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Y.A.C.A. since October last your about returning for that work and repeated enquiries since asking when I should be I am not controlled locally free to do so.
and my salary is paid from the U.S.A
COMPANY MEETING. HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO., LTF,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 4TH, 1918.
THE
EDUCATIONAL HONGKONG: DIRECTORY OF CHINA,
AAF SCHOOL
SWIMMING SPORTS,
The annual school swimming sports
yesterday afternoon.
Queen's College; were held at the Victoria Recreation Club
LANE,
56 l'aul's College, St. Stephen's College CRAWFORD & Co.
-I ask that I may be permitted to leave was held yesterday morning at the office fully maintains its established reputation Diocesan Boys wantsai, and Sayingpus
(Becretary),
The eighth ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ltd., of the Company St. George's Building this Colony on or about July 17th, that Mr. A. G. Gordon (General Manager)
which
in preaded over an attendance I proceed to Canada, and, that on arrival dedi-Messrs. EJ. Chapman, I. Keating in Canada I submit myself to the author Rodger, M. S. Northcote, ties there and abide by their decision CD. Wilkinson, M. W. Mark, P. Tester E whether I shall serve in the ranks there. Logan, PC. Potts, E. B. Edit or in the Canadian Y.M.C.A. war service.aymond, A. J. Henderson, and Yuen together. Naturally, those troubles made. Kadoorie Sobool, last year's holders. By
(shareholders) and. J. F. Fisher The CHAIRMAN-You put it to us that, The CHAIRMAN said: The balance at the Imperial interests are served better credit of profit and loss account, allow by your carrying on the V.M.C.A. working for depreciation on Company's plant, than by joining the Hongkong Forces and machinery, launches, and stock-in-trade, and including the amount carried for ward from last year. is 955,801:16. Your fighting at the Front.
Mr. Tonsen-I am prepared to go into general managers propose to deal with
this amount ne follows:
dividend of $1 per the ranks if the Canadian authorities T
pay & decide I should do so. If they decide
pay a bonus of $1 per share. that I should go to France I am prepared To write off patent process rights
To pay a bonus to staff To pince to reserve fund
to go.
share
To
The fifth annual issue of the Educa tional Directory and Year Book of China" has just been published, and as a most useful reference book for all interested in the Western education of the Chinese The Editor, in his preface, tefors briefly to the dienstrous effects of the civil war, with the looting of town and the incidental result that schools in many districts had to be closed for weeks the collection of necessary information more difficult than usual, but, neverthe ter the work has been well done. There is review of the outstanding events of
educational developments in all parts of the past twelve months, illustrating the country, followed by a chapter on the Ministry of Education at Peking and by a series of special articles which should prove of considerably value to all 87,808.00 members of the teaching profession
7,609.00 The second part of the volume comprises 21,300.50 list of the names of the teachers in the 1,860.00 universities, colleges and school where 10,000.00 English and other foreign languages are taught, with details of their experience, 7,135.00 special qualifications, and so forth, while A third action is devoted to the educa- 804,991-10 tional establishments, themselves. A This appropriation,
we hope, meet
meets will be seen, therefore the Directory is with your approval."
When last I addressed you I mentioned not mere list of names. It is a work That further additions to our furunces of very considerable merit, in the com- being pilation of which much labour has been wero. improvements underlaken. Considerable progress has expended. It was compiled to meet an been made with this development during obvious need, and its steadily growing the year. Two new acts of radio-furnaces popularity shows that it is meeting the have been installed, making in all ten requirements. The book may be shitain- double sets in operation at present, and red from all the leading booksellers. we intend laying down one or two sets of forced-draught patent furnaces at an carly date, full working drawings for which are now on the way from England. The works have been extremely busy during the year, and
the orders amongat on hand the Company have been
engaged or heavy castings for the standardised Government ships. We were rather doubtful as to whether we could accom plish
material require"
The CHAIRMAN-Upon what grounds are To carry forward to credit “of the Imperial interests served?
