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NOTION
ment severed his connection with the
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
R.S. HAMER having, by matalane Jo from the Colony of our Mr. ROM JURE IST, 1920 and during the M undersigned, censers from this date to Sign BERNARDINO Basto, Mr. J. P. BRAGA will be in sole charge of our businem and will Sign-our- wr firm-name per Procuration.
Firm per Procuration. E. A. BEAUMONT & CO.
BASTO & CO. Hongkong, June 1st, 1920.
Hongkong, May 1st, 1929,
NOTICE
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MESSES. LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
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have just received Dunhill's Noted Bruyère Pipe, $7.00 each, John Brandt's of St. Swithen's Lane, London, Selected Briars $400 and $3.00. Also the following Tobacco Craven, Sil Phillips, Hankey's Montrose, Brum. Et Jobe Cotton and Spinet in Lib tins.
INSTITUTION
OF
1000
ELECTRICAL
J ENGINEERS.
HONGKONG LOCAL CENTRE.
is hoped to revive the activities of thin
I centre next winter. Members of all
grades, resilent in Hongkong or South China, are requested
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have This Day CLOSED our Office at No. 9, Queen's Road Central. All claims and existing contracta will be dealt with by onr Agent, MT. KAWASHIMA.
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THE KUHARA TRADING CO., LTD. Hongkong, May 28th, 1990.-
NOTICE.
have This Day established myself as Importer and Exporter at No. 9, Quee Road Central
T: KAWASHIMA
Hongkong, May 28th, 1920.
NOTICE.
and her amen and addrenes I THE KURARA TRADING CO., LTD.
to the Hox. SECRETARY.
A. G. WARREN, University of Hongkong.
WANTED.
have This Day been appointed AGENT for
T. KAWASHIMA.
Hongkong, May 28th, 1920.
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BANK HOLIDAY. --
wordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKS
BUSINESS on THURSDAY, JONK_ARD" CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC
1920.
Hongkong, May 29th, 1290.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE
KING'S BIRTHDAY. THIS OFFICE will be Opened for all pur. poses from 8.x to 12. NÓON.......on. THURSDAY, Jens Jao, 1920.
THIS
Licensed Warehouses cannot be opened on that day.
C. W. BECKWITH. Superintendent.
1920.
That sotive industry, earnest work, and Union "boss" exercise the power they increased population would pay o do at present in Australia, the outlook for Australia's debta and give us some weight immigrants will not seem very promising. in the world leaves them quito unapoved. Mr. ApplZror, if he paid a visit to Ange
within their horizon.
aims or ambitions are nowhere tralia, or closely studied the Labour move Australia isments in that country, wonki have little country with great potentialties, but difficulty in discovering where the extra- while the attitude of the Labour Unions ordinary incapacity he speaks of resides.. remains what it is those resources can never be properly developed.
Australia
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could very well do with a stream of Thirteen deaths from influenccurred immigration, and while apparently the in the Colony, during last week.
Government is desirous of encouraging
The Hon. Mr. F. Seton James, C.M.G..
immigration from Europe the Labour organisations in Australia are doing all will act as Chief Secretary to Govern- Their hostilityment, F.M.8., daring the absence on leave they can to discourage it.
to Asiatic immigration is well known and of Sir Edward Brockman, K.C.M.G. can be regarded with a considerable
For some unknown renson Diskriet. " amount of sympathy, but the efforts of the watchman was severely stabbed, in " Lze Labour organisations to discourage immi-
The Bing Street on Monday night. watchman is unable to identify his saan lants.
Imports and Exports A large and very fine gration from Europe are not on the same
Hongkong, May 29th, 1920.
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AT REPULSE · BAY
ON
MOTOR BUSES
assortment.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Many
really
it,
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will leave
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
designs.
for
UALIFIED CHINESE CLERK by a
QJapanese firm. Thorough knowledge of barth Chinese and English correspondence and Book-keeping required."
Apply to
"H: OETA,
P. O. Box 540.
11002
TO LET
OFFICES. Ground Floor, corner of
TSt. George Building, facing Ferry
Apply --.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
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Box No. 987, Apply
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TENDERS are invited for the supply of Carpenters, Laulken, Platent. Plumbers, and Scrapers and Shoemakers or Leather- workers, to H.M. Dockyard.
Formy of tender can be obtained at the Office
of the Chief Constructor, H.M. DockyardF
Hongkong, and should be filled in and returned, inditated in Tender Form not later than NOON SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH.
