FRIGOR
ROBINSON
PIANO Co. LD,
I$100 REDUCTION
CHINESE LABOUR FOR THE
RAND.
LOCAL MOVEMENTS.
Lenolieg down to South Africa. Mossrs. Butter.
'THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 11TH, 1904.
tangible increase in the monthly gold output" Now possibilities are more fascinating than actual realisations!
TO LET
TO LET.
N AIRY ROOM, suitable for Offles or Astorn in Computable
Apply, by letter, to— "E"
Care of Sayco & Co., 14 Beaconsfield Arcade.
[973
Hongkong, 9th April, 1901.
TO LET.
TWO ROOMS, suitable for Offices. First
Floor, Queen's Road Central. App'y to
KELLY & WALSH, ID. Hongkong. 5th April, 1904.
TO LET,
1940
NEW ORIENTE HOTEL
5
CORNER REAL AND MAGALLANES, WALLED Ürry. MOST MODERNLY EQUIPPED HOSTELRY IN MANILA, F.L HOTEL
Latest and most Sanitary equipment. Electric Lights and Call Boits. Elagantly Faruished Rooms. Coolest Dining Rooni in Manila:"
RESTAURANT
Handsomely decorated. Cool and pleasant, Best of atlandaues, Private diving rooms for parties. Only theo host of wines and liquors. Under the dirostion of Mr. and Mrs. Nowirth.
BAR
Under the direction of Ausrich mixologial. Anything you want servod promptly and pleasantly,
NEW GODOWN, BILLIARD ROOM
Thoroughly modern and up-to-lato. attondance.
NE SPACIOUS
very suitable for Dry Goods. Apply to-
W. LYSAUGHT,
153, Wanchni Road. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1903.
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All shipping arrangements have been loft with Messrs. Peary aud Hamilton, with pusitiro justructions that coolies must be vanroyed by It has been an open secret for the past year or British steamers only. There are rumours that so that, even before the Transvaal Legislature the Shimon has been chartered: if this is approved of the introduction of Chiness labour not a British vessel, the charter will be cancelled, for the working of the mines of the Witwater-says a cablegram to the Transvaal Chamber of Mines. This notification la exceedingly inter- sand Syndicate, arrangements had been made in eating in itself, but it is of far more interest und Hongkong for the establishment of agencies importance to the markot hecause of the direct and shipping contracts for carrying 'Chinese disclosure it makes of the fact that the arrange- ments for supplying labour are so far advanced. Recent Blus-Books hava arquainted us with
new South African Colonies. If it were thoroughly understool throughout the country thut the present luck of clusticity in the Transvaal mining industry is doing far greater injury to the State Treasure, aut to all the ON South African Colonies, lai to mine-owners employment of alien labour.would be dropped in avid speenlutors, the agitation against the a hurry. End Milner's speech at til. Const of a special session of the futercolonial. as Johannesburg may help to inform public opinion more fally, The Intercotonial Council was instituted by Lord Milner in order that the expected surplus of railway earnings in the Transvaal might be utilised for the Muinal Advantage of both Colonios. Certain common cherres, such as those for the South African Constabulary and the interest on the Guaranteed Lesa. vers to fail on the surplus of railway earnings, and, so far as that surplus was insufficient to bear these charges, the two Colonies were to make contributions from their Keneral resources. The excess of charges over
Cas0,000; but the fall in the railway earnings from the £2,350,000 estimated to $1,600.000 vastly enhances the deficiency. Lord Milner has cut down costs wherever practicable; so that the deficit will be brought down to about £1,020,000,
field & Swire, we understand, are the maintis unpromising financial outlook in our two agents appointed to carry out the work. Through them urrungetaents have bes maile for sending down as many labourers as may be required: 50,000 was the figure stated by the representative of the Rand Mines who when in Hongkong recently was interviewed by a reporter from the Daily Prere. Curiously enough, now that the importation of Chiness hus beon govern- mentally authorised, a full has ensued.apparently, in the carrying out of the work. No coolies have been sent away. There is no appearance of the project starting. According to our information the agents here are awaiting directions from the other end as to when the shipment of coolies has to begin. Certainly all is ready at this end. The Chinese authorities do not raise any objection to the emigration of coolies; in fact they express approval of it. But
ONE
TO LET.
