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THE CONSCRIPTION
TRIBUNAL
Mr. DOWNING-Node can be spared. The CHAIRMAN You know that some members of your staff have put it to us that they are of the opinion that some two, or certainly one-could be spared, It is put to us that by a re-arrangement of the work on the office they could casily be spared
FIRST MEETING.
TEN CASES DEALT WITH.
FOUR TOTAL EXEMPTIONS
The first meeting of the Hongkong Con scription Tribunal was held at the Mt. Downing-That may be so, but if Council Chamber yesterday afternoon we can spare men, those men will be Out of the ten cases considered, total wanted elsewhere. Moreover, the state exemption was granted in four-Everyment to which you refer makes no allow. mau who has been passed as medically fitance for any sickness on the Ataff. for active service under the recent Con The CHAIRMAN You do not agree that ecription Act will appear before the any one could be spared and leave a Tribunal whether exemption is desired or not. Approximately 430 men in the Colony are concerned So far some 2:0 have heen medically examined and roughly speaking, 130 of these have been declared fit. No cut and dried plan in followed in summoning men before the Tribunal, but naturally all the employer
of one firm are taken together, and it is expected that those engaged at the Docks will be reserved until the last th
The firms dealt with yesterday were The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Lane, Crawford & Co, the
Mercantile Bank of India, Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Lid, and Mr. G. E. Turner, of the Y.M.CA. The results weit: —
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ CHARTERKU HANK-
LH. Lovely, no exemption
N. J. Austin, exempt.
J. R. Irvine, exemption for two months W. J. Morrison, exempt.
The following men of military age employed by the Chartered Bank have been rejected as unfil:-O F. Maltby, J, Gibb, H. Mathieson, y
LAKE, CRAWFORD & CO.
margin of safety 1
Mr. DOWNING-I do not agroo at all.. In answer to questions dealing with the possibility of finding efficient substitutes, Mr. Downing replied that the decision in such
ing that temporary excuption should be MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA granted for two months. If the necessity. Champkin, the manager of the Tank, arose Mr. Downing had the power under applied for excraption on his own behalf the Ordnance to come before the Tribunal and on behalf of R. Kennedy. and, nag that such excription might bo extended Mr. Irvine would be tempor-kin, suid all the papers had been carefully The CHAIRMAN, addressing Mr. Champ- arily exempted for two months Mr. considered and the Tribanal did not want Lovely would go at once.
Air. Downing-I can appeal against this?
The CHAIRMAN Certainly.
JANE, CRAWFORD & COMPANY......
represented by Mr. Looker, asked for Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Company, exemption for Mr. R. L. Bridger.
Mr. Sante The Tribunal has read vory carefully all, thus you have written Mr. Loker. We understand that Mr. Bridger is the only man passed who is medically fit and that Mestre Lane, Craw a ease would rest with London. It ford & Co. have a European staff of nine would depend upon the man offered. There are five, I believe, unfit. Mr The CHAIRMAN We understand that Duncan Clark has recently left the Colony thres junior officers, discharged from the for Home He has gone permanently Army, recently arrived in Hongkong Mr. Skelton has recently left under a with the intention of taking up positions medical certificate. Mo Bootes within the in your bank here.
last few days has left the firm to take up employment elsewhero Mr. Avonell has lately joined the frm from Government service, and Mr. Scriven, who left for military service at the time of the mili- tary commission last year, has returned
Mr. DOWNING They were appointed to
Calcutta and Singapore. They left Eng land to go to those branches.
The CHAIRMAN-Your Portuguese and Chinese staff, has been increased during the war. If there was a further increase would not that help?
Mr. DOWNING-Not at all.
The CHAIRMAN-At present the staff does not have to work late, nor has it done
Berg during the last year or two.
M LOVELY-No. Continuing. Mr. Lovely said the point had been raised regarding the pre-war stuff, and he would tike to point out that the staff of the Bank was complete, not only in Hong kong, but in Shanghai, Hankow, Yoko hama, Tientsin and Peking.
R. L. Bridger, exempt on the condition of entering Government Service Revenus Officer in order that a young.
ed. unmarried nian might be freed.
The following tea of military age in bors of the pre-war staffs?
the service of Messrs. Lane Crawford & Co have been rejected as unfit Bootes, A. E. Crapnell, F. M. Crawford, E. J. Ainslie, G. W. Avenell
MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
C. Champkin, exempt.
Mr. YOUNG-Can you tell us the nut
unfit.
