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THE CONSCRIPTION to get away us soon as possible on his return. You have had considerable pro- vious military training.. were, I think, for ten yours in the King's Ows Yorkshire Light Infantry. Is there any thing you wish to add ?-
SEVENTH MEETING.
SEVEN MEN SET FREE OUT OF TWELVE.
A meeting of the Hongkong Conscrip
tion Tribunal was held at the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, the Hon Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., O.B.E., presiding over a full attendance of members.
Twelve cases came under consideration and, cut of these, seven mon have been Bot free for military service. The results, etated briefly, are as follows:-
THE VACUUM OIL CO.
"C. C. Stark, no exemption.
J. Brook, no exemption.
A. Leach, two months' exemption:
Mr. LEACH-No, sir.
The CHAIEMAN (to Mr. Brock)--You are 23 and married, and you are temporarily engaged by the Company as store keeper. You were formerly in the Police here and you have seen active service in South Afrin. You do not ask for exemption. Is there anything you wish to add I
Mr. Brook-No, sir. Major MORGAN-I think Mr. Jonkins' leave is due to cad in August.
Mr. Coxcos-It is up on the 9th of September, and I trust two months
In this Company:-A. Jenkins has been exemption will be given to Mr. Leach, rejected as medically unfit.
MESSHS. A. B. WATSON & co. W. T. Elson, no exemption. EW. James, exempt.
H. E. E. Payne, exempt. The following have been rejected na unft: F. C. Tod, J. R. Suiter, A. W. Smith, D. Wilson, W. H. Whitely W. H. B. Muskett.
until Mr. Jenkins returns from Australia. The CHAINMAN-Two months' exemption will be given in the case of Mr. Letch and no exemption in the cases of the two other gentlemen.
MESSRS. A. S. WATSON & CO.. The cases of the assistants in Messra. A. 8. Watson & Co. were next sidered: W. T. Elson, E. W. H. James con-
and H. E. 8, Payne. Mr. D. E. Clark, THE HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.
of Messrs. J. D, Humphreys & Co., the A. D. MacDonald, cxempt.
general managers, appeared on behalf of In this Company, W. E. Roberts hus the Company. boen rejected as medically unfit
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Clark) We have read through your papers and, of course, P. J. Taylor, three months' exemption. we know the business apart from the T. Oliphant, exempt.
papers. Your Company is carrying on
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY,
B. W. Bradbury, exempt.
J. A. Bullin, W. Macfarlane and F. G. Thompson have been rejected as medically unft.
MISSRS ALEX, `ROSH ŽE CO. -J Wattie, no exemption--
In this Company P. A. Loader, Breton and A. W. Smith have been reject- ed as medically unfit, and D. K. Moss is on leave.
LONDON MISSIÓNÁRY BOCIETY, A Hughes, no exemption.
The Chairman (to Mr. Elson)—You are Town to Sbaukiwan. You put it to us 30 and married. You are, we understand, that the tramway is practically essential not a qualified chemist. You were in the interests of the Colony and that formerly at Messrs. Powell's. You are the military authorities rely ·OF ordinarily engaged in harbour work, the trainway in their defence schemo visiting ships for the supply of acrated for the transport of men. We do not ask waters. At the moment you are basisting you to say any more on the point of in the manufacture of acrated water the importance of the trainway, but wa because someone is away on sick leave. do want to ask you a few question with The Company asks us to give you te staff was seven Europeans and, of course, regard to Mr. Macdonald Your pre-war porary exemption until he comes back.
a large number of Chinese. Today your How many Europeans are there in the staff is the same-seven Europeans. mineral water factory
Mr. ELSON-There are two.
Mr. ROBERTS-It has been reduced by one engineer. Before the war we had The CHAIRMAN-Are you No. 1, Mr four qualified cagineers and now we have Elson, or No. 21
Mr. ELSON-No. 2.
The CHAIRMAN-Your work is not work that requires an expert engineering knowledge
three.
The CHAIRMAN-It makes up the same total of Europeans, but as we have only to consider the case of no englacer thera has been a reduction during the war. Mr. CLARE-No, but he must know Have any men left the Company for mili something about machinery,
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Elson)-You are not an engineer 1
Mr. ELSON--No. I am a cabinet-maker by trade.
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Clark)--For
you asking! what longth of temporary exemption, ars
tary servicet
Bir. ROBERTS--Mr. Kennedy is the one who has left. munition work.
He is in Canada doing
Tho CataiRMAN-There is only one man in the Company of military age and fitt
Mr. ROBERTS-That is so.
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Macdonald)— Mr. CLARE-Until the other man re- You are 39 and single. You are an engi- turns. It is impossible to say exact neer, originally a marine engineer. You when that will be. He is very ill and are in charge of the power-house and has gone away to-day to Yunnanfu. He the only European engineer there, we
is supposed to be away for a month. The understand. The Company employe alto- summer is a very hard time for us; in gether two other engineers--Mr. Wilton, the winter we could carry on with one who is Chief Engineer and in general man.
business as Dispensing Chemists and Major MORGAN claimed non-exemption Druggists, and you put it to us that the in the case of two-Mr. Elson and one Company's business is of essential import other.
