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THE CONSCRIPTION
TRIBUNAL.
THIRTEENTH ́ MEETING. THINE MEN SELECTED OUT OF FIVE,
TE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18T, 1918.
ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD.
The case of P. H. Weston was then considered. Mr. Hind appeared to repre- sent the Company and Mrs. Pearson, the wife of the managing director, was also present.
Mr. LOOKER It has decreased WD- very substantial, both in doubtedly, but I understand it is still wines and spirits.
of whisky is decreased every year" dur- The CHARMAN-The local consumption ing the war.
You
d meeting of the Hongkong Conscrip
The CHALUMAN (10 Mr. Hind)--We have tion Tribunal was held, at the Council read the impers sent to us and woo Chamber yesterday afternoon, the Hond selfs pianos and musical instruments ..om them that the Company imports Mr. E. R. Sharp, K.C., O.B.R., presiding and that it is put to the Tribunal that taverfa full attendance of members.. There the Company considers it of essential
importance to
to the Colony and I think it were live case il consideration and says of Imperial importance that the three men were selected for military sepertation of pianos from England use all businesses, essential or not, vice, two of theur being granted tuunior should continue. It says in the letter sont
118 that the The pianos and
Company manufactures ary exemption until October 12th.
presents several of the mest resilts, briefly stated, were as follows:--- important manufacturers in England and
that it is essential in the interests MESSES, LOWE, BINGHAM-& MATINEWS..
British trade that this business should be continued, and that if the importation of musical instruments from England should lapse in favour of the importation of fausical instruments of foreign make it would be quite impossible to catch up the trade guid
A... E. Schulz, temporary exemption
intit October 12th
In this firm W. J. Woolley, T. A. Martin and A. J. J. Martin have been rejerled, as medically unfit
ROBINSON PIANO CO.
P. H. Weston, no exemption, There are no uoût men of military, age in this firm,
MYSARS. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & co.
B. W. S. Evans, temporary exemption
until, October 12th.
There are no unkt men of military age
in this Grin.
VESSRS, JABB188, MATHESON & Co.
B. F. Aucati, exempt........
on
The remaining men of military age this firm were before the Tribupal
in
HỤNGKONG ROPE MANUEÄTURINA 80,
July 5th.
MESSRS. JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO...
The case of E. F, Aucott was then con- sidered. Landale represented the Company.
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Aucott)--Mr. Mr. Looken-Mr. Evans tells me that Aucolt has returned to the Colony from he believes that is
leave since the Tribunal enquired inte The CHAIRMAN We have the figures,
the cass of the other members of your more than I do.
Mr. Loon-Oh, well, then you know. Mr. Aucott is chief clerk in the shipping office, and you tell as, Mr. The CHAIRMAN-There is a reference in Landale, in the letter you have written to the papers to the payment of Imperia e Tribunal, that it was mainly Mr. taxes. this matter makes the business essential Your fins to release Mr. Railton and Mr. do not suggest, do you, that Aucolt's impending arrival which enabled Macdonald from the shipping office. At essential, pay Tipperint taxes
the enquiry, the firm offered to release Mr. Look, I do not say it makes the four men altogether, that is, two from the business essential trom the point of view sping office and two, Mr. Mackenzie: of the Colony, but essential in view of and Mr. Johnstone, from the imports of Imperial interests, because if you cloroffice, These four the Tribunal decided down this and all the other branches there should go. You now ask for Mr. Aucott's will be nothing to pay the taxes with.
absolute exemption. With regard to The CHAIRMANA branch manager of shipping office, we see from the papers: Messrs. Caldlpick, Maggregor & Co. is which you sent us before that the pre-war not necessarily an expert in wines, is he? staff consisted of Mr. Sutherland and The buying and selling is done in London even senior and four junior assistants, Is the importation of only the selling is done here, is it making 12 altogether. At the time of the pianes Being continued, in fact, to any
recent enquiry by the Tribunal it con substantial extent just now!