1.M. Dockyard,
E. G. KENNETT, Chief Constructor.
URNISHED HOUSE at the P-For Tickets may be obtained at the
short or long let. Writer
Hongkong, Tane-1st__1920_
$100+
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"EASTERN MERCHANT ”
VOY-OUT...
FROM BAN FRANCISCO, via HONOLULU YOKOHAMA and "KUBE
!
THE above-mentioned vessel having arrived Irm the above-mentioned Ports, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo will be landed at their risk into the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Godowns at West Point and stored at Consignees, risk.
Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of the Im-
ports and Exporta Hongkong, befors
Bills of Lading can be countersigned.
All broken, chafed and damaged goods
to be left in
in the
godowns, where they will be examined on June 6th at 10 a, and Jone 7ib, at 10A.M.
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All claims must be presented within a week of the steamer's arrival here after No which they cannot be recognized.
claim will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns, and all goods re andelivered after June 7th, will mat to rent.
be
No Fire Insurance whatever will be
FAMILIAS." Care of "Daily Press Office.
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TO LET
SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE.
CO., LTD., Alexandra Building».
FOR SALE
NEW and COMPLETE PLANT including Willey Table for crashing and com centrating Ore. Just arrived. For particul'apply
CARVALHO & COMPANY,
Machinery Department.
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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thas the TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this ompany will be held at the Offices of Messrs. ALDINX MATHESON & CO., LTD on WEDNESDAY,
plane of patriotism. They perplex even the labour leaders of Great Britain. We observe that the Secretary of the Parth Metropolitan Council of the Australian Labour Party recently wrots to Mr. W A. APPLETON, President of the. Interna tional Federation of Trade Unions, drawing a most gloomy picture of the position of Western Australia, and stating
The Macao Aerial Transport Co. is charging $35 for a ten-minute trip in a seaplane to-morrow., Bookings are very satisfactory. Six machines are coming to Hongkong this morning.
The rainfall in the Colony for the month The
that an influx of immigrants would of May ws, roughly, 19 inches. aggravate the position, and make the task records show the maximum rainfall for pretty of the Labour movement a much harder May to be nearly 9 inches, the mean 111
one than it is to-day. He expressed the inches and the minimum a
inch.
little over ona
hope that Mr. APPLETON would · warn British workers accordingly. Mr. H.M.8. Fame, which left for the APPLETON, in reply, wrote: The picture Hainan Straits last Thursday to render you paint suggests extraordinary incapa- assistance to the stranded Jau Sang, re city somewhere. You have land where the turned yesterday. The Fame reports that sun shines always. You have soil which the Fau Sang is practically submerged, will produce anything which the beart of and all salvage is out of the question. man may desire. You have minerals at least
A novelty in Hongkong transportation for the needs of a population, of 50,000,000,
a local You are always crying out for a White took place on Monday, when Australis, and yet you seek to persuade resident had to remove his furniture from white men not to come to Australia. If Breezy. Point to the Happy Valley, A we are to carry out your wishes and bend although it was pouring with rain. all our tension towards persuading our motor truck belonging to the 'Dragon
United States or to the Argentine, it does, "quick tripa.
A. S. WATSON & surplus population to migrate to the Motor Car Co. completed the job in four
CO., LTD.,
seem that the possibility of Asistic control of Australia is increased." Mi. APPLETON
DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
HOTEL REPULSE BAY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND:
TEA DANSANT Frox 4 TO^7 PM.
DINNER: DANCE From 8 PM.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3RD:
(KING'S BIRTHDAY) ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS DURING. TIFFIN AND AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY, JUNE 4TH:""
ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS DURING TIFFIN AND AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH:
"TEA” DANSANT FROM 4 TO TRUE" DINNER DANCE-Pzon-8-PM.
SUNDAY, JUNE 6TH:
ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS DURING TIFFIN AND AFTERNOON,
BIRTH:
11
M.
