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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919.
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PARIS CONFERENCE.
MOMENTOUS CLAIMS,"
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COMPANY REPORT.,
UNION WATERBOAT QOY. LTD.
The report of this "Company for pre- sentation to the shareholders on January.
30 says
The General Managers have now the pleasure to subunit their Annual Report and Statement of the Company's
CORRESPONDENCE.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPAY,
THE CHINA MAIL“
(To the Editor of the “ĈHINK MAIL
Dran S-Permit me through cha medium of your valuable paper to offer a few criticisms on the Lecture by Pio
SHORTAGE OF COTTON.
Prosperity and planty of work foca the southern petton growars and the northern and western cotton mills
There is a great shortage of ection in the world to-day': America has the only supply. The government has taken aud, practically forbidden charge speculation
Cotton is one of the foundations of American prosperity. The ten southern
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS:
Q.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
TO THE
TAKE NOTIOE that under No. 3 of the
Toxbox, January Momentous claim are to be raised at the Paris Conference by the British Accounts made up to December 31, 1918. Lessor Warren on the Subject of Wire, states, comprising the cotton Salt, pro. OWNERS OF DOMESTIO BUILDINGS.
$1,500,000,000, and. for the four seasons The net profits for the year ended 31 s Telegraphy at the Helena May Induced as Mason cotton valued at nearly Belf-governing wisions in cortec-
TAKK NOSTOU DEANLINESS and tion with the formation of the cagni Decenaber, 1918, after, allowing for Constitute. First and foremost respect since the war commenced the total value. fully say that I do not think Professor of the south's chief erop amounted to of Nations. They wash to be faulting Committee and Auditors' fees, Warren is sufficiently advanced in the about 81,360,000,000. This crap actiza VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (amond-
gives employment bok about admittel to the Longue with the ¦ and including 88,648.13 brought forward science to porait of the lecturing on the
4,000,000 persens in the United, every Domantic Buikking or part of. same. He admits that it is 12 years sincs States annually." Of these, some sooh Building within the CENTRAL status of lividual nations whose from last account amount to $51,700.70. Sovereignity so far as internal affairs The General Managers recommend the he had any practical experience in Wire-100,000 are employed in growing are concerned shell he clearly repayment of a dividend of 121 per cent. Less Work, and let me say, in those days the plant; another million pick the crop Division of the City of Victoria, and the ad 300,000 are employed in the cotton WESTERN Division of Kowloon occupied pognised by the world, although the bich will absorb $84,957.62 write off Wireless was in its infancy and therefore mills. The balance are employed in the by Member of more than one family right of Britain to control their for $10.000.00 from the value of the little practical work to be done, except gins the cottonseed and cotton oil plant xcept town within the European Re
Cotton on band to-day cannot meet the eiga relations is achuinted. Canadi, Waterboats, $500.00 from the value of that which was in the hands of experien-world demand. Bummed up, there were servation er
in Koloon South of Austruks, New Zealanal and South Pipes and Staging, place $9,000.00 to cud olectical engineers and noted scien- 4,000,000 bales carried over in the hands Austin Road, or those parts of * Afrin elain the right to enter the League on the same casis as Belgium Special Repairs Account and carry tists, such as Marconi, Maxwell, Russell, of coton planters and catablishments Domestic Building used as a Bhop, Office
forward balance of 97,843.08 to the Wallace Fleming, Prece, Slaby, Silvanus from the 1918-17 crop.
yield was about 13,000,000 balos, making Consulting Committee -Since the last Thonison. The writer of this criticisma točal in this country at this time of LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by thà meeting Messra. B. Mori, R. G. Shewan who has had five and a half years 17,000,000 bales. In 1916-17 the world's
bales, exclusive of the Teatenio allies.and January. (
N.B-The word 'throughout' al in and A. H. Skelton bare resigned and, practical experience, commencing in the consumption of cotton was 14,250,000 ser during the months of December Messrs. 5. Yaradu, W. Adamson and year 1913 hopes that Professor Warren In peace timos Germany and Austris
E Crapnell, bave joined the Cors will not be offendet with this criticism, alone took 3,100,000 baler of American this Notice means that the Houses should be
During the last ten years and especially cotton.
1,000,000 bales for immediats delivery.each Room, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Auditor:-The Accounts under review during the great war, the science of They will be in the market for at least Limewashed in respect of all the Wall of have been audited by Mr. C. Bernard Wireless has advanced in such a course, food takes precedence, but Caninge and Stale Linings, all Ceilings and wonderful way, that ons who torsook cotton is an actual necessity to the peo-
ples of the former Toutonic alliance the practical side as far back as 1906 they must have clothes as well as food.
