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SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS MEN'S TOUR, BLUS
EMPIRE STATE'S " PASSENGERS,**
THE.
The following is a portion of a list of prominent passengers who sailed from San Francisco on the Empire State for the tour of the Orient in connection with the Chamber of Commerce of San Fran cisen. The itinerary of this party will be San Francisco Honolulu, Yokohama, Kabe, Shanghai Hongkong, thence to Singapore and Sauenbay Hongkong ri Saigon and Manila. From Hongkong the Empire State will pro card to Shanghai and direct to Honolulu
of San Francisco.
San Francisco.
Francisco.
DETAILS OF MUCH.CRITICISED
is
SCHEME.
FRENCH
TRIUMPH.
ESS
A WONDERFIL ACHIEVEMENT,
"Dr. Austin, the American naval wire.
The
The Stel
BILLS OF LADING. CROWN COLONY REFORMS, THE HAGUE RULES, 1921.
Far-reaching and important rules were agreed upon at the recent conference of The Colonial Office, under the direction the International Law Association at of Mr. Churchill, is engaged co-an im less expert, has paid a brief visit to The Hague with regard to bills of lading, portant scheme for the organisation of London from Paris, in order to attend These rules. which will be known here the administration of the Crown Colonies
give an international conference to allocate after as The Hague Rules, 1991, com- and Protectorates, designed to
wireless routes among the nations. He was prise now-International-Code, which them, among other things, a greater
autouat of aulosniny, states a correspon. much struck by the rapid progress made it is recommended should be made effec-drut of The Times. On assuming office in the erection of the new series of tive in all transactions originating after Mr. Churchill was struck with the num Stations at Ste. Assize, which a com
rons memorials from practically every January 31st, 1992, They were drafted by
Crown Colony, which had reached the pany is erecting for the French Govern- sub-committee of the Maritime Law Colonial Office during the last 18 months.ment. The foundations of the new station, Committee, with a view to deaning the asking for a greater share in the man-
agement of local affairs, especially in were laid on January 9th last, and Dr. risks to be assumed by sen-cruisers under the matter of Enance. It would, he held. Austin says that they are already so far billa of lading, and they are the out be to the advantage of the Crown advanced that they will be operating in and San Franciaco.
The Chamber of Commerce party cou
come of the numerous complaints made in Colonies, as well as of the British tax- payer, that the memorials should bo sists of 140 persons among whom are:-
commercial circles. against the shipown treated, and examined in connection with November. This her considers is a on- Mr. Dwight K. Grady, Secretary, ers' habit of contracting out of liability the Empire as a whole, instead of derful achievement: These new stations" Foreign Trade Department, Chamber of for losses of, or damage to, goods' car each being discussed and dealt with for eclipse any which exist in wireless Commerce, and in charge of all arrangered arising from negligence. As a reseparately ments of Chamber of Commerce party.
sult, it is expressly provided in the new
Correspondence on the future financial to-day. The total power of the motors. Mr. J. Parker Currier, of the firm of code that any clause, covenant, or and administrative status of the Crown and electric generators is 10,000 kilo-" Carlson Currier Co., silk merchants of agreement in a contract of carriage Colonies has been taking place between watts. The area of the works is 8,000 San Francisco."
(which is defined as a bill of lading, or the Colonial Governore and the Secre quare metres, leads and antenne will Mr. Louis Glass, president of the any similar document of title, in so far tary of State, and Sir Hesketh Bell, require 14 kilometres of wire, and the
recantly area of the stations is over 600 acres, Philippine Telephone Co., San Fran as such document relates to the carriage Governor of Mauritius was
of goods by sea) relieving the carrier or taken on a warship to Ceylon to consult! These stations when complete will be Cisco
Sir William Manning, that capable of sending eight separate mes- Mr. Gro. Russell Reed, head of firm of the ship from liability for loss or with GR. & Co. San Francisco.
