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the Court for Injunctions and other masters should, as far as possible, he dealt with in Chambera.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH, 1900,
Light Duse on Ocean going vessels to 2 cents; per ton and on River steamers to fire-sixths of orat per ton for each entry by day or by night (d) That during the Long Vacstion and as from the jit June next, such increased rates immediately preceding and subsequent thereto to be malatained until the receipts from the ad- (in the sheands of Counsel retained in a parti-dition of 14 cents imposed in the one seo and qular case or malters) the solicitors engaged of cent per ton for each entry by day or by in such case or matter should have full right night in the other, aggregate the sum of halfport of audience in open Court in the same manner the cost of the Improvements detailed above.—---—. It would bare perhaps been more logical to if they were Counsel and in the same extent
call the increase by the new name of Harbour engaged in the case of matter.
Dnes, but it is considered more desirable and convenient to make no change in nomencl tore although the service for which the additional dues are imposed is not connected with the
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, 10th March, 1909, 818-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of year latter of the 4th instant on-lighting of the Harbour. olosing copy of the resolutions which were passed at a Meeting of your Society held on the 2nd instant.
Secretary.
I have &o.,
Sgd. E.A.M. WILLIAMS, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Law Society
Colonial Secretary's Office, 10th Marab, 1908. SIR-Referring to your letter of the 19th ultimo, I am directed to transmit to you the enolored onpy of a letter from His Honour the- Chief Justice in which he asks for the names of the signatories to the ecolorare to your letter under reference.
I am keA
Sgd. F. H. NAT,
Colouis! Becretory.
The Secretary,
Chamber of Commerce,
Enclosure. Chambers, Supreme Court, 6th March, 1908*** SIE-In our Fxcellaroy'a latter received yesterday on the subject. c. the Rule of Court extending the Long Vacation, a letter from the Chamber of Commerce is enclosed which containe a letter addressed to the Chambar purporting to be signed by eight Solicitors" Brms representing half of the firms in Hong kong." As the signatures are not appended to the copy of this letter annexed in Your Ezocilovey's letter to me, I should be glad to be informed of the names of those sight fifint, if they are given. I should be glad if 'Your Excellency would request the Fecretary of the Chamber to supply them.
I have &c.
Hin Excellency –
Sgd. F. T. Precorr.
Chief Justice.
Sir Frederick, Lugard, KCMG.,
Governor, Hongkong.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,
12th March, 1908.
SIB, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th instant (No. 9203/1907) ecvering copy of a letter from His Honcur the Chief Justice to His Excellency the Governor in which the former expresses a desire that the signatures to the letter rceived by the Chamber from eight Solicitors' firms should be submitted to him.
I am to state that the letter in question was written in confidence to assist my Committee in arriving at an opinion on the matter of the Supreme Court Vacation when the Government honoured the Chamber by requesting its views
on the subject,
I am to state further that my Committee fail to see that, having published the latter, the adAllion of the signatories could be of interest to those for whom the publisation was intended. My Committee therefore regret that under the circumstances they are unable to furnish the information por xtguired,
In order, however, that is Excellency the Governor may be satisfied that the doonment in question is authentle, I am authorised to ahow it to him or his representativa (other than the present applicant) for His Excellency'e information, if such le desired.
-I have &o...
Sga. E. M. A. WILLIAME,
Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Offics. 16th Marob, 1908. SIE-Referring to your letter of the 12th instant on the subject of the letter addressed by eight Bolicitors firms to your Chamber, His Excellency the Governor directa me to stata that he is quite satisfied with the authenticity of any letter sent to hits by the Chamber and that he does not need onular evidence.
I am, do,
Sgd. F. H. MAT,
6 His Excellency the Governor trast that your Chamber will recognise the reasonableness of the prosedure which he proposes to adopt in order to enable a Hinge work to ho.undertaken which will facilitate the uninterrupted loading and discharging of vessels in this port, and will afeguard the lives of thousands of men upon whong labour ninh work deperle.
I am do.
The Secretary,
Bge, F. H. MAX,
Colonial Secretary.