Consumption of cotton in the United would not recognise Wireless Teleg raphy as it is to-day. NecessityStates in 119 will probably be about Britain has only
and other smaller Powers,
now Account.
Brown, A.0.A.
A BRITISHI VIEW".
Lospos, January 22, Regaoling the Dominions states In the council with regant to the League of Nations, it is understood that although they claim to ha en Etled to equal" numerical considera-mittee. tion with the smaller European States, they favour representation in the same form and nunner obtain ing at the Penes Conference. They will be content if the British Empire can speak and vote as one voice, and yote us a unit in the League. The present panel system is regarder us: working satisfactorily, and it is conf fidently felt the Dominion representa tires would always propose pars, or .....åven the whole, if necessary of the Imperial delegation at the Tengue when any quitica closely affecting the Oversus Jums arise.
INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA. Josony, Jaquary 31,
A full meeting of the Suprem Commeil heard the statement Cavenins mentioned yesterday. Its understood timt M. Caveniers was
DODWELL & Co., LTD.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, Jan. 17, 1913.
BALANCE SHEET.
ABILITIES
Stare Capital: Authorised
50,00) shares of $10 each $500,000 *** Issued-97,723 shame of $10
eset fully paid $277,230.03. Less return of capital of $3 per share...$83,169.00 Sundry Creditors....... Unchained Dividende...... Unclaimed Rotura of Capital Special Repairs Account.... Insurance Fund Unused Launch Water
Tickets
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even more emphatic the M. Nou-Profit and Loss Account. Jens, the French ex-Ambassador at Petrogral, that intervention in Rus -Bit in recessary to check the regizne
of tere rist.
SWISS CLAIMS....
The Swiss Prident has torivedi to' subruks to the Conference Switzer- Aand's claims to taembership in the League of Nations, and tn ammation with the sea, etc.
ESTHONIA.
COM-
LONDON, January 21.. Stockhohn quotes an Estonian comaniqué, un follows: We and the Finnish battalion captured the town of Narva, with a large booty of guns, the divisional regimental staffs, and a great number of prisoners M Trotzky personally urged the enemy to resist. He subsequently fed.
THE RELIEF COMMISSION.
LONDON, Jan. 21. The Press Bureau at Paria says the Allied Supreme Council charged with the supply of relief has approved the appointment cf inter allied commissions at Trieste, (fur countrice accessible from the Adriatic), Bucharest, Constantinople, and Poland.
The council has requested Marshal Foch to take stope under the armistice to secure the transport through Dantzig of food-stuffs for Poland. Measures are also being taken for the provisioning of Finland, and ensuring that Germany observes her, obligations to feed Russian war prisoners still in Germay.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, Jan. 29. The Paris "Temps" considera that the Constantinople Straits must become international territory. It attaches great significance to the fact that the British general commanding the Allies force has taken over the policing and sanitation of Constantinople. Owing to the disorder there. it submits that Constantinople must not be allowed to revert to its former state.
NEW P.R.A.
Balance brought forward from last year $8,815.13 Add Proft for current year, $13,004,57...
LASETE..
waterboats as per last afe
$123.399.99. Less amount wristen off 20,000.00. Leas book value of Nos Water- bout sold 200,00 Pipes and Staging as por inst account 25,000.00. Lers amount written off $300.00 ... *** Furniture... Stock of Hosoi etc... Sundry Debtors... Proportion of unexpired
Licences
Shares and Debeatures as
per last s/c 388,641,00, Less amount written off $7,000,00... (Market value as at 31st
December, 1919 $38,195.... 00).
14
Hongkong Government"
per cent. War Loan 1016 Hongkong Government, De-
posit ... Cash in Bank and in
in Hand.
5,733,53
$111,399.92
is the mother of invention, and 7,500,000 bales.
This season's
or Godown, must be CLEANSED and
Roots In Main
the Undersidan of Buildings, Oflecs and Servants' Quarters and Inclusive of Verandaha
The Backyard must have its containing
once again the old adage has been / 109,000 bales on hand, far below the Walls Limewashed up to the level of the danger marrin The safety margin in proved. The war has shawn the necessity Britain is somewhere around 500,000 First Floor.
bales. In normal times, British. will
"
SOUTH AFRICAN-
"DIAMONDS.
According to the officis figares of the Department of Mines and Industries, tha totsi diamond production of South Africa for the first six months of 1918 amounted to 1,410,838 carats, valued at G. $19,098,093,
Carrol, Fainted or Polished Woodwork
Beardlary.
