G. P. LAMMERT.
AUOTISEER, APPELISEN
AND SURVEYOR.
Public Auctions-
THE Undersigned has received ins
tructions to sell by Public Auc-
Non
TUESDAY, September 30, 1919, “commencing at 11 mm,
at the Kaalung Sza Yoak Kailong Farry Co., Ltd, Whari, Mongkok.
The Stem Launch
**QZE YUK,"
Length 60 8"
Breadth 12" 0"
Depth
83.
Tonnage Gross 35.85 /-
11
Nett 17.67
Terme-Cash on delivery.
GEO...P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer..
Bangkong, September 23, 1819.
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
R.
TT 15 HEREBY NOTIFIED that on
I and after the 1st October, 1919,
RICKSHAS will run on Caine Road and Bonham Road Stands will be at the following places:--
1. University.
2. Junction of Basham Road and
Centre Street.
3. Nethersole Hospital.
4. Junction of Caine Road and Old
Bailey.
B. At top of Glenealy..
CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT
OF POLICE
Hongkong, September 26, 1919,
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
(BRITISH SHITION).
ADDITIONAL TRAINS will run
follows commencing SATURDAY, 27th September and until further notice.
On SATURDAYS.
From KOWLOON
12.
1201 p.m..
SAVM CHUN... 5.04 p.m.
On SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS..
From RowLoos 11.33 a.m. SHCH CHUAN... 5.04 para.
By Order,
ROBERT BAKER,
Man ger.
Kowloon, September 25, 1919,
0
NOTICE.
UR Intereat and Responsibility in
the business hitherto carried on! by us under the name and style of W. LOXLEY & CO, st Hongkong, "Canton and London, Merchants, ecased on the 1st April, 1919.
The said bosinosa as from that date has been any tired by J. A. RUSSELL : & Co, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S, who have assumed all responsibility for the habilities of the Grm az existing on that dste and properly contracted during the period from that date to the present dáta.
JOHN MONTGOMERY BEATTIE ANDREW BEATTIK,
MATTHEW POOLE. BRATTIE. Hongkong, September 24, 1919.
NOTICE.
WE have acquired the business Y hitherto carried on by. Mesara. WR LOXGEY & Ob, at Hongkong, Canton and London and shall continue to Erade under the same firm name and style.
The business having been taken over going concern as on the 1st April, 1919 the proper liabilities of the firm, aa on that date and those contracted. since in carrying on the businear aro sunmet by burselves
Joust ARCHIBALD BUSSELL, DONALD OSCAR RUBBELL, BOREET CECIL RUSSELL Hongkong, September 24, 1919.
“NOTICE.
It
PERSONS with the exception Dersons of Chinese race, wishing the Colony must have in their DRUM »AN VALID. "PASSPORT, Terd nes in possession of passporte be allowed to leave the Colony,
with certain arreptions, ansin ka the Colony for more days are required to Hegister olves under the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918.
Begistration giving the partie Furbed may be obtained at the
Sad 2) all Folles Bla The Penalty for non compllandë jine not exceeding $50.00
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police, Honkong, September 22, 1919.
INTIMATIONS
METEOR GARAGE
Bole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
Automobiles for Hire
and for Sala at reasonable Prices.
'Phone 2500.
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NATIONALISED.
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the extent of 65. a ton. I maintain that, if the collieries wete owned by the nation the cost of coal to the con sumer would be lessened considerably. There are collieries which have paid 30, 40, and 50 per cent. profits to shareholders year by year, and we have colleries which have been working at a loss. If under nation alisation a reasonable profit only is taken, the cost of coal would go donThe nation you'd only re quire a reasonable proft, not 30. 40, the timber than previously, with cent can give an instance where or 50 per cent but of, say 3 to 5 per a resulting loss of time to the men the whole of the subscribed capical producing the coal, and, naturally, a In a colliery was paid back with in- big reasons why output has been re- lessened outpat. That is one of the terest out of the profits of two years. cuced, the other reason is the entist ment of miners...