Mr. TEKNER-I have been in the Associa tion for eight years and I know their work, and I would rather serve in that
"Way.
next year's account
The CHAIRMAN--You mean Y.M.C.A, and other work and not Gghting?
Mr.
TURNER-I would rather do YMCA work, but if the authorities decide otherwise I am ready. I may say that before going into Y.M.C.A. work. a man must be exempt by a Tribunal.
The CHAIRMAN-That wouns they only want unfit men and you are a ft man.
Major ManGaN asked that exemption should not be granted, and, after the Tribunal had considered the matter in private, the Chairman announced that exemption would not be allowed.
Mr. TUKKER I suppose I can appeal? The CHALRMAS---Certainly. MESSRS. KELLY & WALSŊI, LTD.. Blessrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., represent ed by Mr. Lewis, applied for exemption on behalf of J. H. Mend and Labrum.
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Y.-C.
the severe tests by the Admiralty, and you will to know we have succeeded. We are in debted to the courtesy and assistance given by the management of the Taikoo and Kowloon Docks, which enabled us to accomplish these satisfactory results:
Ying Wa College, Ellis Kadooric, Schools were represented, and the com- petition was very keen: The Champion- lip was won by D. Laing, of Queens College, who carried off the shield for his school. The Ho Kwong shield for the Junior Feara Race was won by Ellis kind permission of the officers the Band of the Middlesex Regiment rendered a selection of music throughout the proceed age. At the conclusion of the sports the Ralphs. prizes were kindly presented by Ale B
The following were the winners of the
JUNIOR EVENTS. various events:
50 YARDE-1, Sung Iu Tak, Ellis Kadeorio School: Mok Shing Kan, Ellis: Kadoorio School; 3 Shek Wine Time. Kwan Ellis Kadoorio School. 35906
100
Shek Wing Kwan, Ellis YARDS:-1, Kadoorie School; 2, Sung Iu Tak, Ellis Kadoorie School; 3, So Asi Krung. Ells Kadoorie School. Time, 1min. 32 2-secs.
HIGH DIVE-1, C. MacKenzie, Dious- san Boys' School; 2, Mok Shing Kani Ellis Kadoorie School; 3, Jp Fok Lun, daivingpun School,
TRAM RACE-1, Ellis Kadoorie School
School MONEY OPEN EVENTS. 2 Wantsai School; 3. Salyingpun
DO YANDE, Ha King Fan, Queen's College; 2, D. Laing, Queen's College: 3, Ip Shiu Oi, Queen's College. Time,
30-4:Decs.
100 YARDS ON BACK, D. Laing. Queen's College; 2, Ko Yan Cheung Queen's College; 3, Lam Ping In, Quoen's College. Time, Imin. 45secs.
BERAST STROKE-1, D.;
100's College; 2 Ip Shiu Oi
Laing, Queen's College; 3, Lam Ping In, Queen's College. Time, min. 35seca.
HION DIVE-1, Ko King Fan, Queen's College: 2. D. Laing, Queen's College.
220 YARDS.1, D. Laing, Queen's College 2, Ko King Fan, Queen's College; 3, Lam Ping In, Queen's College, Time, 3min. 30sees.
RESTRICTION OF OUTPUT OF JAPANESE SPINNING MILLS. The spinning companies of Japan are bound by an agreement to restrict opern tions at the mills by 10 per cent. From the beginning of the year to June. A pro- posal has recently been made to continue the agreement to the end of the year, the
TRAM RACK-1, Queen's College avowed reason being the necessity of con
In addition to contributions from the serving the stocks of raw cotton in view of the difficulty of getting imports. At present the total number of spindles in Schools, donations to the prize fund were Japan is about 3,000,000, of which given by the following gentlemen:-Hop 1,200,000 belong to the companies to her. Lau Chu Pak, Hon. Mr. Ho Fook
Kam Ying, Wong Kum Fook and Chan excluded from the agreement for the and Messrs. J. M. Wong, II W., Wong
Harr. restriction of operations
mơ mộn lave gone from the Hongkong prospects process. The 821,169.56 men capital, and other proposals, have been
uttice to the Frants.
