THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 2715,
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.
Regular Sailings to
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON
"
Vis Surz or Panama Canals at Owners' Option.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR LEVANT, . BLACK SEA & DANUBE PORTS.
FIUME having been re-opened for tractie, cargo is also sccepist for this port on through Bill of Lading,
FOR BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
vis SINGAPORE PENANG. & COLOMBO. **CILICIA " ...
"Cargo only
iling on or shout 10th Ang.
FOR SHANGHAI
...iling end of July, * CILICIA"...
Papengard Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agents.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
Requiar l'amenger and Cargo Service zá SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS, CALCUTTA & COLOMBO.
Through Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong, i
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Aginta.
N. Y. K.
NIPPON
YUSEN KAISHA
HAILINER FRĢN ZONEXOXO
ALTERATION
TRADE RECOVERY.
A TEN YEARS' TÁSK.
CALL FOR ECONOMY AND LOWER TAXES.
COTTON TRADE MODEL.
SIR C. MACARA'S PLAIN HINT TO
: THE COAL INDUSTRY.
With all the intricacies of the cal industry, there are far less intricacies than in the cotton trade and we have managed to get a scheme which has pre- served peace," said Sir Charles Macara when interviewed last month.
that
Sir Charles, whilst agreeing wages must come down if trade is to be restored, said the cost of living must come down first,
The 73rd annual inccting of the Associa tion of Trash Pratrction Societies of the United Kingdom was held on May 11th at the Hotel Cecil, Strand. Mr. Walter Rusciman President) was in the chair.
The President, in his address, said his one great rygret in connexion with pre- sent industrial disputes was that the poli- He had had tician so often intervened.
It is an iniquitous proposition," he xperience both in and out of office, and
to dos the mine-owners have he had always
held that the less a Minis-said, " ter had to do with trade disputes the done and demand wages which are below better it would be for industry and for the cost of living.. the country During the last few years the individual found it impossible to .
avoid making profit, and it was thought that this state of things was liker to last
fool's paradise Cheers) That was The folly of thinking that this apparent prosic
would rudure was largely for the sensational collapse of last year Had it not been for the care ful and conservative attitude of our great
posi banks, the soundness of our financial tion winuld have been imperilled; and uns of the remarkable features of the present decline was that there had not been evin a whisper of suspicion in regard to the soundness of any one of these great finan- cial institutions. (Cheers) We had got rid, to a large extent, of (overnalent con-aut
rul, and be wished we had gut rid also of the fragments of it. Then, there were State monopolies, which were qually bad; and we had an example of that in the coal trade. No one could have imagined that State control would have been so directly responsible for ruining our coal export" I trade.
A TEN YEARS' TAK
.
ог
We had
1991
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
SAILINGS, SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
HAIPHONGNIA HOIHOWL BANGKOK via SWATOW STRAITS & CALOU TA... KOBE via SHANGHAI
Tues
29th June S
Tues
Tacs
* LOKSANG"
"CHUNSANG".
"FOOKSANG'
"LAISANG".
"YANNIS
WINGGSANG"
FH
SHANGHAI & TAINOTAU via SWATOW" UNUSHING SANDAKAN. MANILA
-
28th June, 10 a.m
28th June, 3 pan.
Wed. 19th June, Dilght. "Wed, 9th June, 10
Thurs, 30th June, Noon
1st July, 3 p
CALCUTTA LINE-This Ling affords regular sailings to Calcutta Penang and Singapore; maturaing from Calent steuners prozesì via Strafta and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shangbai. All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, are bed with Electric Light and Fans and carry a fully-qualifed between Canton and approximately every five
ve days "Shanghai, sometimes calling at Sarow Through tickets can
be obtained and through Bill of
Capital and Labour should have dirt together and put such pressure on the Government as to compel them to abolish departments which never ought to have been established, and wipe out extrava SHANGHAI LINE:- gances that are maintaining the high cos of living. We must be quit of these things before we can talk about during wagrs to any great extent.
My remedy is that the Industrial Council, which has been ignored, shoukt It has been be brought into force. ignored because of the jealous of poli- ticians who feared they would have to take a back seat.
The Prime Minister should be P
He has other duties.
I hold that the miners and mine- owners should accept the Government offer of temporary relief for four months, to a statement which I consider can be and start straight away negotiating, as arrived at."
WEATHER
||
REPORT.
What must we do to regain our old level? We must restore circulation by tinding the natural level of prices; w must allow the free dow of produces and be would like to see the official eliminated altogether in the sale of produce. Next we must stabilize foreign exchanges by natural means; we must obviously work towards the restoration of the gold stand ard, and purify our currency. also to eliminates waste of every form and kind, whether in taxes in man power. We wanted a complete peace-a return la the supremacy of all the arts of peace: also the restoration to industry and com- merce of the money which was now taken too largely for taxes. If the present scale. of taxation was continued recovery was impossible for there were now large num bers of men of strang position who had actually to borrow from their bankers in order to pay taxes. The manipulatinn Hongkong to Gap Rock of taxes would not solve the problem.
increase the national ravenie, we
we must cut down the expenditure, (Cheers). He was afraid that we could not regain our position within a period of 10 gears; and uvies we were prepared to exercis the greatest industrially frugality individually and
we should become aspend-rate and not a fir-rate Power
June 25th, at 11.13-Freure has "de- creused slightly over Cochin China and Formoss, and increased slightly at Manila.
