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MERCHANTS, &e., &c.. OF. FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL. FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Maneges.
Hongkong, August 12, 1908.
MASSEY'S
1788.
1911 Directory.
NOW COMPILING.
Intimations.
THE CHINA MALL
| MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)
HONGKONG GENERAL CHANK
BER OF COMMERCE,
The Chairman's Review of a Year's Work.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce was held at the City Hall on Monday afternoon Hon. Mr E. A. Huwatt presided and there wordpresent:-Hon. Mr Henry Keswick, vice Cluinan, Mosirs W. Lagan, J. W. C.
TRADE HÅRKS ORDINANCE,
BIPUTES
You will notice tint with a view to po-
COAL DEPARTMENT, H. A. Stel, NJ.. Stabb, G. Huding the possibility of dignutes botares
.
HOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1911
Intimations
Scientific
OPTICAL KNOWLEDGE
conscientiously applied insures you a perfect fit in the way of glasses.
If your eyes trouble you'veo sand have the satisfaction of "know.
ing the cause."
EYES EXAMINED..
of the laws concerning nand scarface. This That very important, ensure the pro-agroszent known as The Declaration of peso trade marker Onlinnusco hoy again London 1900 has been signed by the eceived further coloration during the representative of His Majesty's Govern- you, while owing to the constructionment. anil will, we understand, shortly Lu placed by the Harbour Master upon vor-submittel for lisenssion In · Parliament, Lain regulations coutroling the importation before being motified. This now Inter- ef amplithin for muter use, an appeal to national agreement is of far reaching effect, the Government was norassary with the and if necepted, will make grout changes result that this latter question has been in all neutral truly should another war satisfactorily settled.
"nichappily break out between any of the Great Powers, resulting in hostilities at son. That some such agreement a quired is, I think, universally admitted Medhurst, G. Fricsand, H. W. Robertson, iniporters and parchasers of pibee goods, but it would appear that the terms of this.
116 present we will rehet in the event of F. H. Armstrong committee WS proposal has been put forward Cinta-most seriously, and particularly, Bailey, Wong Leng Hin, C. S. Gably standard form of contract should be adopt against all san-borne British tmdo. Th A. Ferber, J. J. Leirin, J. Wilkie, Aed. A sub-committee composed of ro- committee of the Honghong Goren Charlton, G. Helley White, G. Balluc
Chamber of Commerce having had an J. W. Bolles, W. A Dowloy, W. G. Ha
opportunity of considering certain papers phreys, W. C. Jack, F. Lieb, H. Schmidt, D. K. Soton, F. P. Talati, W. Anal, G.
dealing with the subject, felt constrained tand their voice to that of other British M. Young, D, Hogg, A. D. Barretto, W. G. Darby, T. F. Ilough, W. Dickowy, M.
The question of nebitrations has recently Chambers of Couilnerce, in protesting Stewart, and tas-secretary, Mr EA, M. been before the Committee and though not against the Declamation in its présent form, William
suentioned in the report it is perhaps worth The question has already been fully dis The-noorusary-rond-the notice couvening stating here that one of the questions cussed both in the Home papers and by the meeting.
which, it in desirable the inconsing Com-eur Teenl presa, and therefore most ad you The Chairman aid-Gentlemon, the mitteo should deal with, is the drawing, up are probably fairly well, acquainted, with report and accounts for the Chamber for fof a form of undertaking so that when re- the cutlines of the question. I may the sur
1010 have been in your ference is made to the Chambor both however state that the London Chamber linzils fur some days and with parties to the arbitration should enter inter of Commerce on receiving the text of the
therefore your permision
wo will an agreement to accept the award when Declaration appointed a special com take them as read. Before formally put given.
nutted under, the Chairmanship of Lord Coden:-AI, ABO 5th Ed., Western Valen. Ling the resolution now before the meeting,
Desborough to fully consider the matter. The conclusions and recommendations. the Declaration of London should not be of this committed were as follows That
Collerlos,
SOLE AGENTA for KISHIDAKE
READ_OFFICE":-TOKYO.. BRANCH OFTIDES :-
Nagasaki, Moji, Karatau, Wakamatsu, Kobo, Osaka, Shanghal, Hongkong, Hankow
TEL, ADDRESrs for abovot IWASAKI,
AGENCIES:
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I will unke 2 few remarkts as to tha mora important amttom which have been dealt
presentatives of some of the landing inporting houses was appointed, the how over spected against the proposal.