that certain portions of pits had to be shut down. The result was that when the men were demobilised, the owners were not quite ready for them. But the timber question has, in my judgment, contributed largely to the reduction la omput Prior to the war, timber came from Norway, where it was scientifically, grown. It There is undoubtedly at the pre was easy to handle, and was put up sent time a great demand for the in the mines quicker than the timber nationalisation of mines. And tightly we had during the war. Conses RO. Why? Because it is felt that quently, during the war (and even there can be no real and lasting to-day) it took men longer to fix up peace in the coalfields until the are nationalised. It would certainly be in the interests of the nation if mines were nationalised. Judge Sankey said the present system stood con- demned. I agree. The system leads to waste in every shape and form, both inside and outside the mines. If the public only knew of half the The mines must be nationalised waste that is going on they would fight for the benefit of the nation as a hard for a change in the ownership whole. The miners are said to be of the mines The raines are dividunpatriotic. That is a slur upon ed in districts, east, west, north, and them. They are patriotic, and feel south, and if one part does not pay confident that the mines would so well as the others that is to say, benefit the country financially if they if the owners cannot get sufficient were put under the country's control. remuneration from it, the part is not The miners did their bit during the Hongkong worked. As a result, L. have seen war. They did so because the ex-locked is that the feverish campaiga
plenty of coal which will never be istence of the country was at stake. worked under the present system be And they will, I am convinced, do cause it does not pay the owners to their work now with a better heart get it. This coal ought to be got, if the country worked the mines and would be got it the mines were instead of the private individual run on a businesslike footing. There They would do their level best to should be no waste, and, in my improve the output if they knew they opinion, this waste would be obviated were working for the country. Take by the mines becoming nationalised my own county-Durham. Here, There are two methods of dealing there is a mine where coal is very with mines one is to nationalise difficult to win, and a much higher
GRADA & CO.,
DEALERS IN FLOWER & VEGETABLX Szia, Toys, POOTAGE STAMPS, POSTCARE, de
No. 10, Wyndham Street, F. O. Box 620.
JAPANES
54:
MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
ORDER them, and the other to allow them to price has to be paid to the workmen
Ebecame the property of huge trusts than is the case in any other mine
OHLERRY & 00,
ww PEDDER STE
Opposite Hongkong Hotel, Talephone No. 491,
Hongkong, March 30, 1914)
MASSAGE HALL. MBS, T. BUGITA
&
MISS HALU Wyndham Street, Hongkong.!
MUMEY A
in the district. The owner of the mine, in times of depression, must close down because he cannot make
If
nation should take over the mines, The time has come when the
when the people should have an interest in their working; when they should be run for the public good, and not for the enrichment of the pockets of the wealthy. Miners, in short, want to work for the cam munity, and pot for any one man or any body of men
A fact of immense significance and yet one that is frequently over being conducted against nationalis ation is being organised entirely by colliery owners and shareholders. Why? Are these people animated by a desire to serve the nation's well-being? Or is it their personal interest in the shape of profit that they desire to safeguard I leave impartial judges to draw their own conclusions.
AS GENEROUS AS THE GOVERNMENT
So far as I can see, the latter method would make little difference to the miner so far as his wages are con cerned, because he is so strongly profit at the price be has to organised as a Trade Unionist that pay to work the coal. he is always able to demand a fair on the other hand, the Industry wage for his labour. But miners were nationalised, the mines where view a trust with grave suspicion coal was easy to get would pay from the nation's point of view, whatever losses were entailed in the coal trust would place the people of pits where coal was difficult to secure the country into a terribly difficult The profits from one would com position. They would have to pay Pensate for the losses in others, and for their fiel any, price the trust the country would benefit greatly Tommy (to his chum, when the old |
Old Lady (to severely wounded soldier) Poor man, have you lost you leg?
Tommy--" Yer, mum.”
have an apple
Old Lady Oh, poor fellow! Do
cared to impose. The public could There would be no waste, as I have and no doubt would be fleeced, said, and all coal would be worked lady had departed) Bill, I think Therefore, miners do not want trans the difficult as well as the easy, as it have my other leg off before she It may be said that control bgs were There would then be coal come next week. I might get a been fallure. Well, one cannot more than sufficient to meet the banana. admit it has been a success, but the needs of the nation. Under private Zankles not with the miners1 enterprise the ming-owners, always kopy the miner so well that I know look forward to making a profit if he is not a shirker, and does not there were no profits, the mines would intend to be one. I have seen many be closed down. Mining companies are
IF YOU WAKE UP
gue's mean feeling in the head,
PINKETTES
a row in a pit between two men for not charity organisations, we all or and depened, with a called to tant the odd tuby which for the poess-know. But many are reaping large of feverishness or ineficiency. Its time senso sion means a little extra money, over profits which might as well be given you teskenkor the man who works besides him. This to the natione pag shows that the miner is askeen ng any The miners are ripe for nationall- other workman to increase his 'earn 'sation, and are determined that their inga; he knows that the more industry shall be nationalised. This coal be gets the more money is evidenced by the fact that at the the dainty little liver and bowel regula he earne, Of course, during moment write many miners are tors winch act as gently na natura, j-Try the war conditions ́chtained idle as a protest against the Govern them to-night and see how lit you'll foni which prevented the miners from ment, not carrying out the terms of
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getting the usual output from, the the Sankey Report The people of at 60 cents the vial, post free, from the Of medicina vendors everywhere also minea. Minere enlisted in such large the country also rent in arms Dr. Williams Medicine Do, B6 Szechnen numbers at the beginning of the war against the increased price of coal to Bowd, Shanghail
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1919,
NOTICES.
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Large quantities have been exported to various Important cities in the World.
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Inspection and Enquiries are cordially solicited.
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OPIRATING:—
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ICE HOUSE STREET.
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