Chamber of Commerce. Enclosures were laid on the table. The letter from the overument we die. The Committee were strongly of OneRed. opinion that the proposed expenditure of public fania was excesive and that suffoient protec, tion against typhoon conld be built at much less cost than the gubernatorial proposals.
UPPER INDIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGISTRATION. OF TRADE MARKS
The Secretary.
AND DESIGNS.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,"
27th February, 1908. Upper India Churber of Commerce,
Cawapore, India. DEAR SIR.I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th January having roference to the Register which has been opened in your Chamber for the purpose of registering Trade Marks and Designs.
In reply my Committee are glad to be of service to your Chamber by giving publicity to the above matter, and I have to thank you on their behalf for placing this information before
I am, da.
them.
Sgd. B. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
FURVEYA (X PIECE GOODS,
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce.
26th March 1903, WALTER SPEAKMAN Eng.,
Secretary.
Chamber of Commerce,
Manchestar. DEAR 18,-I have to soknowledge the. receipt of your letter of the 3rd December inst on the subject of Surveys on Piece Goods,
My Committee are quite in sympathy with the views expressed in your letter under reply, and they are agreed that any irrelevant matter which may be broughtin by Arbitrators in their awards is irregular but they are aware only of a few instances in which this has been the care and in these cases by speriat request of the parties concerned who ask not only or settlement of specifo points but a report fon the survey generally.
You will of course upileratend that surveys on certain goods bring up points which may apparently be extraneons to the matter in dispute but willout which the await, by itself, would be incomplete, and in many cases would not form a sufficient basis for settlement Letkean the parties interested.
My Commities will be glad to engnira into any specific cases to which any Members of your Chamber may take srception, if you will bring them to the noties of this Chamber, and in case which appear justifiable will use their inluence towards the exclusion of any points but these specifically contained in the reference, I am, o.,
(Ed.) E. A. M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
TAEN,
The recent press articles concerning the petion of the Japanese Tarn, Mercbenta in seeking to artificially foster the Japanese Yorn trado to the detriment of the Indian Yara trade by means of a lottery were discussed.
alowed copy of a letter which this Chamber | has forwarded to the following Chambers of Cammeros In Great Britain, vis:-London, The letter, together with the accompanying Liverpool, Hanchester, Bradford, and Glasgow. press cuttings fully set forth a serious grievance which the importers of Indian Tarn at this Catton Spinners Association."
consider they have against the Japan My Committes feel that they can rely upon the co-operation of your Chamber in this matter and trust your Committee will join them in seeking the aid of the principal Chambers in Great Britain in their endeavour to protect so
My Committes are also requesting important a branch of British trade. support of the Tientsin Chamber,
I am, de,
8gd. E. A. H. WILLIAMS
Secretary.
~The Secretary~~~~
Shanghai Chamber of Commerce,
Shanghai.
the
A similar letter was addressed to the Tientsin Chamber of Commerce. ·
„COMMITTEE............
Mr. Modhurat's resignation consequent apen bis leaving for home was regretted.
Mr. D. R. Law propored that Mr. A. Babing: Mr. Keswick ten of Mesars. Showan Themes & Co., should be invited to All the vacancy. seconded and it was carried nanimously.
Mr. Wood said that as he was shortly leaving for home be must place his resignation in the hands of the Committee and wished the Chamber every success for the future.
THE SELLING OF SILVER FROM CHINA.
For some little lima past the London silver
the metal or increased production from existing market has been in a state of semidemoralisation.
