyed to his brother officers, tervals between such accidents actual cost of the merchandise in Tu-hsiang has removed his to visit some friends at Shangbai, are less frequent than they night its pristine state is no cheaper main Chibli force to Loyang.-From that moment he disappear be. An additional factor tending on the contrary, it is higher owing Reuter.

ed, nothing further being seen of to make the sampan boarding bim until his body was observed method hazardous in the extreme flosting in the river, opposite to is the entire absence of any form the Police bulk, on the afternoon of illumination on practically all of April 19.

Live registers of the Employ- At the inquest, private pontoons. This fact was several points were brought out given in evidence by an inspector ment Exchanges at the date in evidence, the most salient of the Shanghai Municipal Police, contained the names of 1,739,764 | being:-

who, in describing his inquiries persons, as compared with 1,762,

cornection with

076 on March 20, a decrease of the just previous to his leaving the case, observed that the pon-000 in the last 11 weeks.

22,312 in the week, or over 195,- vessel about 7 p.m. April 9, toons and adjacent wharfage were hailed a sampan from the river private property and apparently Details of the live register onlighted, a fact that was noted (which reached its highest point (2) That be went on the pontoon by the corores. While it may be on June 24, 1921)

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to the rise in cost of transporta- tion, labour and packing. Tais simply means that the quality has baen sacrificed to meet the limits. obtainable in your market. Until these are raised, there is no hopa

In the above Handicap last of any improvement, so you must night, W. G. Gerrard (-100) beat realise that any complaint that F. E. Silva (259). The final

exist can only be re-acores may

were:-Gerrard, 250: medied at Jour end.

This Silva, 190. The higbest breaks commodity is not one that carries were:-Gerrard 19, 17, 15; Silva anything but a very small com-36, 27, 26, 20, 16, 15. mission for the Exporting House,

On Thursday at 9 pm. in the Bed the forcing down of the price semi-fiual, C. Bond (-75) meets with the Chinese Dealer inevitably J. Parks (200). results in the "quality suffering, There are, of course, reputable

dealers who do their utmost to down of price referred to aboye- maintain full quality standards, thus letting in the leas reliable, but their position is rendered im- deslers who are prepared to meeti possible at times by the beating almost any prica."

(1) That the deceased officer, iD

side of the Chusan.

a minute or two later presum- suggested that there is a launch follow- ably to board, sampan.

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(4) That he had not (according through various circumstances, to the evidence tendered) had for anyone desirous of reaching any trouble or dissension with the Bhangbai aide in the Chinese crew of the vessel) emergency, to have recourse to a

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