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COMPANY MEETINGS. STEAM LAUNDRY CO., LTD... The annual general meeting of Steam Laundry Co., Ltd. was held yesters day, at noon, at the offices of Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G. Mr. F. Maitland presides and there were also present Mr. W. S. Ben (Director), Mr. M. 8, Nabente, Mr. A. 11. Ger, Mr. Leung Eu"Tin and M. Browir (Secretary).
The CHAIRMAN Mail:- Gentlemen,--The
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 27TH, 19.
INTERESTING TO MOTOR-
OWNERS.
NEW STANDS FOR CARS.
The Truffle Department of the local Police fores have no objection to private! Butor-ears being placed it the stands men- j tioned below, while their owners are out on business, shopping, etc. The stands are not for the use of cars which ply for hire. No. 1-City Hall square when we enter. tainment
No. 2.-Queen's statur square.
OUR SCOTTISH LETTER.
A RUSH OF EMIGRANTS FROM SCOTLAND.
EXODIS OF THE NEW POOR.
[FROM OUR OWN CORKKAPONDENT.}
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June 18th..
Those who can speak with authority are unanimous in declaring that, bad the sui been available, ali previous emigration re- No. Paider Strees, on the west sidecarsfrom Scotland would bayd hen mises, after 5 p.nt, only.
TRADE SITUATION AT HONGKONG.
THE EFFECTS OF HIGH EXCHANGE In his report on the Hongkong trade Nimation at the closes of 1919 which was re terved to in a cable some weeks ago the Ameriena Consul-General Mr. Geni, E. Anderun, of Hongkong, writes as fol. lows
The song in general has found its feet
port and accounts for the year ended opposite Jardine, Mathison & Co.'s PC broken, Emigration, agents, state that at after she war and bids four i
hands
- May, 1920, have been in your
•for several days and I will adopt the usual come and take them, us rend. The year's working has been satisfactory and possibly a slightly higher dividend might have been previamended - big your directors food that it is more in the interests of shareholders to contine the policy on writing down building and machinery especially as so lities was taken from previous year's DES- A large sum than his.for this purpose. ustal fins been expendel in repairs to Bachary and baiblegs which must be
full pressure.
We ligne that "our old sam laugh marold require a very large su kobe exe
pended in order to make it servievable and we dreitkr) to sell it and to replace it we "have in contemplation the building of two "hunks with motors which "shanki pirove We have
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to
No. 4-Pedder Street, on the east side, from the Hongkong Hotel estranei Queen's Road after 3 pm, only,
No. Duddell Street.
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no t.te have they dealt with so large a holt upon the great traile with all this volume of correspondence or been interview. ed by many people wishing to be in part of the world which has mode it what formed of the Cumulitionis Caninda, it is In social and political killm, too, de, Australia, New Zealand, South Afrien, and there has been an awakening. The golony
"1," remarked one of the agents, 1 could have cared berths now has in hand more public, improvements, Coasthe Faited States.
ter all who have applied to the, my bank racially of the sort, that work for general. balance wild be a cheering sight. And social advancement than ever before in it the letters continue to pour 12. My cherks history. There is more of a spirit of genè are engages all day in explaining to progress abroad than has been noted for would-be etaigrants that we should be demanys, The reaction from the war is lighted to send them all abroad-if we could in full swing, and there is every mason t anticipare that it will have notable restit uns get the ships
Financially, the December quarter was one Silver of great uncertainty and danger,
the Ex-soldiers who refuse to ga back behind lange rose higher and higher as
The result 기 the high the counters of shops, especially "rapers"
(Fear elayed),"
exchange was not only that experts became
No. 6-Douglas Street, an east between Des Vaux Road Central and
ught Road Central
Chater Road, after 6p.m No. 8.Jackson Rond, on east side No. 9.-Connaught Road Central, on the between Law Courts and Cricket Club. harbour side and east of the Star Ferry Whart.
A new set of signals for motor-drivers is in course of preparation.
MISTRESS.
Mr. Smith said us the mistress had received special permission to bring the maid to Hongkong it was her duty to end
her back.
Inspector Davitt stated that the woman was kept in Police. enstody, as thought that if she was allowed unt on hail she would go to the hotel where her
The classes émigrating from Senland.
Tare:-
"BANK CLERKS AND A GENERAL STRIKE.
It
kers to enable the company to work at ANNAMITE MAID IN TROUBLE shops, and those who now prefer an open
ir life to quieter. billet in a city offissinar and more dificult to use, but, from a
Young women who want to see the world, finatial standpoint, it breame a closer Your directors presumend¦ ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO ASSAULT
ani don't mind roughing it for a time.
