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VERMICELLI, PASTE STARS. MACARONI, EGG NG QULER, and all other kinds of Bonn staff, in respect of the OPENING CEREMONY OF OUE NEW FACTORY at CAUSEWAY BAY, HONGKONG, on the 35th Octozze, for 20 days from the 254k October.to the 14th November.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER LET. 1919.
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL “
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ANNUAL RAZAAR
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As will be seen from an announcement! appearing in another column, the 13th. annual bazaar, of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be held on December 7th. This year's bazaar will be on a tuch larger scale than those of former years as in addition to the compound of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, where the anual bazane has hitherto been.helt, the large play-graad of the old St. Joseph's College has, this year, been placed at the disposal of the Society for this purpose,
through the kindness of Bishop Falzoni.
The two compounds will be brilliantly illuminated on the weening of the fête, (two bands will be present, and thenume
CLAIM 25% OF DIVIDENDS OF SHIPPING COMPANIES. ALSO PER CENT INTEREST IN
BUSINESS-
AMERIAN LABOUR DEMANDS, CANADA AND THE ORIENT. A REMEDY FOR SORE EYES. SAN FRANCISCO LONGSHOREMEN TRANS,PACIFIC COMMERCE,
HARD BOULED EGGS, The increasing interest of the Pacific At the Magistracy, yesterday. Mr. const in the requirements of the markets| Pereira, of Kowloon, was summoned for of China and other countries bordering assaulting his servant. on the Pacific Ocean is a sign of the times, observes The Tits Vancques! correspondent. to be revoli
Submitting demands which are cland by shipping mer tionary in nature, the Longshoremen's Union of San Francisco now on strike. has issueil na ultimatuin to officers of the Pacife Steamship te, the Admiral Line.
millions of dollars worth of goods were asserting that they will not, retuën to work unless they are given a 23 percent.kenly cut off and a general dislocation share of all dividends declared by the true conditions occurred. The short company and a 10 per cent. interest in period lunction which followed has the ownership of all Admiral Line pro.
given place to a keen realization of the fact that to meet the financial Fonditions which must prevail in Canada as a result
perty.
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The men have also demanded that they
pus attractions of a fair will be probe given representation on the Board off the war, and to find new markets it vided for the amusement of "old and young. There will be several raffles, in cluding similar entle, for 100 valuable prizes, the tickets for which will xhë un
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Directors of the Company in the pro portion that the service of the longshore en bear, to the business as a whole." Seattle longshoremen have submitted ank early this month: and a motor car | endient demand to employers of "water radle (the ticket, for which are" now front labour in Seattle, but the ultimatum sake) for a new Overland Eve-seater of the San Francisco union, shipping motor car firted with wire wheels.
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The Bazaar Committer is appealing the latkes of Hongkong, fur prizes for the variats stalls, and to the generosity of the Hongkong public for that financial support which is necessity to enable the Hongkong Council, to carry out the ex] tensive schemes of social work among the poor of this Colony which the Confer ences at the Society in other lands are developing so successfully.
Defendant, a young man, stated that ten days before his wedding while his " Bancée was getting her trousseau ready She asked cota- plainant to prepare some her eyes become, gore,
hard-boiled"
deed be war conditions came to a sudden The period of artificial prosperity in
Markets which had absorbed tens of neighbour had informed her, end with the signing of the armistice.gs. which she intended to apply to her
that it was a sure eure. The boy brought the eggs, and the lady found they were colch. She scolded the boy who replied that she should not be cheeky and used bad language. When defendant returned home for titin he was informed of the occurrence, and he scolded the boy who pointed a finger at him. Defendant then punished" complainant, who had been warned on several occasions
Complainant: The whole trouble arosá The lady asked me to over two eggs. boil the eggs as she wanted to apply them to her eyes. I did so, and as they were very hot she asked, me to wash them with soap and water. I did as I was told, She asked me to and the eggs gut cold. boil them over again, and, when I did it instead of applying the ears to her face she spent the time washing her face. The eggs naturally became cold again. and explained to her that she should not waste the time while the eggs were becoming cold. Defendant. who came to the house, assaulted me and broke my teeth
iy essential that home industries be developed and new territory exploited on a larger and more energetic scale than ever before." If the war has done nothing else for British Colombia it has at least,, put an end to artificially en gineered boons."