Shameen, Cantou. NE or more FURNISHED ROOMS, in
-orcellent situation. Apply to-
X. X., Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 25th Febraaxy, 1901 1589
TO LET,
TO.
it is rather strange to neto that of late placards receipts in the current year was calculated at 1, RIPON TERRAC (in FLATS).
With this deficit, the Transvaal cannot con- template the issue of the War Contribution Loan; and what is more important-it canuot market the unissued £5,000,000 of the Guarant. ed Loan. It has no capital to proceed with borrowed last year has all Loon spont or allocat which to raise new capital. The £30,000,000)
in Chinese characters have been posted all over the Colony, in other ports too. warning the people against entering into contracts to go to South Africa, which placards are couched in most inflammatory and obscone ON 11 UPRIGHT GRANDS OF these placards being displayed-whoever, may be language. Naturally the agents objected to
the disseminators--and they are being defaced or torn down when discovered. Another curious OUR OWN. MAKE thing to relate is thot after the accredited agents
had issued their prospectuses among the Chineseed, and the Transvaal. in spite of its notorious they found out that prospectuses exactly similar except for the fact that they offered slightly better terms were being acattered abroad. When enquiry was made into the matter it was found these were being issued by an European who gave himself out to be an agent for Rand mines also. On the repre- sentations of the originally appointed agents the issue of these alleged spirious prospectuses has, ire understand, been suppressed.
$350 AND
$395.
TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE
OUTPUT FROM OUR
NEW
P
cannot
No. 4, RIPON TERRACE,
No. 17, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD,
facing Race course.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACK, facing the Polo Ground.
OFFICES in course of erection, CONNAUGHT ROAD (Dear BLAKU PIER).
GODOWNS; PRAYA EAST. "ROSENEATH." KOWLOON, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Dougkong, 6th April, 199í..
TO LET.
Nos. 4 & 8, CASTLE ROAD.
Nos. 15, 17 & 19, SEYMOUR ROAD. Nos. 4 CAINE ROAD.
$75
wealth. is financially in such a corner that tho tire to meet the loan interest; and yet, with thisODOWN, No. 323, PRAYA EAST. Imperial Guarantee may have to be made opera-
position before us, there are people at home who say it does not matter whether gold is mined
slowly. quickly. or
it
ran Commissioner. away,
toll The High
extraction 'means no profit to the State, which benefits by them plainly that slow the excess of profit over that required to reamerate the capital involved. There economical rute of production that does good to everyone; on the other hand, the Rand mines could be worked, a short supply of labour and mills running below their full capacity, so that every ounce extracted would cost its bullior value. Adequate labour is the one necessity for
Nos. 4, MACDONNELL ROAD, possession from 1st April.
is 31
So far we have not been able to secure a copy of the prospectus which is being issued. It may be interesting, however, to reproduced that nuder which Chinese coolies were previously seat down to Java and the Straits islands, though it must PIANO FACTORY South African emigration are very much diffe-economic working.
be remembered that the conditions attending the
reut from and very much better than those :---
I. The labourers agres to proceed to and there? work for the aforesaid "employer in the capacity of coolies for planting tobaccos, & and bind themselves to perform all duties neceS- sary upon a tobacco-ostate.
Cash
OK
Credit.
Hongkong, 6th April, 1904.
HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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1640
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Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sok Agents for
Hartmann Ratjon's Genuine Com
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Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers Tools, Brass and Iron Merebants,
1, Dea Voix Road,
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TXTRA COPIES of Daily Prees are on dally at Mr. H. BUTTONJEE'S KOWLOON STORE, No. 36, Elgin Road Price 15 cents per copy cash.