Ingot Stock: We experimented on this class of work during the year with very The CHAIRMAN--Mr. Mead is 39 years satisfactory results, and if the foundry eld, has a wife and one child and other is at any time in lack of orders, the dependents. Mr. Labrum is 31 and un-making of soft ingot steel will be a pro ied. I understand, Mr. Lewis, that table source of revenue, so that future
are very encouraging. Patent Jr. Lewis-One left in order to relieve tioned in the auditors' report last year has now been written off. The Company & nun in Shanghai to go to the Front, sad in 1915 another man went to Shang" has every reason to be congratulated on hai to take the place of a man who died.
securing the rights of this asset, for had The UHAIRMAN Mr. Mead is the only it not done so the foundry would have
of bind to close down for want European in the shop now. As regards afc. Labrum he is manager of the print from home. Amongst other things it on- ing office, and it is put to us by the firm ables us to make our own flux for the in the request for exemption that fusion of scrap with other metals inde
38 not granted to Mr. Labrum
of outside resources, and Buildings. These have been
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
JUNIOR LEAGUE,
the outside world, for numerous offers of made which will doubtless lead to benc- Acial results, not only for the Company The one and but also for the Coluny
"QUEEN'S COLLEGE. DOCKYARD. only drawback to this encouraging out- look is the internal strife existing Chinese officialdom, which supplies amongst
This match was won by Queen's College retards
and calls for any progresa
by 51 gauns to 48. Scores - patience, but, we can rest well satisfied, Man-hin and D, Laing lost to that when the time comes we are Trentin and Son, 5.6; lost to Black and pared to commence operations, and have no doubt that pressure (if not before, Jennings, 66; beat Wright and Hen-
trong and the employee thrown out oy the Company on very fay certainly after, the war) will be brought Ressy, 6-5.
Choa Man-chan and Wei Lam-sang lost and Jennings, 4-7; lost to Wright and Hennessy, 44.
empiorment. I think 1 am right in say ourable terms, so we shall be enabled to to bear by one or the other of the coun aug list, the Tribusi rend that with going nxtend our plant from time to time as tries interesting themselves in this mato Trenman and Son 1-10; lost to Black surprise, for so far as we know printing the development of the casting depart
and until such time as the In conclusion, perhaps I might men
tor
s are curried "un very success further advanced, when 1 tion that your general managers have
the whole will be combined as one con cern. We have paid out of profite $5,000 on taking over this properly, and the small mortgage of $5,000 standing as a liability in last year's accounts has also been paid off during the current year.
Hongkong without English larger managers,
Mr. Lewis-The question is whether ear anyone can be employed at the present Mr. time to take Mr. Labrupi's place.. Labrum applied to Mesars, helly & Walsh to enticel his contract to enable him to join up. After consulting the directors in Shanghai it was decided that he could not be spared. No man could be obtained to take him place.
for a
We propose to pay a bonus to the staff of 20 per cent. $1,860, of which I am sure you will approve. It is to the efforts of our staff we owe the satisfac tory results of the year's working, and especially to our work's superintendent, who has given so much of his extra time in the Company's interest; and, in recom- mending this bonus, we feel mare we have the support of every shareholdet.
heen asked the feasibility of stundarised concrete ships being built in this Colony, and how far our Company could assis in such an undertaking. In consequ we have consulted with gentlemen of practical experience whose opinions un such matters are the highest in the Colony gone thoroughly into de and who have tails of the subject. With the available material at present on hand it is consid ored by them to be feasible; in fact, it is contemplated to build one such vessel of about 1,000 to 1,500 tons. This being done will prove that Hongkong is keep ing well in line with the Intest produce tion in shipbuilding. Still, for want of The OutlookOur position is somewhat regular guaranteed supplies of raw similar to that of last year, with the material no further advance can, it is are in progress for the development of the present. Such would not have been additional advantage that negotiations considered; be made in this direction for this concern There are, unquestionably, the case had our appeal of last year boen large deposits of iron ore, coal, lime responded too. The estimates we then
and wolfram available in English tone novines, and I leave no doubt to supply an output of 3,000 tons per the neigh, laid before the meeting were for a plant Mr. Laws The Indian foreman could whatsoever that a concession can be month of manufactured material. After not carry on permanently. Results have arranged to
nsteady that offer we had a second one, which give Hongkong
an existing plant and shown that.