Dated this 34th day of Jan, 1919.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO LULU, JAPAN "PORTS and
MANILA
THE Steamship
.. SIBERIA KARU,” The above-named Steamer
with
of wireless and a different and far more 3,506,009 bales of cotton from us in good condition, however, need not be advanced wireless science to that of 1915. per annum. France also has fittle or no Limewashed, but must be Olcansed.. Inventions were needed to overcome the cotton and she takes about 1.000,00he CENTRAL Division of the City
Belgium and. Spain
lier between Cilman Street and Foot enemy's foul devices in respect of wire bales annually. less during the war, they were found and take an addition 300,000 bales.
It is the casy to see that our current $154,081.00 tried in testing fires and found satis-crep and surplus will probably be din Street, on the East and Tank Lano
is picked. Cotten is planted in April';
Kowloon is divided into the Esatorn 2,881.35 factory. I think it was a great pity that posed of before the coming season's crop sad Cloverly Street on the West.
000.00 Professor Warran did not enlighten the and is harvested from August to Novem- and Westera Divisions by Nathan Road 11,37.18 public as to these inventions. Was it ber.
same? The certainty of great demand with and, a straight line drawn from the 10,600.00 through ignorance of the
However, here are some:-Marconi short supply induced a tremendous North and through the Taumati service 197,09
Wireless Direction Finders, Marconi speculation on the cotton exch inge, and reservoir to the Northers Boundary of necessitated the government stepping
the Kowloon
D. DANBY, Interference Freventor, Marconi Diree in, making practically certain tional Aerial System, Submarine Locat- rationing" of cotton to the countries
of the world. 01,700.70ing Systems, Balanced Crystal System;
Mercury Are Rectifiers and Wireless $286,815.57 Fog Horns. The lecturer went on to say that although the general public thought so, wireless telegraphy is not "Wonder- ful." In fact he said that ordinary wire telegraphy was far more wonderful than Wireless. Space will not allow of my going deeply into such a com- parisan, tut let me say that Wire- less is considered as the eighth wonder 5,400.00 of the world. I beg to differ on the 248 remark that the results attained by 2,792 Cable companies are superior to those 3,914.12
of Wireless Companies. In the matter 76.37 of speed, especially over long distances Wireless Companies (to wit the Marconi Company transmit and receive at 51,841.00 speed of 450 words a minute and experi
ments are now proceeding to increase that speed to 700 words per minute. At the present time transmission "takes 30,000.00 place across the Atlantic Ocean between three stations on the one side, and 50,643.50 three corresponding stations on the other sida at a uniform speed of 450 $286,915 87 words a minute!!! Wireless in the loog.. ran is cheaper and this fact is proved by the rates of transmission which have been in vogue in some years now, where the Wireless rate is 30 per cent. cheaper "2500.00 than that of the cable. To Wireless 200.00 Engineers and Wireless Operators, who were present at the lecture, the pre- 43,054.57
sentation by the lecturer of such an $43,754.57 elementary view of Wireless was con- sidered very poor. Explazations of the most vital parts were left ont and too much emphasis laid on the 89,000.00 ordinary physical and Electra magnetic
2.31.67
side which is taught to the ordinary scholar. 4,809.76
07.00 The apparstas used for the demonstration purposes was very crude; and one has to 37,640.14
Inogh at the idea of a coherer being passed 843,754.57 around the audience for inspection, toget her with a crystal rectifier, as Wireless Tairgraph receivers.
Of the total outfat, 1,393,596 carats were" KOREA MANU" carto having arrived. Consignees of Cargo ara haroby sold for 218,169,423.
notified to send in thoir Billa of Lading for outer signature, and to take immediate delivery from alongside.
#
300.00
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBIN 31, 1918. DEBIT.
To Consulting Committee's
Fees... 44 To Auditor's Fee... To Balance, as per Balance
Sheet
CAZDIT
By Profit on sale of No. 8
Waterboat
By Interest... By Dividends on Shares By Transfer Fees By Profit on Trading for
the year...
CHINESE PRESS CREDULITY.
A curious report has emanated from a Londos, Jan. 29. Sir Aston Webb has been elected Japanese news agency that the most Lah president of the Royal Academy, Sir Eionable talk at present in government circles in Japan is a prop sal that Poynter having resigned.
Japan should
1 indaca
FINLAND.
London, Jan. 22. An official Finnish telegram mentions that Finnish volunteers have been tran sported from Helsingfors to Reval in British warships.
COTTON AND RUBBER.
London, Jan. 14. Cotton is quoted 11/0 and rubbers C01 to 55.
THE SILVER MARKÉT.
London, Jan. 24. "The silver market is still quiet.
London, Jan. 29. The silver market is steady.
CROUP," '.