Hongkong, $2nd Desember, 1908.
COLD STORAGE.
(3518
now 40,000 Cubio fect of Co., Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will to Open at 10 AM, and P.M. daily, Sundays excepted to receive and deliver porishable goods.
WM. PARLANE, Manager, Hongkong, 18th-November, 1901. 157
ON SALE
II. The nuraber of hours which the labourers shall work on each working day shall not execed ten.
III. The employer shall pay the said labourer a salary of customary rates for tobacco delivered viz. —
First quality at $8 per 1,000 trees and so on and during the season; when tobacco-planting cannot be carried on the daily work of the said labourers shall be paid for at the rates customary on Sumatra tobacco estates.
IV. Tho said labourera hové roceived advances as shewn in the list attaclied from the employer, this advance to be deducted from their monthly salaries at the rate shown against their names.
V. The said labourers shall not be required to work on the following holidays-riz., all Chinese holidays, and 1st and 16th of every month. If required to work on Sundays or holidays the wages to be double pay.
VI. The employer shall provide, st his own expense, sufficient lodging and medical attend- ance to the labourers. Fond and clothing to ke found by the labourers, but should any difftenlly be experienced as to obtaining them, the said employer to furnish the same at current rates, deducting the amount of the same from the wages due for each month.
VII. Should any labourer, being ill for more than 30 days in one year, not being ill, wil- fully refuse to perform his work, the employer shall be at liberty to deduct the amount of wages that would have beon due for the daye thus lost from his monthly payment, in addition to claiming overtime work to make them good: or should the labourer be ill for any time owing| to his own fault, the same conditions shall obtain. Provided always that, should there be any disagreement between the employer and the labenrer as to the deduction and overtime thus provided for, they shall be verified on oath be fore a Magistrate or other competent official of the district in which the stoppage is made and be duly entered in the labourer's account book. Every labourer shall on demand; be furnished with an account book, in which all wages due and deductions therefrom shall be suterad at least monthly.
VIII. In the event of the said labourer dying before his time of agreement expires, the said employer engages to furnish his remains with decent burial according to Chinese or Malay custom.
IX. After once embarking, the labourer on- gages to behave properly while on passage, complying with the regulations of the ship.
X. This agreement is entered into for the period of me year to commence on the date of this doed. But he no cage can it be prolonged to a period exceeding three times the period of engagement, and then only for engagements not exceeding one year. Three year engage. our Lobensons ment, on tobacco estates cannot extend beyond
Dealing with this subject, the London Rupurt (which may be taken to represent the mine- owners) has the following
"South African shares have shown little
with
There could scarcely be a stronger arguiment in favour of the Chinese. Am we going to shut the Chisaman out, standing on empty talk of slavery, and rain one of England's richest possessions, or are we going to employ the Chinaman under such restrictions as will
prevent him ruining the Colony by his bad example, but restrictions which he will be made thoroughly acquainted with before he starts P
WHITELEY
Providers
(Universal) Ltd., WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W.
THE BIGGEST STORE IN THE WORLD.
HIGH QUALITY. MODERATE PRICES, PROMPT ATTENTION,
Cereal teatrel f'atalogue trago pagen, or any Doyrant. List sent frog to bonsajde
dict.
TO LET
TO LET.
66 THE EYRIE" (PEAK).
THE
486
"ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Rooms on the Top Floor.
Nos. 15 & 17, MOSQUE JUNCTION, No. 24, BELILIOS TERRACE, a Corner House with a Fine View of the Harbour.
Apply to-
COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Hongkong, 5th March, 1904.
TO LET.
[430
A HOUSE is Robison Road with Tenuis
Lawn and Gardens
Apply-
BOX 11, Cars of Duity Press Once. Hongkong, 12th March, TUL.
TU LET.