Mr. LOOKER-Mr. Duncan Clark was medically unfit to stop here any longer. Mr. Bootes took Mr. Scriven's place when Mr. Beriven went Home.
Mr. CRAPNELL-Mr. Bootes would not tay Ho did not like Hongkong and
simply would pot stay
The CHAIRMAN Government is willing to take Mr. Bridger into its young, unmarried man This service as a Revenue Officer and so set would not necessitate Mr. Bridger leaving
tain of the
Lane, Crawford & Co altogether,
to look after cer
blessta
to trouble him to say anything about the importance of the Bank in Hongkong or anything more with regard to the case of his own exemption. The Tribunal was of the opinion that he should be exempted however, would like, such opinion as he as manager of the Bank. The members,
might give them to enable them to come to decision who was 20 years of age, unmarried and regarding Mr. Kennedy,
had no dependants of any kind. The Bank had the same European staff-not a large staff, of course as at the outbreak of war. No men had gone from the offies in Hongkong to the Front How long ago was it that the Hongkong office began to have a staff of three instead of two!
The CHAIRMAN-You put to the Tri- Mr. CHAMPEIN- Many years ago.
bunal the view that Mr. Kennedy cannot be spared
Mr. CHAMPKIN--I hold that view. The CHAIRMAN-Supposing an unfit man, or a runn over military age, could be found who was competent and willing to take Mr. Kennedy's place, I take it you would be ready to let him go.
Mr. CHUPKIN-I cannot take the responsibility of acquiescing in the min- ciple of bringing in for temporary employment a man who would have to assume great responsibility in the bank and who, at the same time, would have no obligation to the bank. It is a matter which I should like to refer to the hard Neither Mr. Kennedy nor Major office. Morgan, when questioned, had anything to say
and would's interests. Is that the Mercantile Bank in the Far East!
The CHAIRMAN-What other offices has
assistant has been found unfit and is European stall there is three but on0 Mr. CHAMPKIN-Only in Shanghai. The
go Home
Mr. LovEry-In flongkong nine before say that if the Tribunal is of the opinion
position which the firm would accept
Mr. LOOKER-Messrs. Lane, Crawford&Co. the war and nine now; Shanghai dine in that Mr. Bridger's present, fucictions are waiting to both cases; Tientsin four in both cases; of essential local interest then it is very Haukow, two before the war and three desirable that he should remain in their and the Chairman announced that, as ho The Tribunal deliberated in private employ wholly. He is an expert. If the had intimated betore, Mr. Champkin now, Yokohama, six in both cases; Tribunal is only prepared to grant would be exempt. With regard to Mr. Peking, one before the war and two now, exemption on the ground that he has to Kennedy, he would be temporarily The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Lovely) Is there combine his present duties with the cuties exempted for three months to opple thy anything more you want to add to the the arm, of course, can say nothing. which he hoped would be affective to the Import and Expert Department bank to take what steps it could and t to add to t E. L. Sim, of the Mercantile Bank, has statement you have already made!
Che
CHAIRMANTED would frea a
co replace im If the bank, after taking been rejected as unfit.
young man. Mr. Lovely-If you cannot consider my M LOOKER The firm appreciates that, such steps, were unable to come to ense as being a member of the Chartered but if the Tribunal considers he is importable: Arrangement, it was in its province
ant
he should be continued wholly in the to request the Tribunal to end the
exemptions of the firm. The alternative
Mr. suggested
CHARFEIN—Thank you; we will do exemption is that Mr.
all we can.
R. Kennedy, exemption for three months.
GF. Turner, exemption refused.
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
J. H. Mond, exempt..
V. C. Labrum, one month's exemption, No men of military age in the servier
of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., have been
rojected as unfit.
Mr. Downing, on behalf of the Charter
resigned from the Bank
"of
SUIL
Bank will you consider it de having employd be employed from 8 The CHAIRMAN--The Tribunal knows it,
The CHAIRMAN You have drawn our o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in
Bridger attention to that.
the evening, including Saturdays and Import Department extend throughout Sundays, and some of the duties in the the night. It is hardly fair to impose that task on someone who is de te
Mr. DOWNING asked permission to read a telegram he had received from London, and upon the Chaiman remark
Mr. Champkin.