no data ns regards the quantity of coal transfer to
ests
The CHALAN-If he fell sick or went a holiday how would the works be You do not put it to us that Imperial interests or the essential inter of the Colony, would be injured? Ar. Lewis-lut so far as maintaining British trade is concerned.
The CHAIRMAN-We can understand that W. Lewis-11 mans the closing down will mean an inconvenience to the firm of the works. We cannot get another manager.
The CHAIRMAN Another Banager!
it
Mr. Lakers had nothing to say. Alajor MORGAN applied for non-exemp dion in both cases.
La Man-ho and Rumjaha beat Trinman and Son, 92; beat Black and Jennings, 9-9; beat Wright and Hennessy, 8-3-
HONGKONG
MAGISTRACY,
A CONSIDERATE MAN.
A Chinese was charged with being a vagabond
It was stated that defendant was found When arreste«l alcoping in the street and searched, a number of pawn tickets were found on him.
A friend of defendant said the latter was a compositor in a Chinese printing office, and, returning home late at night, did not wish to wako up his family and hogee,wood cautioned defendant therefore slept on the door-step of his
and discharged him,
Mr. J. R.
EXTRA ELECTRIC LIGHTS, Mr. G. H. McLean Bannerman, manager of the Hongkong Electric Sunlight Company, of 18 Pottinger Street, for installing extra electric lights on his premise
supply of these articles. I can give you was to purchkong, with a guarantee Company, susamoned the manager of the
or iren ere in sight, but I know, from to be in working order within 12 months written offers which have been made, that after arrival. Now, gentlemen, had the After the Tribunal had consulted, the Chinese mine-owners are prepared to con. Hongkong public responded and taken
an interest in this to this Company of an Chairman announced that Mr. Meadtract for the
necessary under: the supply would be exempt and that Mr. Labrum all coal and iron ore required. I have taking, this Colony to day would have would not be exempt.
not personally possessed the necessary had its own mills, almost in full swing, necessary time to enable me to inspect, with an producing nearly all the export, the various coal and iron fields material for building not only concrete from which it has been proposed to supply but steel vessels as well. the articles, but I have strong reason to believe that these are situated at no great distance from Hongkong, and close to
Mr. Lawis-Would the Tribunal grant exemption to Mr. Labrum for a certain time in order that he might finish certain work upon which he was engaged! Two
Juonths was asked for,
One month's exemption was granted, and it was pointed out that if necessary the firm could apply to have it extended. UNFIT MEN REQUIRED AS SUBSTITUTES.
waterways.
develo-Frora oficial reports & new
Defendant was missing when the case was called. A fakt, however, appeared on behalf of his master, who, he said, had gone to Canton on urgent business;. Mr. Bannerman stated that charged with the offence, the manager apologised and said he was sorry:
when
Mr. J. B Wood set aside the surumons, and said he would issue a warrant for defendant's arrest immediately he ed to the Colony.