matter of fact, has boon This has not arisen from any new discoveries of sources, which, as almost stationery for years, but own be traced rather, in the first place at any rate, to comation of demand from quarters that had again be Currency Act was adopted in 1899, it was come steady absorbers, When the Indian supposed that India would no longer import silver on a large scale. During the next ten years the imports certainly were much reduced, bat in 1908 the prosperity forosd the Govern meat to cols rupees heavily, and silver was again freely poured into our Eastern dependency for both the Government and native Rocounts. In 1906 India is thought to have consumed about 44 millions. sterling of silver. The unfavourable outlook for the new agricultural year, however, checked the demand, in the shsence of any other outlet decline in price was natural. But there was nothing in ibis fact alone to warrant either so heavy a fall or such startling ductuations as bays been witnessed, and for the principal cours of these there is reported to have been beaty selling we must look elsewhere. Every now and again trom China, sometimes donoribed so bear sles, while a few days later, perhaps, the sellers have been in the market covering their commit- rents. be thing has been a mystery, coming from the land of mysteries, and antil it is cleared up is bound to continue a source of uneasiness. China is not a silver-producing country except on a very small sesle, On the other hand, such reputable surrency as it possesses in silver, and if the country were at all prosperous and its legitimate tends increasing, there ought to be, as in India, is steady abeorF tion of that metal.
'BOAR ́S HEAD"
BRAND GUINNESS EXTRA STOUT.
No Two Brands of Guinness Bottled Strut aro Similar in Tasta, Body, or Condition. Comparison with Diferent Brands would Establish This Fact. THIS BRAND IS UNNICELLED AND HAS A WORLD WIDE REPUTATION AS THE BEST.
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PRICE & CO., LTD.
WINE, SPIDIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,
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JAPAN'S NEW CHARTERED COMPANY.
--A-SUMMARY OF JAPANESE FRESH COMMENTS.
As already reported in these columns, the prorogation of the Government Bill for the establishment of the Oriental Colonisation introduction into the Diet on the are of its! Company, and its harried passage through the demustion from a large section of the verna- Houser, has elicited a choras of strong con- enlar Preas. It is therefore of interest to give
Mr. D. R. Law expressed the deep regret of the Members of the Committee that they were about to lose the much valued services of so elds Member as Mr. Wood, Mr. Wood had been closely connected with the Chamber for 9 years. He had been Chairman in 1895 and Vice-Chairman in 1893 and 1905 to 1908, and bad also occupied very high public offies in
The deepinterest Mr. Wood bad always taken years ago, but the shamefal-indemnities imposed Chuo sad deal in a lesser degres support the Northern Port of Shanghai.
in public and commercial affairs and the know- to the Chamber almost invaluable. (Applause) ledge he possessed of the rendered bis services Mr. Tomkins proposed that Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar should be invited to all the vacancy caused by the regretted resignation of Mr. Wood,
Mr. D. R. Law seconded. Carried unanim- ously.
16 war proposed by Mr. Tomkins, that the Hon. Mr Henry Kiswick be asked to take the Chair. Carried.
services.
This concluded the business before the Meeting.
THE BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE
GOODS IN CHINA,
ATTITUDE OF CHINESE MEROMANTS IN JAPAN,
his used to be the asse
as the outcoms of the Boxer rebellion converted China into a debtor nation, and it has been Gold it has none, but on several occasions struggling to meet its liabilities ever since. it has sought to pay its creditors with silver or the proceeds of it. The supply has enjoyed
currency for more than the even of this is limited, and though Chins two thousand years, and in this respect easily beats by face of the earth, it has been so little progressive tha, as regards volume, it stands to-day at the bottom of the list of civilised countries
other nation
on
Mr. Keswick thanked the Committee andesid