Mr. G. F. Turner, Y.M.CA, applied
MR. TURNER, for exemption on his own behalf o
ed Bank, and Mr. Turner gave notice of that the Tribunal had it before them another branch- especially in the summer, yourself us of Canadian nationality and
appeal.
There was a full Tribunal. The Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., O.BE., preaded,
Mr. Downing desired that it might be read in the presence of the Press repre- Sentatives. The telegram stated that the Eastern staff of the Bank had horn
The UHAIRMAN We don't understand that the hours involved are.
volved use anything the
tacse you put to us..
Mr. LOOKED-1 876 combination of duties referring to the
Mr. BRIDGER said he had
the other members heing the Hon. Mr. reduced since August, 1914, by 45 men, of ay on his own account, othing to
Major MORGAN submitted that exemp whom five had died, 12 had resigned on should only be granted on the under bad been invalided to Australia and 26 tot de bruger took on the
cb of hevenue Officer.
The CHAIRMAN We see you describe that you are 30 years old and have a wife and child. You raise three objec tions, to enrolment Afu first objection,
certificate is
is, we understand, that your medic
is not one of fitacas. MI. TURNER That is so. It was issued on May 27th, when put in for leave from the Hongkong Defence Corps.
Adamson, F.had joined the Army. Bis new inen bat - LOOKER-11 the Tribuan decus been issued and we have here a state-
and G. M. Young.
David, Landale, Comdr. CW M. Beck with, RN, Licut Col. W. H. Passby, CRA, and Hough, A. O
Major H. A. Morgan, 18th Infantry Indian Army, appeared as the Military Authority, and Mr. A. G. 19. Fletcher acted as clerk to the Tribunal.
THE CHARTERED BANK. The cases of the employer of the Chartered Bank were first considered. Four men were concorned:→L. B. Lovely, N. J. Austin, J. R. Irvine and W. J Morrison--and the manager of the Bank, Mr. T. C. Downing, applied for exemption for all of them. Mr. Lovely strongly resisted the application.
The CHAIRMAN, after
tor announcing that the Tribunal had carefully considered all the points put before them in writing, said the question was whether any of the four gentlemen present could be spared
+
been appointed to the Foreign staff since August, 1914, of whom five were dis charged soldiers. The six new men who had been appointed compared with the average number of 60 which it had been usua. to appoint during similar periods. MR. ADAMBONIs there any special renson for the increase in the staffs at Hankow and Peking!
duties, the Tribunal thinks
of
The CHAIRMAN-The Ordinance was not passed until June Lath, and a cortilioute. ment from the Captain Superintendent to grit exist in one ground, the of Police is the chicct that the certificato Mr. Bridgers present duties are importfication at all. This is the only serti
states that you are fit without any quali- aut, the nest would very much value on teate the Captain Superintendent bringer should be cuabled as far as unos informs us, that has been issu d Expression from the tribunal that Mr. hossinie to carry out his present dution It is of no use taking old certificates. the Military Service Ordinance. autacs port and export Many people were unfit a few years
banal to express any view on that
who, fortunately, are fit to day. ne CHAIRMAN You I would not ask the subject which would hamper the Govern- that says you are fit. Your second objec Mr. TURNER-This is only 10 days ago The CHAIRMAN You have another and tion is that for the time being you are
in addition to mis
and, if so, which The Tribanal Mr. LOVELY-Kobe is a place where tho There must be no qualification in that Mr. TURNER-No, sir, The first time understood that no reduction in the sonior officers have put their shoulders to private and subsequently the Chairman I came for the Y.M.C.A. in Korea,
European staff of the Bank had been made in the period since the outbreak of
ware
Mr. DOWNING The European staff was increased by two since the outbreak of war and now it is back to prewar con
ditions.
you had nine.