Mr. LOOK-I am informed that and four juniors, making seven.
sisted of Mr. Sutherland and two senior Mr: HIND-It-is. I cannot give figures branch manager must be a wine export result of the enquiry two men from the The CHAIRMAN WA oan, It has very particularly a tropical branch manager much decreased during the war.
The if he has to deal with importshipping office wore released, making the managers have had training in the wins staff five, and now, with Mr. Ascott's re-
turn, it is six.
Dot?
according to my information, only five business..... figures i have may be incorrect, but, United Kingdom in 1918 and none has many sucessful branch managers in the pians have been imported from the
The CHAIRMANIs it not the east that gone to the Robinson. Piane Company. Far East have not previously been experts
1. PEARSON-I should have to look in the wine trade?" inter the unther. 1, cannot say now whe- ther that is correct or not..
my higures are correct, but I should not The CHAIRMO-I do not know whether put them to you if I thought they were wrong. The total value of all musical instruments of every kind imported in There are no unfit men of military age 1918 is $2,000. Is that a mistake? in this Company.
D. . Nicoll, exenipit. “
RESULTS UP TO DATE.
So far the names of 345 min haya, been revised by the Tribanal. Out of these 151 revave been declared medically unfit, Leaving 194 cases to be dealt with. The falling is the result of the Tribunal's delibutions :-...
Total Exemptions, Temporary Exemptions No Exemption Substitutions
121 26
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Mr. His have not the figures for 1918, but I understand the importation 1917 was considerably larger.
Mr. LOOKER--My personal experience goes back to two managers, and one of you could get. Mr. Evans thinks that them was undoubtedly as expert a man the last masuger, who was not one, but who had previously been with a general firm here, obtained the greater part of his experience under Mr. Mitchell.
Reference was then madu to the per. insonal hardship which it was suggested, in the Memorandum, that some people might suffer if the business was closed down, the Chairman pointing out that the para spit a chance dealing with the question was concerned solely with the
an called up.
The CHAIR-You ask for the absolute exemption of Mr. Weston; who is a tuner.
Assistant
qu
AB
the
in the shipping office. We know you have 36 and married, and are chief assistant. The CHAIRMAN (16 Mr, Aucott)--You are
just returned from London. While in ondon, we understand from Mr. Lan in the Ministry of Shipping with regard dale's letter, that you have been assisting to the ships accounts required from the Government controlled ships. Is there anything more you wish to add ?
AUCOTT--Nothing The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Landale)-We understand you put it to us that the re- turn of Mr. Aucoit does not make it possible for you to spare another man either Mr. Longmire and Mr. Tod handed. While Mr. Arcott has been at Home he has been trying to master some Mr. LANDAI No. We are very short
of the intricacies of these controlled ships!
you put it that a tuner is essential to the continuation of this importation?
Mr. His put it that he is essential to the continuation of the businoss
The CHAIRMAN The pre-war staff of the
Mr. Looks suggested that it was accounts and his help now will be very question for the Tribunal whether the valuable to us. He was allowed to come Company here consisted of two Europeans cause became operative in a case where back, and a point the Tribunal should con- manager and the tuner and one lady the closing down of a business would mesuider, I think, is that he had no difficulty
The Europeans now are Mrs. that a considerable number of people in Pearson, the wife of the managing direr-England would be deprived of their means kong who were allowed to leave England in getting his passport. It would not be reasonable to conscript men in Hong- tor of the Company, who is acting, of support, Be thought that the fact that such a short time ago. The first ease considered was that ofstand comes here from time to time, but prived of such support placed the question munuger, and Mr. Pearson, we under- many people in England would be de- A. B. Schal-Mr. A. B. Lowe appeared he also has to visit other branches; and Continuing, Mr Looker said I do not in the category of Imperial interests. one tuner, as before, and one lady assist ant as before. None has left for military imagine it is necessary to emphasise to service.
this
Tribun the essential connection etween trading and the essential interests. of the Colony. It is a well-known truism that the interests of this Culony
gre-bound understand, is the importation of goods p with trads, which, as it is generally into the Colony, their handling here and, to a certain extent, their export out of
un behalf of the Armi.
the firni's work hasing.
directly concern Mr. Aucott. We realise The CHAIRMAN--The question did not his position. Mr. Aucntt's return, will not enable sou to relowe either Mr. Long- mire or Mr. Tod?
