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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TITESDAY, JULY 30г, 1918.
WEBER PIANOS
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unequalled quality
of touch with
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DISCOUNT
ALLOWED
FOR CASH.
MOUTRIE'S
SOLE, AGENTS,
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sloppy," and will be found very comfortable for either business or neglige wear,
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COLLARS
SHAPE 49
Stocked in 1i, 14 & 2 inches deep,
MACKINTOSH
& CO., LTD.,
Men's Wear Specialists,
16, DES VIEUX ROAD.
LA
Telephone 29.
MINERVA
CIGAR FACTORY, ESTABLISHED IPAR,
EPICURES
A REALLY DELIGHTFUL SMALL CIGAR in Borts 25 $2.
REINA MARIA EXCELLING IN RICH FLAVOUR
LANE,
AND VAULTLESS BURNING
in boxes of 60 $4.
CRAWFORD & CO.,
AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.
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CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
S.S.
#6
THE
NANKING"
(AMERICAN REGISTRY 14,000 TONS) WILL SAIL FROM
HONGKONG TO MANILA
on or about 30th July,
RETURNING FROM
MANILA TO HONGKONG on or about 5th August.
FARE ONE WAY G.$25.00 APPROXIMATELY H.K. $33,00 ONLY.
RETURN G.$40.00
H.K. $52.00 This sailing offers an unusual opportunity for a short sea voyage to Manila and return, requiring only a fortnight's time, at an extraordinarily low rate.
Accommodation and Cuisine unsurpassed on any steamer on the Pacific, New Steamer, Huge Cabins,
Comfort,
Mr. G. M. Young-If he claims that I shall claim that he remain here for this particular work.
THE CONSCRIPTION erally. You have had certain previous The CHATHAN-The other point raised
TRIBUNAL
military training. You were for seven by Mr. Owens is that he claims exemp years in the County of London Yeomanry- tion in order to proceed Home on the TWELFTH MEETINGA You volunteered last year before the ground that he is not ordinarily resident Military Service Commission. You tell in the Colony. He has told us that he TWO MEN SELECTED OUT OF NINE, is that you do not ask for exemption. Is has been here for some years 1.
A meeting of the Hongkong Conscripthere anything you wish to add.
Mr. MARTIN-Nothing. tion Tribunal was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, the Hon. Mr. R. II.
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Knight)-The Sharp, KC, Q:EE., presiding over Tribunal has carefully read your written' full attendance of members Nino cases statement on behalf of the Company, but, were under consideration and, out of of course, us in all cases, we come to no these, two men were selected for military decisioni until we bear anything said service, both being given temporary before us and our minds are still quite cxemption. One other was exempted on open. the condition that be undertod certain work in contemplation. In the summary given below he is included among those totally exempt. Yesterday's results, briefly, were as follows:-
F. & O. COMPANY.
A. E. Martin, exempt.
Major MORGAN claimed non-exemption in the case of one, stating that he did not object to a temporary exemption antil Mr. Parr's return.
Mr. KNIGHT asked permission to ad- dress the Tribunal, in private, regarding
The CHAIRMAN-It is clear that for the time being he is ordinarily resident bere, and on that point the Tribune decides against him. That leaves the point of his being, with the approval of the Tri- bunal, exempted conditionally upon his We under- doing the work referred to: stand that the firm are not pressing so much now for abanlate exemption.
you tell us, to the value of about 50 million dollars. You put it that the Company's work, as being necessary to shipping and the trade of the Colony generally, is of essential importance both imperially and locally. You ask for abso- ute exemption in both cases. Your pre- war staff was 13 Europeans, of whom five were in the office. The European' outside staff at that time was eight. The Portu-
and Chinese in the office numbered... The European staff is now reduced t12 Europeans, including one young
der age; ve are in the office including this young man and the outside staff is seren. The Portuguese and Chi-
nese have increased. Three men have felt
Hongkong for military servicc.
Mr. Brown-One other man is serving Asked if there was anything farther be
as examination officer in Hongkong,
The CHAIRMAN-The, present European wished to add, Mr. G. M. Young said he would like to make a few remarks office staff of five is made up of yourself, on Mr. C. R, M. Young's CRSC. Mr the secretary and manager-Mr. Wolff, M. T. Johnson, exemption until Mr. the work which had to be done by Mr.