Thirteen cases (welve deaths) of plague, in one paragraph of his letter remarked and seven comes (four deaths) of enteric fever were reported in the Colony_during_ that thousands of Australians who came over to England during the war did not last week. "Two cases (Uwọ deatha) of plague, une case (one death) of enteric speak so despondently of the country sa the official communications of the Labour fever and one case (one death) of cerebro- organisation, sud, comparing the state spinal fever were reported on: Sunday
and Monday. _ments, Mr_APPLETON WAS Compelled to
wonder whether the men who came overseaR A case has been fixed at the Magistracy, were not utterly ignorant of the condition for Wednesday next in which Mrs. Flora in their own country. Certainly Australia Gutierrez of No. 7, Mosque Street, bas" never had better immigration agent summoned her husband, Mr. J. than the men who went overseas to fight Gutierrez of No. 1, Mosque Street, for McCaNDL188.–At Hoihow, Hainan,
May 28th, to Dr. and Mrs. WILLIAM They were proud of their Australia, but
persistent cruelty resulting in her having K. MCCANDLISE, A 40n. (John Kerr).they learnt many things during their stay to live separately. Each party will be
in France and in England which they saw
assisted by a solicitor. could be advantageously adopted in their own country. They realised better than A Portuguese youth, named B, Bilva, they had ever realised before the great has been arrested together with two other possibilities of Australia, given the needed youths, on a charge of stealing. #218 be- population to exploit them. Wo canlonging to Mr. D. G. Santos, of the Blue. quite understand Mr.. APPLETON'S Buildings, who had adopted him Mr. perplexity and share in his conclusion Santos found the money missing and ro that it is possible that Australia like other parted to the Police, who went on to the countries, is suffering from the loss of Canton boat and arrested the lad brave and skilled men, who were killed in
Major F.-G. Anderson, Trade Com the war, and that it is not loss labour, but missioner in Singapore, writing to the more labour, that Australia" requires to F.M.8. Chamber of Commerce, states that develop her undoubted resourous," It will he has received a telegram from the Des Far Eastern Touring Exhibition has been evidently be a difficult task to get the partment of Overseas Trade stating the trade union bosses" of Australia to postponed for the time being owing to the accept this views view which it may prescut commitments of British manu-, be mentioned, the Federal Government is facturers..
to take constantly counselling Labour &
Hoxazona Urrica: 101, Des Vaux RD., C. LONDON OFFIC: 131, FLær STRAIT, EC.
The Daily Press.
HOEGKONO, JUNE: Pan,. 1220, `·
IN
LABOUR'S · ATTITUDE
AUSTRALIA. THERE is probably no place in the world where the claims of Labour to adequate recognition are more successfully urged and acknowledged than in the Common
dimensions continent, but with The Labour organisations at the present Mr. W. H. Mackray,' Under Becretary,'
Consigneer are requested to med in the 28D JUNE, 1920, at Noo, for the purpose FLYING-THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATUE wealth of Australia. Yet Australia, ini
their Hills of Lading for countersignature immediately.
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP 00., As Operators, US Shipping Board, Hongkong, June 1st, 1910.
1005
*BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON, AND STRAITS,
The Steamship "BENVORLICE" ONSIGNEES [Cargoarsher by informed Cistal Goods are being lauded of their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazar dous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the whares delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods bara left the Godowns, and altooderemain ing undelivered after the 3th is, will be
pject rent.
to
AleClaims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before. the 14th in, or they will not be recognised. All broken, chafed and damaged Gods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the rib ist., at 10 am
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersined by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CU
Agents, Hongkong. June 'at, 1910 m
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of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 20th April, 192
The REVISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 18th May, 190, to WEDNESDAY, the 2nd June, 1820, both days inclusiva.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN, Secretary
Hongkong, May 21st, 1920.
5% PREMIUM -BONDS. CREDET NATIONAL.
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DAY AND SUNDAY, EACH DAY COMMENCING at 2.30 F.M.
3. H. TAGGART..
Manager.
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the ares
the present extent of
Singapore papers announce the death of
population less than is contained
F.M.S. The death and funeral took plac5 Căm- time are carrying on a strenuous within
at Kuala Lumpur. Deceased went to of Londonis Fickets for Flights and full particulars may be obtained at the HONGLONG HOTZ, Main represented us suffering badly from a paign to reduce working hours in Aus hospital a month previously and was ope- Office, or at REPUISE BAY HOTZL
shortage of skilled labour while glat tralia below 44 hours a week. I skilled rated on and was recovering when ho relapsed. His sister arrived from home Insurance Personal Accident Insurance can
unskilled labour exists.