ARDITATION",
MUSCELLANEDUR..
There are many other matters which have been considered by the Committco
LENSES DUPLICATED, GLASSÉS FITTED.. TORIC LENSES a specialty,
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Hongkong, February 24, 1912:
GREEN ISLAND CYMENT Co
YOKOHAMA Asada, Esy with he the Chainhar during the past year, during the year under review, but as these matified in its present furen or be pile PT BITED.".
"New Firms, Clubs, Associatious, etc., not appearing in the last issue are renested tr. CHINKIANO: Messrs Gearing &
end in their names to 16, HOTEL MANSIONS, 4TH FLOOK
Co NOTE-This information is published free of charge,
MANILA: Messie Macondray
Co. SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Col
Ltd.
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keng Angart 29 181
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of
For particulas, apply to
EL OISHI,
Manager, No. 2, FipoEL STREET-
lloxoxoxo. Hongkong, January 9, 1909.,
THE CONSTRUCTION OF REGULATIONS. are all duly set forth in the report an op-effective by the passing of the Naval Prize. Taking them seatin, the first subject,pondis, detailed reference to them dods net in itself perhaps of not now so great appear necessary.
&manent, was the construction upon certain regulations.ulling the...carriage of Asiatic passengers in ressels passing though this "port" In this individual case
818
OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE DINNER. HE ANNUAL DINNER of Members THE
THE OTIVÀ MONOPOLY, ""
One question however of very great im |
portance and which has constantly occupied our most earnest attention throughout the
Bil now before. Parliament. That the effect of the Declaration is to alter thei Law of Nations is hitherto niintained in a manner entirely unprecedented and to expose to capture or delibemte destruction food supplies borne to any part of Great Britain, in ventral vessels. Time the absence
THE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SILARE- HOLDERS in the COMPANY willbe holi. George's Building, Victoria, Hongkong, on in the Office of the General Managers, St. SATURDAY, the 25th day of March, 1911, at 11.30 o'clock A., for the purpose of receiving u. Sintement of Accounts and for the year ending 31st December, 1810, tempt, this time so far unhappily suc- preventing the conversion of merchant and electing a Consulting Committee establish a monopoly for the sale of raw high pens constitutes a valid son for cessful, by the Viceroy of Canton to vessels into commerce destroyers on the Auditors,
the protests made by the Committee we past ten months, has been, the renewed of any provision in the Declaration for the Report of the General Managers ·
| favoumbly “accepted by the Government
Arid
and we are assured similar dificulty will hot air the fature. The reason why
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com [mske special reference to the matter is, opium in Kwangtung and for levying airying His Majesty's Government to do--will be OLUSED from MONDAY, that while admitting Government regula special tax which at present stands at 848 line to mntify the Declaration or to pro-DAY, the 25th day of March, 1911, both the 20th day of March, 1911, antl SATUR tions are in the greater majority of cases per chest, and it is intended shall be in-ceed with the Antal Prize Bill: That the days inclusive enforced with moderation and continous creased as the importations are graduallydmission of the principle of destruction of use we have however from time to time, reduced. As you are aware, of late years neutral prizes wanki he in the highest and this unfortunately of fute 'years especial successive Viceroys have constantly made degree prejudicial to the interests of this ly in the Department I am referring similar and equally illegal efforts to intercountry.
These recommendations were
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Graerul Manners. Hongkong, March 16, 1911.
978
of the abore Cniversition will be held found rules insisted upon without theffere with the opium trade under the plan of formally adopted by the Council-f the THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY,.
of SATURDAY, April 1st, ut 745 P.M.,
in the Rosezon City. Members interul
BURT. BOULTON AND HAYWOOD LTD., LONDON. FOR THE DISINFECTION OF DRAINS, WATER-CLOSETS, LAVA- | 19g 6, dine are requested to milly either
TORIES. SICK-ROOMS, FLOORS, WALLS, GUTTERS, &c..