inen declare. is so far, out of reason
The recent formation of the British Columbia and Overseas Trading Com that it will not be given serious conside pany of Vancouver is evidence of the ration. However, offers of the Pacific prevalence of this feeling. This company Steamship Co. have little hope of reach has been formed with the object of study. ing the aeds of China particularly and ing an agreement in regard to wages and of placing befor that goutry the rom condition of labour with the Longshoremodities of British t'efuimbia, in the form men's Union in San Francisco, and hay required by Chinese merchants, decided to abandon all freight service leading commercial centres in China,
representatives will be maintained between Seattle and that port, at least for the present
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PAPER AND PULP DEVELOPMENTS. Great developments are looked for also
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Defendant. He attempted to strike me
Passengers will be handled in and out in the pulp and paper industry, which, with an from bar, and if . had succeed St. Vincent de Paul is in Paris, the prof San Francisco, but no cargo will be fas yet, is only in, its infancy on this fed the consequences would have been very...
coust. Sir George Bury. a farmer vice
The Supreme Council of the Society of
sert President-lieneral being M. le carried to or from the Golden Gate City president of the Canadian Pacific Railserious to me. Vicente L d'Hondecourt. In the United in vessels of the Admiral Line fleet. Howway, has lately become general manager States the Society had, in 1917. a member.
.
Mr. Lindsel: You seem to have done
ship" of Rs19. and assisted during that ever, both freight and passengers will ha of the Whalen Pulp and Paper Company the Diost damage pay im 31 as com
whose plant is at Powell River.
year 30500 families of 116,181 person's carried between Scattle and other Call the expenditure being 2611.954. Tofornia ports. as the Company is at peaceing the company's export business. position of the Society in the British Empire is shown by the following figures; with all the workers except in San Fran
Conferences.
England,
366
Ireland...
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Scotland....
Canada
10
Members. 5,903 J.OKT 1,821 6.030
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Australia
1,807
Asin
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Africa
265
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153.
Gibraltar and Mattu
134
British Guia
17
West Ladies
1.198
114
22,454
A striking testimony to the splendid work of the Society was delivered at the 65th annual meeting of the Glasgow Council on June 12th, 1917. by Railie Graham, the Sealer Magistrate of the city of Glasgow. I have he said, an intimate knowledge of the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and 1
appreciate it very much. It gives me particular pleasure to attend this meet ing, because know that there is not in the city of Glasgow a Society which dose such good. unnstentatious, charitable work as yours. Your method of giving does not tend to undermine the receivers sense of personal dignity; you give in that brotherly spirit which makes a man feel that he is being helped out of a
dificult position by friends.
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The employers agreed to give the San Francisco Tongshoremen increases in wages, and a majority of the union de cided to accept the proposal, bug radicals, who finally predominated in the delibe rations of the Ted, succeeded in forcing said a representative of the ☐ strike. Pacific Steamship Co. The longshore men as a class of workers constitute about 3 per cent. of the employés of the company, yet the San Francisco union has demanded a 93 per cent. share of the dividends of the company and a 10 per cent, interest in the business. We are operating our vessels to and from San Francise on schedule, but have been forced to carry passengers only in and out of that pert. There has been no change in our service between Seattle and her California ports, both freight and passengers being carried."
The San Francisco longshoremen in the following resolution. a copy of which was received in Seattle. decided to de mand a share in the ownership of not only the Admiral Line, but all steamship companies accepting their employment.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Whereas an awakening has taken place in the minds of the workers of the world, which has caused them to realize that they are the producers of all wealth which they have been bartering for a gratulate the Society on the Bourishing small proportion of its real value
the condition of its funds and the valuable foria of wages, and that there can be work which is being done by its mem no harmony between che, worker and the berx. I notice that the members of the employer until the worker gets the
pro
Glasgow Conferences have paid 46,6m dnes of his labour, and
At
ALLEGED NON-PAYMENT OP LIQGOR DUTY."