Intaneing of interests between the sale of the following appropriation of the balance
And, most important of all, the "Now oral stories, entities, and other property Floor," including
people whose fixel in. apèredit of profit and los arvean :
An, Anaamite mail was charged at the Pay a deridend of 2 per kom...$ 7,002200,
4,500.00, Angisteney, yesterday, with disorder genes are now too small to meet the rising for remittance to the United States and vast of living. Many of thear have wall Great Britain and the fixing of high éx- Write off machinery Write off buildings
3.500.50 en luct 1,521.30
The woman. it appears, created a div their house property and realised their change to cover business transactions next Aside from the need of more stable eche tarry forward to new areou
turbance in the Central Police Stative and securities to enable them to pay their pass year,
age money and give them a little capital --*18,521.39 | wanted to desile Mile Bonnardell, her
with which to singt life once more in Aditions than those which have resulted from the war there is an increasing feeling that. mistress. She wanted her passage pairs land.
with silver change where it now, is, the back to Iudu-Chinn.
gcourse of trading in the Far East is not For some time past there has been grave for a sound basis. High exchange a Trumbly in Scottish Banks, and muters wriving agitation for the stablish for of have now come to a head. Over 80 per gold standard for China's currency. cent. of the members of the Scottish Bank-
seems impossible that the trade of China tners Amociation has pledged themalers and Hongkong can adjust itself to world as withdraw their services from the banks conditions other than by some very radicel when called upon to do so by the Execu and permanent means. Export, trade fram tive Committe. This statement official, Agents, it is explained, have been excluded Chine cannot exist long under present as it is not intended that they should with conditions, while import trade must serin fall of the "menns of settling inter draw their services. Two questions are at one is the matter of remunerations| balances cannot be more effectively tion, and the other the recognition of the adjusted. The most acute phase of the Association, The head oficials of the situation has been relieved somewhat. for banks express the belief that a strike is the time being, by the etion of the United impossible, and that even if the bank States Government in arranging for the sale clerks downed pens, the banks could carry of $35.000.000 worth of silver in the Far did during the war. But undoubt aancing of American trade, While at first why dit repastrand traders melabers was some disposition to criticise, the viewing with grave concern the strike national nature of the arrangement. lie If the general feeling has been that the artange- ment was good for all concerned in that it threat by the bank assistants. mean the closing down of most of the banks, enables all banks to buy silver at a fair strike does take place it might of course with the result of a heavy blow at trade, price. However, the amount of silver thus commerce, and industry,
economical for harbour work.
also commenced a shirt-making business which, in tim, should give fair profits to the company. This year has opened well and the future of the company appears bright. We have again to place on record
the steeling work done by our manager, Mr.Give, and our...Compradore. With
banthe
mistress was staying and create a distur. The cast was rematuled, the Police being instructed to see the French Consul
POSSESSION OF LOTTERY. TICKETS.
a few remarks 1 leg to proprie that CHINESE SAY THEY WERE ONLY with the older hands assisted by girls, Easi through three American banks for the
"CARRIERST
il. report and accoMBER is presented sundj appropriations as reommended by your directors be adapted),
Two Chinese were charged at the Magis Ar. NORTHCOTE, in sending the adpracy, yesterday, with being in posses sion of several lottery tickets, which were tion of the repart, expressed the hope that concealed round their waists. They plead in future they wanuld see bars,7-dividends ed that they were carriers and were each 6ned 850, with the alternative of six weeks than they had this year,
harsh labour. The tickets were confisented.
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The CHAIRMAN said that the founder 17 the cupang had told him: pays the company-by-paying--largon dividends. Build up reserve.“ He hoped that there would be a bigger disidend next year.
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M NORTHCOTE said he hoped so, 100, as saw no reason why they should not have got an 8 per cent. dividend this year.
The
report was then, carried ani, nually.
Mr W. 8. Brown was re-elected Diree tur on the proposition of Mr. NORTHCOTT, seconded by Mr. Gue,
Mr. H. Percy Smith was re-appointed Auditor at a remuneration of $200, on the proposition of Mr. Oke, seconded by Mr. LEUNG EN. TIN
The CHAIRMAN announced that dividend warrants were ready and could be had on application.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.
The annual general meeting of the above calupang was held yesterday-in-the office of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Mr. G. 3. Dodwell presiding. The others present wer Mr. A. Denison, Mr. B. 31. Vieira. and Mr. C. Gerken (Secretary).
ESTHONIAN IN TROUBLE. SECOND TIME STOWAWAY.
Job Rampiere, who, a month ago, was sent back to Shanghai, after being fined for sowing away in a vessel bound from that part to Hongkong, returned again on the Deen, without paying his fare.