IT IS THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL
CARBORIC DISINFECTING FLUID,
THE CHEATEST AND MOST RECOMMENDABLE FOR GENERAL HOUSE USE, A LOTION OF PER CENT. PLING SUFFICIENT. Recommended by Sanitary Authorities.
Government Analysis at Buyers' Disposal.
TOR.
AVENARIOS' WORLD-KNOWN COPPER PAINT,
For the Bottoms of Vessels and Boats and for the Coatings of l Wooden Structures of Wharves and Docks. Penetrates deep Into the wood, thus rendering same immune against attacks of
be Teredo, Barnacles Marine Growths, etc.
Sole Agents :
MELCHERS & Co., Hongkong & China.
Hongkong, May 6, 1909.
of the Undersigned,
P. W. GOLDRING
(Oxford). IL GARRETT. (Cambridge).
Hongkong, March 20, 1911.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
303
A B 1/2-2 cheats Persian. Opion from Bombay ex 8. Aswaga neived Hongkong 17/2/11:
the Godown of the P. & 6. §. 8. Co. st. Hongkong at Consignees risk and expense. Interested parties are requested to eam municate with the undersigned with a view to delivery huing effected.
E. A. HEWETT, ... Superintendent,
Crestricting smoking, but in reality in order Lendon-Chamber of Commotie-cu-14th to increase their revenues. This specions | November last. In order to make the excase was in this instance also at first | position of H. M. Government plain in the
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
above mentioned saving clauses. I could| if necessary quote cases to prove my cat- tention but at the moisent it only appeära necesary to refer to the fact that an ad- -reasonably-strict-adherence-to-the-emct- advanced, but has now been ajardoned and matter, correspondence benting on the stb.HE EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY
letter of the law my seriously affect the
prosperity of our Colony and his in the pust netually resulted in permanently di- verting certain rections of trade from our
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hneborte.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Con ping will be CLOSED from the 14th March to the 28th March, both days inclusivo.
THE CHINA-LORNEO Co., LTD.
W. G. DARBY,
General Manager.
Hongkong, March 9, 1911.
· MEETING of SITAREHOLDERS of | the Viewing frankly admits that the money jert was presented to 'botli Houses of the above Company will be held at the
tow raised is to repines the loss enissed by Parliament (miscilaneous No. 4 1910.) COMPANY'S OFFICE, St. George's Building,..
at 19.18 ... on TUESDAY the 28th the sloppage of licensed gambling. Not This corespondence us here published was Marela, 1011, to receive a Statement of caly a serious blow been struck carried on between the Foreign Office and Accounts to the 31st December, 1010, and | ob`n` valuable branch of our trade, but the following bodies:-The Glow Chant Consulting Committee and to elect a Con- the Report of the General Manager and
there is a wider and note important ber of Commerce, The Leith Shipowners sulting Committee and Auditor Most of us, though we have all passed by principle involved, viz, whether on city, The Edinburgh Chamber of Aden, weruhi lasully lave considered there Chinese Oflicht is to be permitted for the Commerce, The British Branch of the THIS is in give notice that the above was much in common between these purpose of mixing additional revenue to Naval, League, and the Belfast Clum
CHESTS of OPIUM are lying in two widely-sunderand jurts, but a lutter ignore any or all treaties which have ber of Commerce, who together, my
qu from the Port Trust of that station lasheen indo with foreign Powers and impose be taken as well representing the various again raised the question of Harbour Dues restrictions and juposts on foreign Committees more directly interested in p shipping, by asking whether a reduction trade at may suit him, in defiance of all the over ses tadu of our Empire. in these might not induce more réssel to treaty obligations. An encrnious mass of All these bodies strongly supported the call. Needless to state the reply has been correspondence bearing on the question is London Chamber in urging that the ratify. now in the hands of the Committee, but it ing of the Declaration would cause grent entirely sympathetic, Almost from tho 504 first time of the existence of our Chamber Bas been considered advisable not to injury to our trade and seriously publish this until the whole matter, which affect our supplies of foods stullsand raw our predecessors have urged upon the