It is nearly stationary at other reporting stations.
The depression over Indo-China is slightly deoper and mors southerly this morning.
hours
Hongkong rainfall for the $4 ending at 10 sm. to-day, 0.15 inch. Total since January 1st, 5453 inches against an average of 38.83 inches.
SEATTLE & VICTORIA or VANCOUVER vis Manis, Keelung, we cou
Shanghol & Japan porta
Cargo to Overland Points UB. in oqunsotion with Great Northern Northern Factio and Chicago, Kiwiskoë & Bt. Paul Baliwaga.
(omitting Manila)
KASHIMA MARU
3UWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU...
KATORI MARU
401
1th July, at 11 min 29th July, at 11 am,. 23rd Aug. i am. 9th Sept, at II .
605
Tuesday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday,
**
Friday, Saturday, Friday,
8th July, at 11 am. 31st July, at 11 MAJ 5th Aug, 11 m
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GOVERNMENT AND TRADE DISPUTES,
At the luncheon, Mr. Starley Baldwin.
LONDON & ANTWEEF via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bues 31.P (President of the Board of Trade)
Port Said and Marseilles.
KAGA MABU·
YOKOHAMA KABU.. KLEIST...
HAMBURG, MARSEILLES, LONDON & ROTTERDAM. LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Sues.
TSUYAMA MARU
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY via
Taland, Townsville & Brisbane.
NIKKO MARU
AKI MARU
TANGO MARU
NEW YORK VIA PANAMA
TAKETOYO MARU (via Sies)
First ball of July.
said that Government control did not suit The the best interests of the country. whole of our industry had been built up by allowing the people free play. We had seen during the war a great deal of un- the necessary interference with trade; and sooner we got back into the untrammelled condition which we formerly enjoyed the better would it be for the country, The Government was instted to interfere in trade disputes. A necessary prelude to industrial peace was that those who were
Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday directly concerned and possessed an inti- mate knowledge of the conditions should bo left to arrange and to settle all ques- tions of work and wages. It seemed to him that a great deal of the trouble we bad in the country to-day was part of the necessary prie that a fres country had to pay for the liberty that it enjoyed. He thought that employers in the last generation had in many cases completely had lost touch with their own men. This been brought home to them very vividly. and they were often to be found suggest- ing that it was the duty of the Govern ment to meet Bolshevist propaganda. It was not the duty of the Government to do that at all; it was the duty of the employers themselves. While he yielded to no one in his faith in the good sense of the people of England, we must "remember that a mass of men was capable of being stampeded for a short time, and in a complex organization like our in- dustrial life short stampede might do damage that it would take generations: to set right.
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS vis CAPË,
KANAGAWA MARU
BOMBAY & COLOMBO vis Singapore.
CALOUTTA & BANGOON via Singapore & Pensar.
MURORAN HABU
Tronday, Tuesday, Tuesday,
19th July, at 11 am. 16th Ang, at 11 am. 20th Sept, #21l Lo.
Beginning of July,
Friday,
16th September
Thursday,.. Thursday
Monday,
30th June 7th July.
11th July,
JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohams.
AKI MABU
Sunday,
...
YEBOSHI MARU
BRA
MISHIMA MARU
17th July, a 11 a m
Sunday,
3rd July: Thursday, 7th July, at 11 a.m"
CALCUTTA MARU'
TOTOMI MARU...
***
A
8, YASUDA, Manager.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending.at noon to-day is as follows:-
Duraler
FORECAST."
E. winds, mo derate; fair to [showery..
The same s
No. 1
Formosa Channel Both cost of China between (The same
No Hongkong and Lamocks 1 Bouth coast of China between The same as
Hongkong and Hainan
No. 1.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
EGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, June 26th
Baxomoter Tromperature Humidity Wind Direction
Force, weather. Bain
*
MANILA
Northern and Yangtare Porta via god Lading are issued to all LINE-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by rousels with good
passenger accommodation, salir gs from both purts every Friday. PAIPHONG LINE - Sailings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at Bofhow when inducement offers. BURRO
TENTHIS
BANGKOK
LINE-One wailing per month between Hongkong and Sandakan by
a steadier having up-to-date Accommodation for passengers.
argo taken on through Hills of Lading for Kandat, Jesselton Labuan, Taso and Lahad Datu, LINE-A regalar service is run from March to November between
Hongkong and Tientsin, calling at Weihaiwei and Cheloo.. LINE-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok, via Swatow, by four steamers fitted with up-to-date pausenger Accommodation.
CALCUTTA
3.5.
LINE.
'FOOKSANG" will be despatched on "or about Tuesday, 28th June. at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET- TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
For Freight or Passage apply to-
TELEPHONE No. 15.
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd,
GENERAL MANAGERS.
