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PEPPER WHICH WAS SWATOW'S NOVEL

ADULTERATED.

CONTAINED GOOD DEAL OF STARCH.

ARGUMENT IN COURT.

PROPOSAL.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1928.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PRODUCE.

MARKING BRITISH POWELL CAPITAL

REDUCED.

BANKNOTE TAX FOR NEW AGRICULTURAL SCHEME COURT CONFIRMS THE

DECISION. SCHOOLS.

An interesting discussion emer- STUDENTS REALISE FUTILITY

ged from a summons case before

Mr. R. E, Lindsell this morning,

when his Worship was asked to

convict a shop-keeper of Tung

OF AGITATION.

INITIATED.

VALUABLE REFORM. LOSSES EXPLAINED TO CHIEF

London, Aug. 7.

Street for having sold adulterated EDUCATION CONGRESS. recently been pansed by Parlin food-stuffs because popper which ho sold to a customer contained a Jurgo proportion of starch.

£ man

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JUSTICE.

ONLY ONE CREDITOR,

RECENT KULING

OUTRAGE.

TWO AMERICAN GIRLS ARE THE VICTIMS.

MUCH INDIGNATION.

Hankow A letter received in from Kuling records an outrageo which recently occurred at the which has summer resort, and caused much indignation amongst the foreign community.

com-

The Government has appointed a. Committee to supervise the carrying out of the Act which has

It appears that one Sunday' ment for the grading and marking- of agricultural produce.

The loss sustained by Messrs. morning recently a policeman in the West Valloy waylaid two girls, Swatow, Aug. 3,

The Chairman of the Committee William Powell, Limited, were ex- Cliina is evidently acquiring the

them. Tho It was claimed for the defendant conference habit. Conference folis Lord Darling, the well-known plained in the Supreme Court this Americans, one 8 and the other 10 that it was largely a matter of lows conference in the North. In former Judge, and other members morning, before the Chief Justice, years, and raped

All local practice that pepper should Swalow, after that of the Executive are Sir F. A. Jones, legal adviser (Sir Henry Gollan,) when Mr. H. policeman of course has disappear be sold in that form, and this Officials and of Popular Repre- to the Ministery, of Agriculture, G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. Red and it appears that his guaran- applied on behalf to the Company foreigners on the fare raving would appear to have a precedent sentatives we have now a meeting and Sir William Peat, the eminent A Wadeson, of Messrs. Deacons, for is the official up here. In an authority, quoted by his of Educational Oficials and Hend-chartered accountant.

aold masters of Government schools. The Committee will have power for the Court's confirmation of the over the outrage.. The Council, meeting and are demanding the Worship, where

Such conferences serve two pur-to authorise the use of a mark and reduction of capital, as agreed by says the writer, have had a special of the magistrate. mustard to which was added a pro-

an to suspend or revoke the right to the shareholders recently.. poses. They give officials

In making the application, Mr.dismissal portion of starch.

opportunity of explaining their use it in Individual cases, if Sheldon said that as the applica- Everyone is hoping that they take It will watch the tion involved the return of capital, strong memures for Kuling is not For the Sanitary Dapartment, policy and adumbrating futuro necessary. Mr. W. J. Carrie argued that mus-nes of development, and they give general working of the scheme to shareholders, it came under a the place it used to be, says the tard was sold in two forms, the a certain but limited opportunity and advise the Government of slightly different procedure than writer.

overrun with Chinese. firai being the pure powder, which for suggestion and criticism by the changes, as experience may prove an ordinary application to the It is

Court. On July 20, this year, he They are in houses in all parts and was used for mustard butiis, and people. In the absence of forms to be necessary.

A Trade Committee has been set said, a list of creditors was drawn one does not longer feel safe to the second being sold as an in-of popular government, there is

up to deal with applications. Alup when, as a matter of fact, the take long walls. The police here: gredient in which flour had to, he doubtlesa value in the method, * added to make, the required paste, The main subject of the Educa-national mark system is regarded only creditor was the Hongkong are a real band lot and the Chinese A well-known British Arm, in tonal Conference here has been a great reform in the marketing and Shanghai Banking Corpora-have been given into too much.

tion, to whom was owed an over- There have been several advertising the sale of table plan for compulsory elementary of British-grown produce,

A comprehensive The mark, which will Identify draft of $5,038. Since that dato, plaints made to the officials but mustard, also advertised the pro-education.

scheme, on paper, was presented. the produce ገዜ British and there had been no additions to the they take no notice. It is not safe portion of starch used therein.

to leave children alone

up here Kaarantee a specified standard, creditors.

Mr. Sheldon read the applicant's this summer. Need for More Schools,

will be a map of England with a

A later report states that very But, continued Mr. Carrie, It is estimated that over 8,000 circle enclosing the Union Jack, petition, which stated that the un- It will be applied, at the outact, to Company was incorporated in 1901 popper was pepper, and should not children of school age are

the West Valley outrage as it would To put frull, beginning with apples and a company limited by shares, bitter feeling is being evinced over

office. was at The registered contain any extraneous matter, al-provided for in Swatow. though a little allowance might be them to school, some, 20 owpeare, from September ist. made for the sand that was un-elementary schols are required. will be extended to include a num-Powell's Building. The object for appear that, except for a report avoidably present with the pepper The site of each of them would her, or other indication of identi-which the Company was formed that the matter has been transfor- drapers, furnishing, and general done about it. As a result the corn. Many people, in their desire cost about $1,000 and the buildings ty, so that complaints can be fol-were to carry on the business of red to Kiukiang very little is being

lowed up.

warehousemen in all its braches, general opinion is that the Chin- to have pare pepper, ground their each about $3,600.