T. LOVKER-We don't want the Irinot ordinarily resident in the Colony Mr. DOWNING The normal staff at buns to do anything to hamper the within the meaning of the Ordinance. Hankow is three. It was two only tem-overnment, but we want it to give an You were born and lived in England for porarily. When there was one man only expression of opinion as far as it can
25 years. You lived in Canada for thirez in Peking, the Bank had no branch there, tent auzy not say hereafter taut Mesara. years, and you have lived in Hongkong properly do so in order that the Govern- Now the Bank Had its own office, and two Lane, Crawford & Co.'s duties are not Mr. TURNER-I came for special work
or the Far East for eight years. men were necessary. --Continuing, Mr. attended to mean you understand, finished and I should have left, only thers important and therefore need not be for e limited time. My work is now Downing said it would be interesting if
The CHAIRMAN-You understand, was no boat Mr. Lovely would give the Tribunal the Looker, that the Government in employ-
The_CHAIRMAN-You have ing Mi offices which were short of men. India outcome, employ's him as the Government Mr. TURNER-THO
Bridger, if that should be the eight years!
boen here was short and Kobe was short.
employs any oicer, with a right to the
years in Hongkong. waole of bus tinie necessary for the work. American Association. Did you come to The CHAIRMAN-You are under the the East under that Association The Tribunal considered its decision in the wheel.
unnounced that whe the metabers accept- Mr.LANG-With the closing down ofed the view put forward by Mr. Looser here. I the ten business in Foochow, is the agency csery Lane, Crawford & Co. is of imv CARMAN-Your third point is that the work Mr. Bridger is doing for in 1 Foochow necessary?
TURNER
a hotel. portines to the Colony, they were opinion that it was not possible to exempt that you ask the Tribunal to oxempt him on that ground. The Tribunn) was you for the purposes of your going t only prepared to exempt bir under Canada and possibly being enrolled there. sub Section 4 of Section 6 of the Ordin. and if he will consent now to do the The CHAIRMAN We have
METURNEE Yes only power Revenue Officer's offerect to him in gran exemption where it be shown
work that B. LOOKER-1 understand the Tribunal that, itxirain Imperiul interests of
essential interests of the Colony to do so. takes the view that Mr. Bridger's present How do you put it to us that it would dutica ere of importance to the Colony?
The CHAIRMAN That they are import interests of the Colony that.
serve Imperial interests or the essential
See
Mr. DOWNING That is a point. You will see from my telegram that there is --- a possibility of closing a branch. I can
not particularise any branch-In answer to a further qucation Mr. Downing said the offices in Canton and Foochow were the-only ones under the direction of Hongkong.
The CHAIRMAN-At the outbreak of war At some point of time after the outbreak of war the number was increased to 11. Now you have $1
Mr. Downing – Yes.
the
The CHAIRMAN You have taken a house
but I
am now
MPpose?
a
to
The CHAIRMAN-Have any men gons to In conclusion. Major Morgan sub warrant, exemption ently important to not be enrolled in Hongkong you should
The CHAIRMAN-You say your papers
but that the Front from this office-1
mitted that two of the four men should
Mr. LcOKER-He accepts that. That thould go to Cannda Mr. DowNING-No.
spared, and all then left the Council will appear on the minutes of Tribunal I
hayad and be enrolled The CHATEMAN-Yes. The Tribunal exemption from service under this Ordin
Mr. The CHAIRMAN-You have three merhamber whilet the members of the takes the view that his work is of importance, because it seemed to me that my Trager--I did not formally claim certified as medically unfit
Tybunal considered their decision,nes to the Colony. The terms of the conditional medical certificate did not. Mr. DOWNING- I think so.
When the Tribunal was opened to the work to be undertaken must be between
arrangement with respect to the other require that I should do so. I claim that public again, the Chairman announced Mr. Bridger and the Government. sent of this
am notribunal, however
fit. With the con- that it had been decided that two men date from which this is to operate interest in which I have been habitu- M LOOKER Quite so. Is there any pared to engage in work of Imperial
a pr could be spared. Mr. Lovely could go as
ally engaged for the past eight soon as anyone went. If it would be a
no namely, work of the YMCA Before I years convenience to the Bank that the second man-Mr. Irvine should be given tom- porary exemption the Tribunal was will
that you have six other accountants?
MY DOWNING-Yes."
The CHAIRMAN That is the same nuin ber as before the war. We take it that you are of the opinion that none can be spared f
The CHAIRMAN-I understand that the matter can be arranged and I see reason for a date. If Mr. Bridger asked for fortnight it might be fixed up.
Mr. LOOKER-Mr. Bridger says it does not matter.
can do this I must obtain consent of th military authorities in Canada, I have had correspondence with one of the Territorial Secretaries of the Canadian