Mr. LASDALE -No.
Major MonGAN ronde no claim. After the Tribunal had considered the that Mr. Aucott would be exempted. matter in private, the Chairman announc
HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR ING CO.
considered-Mr. Adamson appeared on The case of D. E. Nicoll was the last bobalt of the Company...
poses.
The CHARMÁN (to Mr. Lowe)The Tribunal hus read the papers you have sent in 10 and from them we see the Mr. RIND-None from Hongkong. CASE you at us is that your Arm 15, The CHAIRMAN (16: Mr. Weston)-You as of course we knew, a firm of accountants are 28 and single, and you are a piano and auditors here and that your arm's tuner business largely consists in auditing the You do not yourself ask for exemption, You have been seven months here. accounts of Hongkong companies and Is there anything you wish to add firms, also liquidations, receiverships
and Mr. WESTON-Nothing, bankrupter work under the Court; that BY, Hisp- I would like to potat out. There is no necessity to enlarge on your firm started in Hongkong in 1902, that we have undeavoured to get a soldier the point that if you close before which time there were no qualified to take the place of Mr. Weston, but the which are largely responsible for the down businesses accountants practising in the Colon, and conditions under which we can have the import into the Colony of a substantial that your firm bas branches in Shanghai, soldier make the carrying on of the bust-quantity of goods and for the export of which we understand, is the largest reas ataost impossible. The whole of the substantial quantity you are at manufactures rupe for the Admiralty and The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Adamson)-We see from the papers that the Company branch, Singapure and 11 to the Tribunal that dam. You put tuning work has to be done in the morn alone. There is one other point that morcantile shipping and for other pur-
affecting the essential interests of this now become necessary to the carrying on The CHAIRMAN-What are the hours think perhaps should dwell upon, and that of the trade of the Colony and is; there when you can have the services of the inhisk it is entirely unticular Colony and that the se-k is of esential You put it that this is an import ant and vid established industry of the fore, essential within the meaning of the soldier 1
in considering whether any Ordinace. You ask for the absolute Mr. His-After 12.30 pach day, and trade or business is in the essential inter- importanes both aporially and locally. exemption of Mr. Schulz. Your pre-warmest people want their tuning done in the esis of this Lalony, to consider whether
Lou ask for absolute exemption for Mr. staff in longkong consisted of six Euro-morning.
the commodities are, or are not, necessary
Nicoll, It seems to be scarcely a ques pran--two chartered accountants; one The CHAIRMAN--Would they not, in war- incorporated accountant and three gentine, be willing to have it done after has to be considered are the interests of aing of the war your Luropean staff was to the individuals in the Colony. What ton of your pre-war staff. At the begin- eral clerks, and six Portuguese and 12.30.1
the Colony, and if the interests of the one engineer--Mr. Edwardano hus left, Chinese, comprising one incorporated Mis--They do not seem to like Colony are concerned, as undoubtedly one machinist who has also left. There cemuntant and five general clerks. Now having their afternoon entertainments, they are, with goods being imported, then was also the American, r. Klinck, the Four European staff is seven, consisting interfered with by the tuner coming of two chartered accountants as before along. In fact they strenuously object
it is not necessary to consider whether Superintendent, and one other engineer- one torporated accountant ns before to it.
the people in the Colony can get on with Mr. Gardner who is over-age. The staff and four general clerks instead of three. Mrs. PEARSON-If you take away Mr.
