September 8, 1902.]
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
189
LD.
The following is the report of the beard of directors to the sixteenth ordinary meeting of hareholders, to be held at the company's office, No. 29, Queen's Road Central, on the 9th inst., at 4 o'clock, p.m.
Gentlemen, The directors have the pleasure to lay before you the accounts for the wolve months ending 3 st December, 1901, showing a credit balance of $7,998.66, which, with your approval, your directors propose to deal with as follows:-
To pay a dividend of 25 %... To pay a bonus of 25% To pay directors' fees ..
To write off fixtures and furniture
accounts To place to res rvo fund account To carry forward to next year's
account
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$3,000.00 3,000.00 400.00
305.65 1,600.00
293.01
87,998.66
The business continues steady, and there is every prospect that it will continue so. The fixtures and furniture, accounts having been written down to $805.65, which is very much below its v.lue, the reserve fund now stands at $2,500. Your directors are confident that they will be in a position to recommend a good dividend for the current year.
them. I should compel every boarding-house not uncommon for Chinese to become interested | CAMPBELL, MOORE AND CO., keeper to keep a similar register. This register in one business under one cognomen, and to be should give the following information : name registered as partner in another concern under and date of arrival of each inmate, profes- auother style or title. They also sometimes set sien, employed or unemployed; if employed, out on their travels under one of these alias 8, where, if intending to emigrate, Whereto- and cause some confusion to foreigners who I should also insist on employers of labour may have known them as So-and-so. I think keeping a similar register, so that if au in- some legislation is required in this British dividual staying at a particular boarding Colony to prevent aliens from doing busi- house stated he was employed by & certain
UCES or pursuing various avocations under man, the Police could verify his statement different names. It should be made in- by referring to the register of his employer cambent on Chinese settling here for the if there was anything sus icious about purpose of earning a living or carrying his movements. Of course if a man says be on trade to declare their patronymic denomina- came to see the sights of the Colony, he should tion, and they should not be allowed to sign be able to show that he is possessed of some cheques or any documents under any other funds, as is being done at the present time in designation, or to enter any employment, or South Africa but of course on a small scale. give evidence, or serve in any public capacity It is possible that rogues, hearing of the registers under any other designation whatsoever. There kept in the boarding-houses, might combine and has, unfortunately, always been too much rent rooms for a short period. To provide tendency, both in legislation and administration against this coourring. I would insist on pro- here, to forget that this is a British Colony, prietors of houses of this description also keep-and Lot a Chinese dependency. There should ing a register to be available for police inspection be less pandering to Chinese prejudices and at any time. This register should show when
more honest effort to adapt the Chinese to the ro ms were let, but more particularly the Western customs. We do not, as we well occupation of the tenants. The proprietor might do, take a leaf out of the Celestial code, should also satisfy himself that their statement and treat them to a little more of the argument is correct by referring to their employer. If of the stick, instead of crowding up the gaol unemployed. then as in the other cases they with petty offenders; but we do allow them to should be required to show they are possessed render the city malodorous and insanitary by of funds. In my opinion it is absurd keeping their cirty habit, and we recognise customs and on an average 500 prisoners in gaol, as it is
ways that are not tolerated in any other portion expensive and does little or no good. The only of the Empire. It is time that all this was advantage is that prisoners are n cessarily com- changed, and that the Chinese should be pelled to relinquish their avocations while in brought int> line with the rest of His Majesty's durance vile, but that is a small matter consider-subjects, if they wish to aspire to the honour of ing there are hundreds coming forward to take their place. I should never have more than 100 prisoners in gaol at a time. As convicted, I should give them a rattaning and deport them. Then they might be safely left to the tender mercies of the Chinese officials who could be trusted to give them sometting very different to a diet of the rattan if they resumed their unlawful calling. Under these circumstances I think they would be very unlikely to revisit the Colony. Of course to make this practic- able, certain Ordinances would have to be amended. If we succeed in keeping these undesirables out of the Colony it would greatly help to relieve the onrcrowding re. garding which we hear so much nowadays Theoretically these elaborate trials of crimi. nals often for very trivial offences followed by up-to-date treatment in gaol seem all right, but in practice like a good many other schemes that look so n.ce on paper are costly failures. have no fault to find with the Police, who do their work very well considering the material of which the force is composed.
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One other matter I will refer to before bringing this rather long letter to a close. Not long ago a Commission was appointed to enquire into the labour question.