Of course, an estimate is an exceedingly he was leaving the Colour about Joue until thai-difficult-matter, but the Director of the United time the Chamber could be assured of bis beet States Mint, who gues to much trouble to acquire information, calculates that the entire stock of the metal in the Empire does not exceed $350,000,000 American currency. It is not na- tions! commitments, however that are respon sible for the present movements, and for these we have to look rather to trade and other con- ditions. For a good many years there has hean an excess in the valus of imports over exports, and more recently this has gone apsce, so that since 1902 there has been a total excess of up- In view of the amount of success which wards of 600.000,00 Haikwad tsels, equivalent at the average price of silver during the period attended the boycott of American goody in Kwangtung a few years ago, the Chinese mer to something like £100,000,000. How China con cunta in Kobe, whose principal customers are here met inch an obligation-discharged it in Kwangtung, are somewhat alarmed at the entirely she certainly has not is a pussle that bycott of Japanese goods which has been perhaps recent events may help to clear up. A started in Kwangtung in retaliation for the portion of the amount was, no doubt, recovered Tatsu-marn" affair, and are besitating in the during the Russian ecoupation of Manchuris purchase of gecde. The Chinese merchantar and the subsequent war with Japan, both events however, confident that the agitation will not affording openings for Chinese traders, who be of long duration, as they think the Japanese applied the invaders with food, stores, and Government will not fail to protest against the material of various kinds. At one time, too, her bold on the province more firmly, fonded it, boycott, and the Chinese will be brought to Resia, apparently with the ides of establishing In Japanese business circles net so much with thesid of the Rasso-Chinese Bank, with realise the sheurdity of their attitude, concern it shown regarding the situation as rouble paper noter, whick the astute Chins might be expected. It being declared that a man acquired on exceptionally good terms boycott would be diffoult, if not impossible at and lodged to his oredit with his bankers, isanera process" redemption-a the bulk of Japanese goods in demand in they in turn transmitting them to Europe Kwantung, unlike American goods, have no for rivals and consequently there is no fear of the never calculated on. This settled a portion of Chinese purchasing them, frem other nation the ever-increasing indebtedness, but that slities. For instance, American four, which is is now turned off, and unless the burden cesses the principal commodity imported into China, to scommplate, the period cannot be far distant Berious collapse bag to enter into competition with Australian when there must be flour. It is generally believed that the boycott Obviously the importing merchants have not will soon collapse. There is considered to be gone on delivering goeds without receiving little prospect of its lasting for two years as compensation, and the granter portion of the was the axe with the boycott of American indebtedness must rest elsewhere The method of settling commercial transactions has rendered goods.
the shifting of it cosy. Except is the treaty ports, there is
Some of the Kwangtung wohnte diepte love entered upon the boycott have sent deputatione
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resume of the comments of the leading Motco politan journals on this subject, and indicate Amongst the notable supporters of the how the various popere are divided.
Bill may ba mentioned. be. Kokumia, Fomiuri, Hochi, and Moyako; while the the sabeme. All the other Tokyo journals formidable opposition. are arrayed ia B some of the articles summarised below were written before the rapid passage of the Bill The Niroku is thoroughly convinced of the through the Houses was completed. Government's mistake in attempting the points out the absurdly extensive privileges to Wa development of Korea by such means and be given to the new obartered company. new of the undertaking, inasmuch as it will, if are surprised," sage this journal," at the bold- it matures, practically amount to placing the whole of the peninsula under the control of the new undertaking. It would bays been better if the proposal tad been left standing until the next session of the Diet, so as to give time for deliberate consideration."
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p.m.) wea; Psalms, of the 19th morning, Henedicite, (Full Choir). Ress unses, Ferial; Paalme, of the Hopkins, Elvey, Hopkins and. Langdon Hymne
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amen
Colonial Secretary,
The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce."
NEW TYPHOON HARBOUR OF REFUGE.
The following letter from the Government
was read
Colonial Secretary's Office, 11th March, 1908. Bir,-It will be within the recollection of the Chamber of Commerce that in 1904 this
It was decided that the only manner of deal ing with auch questionable methods of trading was through diplomatic chanuals per media of the principel Chambers at home, such London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bradford, Glasgow, &e, and to ask the good offices of
such Chambers.
30th March, 1908.