is now under discussion between the tw materials for, oir lumo manufactories in Hongkong Government the desirability of
Governments, has been fully settled. In time of war. A careful perusal of the freeing shipping from all charges whints the meantime I will confine myself to
Declaration should, I consider, convince crur and whenever, as happened from time stating that so far as the Committee is any impartint person that this agree HE Undersigned leg to inform the to time, az antivas Governor or i gready concerned no opportunity has been missediment if ratified will far more beroasly YIK Firm, Building Contractor, No. 61, Treasurer, casting a pacious eye over the for endeavouring te haven stop put to this nest Great Britain thin any Continental Des Voeux Read Centril, is heretofore harbour, lans decided in order to balance entirely unjustifiable action on the part of Power and will therefore place a seriou carrying on between MR LAM DORE
handicap upon us in the event of our being alina LAM TSAN YIP TONG and his books or to procure funds for public the Kunagtung Authorities. LAM WOO, nail has on the 4th-day of 9th works, to ificrease taxation, the ery has telegrams and
despatches have been unfortunately engaged in warfare with ona Moon of Hsun Tung, willingly transferred always been the same; put up the light addressed to H. M. Secretary of State for of our neighbours. There are other points, my simra to the latter for 80 besides my dres. The policy is unsound and as I have Foreign Affairs, the British Minister at particularly the list of articles which it is capital was clearly counted and returned. After this date the interest nud responsibi- emphatically stated on more than one Peking and the Lenden Clumber of Com- proposed should be considered contraband
•
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ENON "YESTI BALD” samlete the Pencilons of the Livor, Bowls, Skin, and Kidneys by Natural Ammas, thus the boot 18 fred from polsonatis or offer burtmal matters, the foundation and grond danger of Challis Favor: Warry, Blood Porsche, #There is so dose that whofe it has been tason in the saEBONE MELEON DI I CINCAso, it has în bannerable, jomascos, prevented a seriona filasm, t CAUTION,- Examiru the Capoula and sea that 31 is macked_RHIES 'FRUIT SALT,
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NOTICE
Public that the business of LUEN
lity of the said firma for me ceased and
Numerous
very
Mn LAM WOO agreed to dischargo all occasion is in the long run calculated to merce, while, as you all are already aware, of war, to which reference might be made, debts on all anßnished works. If there react against the prosperity of the Colony, the matter has been very strongly taken but this is hardly a fitting moment for may be any interest laid asile on the above I am glad therefore of the opportunity up by the Hongkong Government, who going fully into details. After a mentioned works after all debts were paid thus offered us by our far distant, brother from the first his thoroughly supported careful consideration of the documents | off by him a dividend will be made neco depondency of the Crown to reiterate these the protests of the British Merchants referred to, the Committer decided to
ing to many has us before..
(Signed) LAM DORE Hongkong, March 20, 1911.
NOTICE.
Popular
Biatements.
304
BONDED WAREHOUSES.
with
.397
ASAHI BEER
the request put forward."
THE BIRD IN THE HAND
(A. BIRD IN THE BÅND
WORTH TWO IN THE BÜSA),
THE bird, to the hand to the Trebunt is the customer within
the store.
It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to get the
customer there about the best at- traclion is a real, live advertinament:; something good that will catch the eye that has been carefully written, artis- tically compiled and strikingly Advertisanonta in the Uhina bail and Overland China Mail read the best, Took the best and give the best rosultä.
Hangtong, April 12, 1910,
484
have previously reminds you the whole in the finding of the special commSTEAM LAUNDRY CO,
brade.
Dur SAM
YAUMATI.
