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LAMMERT BROS.
ÁROMONEKES, ÁFPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions-
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FOR SALE
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NE HORNSBY-ACKROYD OIL ENGINE 3) Borse Power, Fool, Kerosene. Complete with cooling appars
in good condition. May be viewed by ppointment at Gan Clab Hill Barracks, Kowloon. Apply to the undersigned
LAMMERT BROS..
FOR SALE
MILNER'S SAFES.
Apply to
LAMMERT BROS.,
Dordell Street.
MUMEY A.
Japanese Photographers.
We have removed sur Premises to Ya 3, Queen's Road, C
Sitting hours frume.m. to 9 pm.
Passport photos faished
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in one boor.
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TERMS VEET MUDEKATE
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INTIMATIONS
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO
BE WITHOUT THEM,
JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for infants which keeps good in quality during Hot weather (2) LAC TOSE (Milk Sagar) for sweetening foods of Infants and Dyspeptics (3) MILFORD MCGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Flaid for destroying Fless, Mosquitoes, Bags, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer days, and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Bouse
PRICES are Very Moderate. fas pection and Enquiries are cordially iarited.
SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,
Sale.igent forilangkong and Seeth China.
Kom. &ti, Connaught Road Central Hongkong- Telephone Nos. 1938.
理代泰臺華
Just Received
Tasteless
STAMP HINGES,
Peelable,
Pure
anki
Peerless.
GRACA & CO.,
DEALERS IS POSTAGE STAMPS, GARDEN Serie, Toys, das
No. 10, Wyndham Street, ⠀ P. O. Box $90.
Hongkong.
THE CHINA MAIL."
"Recess
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WEDNESDAL JANUARY 19, 1921
NOTICES.
G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansions
Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,
ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,
ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,
THE WING ON CO., LTD.
Phone 196
UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS
Phone, 198
JUST ARRIVED'
LADIES' & GENTS'
GEO. E. KEITH ·
SMART FOOTWEAR
---* IN —
BOOTS AND SHOES
COMFORTABLE WHEN NEW
STYLISH WHEN OLD
To arrive shortly, large
White quantities of
Glazed Tiles, also Cast
Iron Porcelain Lined
Baths and the last word
in bidets.
C.E. WARREN & CO., LTD.
Ne 30 & 37 Des Voeux Road Central
Established 1900
Telephone 370.
THE CLEANING of SUMMER FROCKS is an important matter and we make a speciality of "refinishing" light Frocks and Costumes so that they keep clean longer than when treated by ordinary methods.
Our processes are thorough and reliable. Our iscilities and re sources enable us to carry out all work quickly sad our charges are really reasonable.
Write for Price List and See!
The Diamond Dyeing and Drycleaning Co.
Agent
CASSUM AHMED.
General Draper. 32&34, Wellington Street Branch 28. Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Phone 1483,
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THE FAR EAST.
AMERICAN SHIPS.
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday a question was put to the President of the Board of Trade by Mr. Alfred T. Davies in the following
the trade on terms similar to those governing the fleets already parti- cipating, securing similar benefits and incurring similar obligation.
Berein lay a matter which might possibly bave proved a stumbling- block. The ownerships already in the trade between the Far East and Europe co-operate in what is known as a Conference, in which they, come together to discuss questions of prac tical working, such as the number of To ask the President of the Board sailings to be undertaken by each of Trade whether any agreement or line. The system of deferred rebates arrangement has been made with the is also employed. This means that Shipping Department of the United shippers of goods who are able to de- States of America whereby, American clare at the end of certain periods ships may be permitted to trade on that they have conficed their support i to the companies in the Conference British lines to the Far East.
terms
stated
LESSON FROM JAPAN.
CURB ON PROFITIERS.
MERCHANTS CLIMES DOWN.
The determination of the workers at the Kure Arsenal to knock a little common-sense into the beads of the marchants of that town has taken on
* another development.
The shopkeepers had raised the prices of their wares, knowing that the workmen would have fairly full
own pockets. But they were count
Faer The Arsenal employees, deciding that they had been double-crossed by the retail merchants, whom they had
AH MEN AND HING CHEONG
. TAILORS"
DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS
No. 54,
have REMOVED to
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
PROTO SUPPLIES,
LONG HING & CO., Kodak and Kodak Films, &c. .
DEVELOPING & FRINTING A SPECIALITY.
No. 17, QUIET ROAD CESTRAL, HONGKONG.
HOTELS AND CAFES.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
OPERATING !---
THE HONGKONG HOTEL,, HOTEL MANSIONS.
THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
AND THE
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.
J. H. TAGGARZ,
THE PEAK HOTEL.
bought goods from all the year 1,500 Feet above Sea Level round, subjected the merchants to a regular boycott. The shoe began to pinch and the merchants made overtures for a compromise.