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I have nothing further to add that would be interesting to shareholders, and now beg to proposes the adoption of the report and accounts as presented,
Mr. M. S. NOBICOTE, in seponding the of interests has resulted by
of the report and accounts, the
growing
demand for this ore and then-It cannot but be satisfactory to recent discovery that the mineral is to shareholders--a clas of persons always The CHAIRMAX There is just one point be found in marketable quantities in on the look-out for dividends to see the eight-year-old I would be to mention.. One of the Kwangtung Province. It is said that the healthy growth of our
will agree that Aribunal's powers under the Ordinance pative mistook it for manganese ore, or Company. I am sure you is to exempt. men who are engaged in iron ore, until a suspicion was raised great praise is due to our general man
A new method of building standardised non essential work who could be and are by the high prices offered that it must agers therefor. That under his care the willing to be transferred to essential mon metals The Japanent first learned steadily increasing in evidenced by the speedy than the old as to be adopted in contain something different from com- volume of business is year by year ships which protoises to be much more! work. This power is ono which makes 16 mo
in Hunan foot that, in addition to being able for Scotland. possible to substitute married men for of the value of the iron ore
Under the chairmanship of Sir William young unmarried men who could not province, and offered about 27 cents the second year running to give us a otherwise be spared, but who would pre: lexican, or 17 cents gold, a pound for dividend of ton per cent, we are to re Robertson, Lord Lieutenant of Fife, a erit; other buyers learned of the bargain ceive, on this occasion, a bonne of a like company has been formed to start ship
better prices. The Tribunal's in this respect under 1017.
At the end of amount, and, further, we note the hand building on a large scale on a site at power the Ordinance is restricted to fit men of anitary age, and it has, therefore, been 250 Mexican, or $32 gold, per hundred Cess and the commencement of a reserve experienced men, well-known in merchant pounds. There seems to be considerable fund, to which we may hope to see rea shipbuilding, circles, are directing the suggested in order to enlarge the soppe difference of pinion na to what effect sonable additions made from year to year. preparations, which are now of this substitution that unfit or ever use this new supply from South Chipa will am sure you will heartily igree with men should be asked to volunteer for the purpose of taking the places of young and have upon the markets. One buyer ex the appropriation, "bonus to staff. To obtain the utmost rapidity in out it seen who could not otherwise be spared presses the opinion that, with a proper The labourer is at all times worthy of put the Burntisland Shipbuilding Co., haro arranged with large- stool increased
The the available supply of tungaten in the stimulates should go, if
and who possible,
world ran be increased by at least 20 prospects for the future, as the general steel structure of the ship will be pro- indeed anxious to go. There were ne doubt unfit men who could be spared
per cent. while shipments have so far manager has told us, are good, and the mood and Gnished up to the stage of
BARE COLLECTION OF $50, CORNS present work without injury to be considerable The actual develop increased market quotation for the stocks actual erection in these works. Imperial inferosis or the essential Interment of the fields as indicated has not would seem to indicate that the public there will be a great saving of time and A
of Different Rations with s1E which will be abln ests of the Colony. In fact the Tribunal Capital Our appeal
yet commenced.
generally is turning its attention to our commence shipbuilding almost imme in- locally already know of one or two instances creased capital to meet the demand for
undertaking.
Cabinet and Valuable Numisigat motion, was then Therefore, tho Tribunal would be very
The technical advisera connected with glad to receive the names of any unfit extension of plant did not ment with suffimously.
sient encouragement, and the amount Mr. C. B. Brown was re-elected audi- the scheme bare designed a special type for $560 only. or over-age men who were ready to help in this way, The Tribunal would try to necessary to enable an to go to allotment tor, on the proposition of Mr. A. KEATING, of vessel which will enable real standard. isation to be applied to construction. arrange the substitution or, of course, the was not subscribed. Your general man seconded by Mr. A. J. HENDERSON.
agers, though naturally disappointed,
Hitherto standard shipbuilding has been nien might be able to arrange sulstitutes were by no means depresed by the fact
confined to samimilation of rise and type. themselves.
then adjourned until The appeal we made hes widently reached
Under the proposed scheme all the parts The Tribunal
are to be standardised. Friday, at 30
(Continued at foot of next Column.)
WAME
In this way some might be liberated who development of the South China fields, his hire, and the little roudon them whereby the greater portion of the
·were
from
for
The CHAIRMAN That is all the bus ness, gentlemen: Dividend warrants are now ready and may be had on applica
tion.
diately.
Thus
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