Johnson and Mr. Martin, and this per-C. R. M. Young was a civil engineer chief clerk who is over-age, Mr. Hooper, Parr's return.
with great experiences of ferro-concrete who is a book-keeper and over-age, and There nie no uafit men of military age mission was granted.
Subsequently the Chairman announced construction. He was two and a half Mr. Crapnell, who is assistant to the chief in this fr
that the decision of the Tribunal was that years in Shanghai building one of the clerk, and the young man under age, Mr. exemption would be granted to Mr. most modern warehouses of form-concrete Wheeler.. Martin, and temporary exemption would and is one of the most expert mon they The CHAIRMAN--The work now is practi granted to Mr. Johnson until Mrhad in China now.
cally completed, is it not? Farr's return to the Colony.
HULT'S WHARF.
W. J. Ovens exempt..
C. R. M. Young, exempt on condition of taking up certain specified work In this firm the following have been rejected as unfit:-H. P. Aligned, E. W. Sleigh, C. E. P. Herbst, and A. Coghill. H.K. & KOWLOON WHARF & dopow co. W. S. Brown, exempt.
F. H. Crapnell, exempt.
HOLT'S WHARF,
The cases of W. J. Owens and C. R. M. Young were then considered. Mr. G. M.
In this Company, G. L. Kay has been Young appeared on behalf of the firm, rejected as unfit.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
R. Taylor, exempt.
in this Company.
MESSES. . HAUTIN;">⠀⠀
Mr. G. M. Youn-I am trying to show his value because the trade of ther ports his to be taken in conjunction with Hong, kong. Our business in other ports has
to be considered.
The CHAIEMAN-The work in Hongkong is practically completed?
away
Mr. Wolff is proposing to go for short leave, for a month or so, is he not?
Mr. BROWN-He has been granted fivo weeks' medical leave by the medical board.
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Brown)-You are 39 and single and are secretary and manager of the Company. Is there any thing on your own behalf you wish t
add? S. A
Me. BROWN-Nothing.
The CHAIRMAN (Lo Mr. Young)-Wo understand we are dealing with the staff
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Crapnell)--You Mr. G. M. Young-Yos, but wish you are 34 and married, and are assistant to engaged in the construction of an addi There are no unfit men of military age tional wharf and godowns in Kowloon, to consider our claim from a wider point the chief clerk, who is just going away You put it to us that this work, provid of view. Mr. Young then explained how for a month. You have only been with , increased fadfting for the warehouses-necessary found an essen- the Company for wing months. Is there Blair, temporary exemption until 18, as it does,
shipping, is of essential importance, both tial part of the business of the China anything you wish to add? Mr. CRAPNELL Nothing." October 12th.
imperially and to the Colony. You ask, Navigation Company as well as the Holt
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Brown)-With There are no unût men of military age upon one ground or the other, for exempsteamers and how important it was that in this Company,
tion of both men. The work commenced they should have technical assistance to regard to the Company, you put it to as in' March, 1915, and the European staff superintend the building of ew godowns that Mr. Crapnell would not in spared was then one engineer and one foreman, and to add to and otherwise keep the even when Mr. Wolff comes back from his 1 was month's leave, Is there anything you wish There are no unfit inen of military age Now the European staff comprises two existing ones in good order. in this Company.
HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY. LTD. 3. F. Anderson, exempt.
RESULTS UP TO DATE
Mr. Owens understand
engineers Mr. C. R. M. Young and important work and without killed attento add? ...
Mr. Brown Yes, I should like to sup materially depreciate, plement the written sintemerit. I would' So far the names of 337 me bare been another and three overseers, of whom wetion and supervision the properties would
is one. No undoubtedly revised by the Tribunal. Out of these 148-1
en have been declared medically unfitenber of the staff has left. Hongkong Shanghai had done its best to obtain local like to point out that last year we handled assistance and had approached the Lan760 steamers which discharged generally for military service. The leaving 180 cases to be dealt with.