His excuse at the agistrany, yesterday, was that Shanghai was too wercrowded. and that proplo were leaving the place.
Defendant was fined $25,
OPIUM..
For being in possession of 13" taels of opium a man was fined at the Magistracy, yesterday, 8500, with the alternative of three months hard labour. Another pan was fined $100, with the alternative of six weeks' hard labour for possession of two tani,
The case was remanded to enable the Magistrate to inspect the junk.
ALLEGED THEFT OF COAL Mr. A. E. Hall appeared at the Magis The Chainman saki :—Gentleniet,-"The | tracy, yesterday, on behalf of a Chinese result of the year's working compares fav woman who was charged with being in ourably with that of previous years. In
unlawful possession of one and a half tons cluding $10,054.43 brought forward from
of coal and having a secret compartment in last account, thee is a balance of $57,085.01 her junk. available for distribution and I trust you will approve of the allocation of this Mum as recommended in the report. You will notice in the balance sheet that the values of your land, godown premises and pier are now shown separately. A brief ex aminatica will suffice to show you that this valuable property stands in, the books at A Chinese was fined $50 by the Magix a very conservativo figure.
trate. yesterday, for bringing into the carefully checked on the 30th of June laat Colony 4,000 Thres Castles cigarettes and nud an allowance made for depreciation
Stocks were
NOT PAYING DUTY
!
TRADE UNIONS AND THE HOUSING DIFFI
CULTY.
allocated is not enough to maintain the pre ens situation very long, and further drafts apoa American specie stocks will have to be made.
The housing diffenities in Scotland may now be taken to mean labour shortage. It is worth noting in this connection that When Socialistud other critic of the very large portion of the funds now being Government speak with ridicule of what is realised from the sale of Hongkong and being dose under the official schemes the Chinese securities and other property for i rejonder is at
at hand in
the shape of remitting to a gold country are being sent chaquent official figures. Let the fault to the United States for investment there finders address themselves to those who are rather than to Europe. Men of British responsible for Trade "Enion policy and nationality who are cking up their affairs Aguia and again with a view of retiring are in an immensely Labour leadership. Ministers have appealed to Trades Unions large proportion of cases preparing to go for effective co-operation in finding the to the United States and Canada. They army of workers who are indispensable for base their plans upon the fact that the the enterprise, and received no assistance. United States at the present time is a more The Local Authorities have done their pleasant place to live in than any country part, and the Board Health bas got in Europe: that taxes promises to be less. been negligent. But if Labour holds up than in any country in Europe; that TE- all schemes of dilution, if Trades Unions turns from investments in the long rin will not concern themselves with the compromise to be safer and better; and that mmunal interest, if they do not put to shame ife in the United States, on the whole, workmen who dawdles at his job, offers more attractions to men of their class every
will generations
"before relief can be Pass
than life in Europe. attained. If anything like the official pro gramme is to be carried out in Sentiand, and the 7,700 houses required are to be built before the end of the year, there must be a daily roll-call of 17,350 workers. But
Tholvcensed had worn a wig. When he at-present-there-are-only 16 available, was chister the Abreundertaker There should be 2,720 bricklayers; the could not get the wig to sit properly; it aumber at work is 601, and these men are extraordinarily conservative of physical ally," said the undertaker wad ye coggled back, and it coggled forward. effort. Of joiners there should be 2.575;
the glue- step eat, quiedy, and fetch there are 110. Other trades should muster pat!! Out went Wolly, and came back 19,019; they count 1,751. At this rate the with the glue pot. Ye ueeina heed, housing problem will run through the ages. Wally, wit the glue; I fand a tack." The significance of these figures is plain. The Government cannot control labour; ENGAGEMENTS. they can only leave the country to judge where the blame lies. But when a labourist complains of rents and overcrowding and the hardships of domestic life, let him be asked what he and his lenders, have done to help in the provision of housER, COMMANDED & CHINA CLIPPER SHIP..
Captain J. Mackay, lane of the last of the band of Scottish skippers who took part in the clipper ship races from China to Britain-be commanded the dns Duthie has just accepted an appointment aboard
which, in the opinion of your general man. 4.000 Door Fook cigarettes without paying the auxilliary vessel Sundram, now lying agers, will be quite suficient to offset the duty for summe
present general depressica in trade, even Should it continue for several months to come. Several members of our staff have been away during the past few months on long-deferred leave and our thanks are due
RETURNED BANISHEE.