damage to or in connection with goods Colony's Governor, on some of the pro- sages at the same time and of receiving Mr. Fred W. Boole, insurance bruker arising from-negligence, fault, or failure Dosals. Mr. Churchill intended to visit seven, this latter figure being capable of
in the duties and obligations provided the East African Colonies this autumn.scbsequent increase to fourteen. Mr. M. A. Gale, insurance broker of in this article, or lessening such liability and on his return Major Wood. the organisation will equal the capacity of otherwise than as provided in these rules. Under Secretary, was to proceed to the ffte submarine cables Inid between Mr. C. B. Lastreio, exporter and in-shall be null and void and of no effect." West Indies on a similar mission. The Paris and the capitals of the world, and But in order that all liability shall not political situation at home has compelled it is estimated that 8.000.000 words can porter of San Francisco.
Mr. H S Dana, of the firm of Shreve be transferred from the merchants to the Mr. Churchill to cnnect his visit to East be transmitted in twenty-four hours.
insure reasonable care on their part in of Uganda, and Sir Edward Northes these antimistic estimates
Governor of Kenya and High Commis. Assige stations are expected to transmit Eldridge, chief of Far protecting the goods entrusted to the siener for Zanzibar, have been available regularly up to 6,000 miles. Dr. Austin Easter Chrision Bureau of Foreignou pilferage and damage, it is agreed in Landen for consultation. and met Sir thinks that 4000miles is the limit of Domestic Commerce of the United States, that neither the carrier nor the ship Hugh Clifford, Governor of Nige End and Mr. Herbert Hoover's representative shall be responsible in any event for loss other Colonial Governors on leave in distaner which can be relied upon for fairly regular communication. The ap- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howlett. Mr. or damage to or in connection with goods this country.
proximate distance planned for stations Howitt is chief of Habenicht and How in an amount beyond £100 per package lett, Inc. of San Francisco.
or unit, or the equivalent of that sum
The main proposals are the grouping in the Imperial chain is 2,000 miles. Mr. Bryon Mauze. Musical Instrument in other currency, unless the nature and of the various Crown Colnirs according The purpose of the Paris Conference is House. San Francisco.
value of such goods have been declared to their geographien position ander to allocate to each nation its own wire. Hr. Coustant Messe, of the firm of by the shipper before the goods are and High Commissioners, to whose shoulders less "tune." so that only stations in Meso and Gottfried Co., engineering have been inserted in the bill of lading." will be transferred some of the duties harmony will be able to send and re the ceive messages. It is. question whether machinery, of San Francisco.
In adopting the rule the laternational and responsibilities-especially in Mr. Fred J. Wood, president of the Law Association recorded its opinion way of public appointments and concern the notes on the wireless gamut will be
now. sufficient to go round. E. K. Wood Lumber Company. that international oversens trade and ing nancial problems--which
Dr. Kaspar Pischel, noted specialist of commerce will be promoted, and disputes devolve on the Secretary of State. the eye, ear and nose of San Francisco avoided or the settlement thereof facili at present foreshadowed, the plan is to Mr. C. A. Thayer, Secretary of E. K. tated, if the rights and liabilities of our the West Indies and " British Wood Lumber Co., of San Francisco. cargo owners, and shipowners be thus Gujana under a High, Commissioner who br stationed at Port-of-Spain Dr. A. W. Morton, famous surgeon and defined by rales of a fair and equitable will head at the Surgical Department of the character with regard to bills of lading (Trinidad); the West African Colonies Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway which shall be of general application, under a High Commissioner at Lages!!
Mr. Warren Shannon, supervisor of Special legislation will be necessary in Uganda. Nyasaland, Kenya Tangan.
sole countries City and County of San-Erancisco,
to bring these rules yika, and Zanzibar under a High Com
The constitution as finally drawn up of Nairobi: Ceylon. the order to.. secure Mr. S. L. Schwartz, of the 5rm of L. into operacion in
Already a resolution has Seychelles, the Straits Settlements, and the British Legion the formation of M. Butcher Co., paint and varnish mer-j uniformity.
beeri laid before the Association of Mauritius under a High Commissioner which was the outcome of a long struggle stationed at Port Louis The Falkland for a united, ex-service men's organi chants of San Francisco.