- The Chairman (to Mr. C. R. M. Young) don office, but no civil engineers were to into our godowns, 500 steamers discharg following is the result of the Tribunal's
You are 36 and married and a civil be obtained at Home. They were, thereing alongside our wharves. deliberations
enginer. We understand you came in fore, absolutely dependent on the men out daily we deal with 31500 tons of enrgo; on Hongkong from Shanghai about nine here and for that reason they asked for an average 350 delivery orders and 150
the exemption of Mr. C. RL. Young months ago. You came partly to replace.
The CHAIRMAN-We understand you in Kowloon daily; we have letter boxes Mr. Austin, who has gone on leave. You propose to go back to Shanghai when Mr.
....122.
Total Exemptions Temporary Exemptions.
No Exemption 38 Substitations
·P. & O. COMPANY. The first cases considered were those of A. E. Martin and N. T. Johnson.--Mr. P. L Knight appeared on behalf of the Company.
2
Austin returns. When will that he
Mr. Youne-In September.
The CHAIRMAN-The firm suggest that the Tribunal should refer the case of
In and out
bills of lading are presented to our offici
an average
want Mr. U. R. M. Young togo to Shang- on every ferry bringing hai, where, on Mr. Areturn bere, of 25 letters an hour. I would also point.. yon tell us he is required. You tell us out that the pecularities and details con- there are not the necessary men in Shang-eeted with our work are rather different hai to do the work which has to be done. to anything else, and they are so difficult. Mr. G. M. Yound When refer to that a printed book of instructions, which Shanghai, I mean the ports under the has to be made up and revised every year, control of Shanghai.
The CHALEMAN-Are there any definite works being carried out in Bhanghai? Mr. G. M. Young-In Hankow
intend to build a large jodown. work is waiting.
in sent round to the whole of the staff. The whole comprises a volume of 200 closely printed pages and it takes a long we time for a man to get into those details. The That is the reason we are asking for thế
exemption of Mr. Crapnell.
The CHAIRMAN-You put it to us that
Mr. G. M. YOUNG-It will certainly be delayed. I cannot say that it will even be undertaken without him Mr. Young is fully qualified as a civil engineer.
Major Monas-Is Mr. Austin a fully qualified civil engineer
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Crapnell)--You`
Were you in
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Knight). We see Mr. C. R. M. Young to the Military from your papers that the Company owns Servion Committee in Shanghai, but Mr. and operates the principal British line Young is for the time being ordinarily of mail and passenger steamers between resident here, and we have no power to Hongkong, India and the United King-hand over the duty, which the ordinance. dom, and that the fleet is now largely puts upon us to any other Tribunal. We requisitioned by the Imperia Government decido against the firm on that point.
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Owens)----You and that the Company is doing, daring the war, important confidential work for are 38 and single and you are, at grethis work is absolutely waiting for him? tell us you have only been with the Com the Government in connection with the fent, foreman of the construction works. Unless he is exempted and goes to Han-pany for nine months.
Hongkong before that time? requisitioned steamers and otherwise, in You have been in the Far East with the kow the work will be delayed?
Mr. | CHAINELL.........Yes. addition, of course, to crying on
Company for five years. How long have.
The CHALEMAN-You have had consider. general passenger and cargo service. You
you been in Hongkong i
able shipping experience? put it to us, Mr. Knight, that the Com- pany's work is of essential importance, both imperially and locally, and you ask for the absolute exemption of both men before the Tribunal. The Company's pre- war staff in Hongkong comprised six.
The CHAIRMAN-You have been doing Europeans and 14 Portugues and Chinese in the office. Now the Europeans in the similar work during the whole five years? office are reduced to four, that is to say, Mr. OWENS-1 was in Sumatra from Mr. Parr, the superintendent, yourself, June, 1913, doing similar work.
The CHAIRMAN--Your papera raise two and Mr. Johnson and M. Martin, who are before us. The Portuguese and Chipoints outside the one of your nese office staff has been increased to 16. pensatility. You say you are a ship- Two men have left the Hongkong office wright by trade, although you have not for military service and live from the done that work for the past five years. other Far Eastern offices of the Company. Do you want to do shipwrights' work making seven altogether. Mr. Parr is now! away on leave. When did he got
a month, have you not?