At a meeting held to discuss the terms of the compromise, it was decided, by the workers that they should make the following demands
Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, Parlia-are granted a rehate on their freights. Purses as the result of the customary mentary Secretary, in a written reply, Both the Conference system and the bonus that is paid them at the end practice of granting deferred rebates of the year, and hoping thes to at Ko such agreement or arrangement have been publicly discussed from tract part of this money into their
time to time. Whatever the ad- has been made so far as I am aware.
disadvantages may The matter involved in the question vantages or raised by Mr. Davies is so important be, the fact remains that a very ing without their host. that it will be of interest to describe large proportion of the the precise stage which has now been traffic of the world, which is carried reached in certain negotiations. The on at fixed rates, whether the watter closely concerns the shipping ships are filled or not, is conducted on policy of the United States, the these principles. In the United States relationship between the mercantile both the Conference system and the marine of the United States and the practice of granting deferred rebates shipping of other nation, and a con- are illegal. At one time British com- panies trading to and from the siderable question of principle.
In September British shipping com- United States employed them, but panies were approached with a view the lines were finally prohibited from to the entry of United States vessels doing so by the Sherman Anti-Trust into the regular trade between the Law. The systems are not practised Far East and the United Kingdom and by the shipping companies of any the Continent. The proposal indicat-nation at the present time when ed a desire on the part of the United trading to and from the United States to participate in the world's States.
In considering the suggestion that carrying trade, as distinct from ser-i vices to and from the United States. United States vessels should enter a Engaged regularly in this particular trade having directly nothing to do route are, besides British vessels, with the United States, the representa tives of various other mercantile liners of the French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, and Japanese mercantile marines concerned did not see how marines and vessels of Danish, the whole basis on which the business Swedish, and Russian East Asiatic was conducted could be upset to meet companies. All these ships, unlike conditions applying only to the United those of the United States mercantile States. The representatives of the marine which have sought participa United States mercantile marine went tion in the business, have, it will be away from the meeting with the noticed, terminal ports in Europe or expressed intention of considering the problem, and hope was expressed the Far East.
on every side that a happy solution would be found.
RECENT NEGOTIATIONS.
A meeting to discuss the proposal,
`AGTERMENT REACHED. at which representatives of the
This solution now does seem to United States Shipping Board and of leading American firms were present, Lave been reached. The lines al was held in London on September 28, ready in the trade have received and the gist of what happened at intimation that the representatives
on the shopkeepers;
(1). The Dealers Guild must be dissolved;
(2) Municipal authorities to fix standard prices:
(3). All goods to be labelled with these prices;
(4). Punishment of profiteers; (5). Reduction in charges by shoemakers and barbers.
The workmen threater that if these demands are not agreed to they will patronise the merchants of some other place."
A final meeting was to be held on January 9.-Reuter,
States ownerships, could not fall into line. But it appears that the wide powers given in the new Jones Ship- ping Act for the development of the United States mercantile marine will permit of United States vessels prac
the meeting was described in the of the United States vessels are pre- tising in world trades outside the
ses of the following day. It pared that
their ships shall United States methods which are still was then pointed out that the various enter the route on, similar terms to not permissible in that country. lines already in the trade, including, those governing existing vessels.
So
The arrangements for the new
reached of course the British expressed They have expressed their willing participation have their "entire "approval that aess to join the Conference, and also advanced a stage that the terms of should to practise the system of deferred the agreement have been prépared, United States vessels now participate with them in rebates. Both these aystems are still and are understood to be now await- the trade. This was a practical illegal in the United States under the ing the signatures of the United answer to the point made that, since Sherman Anti-Trust Law, and, of States representatives. The tering the United States and the Allled course, will, as in the past, not be give practical effect to the wishes, nations had fought together in time practised by the vessels of any often expressed by shipping leaders, of war, they should now work to nationality while trading with Urited both in this country and in the United gether in time of peace. The repre- States ports. A fear had been ex States, that the two mercantile sentatives of the various British and pressed insome quarters that lawyers marines should work together. în Continental lines proposed that the right Bold that the law followed the most friendly United States vessels should enter Bag, and that, consequently, United Times.
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of➡
Mrs. "BLAIR,
(Two minutes from
Star Ferry PALACE HOTEL
KOWLOON
Recently renovated and refurnished, electin light and face throughóci and entirely körler new management. Criting under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooma. Terma moderate. Spesial terme to familles on application to
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HOTEL “ASIA”
WEST BUND, CANTON.
Rooms Boof
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Suite & with private Baths.
Baloon, Hairdressing
Moderate Rates.
Garden,
Excellent Cuisine.
Tourists.
Leading Hotel in South China.
attention Special
given to Under the Foreign Supervision of,
THOS, G. HUTCHINGS,
KING EDWARD HOTEL
DE: CENTRAL LODATION.
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