Stepe are being taken with a view to re-organiz-pensation, Ocean Falls 150 miles north of Van: couver, there is a pulp and paper com Dany. the daily output of which now. reaches 350 tons of paper. This plant consumes 250,000ft. of lumber per day. Still another company, which will be ex porting pulp to the amount of 10.000 tonsing of a case was commenced in which per due in the near future. is the Beaver a Chinese firm was charged with bring Core Pulp and Paper Company, at Beaver Cove, on Vancouver Island. This ing a quantity of liquor into the Colbar industry is looking to the Orient for a without paying a duty tax. great expansion of trade.
This increasing interest in Oriental markets is manifest in all lines of in dustry and has been greatly stimulated by the reports brought to this country of the pedia True Commissioner in China.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, the beur
Mr. H. Alan Tarior, of the Imports, and Exports Office, prosecuted, and Mr. D. J. Lewis defended
Evidence sa given to the effect that. Officer visited the defendant firm's premises and found a certain quan- tity of wine on which, it was alleged, no The defence was
That the financial institutions of duty had been paid Canada are alive to the importance of that the usual duty-tax had been paid, these markets is shown by the richent and some receipts were produced in sup visit of Sir Edmund Walker, the preside of this.
The case was remanded till best Wed- ent. and other officials of the Canadian nesday for the production of further Bank of Commerce to the Far East. Sir John Aird, general manager. has outlin ed a policy of expansion in China of the Bank of Commerce which includes the opening of branches at several of the lead ing ports its that country. Some menths
ago the Royal Bank of Canada establish. ed an agency at Vladivostock with the object of entering for Canadian trade interests in Siberia,
DOUBLE-MURDER
CHEENGCHAU..
NEAR
PIRATES STAB A MAN AND
WOMAN.
A brutal murder was committed in
receipts.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
BY MAJOR G. B ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERE
WAKEMAN, V.D., ACTING ADMINIS- TRATIVE COMMANDANT -
LEAVE.
2nd Lieut., G. C. Moxon is granted leave.
from November 1st., 1912. to "December 10th, 1919. Sergt. J. Olson,
B Co., is granted
4 months leave from December 1st.. 1919
Pte. A B. Stewart, Machine-gun Cu, is granted 12 months" leave, from November 15th, 1919.
Pte.
visits to the poor in their homes during Whereas all farseeing industrial the year: I do not know any other kings and high dignitaries of Church and charital organisation in Glasgow, which State now realize that the only way to Mui Wo Bay (better known as Silver takes such a practical interest in the keep this country from running red with poor they are looking after. The work of revelation like the European countries Mine Bay), near Cheung Chau, by the Society is not confined to members and Russia is to adopt an economic and armed robbers, who attacked a sand-boat Ptc. of your own denomination; the Protest industrial policy that will give to the and stabbed to death the master and a- aat poor also come within the scope of workers an ownership and dividend in Chinese woman-cook. your beneficent work. That is one of terest in the industries of the country, the reasons why I admire you so much as and why I am here to-night, You are Wherans, nothing less than the above governed by no narrow sectarian pria principle can be based on the foundation ciples you are broad-minded men, ex of justion. tending a helplög hand to all who need assistance
NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND CALCUTTA.
Therefore, be it resolved that the Conference Committer, when drawing up future demands, be and is hereby in structed by the members of this Union to negotiate for 25 per cent proportionate share of all dividends produced by our members in the future, also a 10 per cent. interest in the ownership of the business with proportionate representation on the Board of Directors in the proportion that the service of our members bears to the business as a whole."
Another
A. A. Claxton, "A" Co., is granted
6 weeks' leave, from October 30th., 1919.
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N. S. Brown, BC, is granted i