out these goods. You might have a businow, we, understand, is one European Nong has left Hongkong for military Weston and give us a perfect stranger, pure luxuries, and as far as individuals Tribunal, Mr. Klinck, the superintendent, ness engaged salely in the importation of engineer Mr. Nicoll, who is before the you will make it very much harder for are concerned the trade might be describan assistant superintenden, and others ne. We are all perfectly new to branch. I have taken it over because wa
this ed us unnecessary in war-time, but so far as before
the essential interests of the Colony could not get anyone else
ADAMSON-Mr. Gardner is put go it is a very different thing, for it aide down as an engineer now, but he is not the shipping and as the other processes an sginer. which
revolve round trading in this The CHAIRMAN-One man, Mr. Gout- Colony. Therefore question of whether the particular goods
submit it is not born, has gone Home to join up." in a business can be dispensed with by individuals, but a question as to whether the Colony can dispense with the business as far as its interests go.
service.
Mr. Lowe-Two, The CHAIRMAN-Mr. Dutton was away remained doing On sick leave and he accountant's work in the Ministry of Munitions. Mr. Chapon is at present away on leave
Mr. Low-Mr. Chapman left the firm to go to the Front. He went straight from here and is now at the Front.
The CHAIRMAN Mr. Williams, who is a
partner, is at present away on leave. He went Home in March this year and has; cons back as far as British Columbia.
Mr. Lowe-1 have not heard but I think that he is taking a holiday in British Columbia.
The CHAIRMAN When does he return?. Mr. Lowe In September or October. The CHAIRMAN You have three junior Inen unit-Mr. A. J. Woolley, Mr. T. A. Martin and Mr. A. J. J. Martin. You propose their going away on short leave this year.
F
Major MORGAN claimed non-exemption. The Tribunal considered the case in private and, subsequently, the Chairman announced that no exemption would be granted to. Mr. Weston. MESSES. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR
& CO.
on
The case of F. W. S. Evans was then considered. Mr. "Looker appeared behalf of the Company.
1
Mr.
The CHAIRMAS (continuing, to Mr. Nicol)-You are 3 and married, and sn engineer. You have only been with the Company two months Is there anything you want to say!
Mr. NILL Nothing. The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Adamson)--You put it to us that it would be impossible for the Company to carry on without Mr. Nicoll or someone else in his place?
Mr. ADAMSON We must have a qualified engineer.
Major MORGAN made no claim.
The CHAIRMAN-We understand that Mr. Nicoll, who has been with this Com pany for so short a time, was formerly with the Green Island Cement Company?
Mr. ADAMSON-Yes.
The CHARMAN-What was the arrange ment before. Mr. Nicoll joined up? We understand that Mr. Edwards was as cugineer and that he left.
Mr. ADAMSON Yes, and Mr. Goulboro, the machinist, has gone.
The CHARMAN announced that the deci-
NEARING THE END.
Major MORGANA great point has been made that if M Evans goes the business will have to close down. Surely | The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Looker)-Wean arrangement might be made with have read your very full statement. We another wine merchant in the Colony see that you put it to us that the firma is there are several here, some over-age and a firm of wine merchants with an old cthers unfit whereby Mr. Evans could established business in Hongkong, that bo released and the firm of Caldbeck & the head office is in London and it has Macgregor still carry on Burely Mr. branches in Singapore, where Mr. Norman Looker could draw up an agreement for Macgregor, one of the two present part safeguarding the interests of Caldbeck, ners in the firm, is in charge, in Shanghai Macgregor. I claim non-exemption. Mr. Lowe-I shall try to arrange it. and other places in the Far East. You Mr. LOOKER I would like to suy in The CHAIRMAN You propose yourself put it to us that this business is essential reply to Major Morgan that I dare say going away on short leave this year t in the interests of the Colony,
ALF. Low-It is mostly business.
I am perfectly capable of drawing up any Mr. Loosen I put it that it is in the agreement necessary; but whether it would The CHAIRMAN' (to Mr. Schulz)-You are essential interests of the Colony that this have effect is another matter. This prin 30 and single, and are a chartered business should not be closed down. accountant. You joined the firm about a The CHAIRMAN-You ask for absolute is one which has never
ciple of pooting businesses in the Colony year ago.. You volunteered before the exemption for Mr. Evans. The office staff suggested, or suggested at all, by the been seriously Military Service Commission, but at that in Hongkong at the beginning of the Tribunal. If it is suggested it should be son of the Tribunal was that Mr. Nicell time you were with Messrs. Linstead & war consisted of two Europeans-Mr. for general application and not apply would be exempted. Davis.