The Labour is so scarce, it seems an utterly fortnight before his death and both be effected at the time of Booking Covering all of Hinks whilst Flying. Bates, including benefits, Trades Hall, we notice, professes to be reckless policy. Perhaps the best, excuse were to go home shortly. from 85, Covering $2,500, to $50, Covering dismayed at
that can be offered for it is that it might
A smoking concert was beld on Monday $25,000.
Intending Passengers should bring their own unemployment and the prospecte for the serve to diminish the number of unemploy,vering in the R.0.A. Sergeants' Mess Thurt Costs or Mackintoshes,
Capa
and future. But what does the Trades Halled, but it must accessarily have the effect at Headquarters to bid farewell to NEW LOAN OF 4 MILLIÁRDS FRANCS Goggles will be obtainable at the REFULAE B
do to alleviate such prospects! One of of forcing prices in Australia above the members who are going home in a few days on the s.. Professor. Bome cook HOTEL
the leading papers of the Commonwealth very high level on which they already lent musical turns were contributed and gives us the answer in these terms: The stand. This movement threatens to have a very pleasant evening spent Daring industrial unions would have to admit, if an important influence on the Govern the evening Master Gunner May, who occupied the Chair, presented the home- they told the truth, that they are using ment's programme of works. Mr. HUGEES, going members with a small present from PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON. the unemployed as pawns in their game.
atly explained the remaining members and wished them the Prime Minister, rodentlý Corner of Haiphong * Hankow Ronds, They parade them for their own advertise that the position as regards war, service er unna Pring suitably responded.
Master Gunner | homes in such that the Government cannot The following contributed to the pro- - ment and preft. Would the unions.
in justice both to the taxpayers and to the grammna COMS Roberts, assisted by station. This Hotel which has just been unskilled labour into skilled workmen at
Roberts, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Crow, Mr. completely renovated and refurnished is now up-to-date in every respect and under a trade or as many as were capable of important work of building homes for the Newton, Mr. Miles, Mr. Clow, Mr.
Management.
being trained Not for a minate. Do returned men unless the hours as pre Barris, Bergt. Marshall, Sergt. Owens, scribed in the award are maintained. Bergt, Sykes, Mr.-Gr. Pring, Bergt. Smith, the unions approve of the Government
Sergt. Coomber, Bergt. Crocker, C.Q.M.B. Unless therefore the men employed on war Rivers, Whr.-Sergt. Smith, and Whr trade training schools for repatriated soldiers?" It is claimed that they hinder vice homes work the full 44 hours the Bengt. Owens, Mr. Mylos played the them all they can. The abortage of skilled Repatriation Department must murpend accompaniments and gave some excellent selections-on-the piano during the even J. H. OXBERRY,
operations. The Government of Australia, Ing. dabour is even more pronounced than Proprietári
dobry surpfas of unskilled. And our contem in common with Governments everywhere porary goes on to say: "The evil wrought else, believe that the vital need to day is upon the country is serious, and the reason increased production and has made it clear DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG for the desire of the union bosses that that any proposal for the shortening of
THE Bonda' are of 500 Frs face value.
་
PRICE OF ISSUE 18 FRANCH
8 drawing a year amounting to 20,000,000 France,
with the following' prilis
,1,000,000 Francs."
500,000
200,000
100,000
50,000 The prizes drawn will be free of any taxes, present or future
The Bands bear interest on and after the 15th of June, 1920.
Applications will be received till the 4th of
FRENCH LESSONS JONE, 1920, by
-TW.X-E
WO Minutes from Ferry" and Railway countenance the training of the surples soldiers attempt to carry on the vitally CQM.S. Martley, at the piano, C.Q.M.S
English
Cuisine under personal supervision of the
Proprietor. BAR AND BILLIARD BOOMB":
TERMB MODERATE, A „Special Arrangement Application to
for Familie
ON SALER
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following telegram was received
American Consulate General,.
*** THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE B WEEKLY PRESS, Jaster, to me, there shall be set too many skilled working hours in normal trades must be by the MOUSSION where fill particulars may be obviained
1818,
L. BERINDOAGUE,
With Indur, "Prion $7.50.)
or transparently clear workers ia would be deprived of their surest weapon
-
45, Mamaison HILL ROAD
Hongkong, Hoy 26th, 1920.
On sale at be Rossana DAUT PRIS
978
I resisted at all costs. Some limit has to be Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory:
placed on this crippling of the industries
of Australia by the extravagant demands Cyclone or typhoon east of the Bouthern
Visaya oe Northern Miridinio unknown.
of the Labour unions, but so long as the