3 months leave, from October 30th.. 1919
J. H. W: ARMSTRONG, Y.D.
Kings Park Range, Kowloon, on Sunday, November 23rd. It is boped that a large number will avail themselves of this opportunity of practising for the Musketry Course, which will be fired on Sunday, December 7th. Ammuni tion will be provided. Those in- tending to compete are to send their aames to the Sergeant-Major of their Halt Company. ORDERS TOE ENGINEER COMPANY EX -CAPTAIN B. HALL,
The detaile of the outrage received by ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY ODYPANY BY MAJDE the Police are very meagre. It appears A Musketry Competition will be held at that at noon on October 20th, the and bout was lying in the bay, waiting to load a cargo for "Hongkong boat drew alongside, and, at 5rat a peaceful conversation took place. Suddenly, however, ten men some of whom were armed with revolvers and others with daggers-made their appear- ance, clambered aboard the sand-bost, and attacked the crew, who were eight in number. The master offered resistance and wae stabbed in the back, succumbing to his injuries few minutes' later. The The United States Shipping Board has
woman shouted "Save life!" and she, decided to turn over to the Pacific Mail The San Francisco longshoremen have too, was murdered., The other members Steamship Company seven steamers for also demanded $1 an hour straight time of the crew concealed themselves in the operation between Shanghai and Cal and 91,50 an hour for overtime in band- hold, The robberg stole a quantity of cutta, calling, for the present, as Hongling general cargo; 810 a day of eight jewellery and money, and then escaped Long, Saigon, Singapore, Port
Swetten
hours for shoveling all commodities into The incident was reported to the Police. ham, Penang Madras. It is hope that Calcutta and tube or conveyors; and 81.76 an hour several hours Inter. that with these ves for overtime in this work. Longshoremen sels a ten-day schedule will be maintaia.
in Seattle. receive 90 cents an hour over-
A'FEEDER TO THE TRANS-PACIFIC
SERVICE,
ed
"The steamers which have been selected time for handling general merchandise. for this new service are the Cuddapeak,, Seattle Times. Doylestown, Lake Gilpin, Lake Farming dale, Lake Fielding, Lake Gitano, and. Lake Faulk.
Advices have been received that the Lake Gilpin sailed from San Francisco on October 11th, and that the Lake Far mingdale left New York on October 5th,
"
KOWLOON FERRY TICKET-COLLECTOR CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING
A CONSTABLE,
P. da Costa, the ticket-collector of the Kowloon Ferry, was charged at the
The .8. Doylestown is expected at this port carly in December from Bombay and intermediate parts; the da. Caddopeak has been in operation in the Philippine. Magistracy, yesterday, with assaulting Inter-laland trade, also between the fan Indian constable.. Philippines and Australia, and will be
Mr D. V. Stevenson appeared for the. available for the new service at an early dater
defence.
By instituting this new line, it is not It was stated that another ticket the desire, or intention, of the United collector assaulted a coolic, and the States Shipping Board to disturb ckist Indian constable attempted to arrest ing conditions, but with the steamers now him. Defendant interfered and sault- in operation on the Pacife it in of ed the constable, opinion that feeder services for the Trans The hearing of the case was adjourned Pacific steamers ago necessáry.
for a week.
ARMED HOBBERS ARRESTED. Three men have been arrested in con.. nection with an armed robbery com mitted at a restaurant a few days ago. -
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A DOG WITH WICKED EYES..
At the Magistracy, yesterday, Chinese was charged with stealing a dog belonging to Mr. James Kyooch, of
Kowloon.
Defendant stated that he bought the dog from a coolie for $3.50,
Sergt. Moore stated that there was no Actual evidence of the larceny. The dog was found in a birdeshopura the owner pointed out defendant as the man who
to him. had sold
Defendant: The dog had wicked eyes, and I sold it for a profit of 50 cents.
Mr. Lindseli sentenced defendant to 'eix weeks' bard labour.
D.E.L. INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES.
Classes for higher ratings will begin at
Talchers at 9 p.m., on Wednesday, November 6th., and will be held at the same hour every Wednesday until further notice. It is hoped that candidates who have sent in their names for these classes and others desirous of obtaining higher qualification, will attend these classes regularly. Officer on duty: Lieut. G. E. Marley.
ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR G. W. WAKEMAN, V.D.. OFFICE COMMANDING.
"COMPANY.
PARADEM
Tuesday, November 4th.:-
5-15 p.m. Nos. 5 and 6 Platoons. All
N.C.Os, and men who have not com pleted T.E.T. will parade at Head- quarters.
Staff Sergt. Edmonds and Sergt. Mende ~will atuend Uniform need not be worn. Rißes, bolts, pouhces and dummies to be
carried,
G. E. STEWART, Capt.
Adjutant, K.D.O. Hongkong; October 31st., 1919.
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