It was found that things were far from satisfactory, but unfortunately the Government was too weak kneed to make any change. Since then things have gone from bad to worse. Any afternoon if it is raining hard, it is almost impossible to get a chair the very time oue most needs one, not because the chairs are employed, for scores of them can be seen lining the streets, but because the coolies have disappeared. This is altogether wrong, and is very easily put right. Put a clause in every coolie's license that if he is not in charge of his chair without giving adequate reason for his absence, his license is to be liable to cancellation.--Yours, etc.,
CHINESE NAMES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE 看看
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Hongkong, 4th September. SIR,-I read with interest in your issue of this morning the discussion on the question raised by the Hon. R. Shewan as to the naturalisation of Chinese under more than one name. I entirely agree with the hon. member that Chinese should not be allowed to naturalise under more than one name, and that the aliases under which they are known, whether as honorific, literary, or otherwise, should be disregarded. The course suggested by the Attorney-General was a sensible compromise, but it does not, I think, entirely meet the difficulty. I am given to understand that it is
British citizenship.-Yours, etc.,
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX.
DANGERS AT KOWLOON.
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Mr. V. P. Musso di Peralta was invited to join and accepted a seat on the board, which now requires confirmation.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. A, O'D. Gourdin, who offers himself for re-election.
A. FUCKEERA ARCULLI,
Chairman. Hongkong, 31st August, 1902.
The accounts are as follows:-
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS From 1st January to 3ist December, 1901.
To stock---
ASSETS.
Value of stock on hand
To accounts receivable-
Due from customers
cash
Amount on hand
To Chartered Bank-
In current account To fixtures and furniture—
As per last account $1,791.15 Since added
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS." Kowloon, 4th September. SIR, Many of the Kowloon residents have at one time or other had accidents through the faulty condition of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's tram-rails near the ferryTo pier at Kowloon; wheels have been wrenched off their ric.shas, or their bicycles or rickshas have been upset. Others have escaped by a hair's breadth from trolleys coming ata rapid pace ont of the alley-way between the godown centre and side blocks. The Acting Governor was only a few weeks ago thrown violently out of his ricksha and much shaken, at the corner of Elgin Road. This accident resulted in the removal of the offending rail, and an outburst of sympathy and gratitude among the Kowloon residents, but are we to wait till some one is
killed before effective measures are taken to
Less sale of chair Less written off
To loan account --
To burber
prevent inresponsible coolies sending heavily By capital laden or even empty trucks across the road at the fastest pace they can get up?
On Tuesday evening last about 7.30. p m., when cautiously cycling past this dangerous spot, which by the way is the darkest place on the road, I suddenly became aware that a truck laden with two big bales was being rapidly rushed out of the alley across the road; I just had time to push on and escape, the truck
LIABILITIES.
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1,200 shares paid up at $10 each... By accounts payable -
Due to sundry creditors By reserve fund-
As passed at last meeting By unclaimed dividends
Balance
0.
4,745.38
4,851.14
831.18
10,801.37
342,65
2,133.80
$ 37.00 1,291.15
1,328.15
805.65
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75.00
$22,109.72
C.
12,000.00
551.26
1,500.00
59.80
7,998.66
$22,109.72
WORKING ACCOUNT.
$ C.
1,748.12
7,847.65
As passed at last meeting. To fixtures and furniture--
As passed at last meeting.... To bonus to secretary-
1,500.00
1,291.15
As passed at last meeting.. To dividend--
175.00
2,400,00
400.00
75.00
3,120.00
30.25
164.15
$257.83 11.90
245.93 2,265.88 7,999.66
$29,261.79
6,286.77 176.01
C.
75
$28,776.94 5,978.68
To reserve fund-
grazing the hind wheel. There was no light, | To charges no policeman, and no supervision of the coolies. To wages Had the truck caught the centre or front of the bicycle I do not see how I could have escaped a severe injury and possible permanent mutilation.
20 per cent. on $12,000 To directors' fees To auditor's fee To rent
Another grievance Kowloon residents have against the Company is a large part of the road is often taken up with trucks laden with timber, for long periods, without being moved. Why is the road used as a storing yard? If this is allowed then the To insurance. Company should change its name to the Kow-To stationery loon Wharf and Road Godown Co., Ld. To bad debts written off Yours, etc.,
KOWLOON RESIDENT.
The question of a tea-combine seems likely to be revived in Japan. This time the idea emanates from the tea-growers of Fukuoka, Kumamoto ard Nagasaki. So far the proposal is only in the initial stage, although a number of people are anxious to push the matter through. "With this end in view representatives of various bodies interested in the tea business have been holding a conference at Nagasaki,
Less recovered
To defcit in cash of late secretary.
Balance
By balance brought forward from last year By interest
By transfer fees By sales and shop returns
Less cost of stock
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22,798.26
$29,261.79
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