(725
66 DRAKENKNOWE," No. 33, Conduit
Road. Six Rooms and Garden Possession from 1st May-
Apply to- C. F. DE CARVALHO,
Care of H. and S. Bank, Hongkong, 15th February, 190.
ΝΟ
TO LET.
STABLES.
Brunswick-Balka tables. Export Markers in
Fine turnouts for the gas of the hotel. Elegant rabbor-tired carriage, fast borses. good coachmon., The New Orionte Ilotel is now open for inspection..
SIMON
SCHNEER
& CO.,
PROPRIETORS.
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JAPAN
COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
(MITSUI & CO)
HEAD OFFICEI, SURDOA-CHO, Toxro. LONDON BRANCH-34, LIME STREET, EC.
HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUSE Breast
OTHER BRANCHES.
New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sonra'aya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, Chofoo, Tientsin, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Cheralpo, Yokohams, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe. Kare, Shimousaki, Moji. Wakamatsu Karatan, Nagusalti, Kochinota, Sasebo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodato, Taipela, s.
Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. and & 1 Ccd-s} CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways Principal Railway Crapauios nad Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mall and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Farnons Mike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kenada, Fujiaotons, Mameda, Maunours,Onoza Otenji,
Sasahara Taubakaro. Yoshinotaui, Yoshio, Yanakibara, and other Coals.
N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong
961
THEODORO VAFIADIS & CO
MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS
!
FACTORY: CAÍRO, EGYPT
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES, (Close to H.. Nubar Pashu's Palace
PURVEYOR TO THE BRITISH FIELD FORON
CANTEENS IN SOUTH AFRICA,
BRANCHES:
BOMBAY 20, ESPLANADE ROAD.
CALCUTTA... 4, DALHOUSIE Square. RANGOON...2, MERCHANT STREET. LONDON......19, BASINGHALL ST., E.C
[519 ALWAYS FRESH AND RELIABLE AT THEIR AGENTS-
TO. 1, STEWART TERKACE, the Peak.
Apply to--
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 28th March, 1904.
TO LET.
[865
GROUND FLOOR, No. 4. Des Voeux Roud with Strong Room. Now in occupation of Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
Apply to-
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 10th March, 1984.
TO LET.
$709
HOUSE No. 4 QUEEN'S GARDENS as
from 31st December, 1903. Apply-
Mosis, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. [77 Hongkong, 12th December, 1903.
TO LET.
HAURNISHED HOUSE, Kowloon, with
Tennis Court.
OFFICES. CENTRAL POSITION. No. 71, WYNDHAM STREET, And others to suit various requirements,
8. A. SETH.
Land and Estate Broker.
The Dairy Farm Co., Ld. Hongkong, 28th March, 1904.
TO LET,
Nos. 11, 13 & 21, BELILIOS TERRACE. "WESTWARD HO," Top Floor only. "KIRKENDOA" (PEAK), Furnished; im-FREE mediate possession.
Apply to→
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
[397 Hongkong, 6th April, 1901,
ONE
TO LET.
NE OFFICE ROOM on Second Floor
Prince's Buildings.
Apply to-
[73
FIRST-OLAƐS
European Style, in Kowloon.
SHOPS
Possession on or about 31st August, 1905. Moderate Rentals.
Apply to
[961
HUMPHREYS' ESTATE & FIN.
ANCE CO., LD. Hongkong, 29th March, 1904.
TO LET.
[915 |
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & 00. Hongkong, 7th April, 1904.
TO LET FURNISHED.
TBWKNOR,” the PrAK, for 18 months
T
[331
MESSRS. KRUSE & CO., HONGKONG
BUTTERFIELD. & SWIRE,
Agantu
LONDON AND LANCASHIRE
RUYAL EXCHANGE
PALATINE
ORIENT
Fire Insurance Companies,
Hongkong, 19th August, 1903
TO LE
TO LET.
[44
(1819-1
BOARD AND RESIDENCE BOARD AND RESIDENCE,
GILLANDER S.