Mr. KNIGHT-That is so
Mr. OWENS-Since February, 1916. The CHAIRMAN-All that line you knive been supervising this reconstruction work?
Mr. OWENS Yes,
Mr. OWENS Yes.
Mr. G. M. Yourd No.
Mr. CHAPNELL-Fifteen years. The CHAIRMAN-And that is valuable 19 you in your present position;· Fou are valuable to the Company on account of that?
Mr. CRAPNELL That is so. I had 15
Major MORGAN-You have just stated that the work here is practically finished.
thing to be done here md allow Mr.Kong. Could not Mr. Keigwin superintend any months shipping experience in Hong- Austin ta look after the works in the Major MORGAN claimed non-exemption
The Tribunal considered the mattor in indis-Treaty, Ports and so release Mr. Young in the case of Mr. Crapnell.
Mr. G. M. YOUNG-It impracticable, private and, subsequently, the Chairman Major MORGAN-Could not Mr. Austin announced that; exemption would be... stay here and allow Mr. Keigwia to go granted to both Mr. Brown and Mr.
Crapnell. to the Treaty Ports?
for service!
Mr. G. M. YOUNG-Mr Austin could! GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. · not do Mr. Keigwin's work.
The case of R. Taylor was then con- Major MORGAN claimed non-exemptionsidered. Mr. Adamson appeared on in the case of Mr. Young He made no behalf of the Company. claim as regards Mr. Owens.
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Adamson)--We, The Tribunal considered the matter in understand from the papers that the Com- private and, subsequently, the Chairman pany's business is the mangfacture of
Mr. KNIGHT-On May 18h I think he will be back in October or at the beginг. G. M. YOUNG--There is a definite proposal. It is on account of the Minis ning of November.
The CHAIRMAN-The nanter of the Com.try of Shipping for ships being built on Government account. Messze, Alfred pany's steamers coming to Hongkong hasHolt & Co. have been asked by the Minis largely decreased during the war. Ordin! arily you have now each way about two try to supervise the building, and as the announced that Mr. Young would be cement used in the execution of practi- work is increasing they have wired apexempted and that Mr. Owens would be cally all Government and private build. pointing Mr. Owens to assist Mr. Sleigh axempted conditionally upon bis being ings in the Colony and also considerably
engaged in the work of supervising the exported. building of standard ships, which the The CHAMAN (to Mr. Johnson)-Yon in this work of supervision.
The CRAIEMAN-The proposal is that ho Tribunal considered work of Imperial are 37 and single, and are in charge of
importance. the freight departiment. You have been should do that work?
Mr. G. M. YOUNG-There are a number about 20 years with the Company Yor volunteered last year before the Military of standard steamers being built and Mr. Is there anything Owens is the only shipwright. The others you wish to add to what les already been are engineers. It is nothing to do with Taikoo or Kowloon. It is on behalf of written!
the Ministry of Shipping.
Service Commission. American Officers,
Safety. For further information regarding this service apply to- Prince's Building, Ice House street, Telephone 1834.
0. H. RITTER, Agent,
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Mr. JOHNSON-Nothing
The CalEAN (to Mr. Martin)-You are 24 and single, and you are in the passage department and assisting gen
Mr. ADAMSON Exported also for Gov- ernment requirements.
The CHAIRMAN, continuing-It is also HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & one of the largest local British industries,
GODOWN CO.
and you put it, therefore, that it is of The cases of W. 6. Brown and F. H. essential. importance imperially and to the Colony. You ask for the absolute Crapnell were then considered..
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Brown)-We see exemption of Mr. Taylor, who is one of from your papers that the Company's the engineers of the Kowloon works. The The CHAIRMAN-The work would really business, is that of berthing ships, as we Company's European pre-wer staff num-
be work in both yards?
Mr. G.M. Young-Yes
know, and handling and distributingbered: 10 at Kowloon, plus two at Deepi cargo and warehousing goods, at present, Water Bay, plus. four at Macao, making