VERY young child is susceptible to
E crimp, Don, wait until this dread.
fal diserad attacks your little one befure -you prepare for it. It comes in the
The coherer was discarded yente sud years ago and the crystal has given plan to the valve receiver. No explanation of the latter, in fact no mention of the same made, yet the valva is probably the most sositive receiver in ese at the present
Navigating, craft at sea by Wireless has boeu experimentally proved impossible the except for racy short distances and only so Powers to regard everything concerning when the objective is in eight of the Power China as blank paper, which, interpreted station. by common-sense, wou'd mean to restore China to her full freedom as in olden times and allow her to recast her international relations of laz equitable bram. Chinese Press Association in Shanghai appear to have taken this item of Daws very seriously. They have even taken the trouble to addrea telegram to the Japan-
One of the questions Belgium will eso Press in Tokyo, expressing their appre ciation of the proposal emanating from bring up at the peace conference will Japanese Government circles to abandes be that of the neutralization of the
mouth of the River Scheldt. Japan's special position in China in order
The
Yours truly,
F. W. J. REYNOLDS.
TO NEUTRALIZE SCHËLDT,
Tho Sebeldt, of which Antwerp is to joduce other Fowers to surrender their the principal port, empties into the privileges in this country too and to caable North Sea on Dutch soil, and while China to renew her international relations Holland and Belgium have had amicable with a clean sheet." They recognize this as agreements us to its use for commercial a stap that will coment the friendship of purpose, Belgium as növer ceased to the two nations and consolidate the pesos feel that the southern bank of the of Eastern Anis, and so on."
river, at least, should be Belgian soil
This question, however, will not be gone into. All Belgium will alt is that the mouth of the Scheidt be declared acutral water.
CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS.
The Scheldt hui been filled in by silt
night when cher 'sta phops are usuallyHESE Tablots are intended especially since the beginning of the war and is THESE Tablota are intended este inversione useless for shipping, until it baa elesed and this long should be a warn ing Get and keep Chamberlain's Cough Hemody at bund. It never fills, acts and bowels. If you are troubled with been dredged. But Belgium cannot quickly and is absolutely harmless. For bartburn indigestion or constipation
they will do you good. For sale by e'l begin dredging operations without con-
sent of the Dutch government. ale by all Chemists and Storekeepers,
Chemists and Storeke
The Transvas prodwood 445,611 estate, of which 13,000 cats were from the Pretoris district and -33,498 -from-river
Cargo remaining undelivered diggings. The Cape Province was, how- ever, the largest producing area, with January 27, 1919, at 5 PM. will be 847,538 carate, while the Orange Froo landed at Consignees risk and expense, and delivery must then be taken from the State was responsible for 110,887 carate.
Company's Godown.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
11
од
Storage charges wil be assed on all
undelivered cargo remaining January 31, 1919, at 5 p.m.
No Fire Insurance hatever will be effected.
No claim will be recognised After the goods have left the Steamer or Godawn. All chafed and damaged cargo will be in-landed into Company's Godown, where they will be examined on February 3, 1918, at 10 s.m.
E Undersigned have received structions to sell by Public Auction (Fer Account of the Concerned),
00
"
MONDAY,
January 27, 1919, at 2.30 p.m. at the Royal Naval Yard Police Quarters (Top Floor), Queen's Road, The Whole of the VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
41
FURNITURE, di Ca comprising:-
te.
Finely carved Blackwood Cabinet, Masive Blackwood Curio Cabinet (glass doors), Bisckwood tables, Ugium stool, &e, c.
No claim will be recognised it filed after February 5, 1910.
T. DAIGO,
Manager, Hongkong, January 23, 1919:
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instine.
tions to sell by Public Auction, (TO ACOUNT.OF THE CONCERNED)
ON
TUESDAY,
January 28, 1919, at 230 pm, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Your Road; Corner of Ice House Street, .
Chesterfield Sofa and Arm-shairs,
Corner, large upholstered Cosy Electro-plated Tea and Coffes Service, EP. Claret jag, Toast, rack, Salad One Winchester Repeating Rifle Bowls and Spirit-Kettle, Glanaware and appliances for making ammunition and Crockery, large Tientsin sod for same. Indian carpets (as new), Lace Curtains, Pictures and Engravings (including 1 ant of 6 Hongkong view), Ward robe, Dressing table, Washstands, etc., and a fow lots of good Chinese Porco- Lips, Bronses and Bramen
Also
One Singer's Cabinet BEWING MACHINE.
Torms :-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1919.
W
CURE THAT COUGH. THEN you have troublesome cough, it does not mean that you On view from 26th inst:at 2.30 p.m. have consumption or that you are golog Catalogues will be isound, Taas-Qush,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1919.
to bave it, but it does mean that your lungs are threatened, and it is just m well to be on the safe side and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy before it is too isto. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
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