NE UNFURNISHED ROOM, BATH-MES.
ROOM, COOKROOM, SERVANTS QUAR- TERS, etc., in Robinson Road,
Apply to
C.. Cure of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 6th April, 1904.
TO LET-AT KOWLOON,
TO.
(528
No. 6 LYEEMOON VILLAS. From
1st May, 1904, Apply to-
LUG D'ALMADA & CASTRO, 39 & 41. Des Vœux Road, Hongkong, 4th April, 1904.
TO LET.
[93
ET of THREE LARGE ROOMS on the First Floor of No. 3. Queen's Road; next to those nerupled by the China Fire Insurance Co, La. Ab Sued Floor of No. 8, Des Vans oud, suitable for Offices.
Apply to-
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD. Hongkong, Sul March, 1904.
(812
HIRANO WATER,
from middle of March. Well Furnished. FIRST and SECOND FLOORS of No. 34, Less than 15 minutes from trami
Queen's Road Catzal, opposite the Apply
M. W SLADE,
General Post Office, after March 3 st, 1904, at Caro of Daily Press Office.
present coupied by Messrs. Powell & Co., and Hongkong, 25th January, 1904
the Cosmopolitan Hease. This house is especially suitable for people who are seeking THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATKIN, TO LET.
places for botel purposes. TEIRION, Nos. 1 and 2; and BOWRING Apply to-
activity during the past wool, The continued MV, 2.
The
political agitation in this country against Chinese THE HONGKONG PA, abour, the progress of the Paris settlement, and rumours of an impending now-issue by the Consolidated Goldfield Company being adverse influences. Yet, provided that the mines. aze supplied as speedily us appears probable with a supplementary supply of labour, this market should be one of the first to shake itself free from Far Eastern political influences,” properties now at work should within a few months be in a position to increase their pro duction of gold, while many which have remained ROVINCE OF SHANTUNG. shut down should resume crushing. Of still POTIDE POPULATION AND FUTURE
more importance will be the release of energy which proper labour supplies would provide for the development of properties still far from the strikes of a rich character in such areas that will producing stage, for it is the reports of new
probably have a greaterialiuenes in re-awakening public interest in the market than even a steady,
THE
PROSPECTS.
BY M. O'S. Reprinted fre the "HONGKONG Daily Pezas' Price, 50 cents Cash, Mesers. Kelly & Walsh or Daily Press Office
Hongkong, let January, 1900
HUGHES & HOUGH, 8, Des Vonx Road. Hongkong, 4th April, 1904.
TO LET.
Please apply to
YLE SANO FAT,
at the above address, Hongkong, 29th December, 1903/ [380.
my
[92%
No
ND and 3D FLOORS, No. 35, QUEEN'S
ROAD CENTRAL; suitable for Office. Apply to-
WING CHEONG. 35, Queen's Bond Central.
`{74. Hongkong, 3rd November, 1903,
TO LET.
TO LET.
JO. 3, CANTON VILLAS.
A HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST, MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 29th March, 1904.
TO LET-AT MACAO.
Pure, Sparking, ÎNVDORATING
THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. REYNELL & Co.
BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.
[878
&
TOS. 5 and 6, BARROW TERRACE No. 5, RUA DO PE NARCISO, at the
Kowloon. Availablə 1st March. Apply to
THE SAM WANG CO, LD. Hongkong, 5th February, 1904.
[428
Lack of Government House. Apply to-
F. BLACKHEAD & CO, AGENTS. Horgkong, 31st July, 1903.
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with which is incorporated
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ROAD.
F78
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European Supervision. Excellent Caisin and Accommodation,
Apply
MANAGERESS,
Mucdonnell Road
or
FAIRALL & CO., Queen's Road Hongkong, 2nd March, 1903.
[71
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BOARD AND RESIDENCE:
NOMFORTABLY FURNISHED
ROOMS, with Board.
Apply to Mrs. MATHIER,
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