British Chambers of Commerce for its Islands. the Fiji Islands, and all other ention-states that the Legion is to be forthcoming half-yearly meeting at Shef Crown possessions in the Pacific will democratic, "non-sectarian, and, not- feld by the Liverpool Chamber, recome have their High Commissioner at Sava: afiliated to any political party. It is mending all members of the Chambers of Cyprus. Gibraltar, and Malta will have created to maintain a united and demo. Commerce of Great Britain to insist that theirs at Valetta (Malta). in respect of all transytions originating after January 1st, 1922, the bills of lading must embody The Hague Rules, 1991. So far, says a Home paper, there appears every indication that the new code will be universally adopted, and. while every "credit" must be given to all concerned in its framing, special praise is due to Sir Henry Duke, the Chairmas of the Maritime Law Committee, for his shire in bringing the shipowners, ship- pers, consignors, bankers, and under writers of the numerous Maritime States into unanimous agreement upon such an important subject.„,
Mr. A. F. Morrison, of Morrison, Dunne and Brobeck, prominent attor neys of San Francisco.
Mt. G. 1. Okelt, insurance brokber of San Francisco.
Mr. Louis James, of the San Francisco Warehouse Co., at San Francisco,
Afr. A. 1. Esberg, tobacco merchant of the arm of M. A. Guast of San Fran cisco.
Mr. C. J. Okell, insurance broker of Sanrancisco:
Dr. M. L. Jadell and Dr. Amelia Gates, prominent doctors of San Francisco.
Mr. Carl Westerfeld, attorney-at-law and-formerly California State official.
Mr. P. J. Lyon, of the firm of Chanslor aud Lyon, automobibles and accessories of San Franciscn.."
Miss Elizabeth M. Graham, sister of Chalmers Graham, well-known Oriental traveller for Valvoline Oil Co..."
CHINA'S ARMY. THE QUESTION OF DISBANDING, SUPERFLUOUS TROOPS.
ALLEGED AMERICAN LOAN TO PEKING. CHINESE PROTEST
[ASTATIC NEWS AGENCY.]
THE SCHEME OUTLINEL...
at missioner
BRITISH LEGION.
EX-SERVICE MEN'S AIMS AND ORGANIZATION,
These High Commissioners are to be cratis comradeship among all who have given complete control over all the Iserved in his Majesty's Forces, so that perial military and naval forces station neither their efforts nor their interests within the territories under their shall be forgotten: to perpetuate in the jurisdiction, in addition to leen volun- civil life of the Empire and the world the teer forces. Each of the High Commis principles for which they fought; to in- sioners is further to be assisted by aculeate a sense of loyalty to the Crown council consisting of members partly and the community: to promote urity elected and partly nominated by respon among all classes to secure peace-and- sible electors or vested interests such as goodwill on earth: and to sanctify their the commercial, agricultural, or profes comradeship by devotion to mutual ser- Pional classes in the various Colonies. vice and helpfulness.
Towards these ends a constructive pro- councils have not yet been decided upon.gramme dealing with domestic, national The privileges and prerogatives of these of the It is possible that the work Crown Agents for the Colonies may and Imperial matters has been launched
Its aim is not only to affiliato all exist important transformation. undergo The scheme. boldly conceived. should in ing ex-service men's and women's as50- ciations, but benevolent funds, clubs. -practice prove a substantial reform.
etc. and so make the Legion truly national and in co-operation with the " United Services. Fund to provide facili ties For, recreation and recreational edu cation.
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The Government, local authorities and other employers are to be pressed to give preference to ex-service people and, with the trade unions. are to be asked to co- operate in securing the fullest facilities for the training of ex-service men and afterwards placing them in skilled co- ployment.