The scheme is a voluntary one,

ese policeman who committed the The necessary $160,000 or so, it own gupper-corn into the required

The petition continued that the rape and who is said to be guarni- powder..

is proposed, might be found by the but if goods should not conform and other objects. Therefore, when the customer sale of land belonging to the China with the standard specified, the capital was $350,000 divided into teed by the magistrate, will never

Merchants Navigation Company, purchaser will be entitled, to re- 50,000 shares of $7 each, of which be caught.

The two children connected with asked for pepper, he expected to bean what ground the Company's ever damages for breach of war-the Company had issued 12,000 and given pepper, not pepper which land may he taken for the purpose ranty or breach of contract-the sum of $7 per share had been the affair are Americans and the

British Wireless,

paid up.

elder girl is in hospital very ill suf was definitely increased in weights not explained.

fering from shock and other The Reduction. and bulk by such extraneous matter as starch.

The Articles of Association pro-sults. The whole affair, it is felt, vided that the Company might, has struck a cosily blow at Ku- from time to time, reduce their ling for foreigners. Women are capital by special resolution. A now thinking twice about going to special, resolution was duly pass the sanatatorium, while those who are up the hill have given up going general meetines held on June 9 long walks, and June 28, 1928.

This resolution was to the effect

"Pepper In Pepper."

I

·QUARREL IN POLICE STATION.

A Novel Proposal. Recalling a previous case where- Yearly running expenses, to the in vinegar was the subject of argu-amount of $80,000, it is suggested ment, his Worship said the case for might be raised in a novel way, the present defendant was that he Ten Banks in Swalow issue. their sold the pepper in that form to a own paper currency, based on a cook and coolie EQUALLY ed and confirmed at extraordinary

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nike a very good thing out of their $8,000,000 of paper money, and that a tas might be put on the paper to yield the $80,000 required,

TO BLAMED,

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pro- Chinese market, where such adul real estate guarantee. The teration was more or less a gen-poser of the scheme claims that eral practice. If he had sold it at foreign banks, notably British and

A quarrel over money matters that the capital be reduced to would be largely decreased.

The Company was confining it- the price of pure pepper, It would Japanese, have to produce a far

$2 cách, the reduction self to the carrying on of the then be fraud and the issue of weightier guarantee than those in resulted in a coolle employed at $100,000 divided into 50,000 shares

be effected by cancell-business of tailors and outfitters the present case would be much Swatow, that the Swatow banksthe Hunghom Police Station ap-at pearing before Mr. W. Schofield at to

capital io tho exlent only. That would require simplied.

Kowloon Magistracy this ing the Mr. Carrie, said that

such

morning on a charge of assaulting of $4.50 per share issued and re-iderably less capital than the turning 50 cents per share, thereby numerous businesses previously a cook of the Station. samples, as were taken by the

Sub-Inspecor Jumes told his reducing the nominal amount of carried on.

It was proposed that the follow Analyst's Departament were of

This proposal, 1 am told, has pepper sold in a loose form, of the been taken over from The Com-Worship that during their meal shares from 87 to $2.

It was further stated in the petl-Ing minute be registered: "The Hort that would go into the mists. How far the scheme ns on Saturday a quarrol, arose. betion that, previous to the passing capital of William Powell, Limited, Chinese market. The Department a whole has official backing, or is tween the two parties over money of the special resolution, paid-up is $100,000 divided into 50,000

ta say. It and during the argument the decapital of the Company to the ex-

shares of $2 each, of which 42,000 had not found it necessary, for feasible, is dificult example, to take analyses of sounds rather ideal than practical. fendant threw a rice bowl at the tent of $180,000 had been lost or have been issued, instead of $350,- serious was unrepresented by available as 000 divided into 50,000 shares of pepper in battles or other recop-On the other hand, it proceeds cook, inflicting two tacles as such as were sold by from the Educational Department juries on his left arm. The com-sets. Paid-up capital to the ex- $7 each. At the date of the re of the Municipality and the Mayor plainant had been in hospital since lent of 50 cents per share on each gistration of this minute each of Crosso & Blackwell's,

was at the conference while it was Saturday.

of the 42,000 shares issued, mak- the and issued ahares is to be | propounded... ·

Sub-Inspector James remarked ing in all the sum of $21,000, was deemed to be fully paid up."

various Lo After referring Illiteracy is one of

requiremonts,

niidavits, Mr. Sheldon read one obstacles in the way of China's that both parties were equally re-now in excess of the Company's