A man who had been sentenced to
to those remaining for the extra work banishment for twenty years in connection etailed in carrying on the business of with armed robbery, was yesterday sent the company shorthanded. Since our last
to jail by the Magistrate for twelve months report our superintendent, Mr. Archibald
for returning from banishment. Ritchie who has had charge of the com- pany's affairs since 1906, has retired-and- ・left
for home last April. His loss is one which is keenly felt and I feel sure you will agree with no in My suggestion that we minute here the fact of our apprecia
POLICE ITEMS.
tion of his valuable and efficient services, suffering from two stab wounds, reived in A Chinese has been sent to hospital a fight over a gambling transaction. His
to which the continued and increasing suc. or of the company during the past years has been in largely due,
geli.
"tagguitant""İN "AGE" "İBOWYOU"
at Plymouth Harbour. And bé is 38 years of age! An Aberdonian, his home has been the sen since he was a boy of twelve.
BIR JOHN HERKLESS.
The death is announced, in a nursing home, of Sir John Herkless, D.D., Prin. cipal of St. Andrews University. AERIAL NAVIES.-
UNDERTAKER HUMOUR.
Marriages have been arranged between: Captain A. Stuart Walt, Colonial Poli tical Service, eldest son of George Watt, K.C., Sheriff of Invernesshire, Nairn, and Elgin, and Vera Stuart, only daughter of Alex. Moncur Prain, Eastwood, Colinton Road, Edinburgh,"
Mary Jeffrey, younger daughter of Sir Peter Mnckie of Corraith and Glenreas dell, and Captain George F. Boyle, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Sir Peter received his title inet-wesk among the Birthday Honours,
MARRIAGES.
At 81. Columba's, Punt Street, Londen, i the Hon. Janie Gow Dewar, second daugh ter of Lord Forteviot, to Commander Basil Piercey; R.N., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. of Fern. Brake, Canford Cliff, Bourmouth.
At the Church of St. Andrew, Oxshott, Margares, daughter Siz Robert M'Alpine, to lago Chenevix Trench, It is a significant sign of the times that eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Chenevix
Trench, of
of Bangor. steamship trading company-the North of Scotland and Orkney and Stretland- Steam Kavigation Co.should apply to Black Row, Burcantile Bank of India, ider son of the late James Ross, Deputy the Court of Session for power to use air chef-Constable of Argyllshire, and ra ships, aeroplates, seaplanes, and other air- a fScotland and any other ports elsewhere, James Clarkson, Prette Mill, Lanark craft betwees porte on the east, and, north Ros, Kilmory Cottage, Lochgilphead, to Isabella, third daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. The prayer of the petition was, after the At St. Peter's Church, Enton Square, necessary inquiries, grantal. The trans tion of wooden ships to iron; and from irondon, farjorie Elmes, daughter-al-
A Larinichael Parish Church, John
eral managers fell confident that in the -hands of his succcsor, Mr. WC, Shinery motor-car No. 308 in Queen's Road West in the maritime world. Here we have fer, and niece of Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, 4. Chinese boy was knocked down by to steel, marked periods of great progress Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Charles Trot
the company will continue to enjoy an
of prosperity. equal measure of
The report and statement of accounts were adopted on the proposition" of the CHAIRMAN seconded by Mr. A. DEN 1808 Mr. DENISON thanked the general man agers and the staff on the excellent report abmitted
MF MAITLAND was re-elected auditor, with a remuneration of $300, on the pro- position of Mr. GEBKEM, secunded by Mr.
VIZIRA
There being no other business, the meet ing terminated;"
and has been removed to hospital.
A Chinese girl, in putting out some clothes to dry on the second storey of a building, over-balanced and fell into the court-yard. She was removed to hospital.
FOURERT
son
another new departure, in many ways more to the Hon. Denzil Fortecetie, M.C., of the Earl and Courtes remarkable, one which may in time modify Fortescue.
Lieut-Commander all our views of transit hy land or see.
the Hon. George PROHIBITION MEANS.
Freser, N., woond son of Lord and Lady Scottish licensed traders have forged a Baltonn, to Elizabeth, only child of Mr. new weapon for their fight against the 1. M. Spencer Stanhope, of Cannon, Hall, Prohibitionists varied assortment of Yorkshire and Cesare Argyll. On his gummed labels, are affixed to all beer and welding day the young officer received the whisky bottles bearing such inscriptions D.S.0, at an investiture at Buckingham Prohibition menne dearer food, and co congratulations; and earlier in the week Prohibition means more taxation," Palace, the King personal y giving him
he acted as best man at the marriage of (Continued at pot of neat column.).
his brother, the Master of Saltoun.
“A fire broke out in a house in Kowloon City on Saturday afternoon, as the result of some sparks from the cook-house setting. fre to some dry-erass, which was stored in. the cock-loft. The whole building was farth destroyed
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