"Mr. CLARK—Yes.
charge, and Mr. Henderson, who is in charge of the workshops and is tempor- arily away on sick leave. Who is taking this place?
ance to the Colony and that for the public | Mr. CLARK-Might I say a word. We safety qualified chemists in both dispens. | have had two chemists out from Home ing and izboratory departments are neces since the war started, one discharged Lesary to carry on the departments.
from the Army and one who has been turned down four times. The one who was discharged from the Army has just recently been in Hospital for seven weeks and has been in Japan for five weeks. He has been out here about a year and is liable to break down at any
THE VACUUM OIL COMPANY.
The first cases called were the assistants.
The CHAIRMAN-You tell us it is im practicable during the war to obtain qualified chemists from England and you put it to us that there are none available Locally.
Mỹ, CLáng-As far as I know. The CHAIRMAN-On the point of the importance to the Colony of the Com
at Home.
The CHAIRMAN-We understand, Mt. Clark, that you definitely put it to us that you cannot carry on without these two chemists.
Mr. Ronents Mr. Wilton. The CHAIRMAN-Who would-taks Mr. Macdonald's place if he went away on leave or otherwise 1
Mr. ROBERTS Mr. Wilton assisted by Mr. Henderson.
-Thao CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Macdonald)....... Have you been away on leave recently?
Mr. MACDONALD-For six months about two years ago.
Mr. ROBERTS When Mr. Macdonald
period of a few weeks..
Tho CHAIRMANIs Mr. Henderson away from the Colony now ?
Mr. HOBERTS-Yes. He left yesterday. He is away on sick leave under the
moment. The other man has also been of the Vacuum Oil Company C. C.
Hospital for three weeks or a month; was away Mr. Kennedy was here, so that Stark, A. Leach and J. Brook-Mr. J. R. pany's business we do not want to ask and Dr. Harston gives him a very poor there were three engineers except for a Congdon, the general manager, appeared you to say anything more, but there is, report. He was turned down four times on behalf of the Company.
of course, the question of the individual. The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Congdon)Weinen and you ask for absolute exemption have to particulars from the Company for Mr. Payne and for Mr. James, and as to the pre-war staff or the present you do not ask for exemption, except a a short temporary one, in the case of Mr. staff, or as to whether any men havo already left the Hongkong office für Elson7% active service. Perhaps, however, that is, under the circumstances, immaterial, because we see the Company does uut claim exemption for any of the three gentlemen now before us.
Alr. CLARE-That is so.
The CHAIRMAN-Your pre-war-staff was 19 Europenos, and a large Chinese staff. To-day, your European staff is 11, plus two R.A. M.O. men who are helping to the
extent of half time each.
MY. CONGDON--Yes, sir, I did not think that necessary, because we are not claim.work. ing exemption, except in one ease. partial exemption.
The CHAIEMAN-You have increased the Chinese staff during the war.
Mr. CLARK-I think it would be very serious in the intereats of the Colony, if you take these chemists from us. These men have to do night work, Sunday work and holiday work. If we could get quali fed men locally we should be quite willing to let any fit man go. As far as we know
Mr. CLARK-Each does an afternoon they cannot be obtained. Quite recently during the cerebrospinal meningitis scare, our night man was called up forty times to make up prescriptions. We are The CHARMAN-You have written us a
Mr. CLARK-Yes; that, of course, in the only chemists in the Colony who main letter, and suggest that I should read itcludes coolies.
tain night service. B It is dated July 5th and is as follows:
Mr. CLARK Of the two on leave one is an assistant in the office and one is an
Tho CHAIRMAN-Five mca, that is to By not claiming total exemption for say, four chemists and one aerated water Mr. C. C. Stark and Mr. A. Leach we assistant, have left the Hongkong staff feel that they are placed in a false positor military service, and three from the tion, and in justice to them desire to Northern branches. One has lately died, put the following information before and two are away on sick leave. you, official cognizance of which we hope will be taken. Both of these men are important to our organisation and in assistant in the aerated water factory normal times indispensable to us. The One is away and one is going today. only reason they can possibly be spared The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Payne)-You are now is because at some of our outlying 28 and single, and you are a qualified stations we are so short of supplies that chemist.
We understand you are in two of our men at such points can recharge of the laboratory where medicinal place our men here. Thea, again, we are point out to us that this work is of preparations are manufactured, You fortunate in having been able to secure one new man from America. It is merely greater importance now during the war,
imported
Major MORGAN-To obviate this diff culty could not the Victoria Dispensary be closed down?
doctor's orders.
The CHAIRMAN-You are carrying on for a few weeks now, but you say that per anently or for a long period it canno be done?