You yourself only ask for a Lafrentz and Mr. Openshaw-and, of to the businesses of wine merchants any month's temporary exemption in order course Portuguese and Chinese. Now more than to the businesses of general to arrange private affairs. Is there any. Mr. Evans, who is before the Tribunal, merchants. It could be arranged that all thing you wish to add?
Tho CHAIRMAN-We understand that no is the only European. Mr. SCHULZ-Nothing.
Mr. Lafrentz, the piece goods for the Colony be immore cases will be ready to be heard for who we understand was manager in ported by one particular firm, but it has a few days, and, therefore, the next sit The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Lowe)-You have longkong, went away on Hons leave in never been suggested, in the interests of ting of the Tribunal will take place early just now told us that your principal 1916, but owing to the death of Mr. the Colony, that this should be done. next week, on Tuesday or Wednesday, branch is in Shanghai. The Military Macgregor, senior, the original partner, There is no practical possibility of this Monday being a holiday Notice of the Service Committee in Shanghai has just he has stayed in London in charge of the business being carried on by any other date will be published in the Press, called up one of your men-Mr. Young, head ofice. You have sent us a copy of a letter from present senior partner, who was lately make some tentativo auggestion, but when
Mr. J. E. Macgregor, the firm of wine merchants. One firm did The Tribunal then adjourned. the office of the Controller of Munitions at the head office, was called up for mili Accounts in London saying that the munitary service in July last year. We also it was confined to just keeping an eye we care to enquire into it wo found that tions department and I have no doubt understand that Mr. Swan, who is over- it applies to other Government departage and at present manager in Penang, done by anyone. What one has to keep on the books, which, of course, could be ments is in urgent need of qualified is proposing to retire shortly and leave an eye upon is the supply of liquor for accountants, and some have, therefore, the East altogether. Could it not be this Colony from various sources. There been recalled from active service. You de arranged instead that he should come here was also a suggestion by another man in ast suggest, do you, that Hongkong is in to take the place of Mr. Evani? the same position as London
the Colony who had been discharged from in this
Mr. LOOKERHO declines to do it and military service. When we came to look matter?
we have no means of forcing him. He is into that we found that his own employers sick and has been many years in a tropical objected to his leaving, and so he with climate
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Evans)-You are petent man in the wine trade was avail
drew his application. If
any
other com. 34 and married, and, as we know, are able we should be Hongkong. Is here anything you want Thore was no dler from
La manager of the Company in the matter, but we prepared to conalder of none so far. Para to add to what has been submitted to the firm, but I do not think the Tribunal. & purely Chinese Tribunal?
would expect us to consider that.
Mr. Lowe What I meant to suggest by that was that Mr. Schulz, if he goes Home, would not go Home to fight. He will probably he put into one of the overnment department any bo so; that is a matter outside our power.
Major MORGAN claimed non-exemption. The Tribunal considered the matter in private and, subsequently, the Chairman announced that Mr. Schule would be granted temporary exemption until Octa her 12th to make arrangements.
Mr. EVANS--Nothing,
The CHAIRMAS to Mr. Looker) The importation of wines and spirits from Europe has considerably decreased, has it not?
The Tribunal considered the matter in private and, subsequently, the Chairman announced that Mr. Evana would be granted temporary exemption until Octo ber 12th in order to make arrangements,
THE APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
H.E. the Governor-ia-Council will git at 9.30 am on August 8th to hear the following appeals from decisions of the General Military Service Tribunal:
tile Bank against enrolment of Mr. (1). Adjourned appeal by the Mercan-
B. Kennedy. (2). Appeal by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. against enrolment of Mr. M. M. Macr
(3). Appeal by the Proper Military Authority against the exemption of Mr. G. G. Wood
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