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The Nichi-Nichi writes, in stronger terms i and roundly condemns the Bill as a pious of pernicions legislation. It is true that England. Germany, and other countries have established ohartered companies at one time or another for the development of their colonies or settlements. Bat this has been done, almost invariably, in cases where these colonies are situated far away from the mother countries, and the means of communication, in migration, and industries ara in an undeveloped condition. In short, the formation of such companies has been nothing but an expedient to meet the exigencies of the situation. The relations between Japan and Korea, however, ars totally different. Notwith- standing this the Government proposes to gives monopoly to a single company and to pay a large subsidy from the national Transury, for the development of Kazen to the exalusion of free competition. The establishment of a chartered. deferred until after all the private undertakings compangit it is wanted at all should be already established have failed, and it is amply demonstrated that they are not a success. Il the new chartered company fails in its enter. prins it must necessarily mean the failure of Korea. Farther, the scope of business to be the entire colonial administration of Japan-in
and leaves no room for outside enterprise, undertaken by the company is too extensive The Tokyo Mainichi indignantly protested against the introduction of the Bill on the eve of the Diot's rising and condemned the notion of the Government as contrary to Constitu- tional procedure and an insult to the Dist and tople. It is said, it proceeds, that an under- sing has been arrived of between the Government and certain members of the Upper and Lower Heusers to onlist them as disrobe (dete of the new chartered company in return for their to Kote and Nagasaki in order to persuade the whatever, since this designation can hardly support of the Bill in the Diet. If that report Chinese merchants in Japan to join the boycott be applied to the copper cash of the in is well founded the notion of the Government A deputation appeared in Kobe a few days ago,terior, a string of which, worth about balf-s- in the matter is as contemptible as that of the and it is reported that they have now arrived arown, weighs anything from 5 to 10 pounds people's representatives is dishonest, Osake. According to the Asahi, the Chinese avoirdupois. The settlement between theMo hi concludes by pointing out the extensive different to the agitation. They hold that it is thus made in the imaginary teel of the district given to the new company.
The Chagai Shoggo, Jiji, Nippon and some merchants in Drake are apparently quite in importing merebant and his natiro oustomer is and unreasonable nature of the subsidy to be
foolish policy to enter upon a business by means of book entries and transfere from Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
boycott in connection with political questions. The Oaks journal observes that the boycott of Dative to foreign bauke, without the bandling other papers also write in opposition to the Coote; Hymn a 30. Magnificat, Crotch; Nune the merchant finds himself entitled to a the papers quoted above. All agres in doubting Sru-At a Meeting of the Committee of this the silver at entitled to
It is regarded as not at all Chamber held on the 27th instant, an instance litle Reot on. Ovaks, business circles At bill on London or a currency one on New York, the necessity for the establishment of a charter of the, unfortunately, well-known unfair trade present the direct business done between
is very small. The total vains of exports from Bed. The ownership of silver has probably is proposed the result of the establishment of 30 and methods adoj ted by some Japanese Merchants Caska and Kwongtong or Bonib. China and, as far as he is concerned, the transaction is at company possessing sacli extensive powers as
for discussion. came up
The enclosed press cuttings include, what this Osaka to South China for last year smounted passed to the banks grasting the draft, though 2. Since the typhoon of 18th Soptember, 1916, Chamber is assured, is a sorrect translation of to no more than Y129,000 and that of imports not necessarily actual possession of it, as the acother Department of Agriculture and Com- a biroalar recently issued to Chinese Yorn to only 7292,000. These figures, compared you, or ingote, averaging in weight about £15 the question has boon again before the Guvern ment and the Typhoon Belief Committee, the Verchants in this Colony by the Japan Cotter with the total value of trade between Oaks and sterling of English silver dolcage, are not the The situation thus begins to clear itself Chinene Stevedores and the Public Works Spinners Association. My Committee are led Chins, which amounted to Y100,000,000, form, sest things to handle and certainly got as a Committe's having declared themselves in to believe that the scheme first originated in therefore, but a comparatively small part of the role carried about in the trouser's pocket, favour of a Refuge at Mongkoktani, a detailed the Settlement of Shanghai, and that, the aggregate trade with Chins. Our contemporary
because it proved profitable to themselves. In estimate of the cost of the latter has been prizes offered wore money prizes. The Court falls, however, to take into account the growing somewhat. The foreign banks have probably exchange for the drafts they have beou selling prepared. The former estimate was only of Consula declaring this to be a lottery the solidarity between the different provincer of been encouraging this excessive import businese, they have acquired a hold over the silver of the rough calculation at a given price per foot rus Association notified the Yarn Merchants of the China in these matters.
country, which for several years steadily rose to enable a comparison to be made between the Northern Pext that the prize would be in kind set
in price, and so added to their profis. They nout of several breakwaters at different sites is. Tarn.