SHIRE
GLEN
AND
Joint Service of Steamers.
U.K.-STRAITS. CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
OUTWARDS.
Dan Hongkong
2nd Jaly. 10th July.
Previon On Date On Data
Day
st
at 5pm 5 am i pa
29.07
29.66
29.06
Verral
87
80
:"81
65
87
89
FSE
East
SSE
M.V. "GLENLUCE"
64
10
ор
0.19
0.16
- Highest open-air Temperature on 26th...88 Lowest open-air Temperature on 28th...79
M.V. M.V.
GLENGYLE" GLENLUCE" M.Y. "GLENAVY * -
Days of
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From June 27th to July 3rd, 19°L
HIGH WATER."
Haight.
Low Wazer
H'kong
Standard
Time.
Height.
Bong
Standard
Time.
Mon, 27 m
0 165 8 Tacs, 28 3 48
T
h. . . in h
8 42
1
m. ft. i.
& 43:3
B 3.
ro
814 13 8
BIG INCREASES IN TONNAGE AND
TARIFFS.
Fri
Wed 29 m 2-24
3.174 Than 30 m 4
4:06 20
9 26 a 2
8
10 21 |
10 14
Im 11 54
5
10 67.
5 &
11 497
30
1471 6
San. 3 m 48
2.30 10
THE PORT OF LONDON'S
*£2,770,000,"
8.8. "GLENSHANE"
HOMEWARDS
Leaves Hongkong
5th July 25th July
15th July
Dischargea
GENOL, LONDON & HULL,
LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG.
Goa, LONDOn á Hamburg,
Movements are subject to change witaort notice.
For freight or farther particulars viasse apply vo
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., The Glen Line, Ltd., AGENT
Tel No. -b 5 e 25, and 2820,
Telephone: Sanstały
3844, 3933.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
For farther information supir to- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Telephone No. 299 & 297.
YAMASHITA KISEN KAISHA
(THE YAMASHITA S.S. Go, Lṛa.)
REGULAR FREIGHT & PASSENGER SERVICE
-BETWEEN:
KEELUNG, HONGKONG & HAIPHONG.
Sailing from Hongkong..
FOR HAIPHONG vla Pakhol...
·8.S. TAIKWA MARU”
on or about 7th July.
on or about 7th July
FOR KEELUNG vla Swatow & Amoy
B.S. "HOZUI MARU" -..."
For further particulars, please apply to--
Branch Ofica,
No. 37, Bonham Strand, West,
Tel No. 155.
M KOBAYASHI, AGENT, Top Floor, King Building, Tel. No. 140.
A big increase in the tonnage of Port Batar, 2.68 of London shipping is shown in the eleventh annual report of the Authority. The tonnage dealt with during the year ended December 31st, 1919, was 26,335,101, as compared with 14,564,008 for 1918.
Shipping paying river tonnagé dues during the 12-months ended March 31st,
1990, totalled. 90,800,577 tons, against BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS
OF KWANGTUNG.
13,210,002 tons for the precoding 12 monthe-a net increase. of 7,688,975 tons.
ין
During the 12 months the Authority WAIN LEVELS IN ENGLISH FEIT AT 10 ▲.M. landed or received 2.608,181 tons of im- port goods for warehousing or for im-1 mediate delivery, an increase of 446,304 tons, or 19.8 per cent, on that dealt with during the previous 12 months.
The turn-
*Place of
Observation.
The report states that to meet con- gestion the Authority provided an area of 2,500,000 square feet of additional storage space, which sensibly mitigated Wacbow W. inconvenience to traders. round of ships is now approaching the gongmoon norinal.
W. River The receipts for the year were Linkongbow £8,305,601,and the total expenditure N. Efver 25,531,728, leaving a balance of revenue Samahui N.
River of £2,774,075.
Sheklung E. River
It is estimated that the additional cost involved in the increase of wages to labour will amount to £1,856,000 a year. The general percentage addition to pre- war tariffe will now, it is added, have to be raised to 150 per cent..
recorded
| Highost,
Feet
Lowost
W.L. over
recorded
Fest.
1921.
Jose 26 June 25
Ft.
W.LIW.L.
Ft.
Cable Address-
Kawakiwa, Kobe.
Bentley's ABC. 5th #d
and Boott's Codes.
KAWASAKI
KISEN KAISHA
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)
CAPITAL FAID-UP
120.000.000-
President: Mr. Y. Kawasaks. Vice-President: Mr. K. MATUKATA, Managing Director: Mr. Massra ÅKR.
The Company has on hand a Large Number of
NEW CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS READY FOR
CHARTERS of all descriptions.
•The tallowing are comprised in the Company's Fleet
Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.
And under the Company's Management wür
Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight each. Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight each (Belonging to the Kawacki Dockyard Co., Ltd)
1
River +79.50 -2.42
+14.70-0.80
1730 15.50 #57.004
+2723-5.00 18.90 18,60
+16,160.98 6.59.8.04
9.00
87
W. OLIVECRONA Engineer-in-Chief.
For Charter Rates and all other particulars apply to the
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA.
No. 8 Burn, Koss.-