ESTABLISHED 1809.
concerned. I have luid repeatedly to refer telegraph to the London Chamber "of Commerce strongly endorsing and support- to the question on several occasions and ng The next matter of importance dealt
and added that we land naked His Excel the report is that of certain old history of our Chamber in record pi onu
long fight against similar interference with leney the Governor to telegraph an ex- established is being refused, and with lawful trade by the Chinese Provincini pression of our opinion to the Secretary of the Undersigned, Formerly carrying on out any explanation being offered, the Authorities, an interference which com-State for the Colonies. All of us residents the LUEN YIK Firm, have.s day
business as Building Contractor in right alrendy granted to many others,iencing with opium has not infrequently in Hongkong, having of recent years had i OPENED a Firm under the sign of WANG chiefly native wine merchants, of having been extended to other branches of our
personal experience of what Naval warfare on THE ONLY LAUN- HE only successful Steam Laundry in YIK situated in No. 4, OREOy Srazer, their own bonded warehouses. This
means to neutral trade must, I feel sure, DRY IN THE COLONY UNDER WANGHAI, for the purposes of Building appeared to be so detrimental to the trade Should there be any works received in and si opposed to the promises made by nipped in the bud through the prompt of this Declaration. The food questions in,. Contractor, Diver and Wharf Bailder.
In past years similar attempts have been be united in protesting spinst the terms EUROPEAN SUPERVISION
Filtered Water. Regular Delivery, futuro I am always prepared to give them His Excellency when this most unpopular action of the British Officials, either in of course, of the greatest, moment to the Flannels and underwear washed by skilled CAUTY satisfaction.
Japanese, (Signed) LAM DORE. Tacature dealing with the liquor trade was Canton or Peking. Unfortunately in this British Isles and under the circumstances Monthly mates quoted Dry cleaning Hongkong."March 20, 1011.
satroduced, that the committee took the case the Consel General at Cantur til net it seems ditheult to understand how F. M. apocility Depot No. 4, Beaconsfield rantter up strongly and we are glad to be viow the matter in the same light as his Government could come to the agreement Arcade. Tel. 32-
R.. WOOD able to report that the Officer Administer prolecessors, stating that he saw nothing they have. So long ago
Alanager ing the Government ultimately acceodul to illegal in the Viceroy's proposals and that
with Napoleon 1, this question
Hongkong, January 27, 1011 arose and it any therefore be worth so long as no difference was made between while here stating that in 1705 Grunt nativo and feraign opium he would make no Britain being at war with France, declared representations on the subject to the food stuffs carried on, the high wns le Vicary unless ordered to do so by his neutral shipping destined for A-French superior Oilcom. The Provincial Authorities port to bu contraband kod therefore liable members of the Chamsher, and the public having now tasted blood will not lightly to captare. On protests Jowever, being OPPOSITE POST OFFICE generally, was specially directed to the give up the fight, and the monopoly still inndu by the United States of America Junttar. There is unquestionably much to continues, the illegal taxes are still being Denmark and Sweden, this was modified which exception might be taken on my increased, in epite of the awamace of the to unryous destined for French naval or points in this tariff and we trust the repre- Wai wu-pu girca to the British Minister military stations. It seems strange that sentations, on the subject which we now that definite Instructions have been ment to this humnou polity should have been understand are being made to the Tapinom the Viceroy to disonanze the tax. The abandoned by the Great Powers. I have Government may result in considerable result of the negotiations now being carried dealt as fully with this question, gentlemen, modification being unge to meet the yeon is united with interest for on I have I feel we should speak in un guncertain Wealt quirements of British trade with lapan heady hated, the principle at stake toxice cu important a moto
Tu show how in some directions, the more than that of the fate of a single article or neatly all, have had personal exprien Gillette Safety Razors, demands of the Japanes my seriously of commerce, however valuable that of what took place during the recent ware
of Japan first with Chins and later with. injom, if not altogether destry, cortain particular commodity may be,
Russia, white mofusca' toniers branches of business now in existence, I
THE DECLARATION OF LONDON.
| bathe dificulties which arose in regied, de will here refet, to the question of proprie.
AT WATD, & roost important neutral trade during the war between medicines antering into Japanese Agreement has recently been n come to bu. | France and China, We can consequently MITSUL BUSSAN KAISHA. tesitary, which is fully explained in a tween Great Britain and other leading spank of our direct expérience and can
Hongkong December 17, 1910.- 1529 later part of the report.
Powork with regard to the vexo question
(Can inno's Page 3)
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE
SOLE AGENTS
JAPAN'S NEW TARIFF During the year copies of the proposed now tariff with Japan were received from the Government and the attention of the
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STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED.
AUTO STROPS.- Kropp Razors,
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ngkong, Sept. 20, 196