The defendant was fined $15 and] The reasons given were that the signed by Mr. M. Manuk, for five! development, and the interest afsponsible for the quarrel. the authorities in the matter of

on and one year its chairman. duration shows them to be alive ordered to pay the complainant $5 Company had sold the property in years a director of the Company

compensation while both parties which It previously carried

Mr. Manuk's afidavit stated that real issues,

were ordered to sign a bond for business and had taken premises

at a much smaller rental. Capital the difference between the assets, their future behaviour.

and the liabilities, charges in respect of the projierly $693,318.52, would thus be eliminated. The $882,318.52, appeared to be $189,- company was disposing of a large 000 and accordingly, paid-up capi- Gaumont British Picture Cor-quantity of stock-in-trade, fittings tal to the extent of $189,000 had fixtures. Therefore the been lost or was unrepresented by being moistened. Again in the he student movement, would have porntion, Lid, have offered to and

were en cause for disquiet; nor are purchase from the LC.C. the free capital expenditure for deprecia available assets.

and replacements of stock prosent year, 13 samples Laken, of which two, including the the principles on which education hold of the Hippodrome, Peckham, tion

(Continued on Next Column.) present case, were found to his to be based yet sufficiently clear for £10,000.

Figures Quoted.

To show the Important view taken by the authorities of the Aubject matter of the discussion, Mr. Carrie quoted figures from the books of the Analyst's Depart ment, revealing that of 14 samples of pepper taken in 1825, ning were discovered to be adulterated, and that of sine further samples taken

the big

New Moderate Tone. Two years ago, large additions in the following year, one was also to the numbers of school chikirun found to be adulterated through to be called "students" and to swell

to make it an unmixed blessing.

Adulterated. The other case was The new moderate tone in educa- only a recent occurrence, a contional circles, however, indicates a viefton with a fine of ₹25 being rewiser attitude corded at the Kowloon Magistracy, question.

Technical Offence.

Lo the whole

The student class has been with- drawn from active politics and The defendant was asked by Mr. themselves see that the Millenium Lindsell whether he wished to Is not to come that way. Many produce witnesses to prove his of those, whe were leaders two claim that tho sale of auch years ago are now stranded, having adulterated pepper was a general left school without certificates and no training. practice at Chinese shops. He re-with substantially

Others are,teachers who see that plied in the negative.

schools cannot be run as they wanted them run when scholars.

His Worship then said that he did not regard the case as more than a technical offence. He fined defendant $15.

YOUNG COMMUNISTS ACTIVE.

TROUBLE IN HAN RIVER DISTRICT.

A new point of view, has there- fore been developing in scholastic circles and there is a growing de- termination to return to solid work,

Although the weekly memorial

celebration of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is kept, it seems unlikely that his books can long continue to be regarded with real veneration or from the basis of the education of youth.

It is of interest to foreigners that in this Conference the position 'Swatow, Aug. 3. of private schools has little or no News from the Han River con-place on the programme. In other tinues to show that conditions in the words, the missionary schools are Tapu and Yung-ting districts are being given a breathing space, and it-may even bo hoped will be far from satisfactory,

retain A Young Communists instigated by allowed quietly to some ex-school teachers, and have place in the national system. ing at their beck and call some Our Own Correspondent." troops and peasants, are keping the districts in disturbance. activities are purely destructive The China Commercial Advertis- robbery, arson and kidnapping. The ing Agency, of Shanghai, of which city of Yung-ting only narrowly op- Mr. C. P. Ling is manager, have re- caped being looted by them recently, I moved to their new headquarters- Hongkong Instructions have been given to ground floor of 2, district magistrates to see to it Road, Shanghat. Their increasing that the Swatow-Amoy telegraph, volume of business and the in- which has been out of use for some crease of members on their staff years, be now speedily repaired.-require a bigger office space. Our Own Correspondent,

Their

D1820, BY HER SERVICE, INC.

Why the watchman lost his job,

Was

Powell's Building Loss. The 1083 of capital attributable to the following cir cumstances:The Company was the owner of the property, known de "Powell's Building" which pro-! perty was valued at the sum of $870,000 and was subject to two mortgages made by the Company, amounting in all to $560,080. The interest on the mortgages, less the rental of those parts of the pre- unises which were let out, con- stiluted eo great a charge on the profits of the business which the Company was doing, and there be

that in the prospect ing n immediate future very extensiva repairs would become necessary In order to keep up the mortgagées" security, it was decided it would be in the best interests of the Com- pany to sell, the property, and it fwas accordingly sold at the price of $500,000, resulting in a net loss of $304,000. In addition, the stock-in-trade had now been valued on the basis of the current market prices at the sum of $99,308.63 as against a book value of $168,- 940.03, thus showing a further! loss of $75,631.40.

There was also a loss of $10,000 awing to depreciation of fixtures and fillings, and the foregoing with the loss carried forward from the previous year's trading amounting to $30,996.00, made a total loss of $120,628, ·

As against that loss there were the Ruins of $0,528 (proft: for the year), $170,000 in General Reserve, and $55,000 in the Equalisation of Dividend Account, making in all the sum of $231,020 which, being deducted from the Joeses gave a total loss of $189,000, the His Lordship granted application.

Wm.

Powell,

Ltd.

Telephone C. 4578.

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