Mr. ROBERTS Absolutely no."
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Macdonald)- You came before the Military Service Commission last year?
Mr. MACDONALD YER
Major Monos claimed non-cxemption. Mr. ROBERTS-May I ask Major Morgan his grounds for claiming non-exemption↑ Major MonoAN-In two cases you have been able to carry on with two engineers and I think you should do your best to carry on to day.
Mr. CLARK The Victoria Dispensary
Mr. ROBERTS-It is quite impossible. could be closed, but it would mean a The Company provides a public service serious loss. It is a very old-established and is responsible to the public. It is quite impossible to carry on for any
business..
The CRATEMAN-Would it be practicable lengthy period with two engineers-the of prescriptions of the Hongkong and side work. It needs at least three quali- to do the dispensing and the making up power-house, the work-shops and the out-
Victoria Dispensaries together, only hav-fied engineers. ing the man in the Hongkong Dispensary
The Tribunal considered the matter in and allowing the man in the Victoria private and, subsequently the Chairman Dispensary to got
announced that Mr. Macdonald would be exempt..
Mr. Clans—The man in the Hongkong Dispensary is pretty hard-worked at pre-
scht.
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY. The cases of P. J. Taylor, T. Oliphant, The CHAIRMAN-You have three men in and B. W. Bradbury were then consider ed. Mr. Looker appeared for the Com Mr. CLARK-One man doing dispens pany. ing all the time. There are two men who The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Looker) We also assist in the shop and they are both understand from the papers that you put chemists. We bave only one chemist in it to the Tribunal that the Company is the Victoris Dispensary, and if he is the main supplier in the Colony of freeh taken, I think there would be nothing to milk and dairy produce, and that the do but to close the Dispensary.
Company has alzo lately acquired the The Tribunal considered the matter in business of the Hongkong Ice Company and private and, subsequently, the Chairman that it manufactures ice for refrigerating addressing Mr. Clark said: The decision and other purposed. We also understand Mr. JAMES Entirely responsible. of the Tribunal is that Mr. Payne and that the Company does a large business The CHAIRMAN-How many qualified Mr. James be exempt and that no exemp in the import and cold storage of theat chemists are there in the Hongkong Distion be granted to. Mr. Elson. As we and other provisions and in meat packing
a coincidence that the shipping situation / because so many of these things,, formerly the Hongkong Dispensary. has brought about a shortage of supplies imported from England, sannot, now be at this time. In spite of these possible
The CHAVEMAN (to Mr. James)-You are substitutes, we will be sacrificing a great 30 and single, and you also are a qualified deal if Mr. Stork and Mr. Lesch are chemist. You, wo understand, are in the called, but under the present circum dispensing department of the Hongkong stances, and in view of the way we inter- Dispensary. Are you in charge of that pret the published news of the day, we Mr. JAMES I am the manager there. do not see how we can conscientiously The CHAIRMAN-Are you responsible for ask for total exemption. Up to a month making up prescriptions 1-* ago we could not have possibly spared them, and trust that this will be generally understood."
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Stark)-You are pensary? We see in your return that have already stated, men will not be going and canning and in the food supply of
34 and married, and you are manager there are three Europeans, as well as one away within the period you mention and, the naval and military forces and trans-
here, under. Mr. Congdon, who is general man who gives, half his time. Are those
manager. You do not ask for exemption three qualified chemists?
therefore, the Tribunal does not consider ports and shipping generally. You got
it necessary to give the temporary exempit to us that this work is important
manager, appearing on behalf of the Company.
and Mr. Congdon does not ask for it. Have Mr. JAMES-They are all qualified tion suggested. you anything you wish to say to the chemista.
THE HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. Tribunal in addition to what you have The CEAIRMAN How many qualified
The case of A. D. Macdonald was then already stated 1:
chemists are there in the Victoria Disconsidered, Mr. W. E. Roberts, the Mr. STARK-No, sir.
pensary and in the Kowloor Dispensary The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Leach)-You are Mr. CLARK--The manager of the Vic 35 and married, and you, are accountant toria Duspemory is a qualified chemist for the Company. We understand you and there are two men assisting for half are being replaced by Mr. Jenkins, who a day each. In Kowloon the man is not is unfit, and is at the moment away on qualified at Home, but he is qualified out hera was practising before the
He sick leave. You state that you would like Pharmacy Act was applied.
The CHAIRWAN (to Mr. Roberts)—We have read your papers and we see from them, as, of course, we know otherwise, that the Company provides the whole of the low level tramway service froms Kennedy
imperially and in the interests of the health of the Colony. On this point the Tribunal does not ask you to say any. thing further. The Company has sent us no figures as to its pre-war staff. I do not know whether it is about the same staff, we understand, is eleven, as it is today. The present European Mr. LOOKER I understand it is exactly the same now except in the case of the leo Company, which business has been recently aequired, whore the staff has been reduced by one-Mr. Haston.