The conditions of the lottery are fully
may seldom havo taken antual delivery, but re- that had been suggested, and it is estimated that. making provision for increased solidity due to forth in the translation of the circular.
One of the Japanese papers observes that lont it to native banks and customers on the experienes of the typhoon of 1908 and for
while the attention of Japanese businessmen satisfactory terms, and so it is represented in considerable advance in prices, a breakwater at
in the sager trade is almost wholly occupied their backe by credits, and when we make Mongkoktami to onolcas 166 acres of sheltered
with the agitation in connection with the in- comparison between the excess of foreign water will coat $1,540,000 4900
crease of the Sugar-tas, Ameyienu sager mer-imports already alluded to and the quantity of obants have made fondin merchants following silver supposed to exist, it does not seem by a similar course. This hos forced up the mar. any means unlikely that a great deal of the
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued ket for Japan' sugar from 16.10 to Y6.60 per latter is now owned, nominally, at least, by the
On the 19th at 11.55 am-The barometer pleal. The seticity shown by the American foreign banks and traders. Nor is it surprising America and the failure of the engar cane crops them, and that, they should have sought to merchants is due to the revival of trade in that the fall in the metal should have alarmett per cent. on the Bgures for s normal year, which market. In a sense, they are short saler, and in Cubs, the latter showing a decrease of about 30 protect themselves by heavy salen in the London the following report: amounted to 1,800,000 tons Over-700,000 tone made as hedge without the intention to has fallen slightly on the B, coast of Chine, and, out of 1,400,000 tors of the total production is deliver; indeed, it might not be a very easy risen a little over the S. coast and Tongking. My Committee therefore hope that your Jara have taso cunts soted for by American and matter to get together any large quantity of Pressare remains high over N. China, and until sunset, and can be used for Prayer and
British merchants, and the sugar market this ycee for export, seeing how widely sestiered year will be greatly affected. The stock of it is throughout the Empire. Even if deli Jaya Giude tugar in Jayon is not more than very of portion were eventually do 40,000 teng, which, added to the new sugar por cided upon or enforced, it would scarcely be chased for forward delivery for the Japan Sugar onde in London, but transmited rather to Redning Company, shows a total not much ex- India, in disebarge of purchases effected, for that market in London. So the outlook ceeding 52,000 tons. This is not regarded as
continues one of much uncertainty. A fresh Bufoient to set for more than three months, so far as the operations of the Japan, Yokohams, and demand for India or elsewhere that brought
(N.E. to E. windu, Kobe Euger Refinery Companies are concerned about an improvement in price would almost The journal giving this information states that certainly be accompanied by a scramble among opportunity for the purchase of Jave sugar and the conflaned existence of a short interest,
Hongkong and Lamosks. 1 the Japanese sugar refiners, who missed the the China seilers to cover their bedges, while Former Channel fresh to moderate. were forestalled by American and British mer legitimate enough in a way, must keep the South coast of China between Same as No. 1. chants, bave been thereby reduced to an un-market in spams But the most unselors South coast of Chips between Same as No. 1.1, and is due here on or about 15th irst, at favourable position, being hampered both by the position of all in that of China itself, whose
gether inadequate-Economist. advance in price of the raw material and the metallic currency resources appear to be alto- increased taxation.
Government-referred to them the proposal to construct a new Typhoon Refuge at Mongkok taci, and that the Chamber in reply advocated the Refuge should be situated at Cheung-Shs WAD
My Committee desire to bring to the notice of the principal Chambers of Commerce of Great Britian the fact that the yearly Yarn imports of the port of Hongkong are roughly ralded at $25,000,000 Merican Dolla a and that. of this large amount 90 per cent is Indian and The British firms conducting this important branch of the Empire's trade do not fear fair competition, but they strongly represented to this Chamber that the proposed lottery is calon Inted to appeal to the gambling instincts of the Chinese Merchants engaged in the Tarn trade, and to artificially foster the Japanese trade to the detriment of the Indian trade.
8 This scheme has been considered by the Public Works Committee whose report thereon is enclosed. It will be observed that they re--10 per cent the Japanese article, commend the scheme and further suggest that pending its construction the accommodation in the Causeway Bay Shelter be increased by deepening the area therein which dries at low
water:
This latter will be undertaken forthwith at à estimated coat of $70,000.
The total estimated cost of these improve, ments is $1,610,000, and inasmuch as they will largely bereft the shipping which frequents the port by affording greater protection to all clasics of cargo hosts and lighters and by obviating the delays, which as pointed out in your predecessor's letter of the 16th July, necessary early cocasioned by the
1904
re
pessation of work of cargo bosts and lighters. which on the first warning of typhon
Chamber will assist this Chamber by strongly protesting through the usual diplomatic chan- nels and requesting the assistapes of His Majesty's Government in the protection of British trade.
I have &o, Sgd. E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
London Chamber of Commerce, London. Similar letters were also sent to the Liver- pool, Bradford, Manolioster and Glasgow Chem bers of Commerce.
hate to seek shelter lent they be shut The Secretary out of the inadequate refuge at Causeway Bay, the Governor deems it reasonable that portion of the cost should be
tax on shipping,
renovered
5 In these circumstanoss
the
from a special Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has decided
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. to ask the action of the Secretary of State
8th April, 1909, for the Colonies to defray half the cost out of
Sr, I am directed to request you to be the Colony's Reserves and at the same time His Excellency proposes to temporarily inarcase good enough to lay before your Committee the
SUGAR.
anlikely
marce in Korea as the new company
UNION CHURCH, Kennedy Road. Minister: with the Bestdency-General and the Koreaa
C. H. Hickling. Sunday. 11 a.m. Worship. Department of Finance. There can be no Horn 18, Perlm-38 (Tana 252), Hymns 551 500 Meeting of Church Cour- practically smarts to will causes collision
manner of doubt that not only will the com pany greatly check the growth and competition and 616. 12 noon.
the privileges and subsidy given by the Govern- Hymn 37, Pasina 81. (Tasie 583), Hymns 169,
Easter Services. Pictare Sermon in the ment, will tend to develop within itself, instead and (251. Friday, 8 pan. Christian Endoavone of purely private undertakings, but, secure in mittoe. 4. p.m. Sunday Schoole, 6pm. Worship, of developing Korca, and create various abuse Society. Subj at " The two-fold Sacrifice." Sun- which may bring about a resolt quite contrary evening. to that for which the subsidy is granted.
Few enterprises have ever been entered upon by the Government amid such a cheras of disapproval by the Press, as the Japas
ronisie.
WEATHER REPORT..
relatively low over the China Ben, d
Fresh to moderate N.E. and E. winds may be The Japanese ratuzas are lacking........... expected in the Formos Channel and the N. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending part of the China Sea, quod
at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 insles.
The foresset for the 24 hours ending at noon Hongkong & Neighbourhood (*) : to-day is as followe
Hongkong and flainan.
(*) E, winds, fresh to moderate; fair.
day
ST. ANDREW's, Kowloon (Robinson Road, near Sonday-Holy Communion British School.)
And Sermon at 11 am. Evening lat and 6th Sandaya in month at noon; and and Morning Prayer 4th Sundays at 8 am.; 3rd Sundays at 7 pm. Prayer and Sermon, at up.m.; Children's Service (and Bapties, if necessary) on ard Sundays, at 3-p.ra.; Sunday School at 3 p.m. on remaining Shortened Evening Wednesday Sundays. Prayer with address, at 8 pm
Com-
practice of Hymns, &c at 6.45. panion "used and provided. All seats are free after the commencement of Service. Appropriated
to that time
only sitti gsxra reserved tp Churchings before or after any of the servicos with the chaplain. The Church is open daily and Baptisms at special times, by appointment
Meditation,
At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to-morrow
tered at 8 m. Morning Prayer Litany and Sermon at 11 am. At the 6 p.m. service the Rev. G. A. Banbury will preach. (Palm Sunday) Holy Communion will he admiris
During Holy Week there will be short servine with reading every evening st 6 pm.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Garden Road (Roman Mann, Benediction and Sermon ia. Catholic), English, at 10a.m.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The atr. Suasi left Singapors on the 9th
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