Now every The Legion will encourage by finansial
"literal" for 1894.", the real date.
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THE FIRST CHINESE STAMP. "H, A. G.," whose initials will prob ably be recognised by many, points in defence of the Glasgow Herald, where PERING, October 4th.
PEKING, October 4th.
the original statement appeared. that The Prime Minister, General Chin, has
Under the leadership of the Chinese that paper spoke of a Frenchman, M despatched a circular telegram. to the Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai, the Villard, who in 1847 was employed in various provinces asking the military and educational and ten others public or the Chinese Customs Office: Requested eivil governors and other prominent
ganisations have wired to Mr. F. W to design postal stamps to be issued on leaders to say definitely whether they sup. port the policy of the Government in the Stevens, American representative of the the sixtieth birthday of the Emperor's effective carrying out of the disbandment new Consortium, protesting against the mother, Villard did his best to satisfy
alleged loan of twenty million dollars the Peking. Government,' of all superfluous soldiers. It is the in- from the Continental and Commercial word of that account. birthday and all, and other means undertakings by ex tention of the Government to reduce the Bank of Chicago, on the security of the is absolutely which is an obvious business lines. strength of the "Chinese army to 800.000 Chinese tobacco and wine receipts. The option of Correct, with the single exservice men and women conducted on It is out to secure the removal of the officers aud men. Further, the Gov senders, of the telegram say that the
These were not, of course, the first severely incapacitated from the ordinary ernment desires to know whether or not the provinces will remit funda to rumoured loan from American Chinese stamps to be issued. I have Peking, as they did during the Manchu capitalists is a violation of the announce before me at the moment the six issues competitive labour market by scientific..
mauve dustries, and obtain special, preference Regime, because without outside financial ment of the new banking group regarding of 1878. Among the more early of these and compulsory distribution among in-
refusal to negotiate pulitical loans to will be found & 3-candareen assistance, Peking cannot maintain its Chings militarists. They add that as stamp, the colour of which might easilyling and admission to places of recres for all seriously disabled as regard travel. existence. In the third place, the the loan wil injure. Sino-American pass for "purple,' and which at the Government asks the Tuckuns and Super-relations and friendship, Mr. Stevens is time was specially reserved for the seala tion and entertainment. Tuchuns for naguraners that hereafter they will not forcibly retain funds which requested to see that it be cancelled at of the high provincial oficials, the lower properly belong to the Peking adminis.nce, because the majority of the Chinese officials using "red." Objection to the colour might therefore have fairly been tration er funds affecting foreign in people will never recognize it. terests, such as salt receipts.-Asiatic Regarding this alleged loan, we (Asia- raised, but Mr. Donovan says that
tic News Agency) learn from an autho complaint was ever made" at the same News Agency.
ritative source that, owing to the faria- time, it is worth noticing that this same shade was never used again. As to such eial difficulties of the Government, the abbreviations Chin. Imp. Post, All direct efforts for peace will be authorities have been endeavouring to
so long as these were in the Englich negotiate with American bankers regard
Abbrevia of Nations; but the defence of the ing the payment of their former advances langitage no Chinese authority would supported actively, primarily the League
ever have raised objections A South Pacific venture of a novel to China through a new loan; but so far, tions in official documents, which consist Empire is to be kept in mind. character attracted a cumber of intrepid nothing definite has been settled. The in the shortening of intricate Chinese Englishmen to a meeting held in the scheme of the Government is to convert charactors by the omission of strokes, Blenheim Room at the Hotel. Cecil.. on the interest due into a small short-term are forbidden by tradition and usage.
loan. This is not an innovation because It remains to add that the "Enclopedia" September 1st.
Captain Gilmer a merchant servico all the "interest due to Japanese finaa Sinica," by S. Couling contains an ex- sailor, is the promoter of the scheme, ciets, as represented by Mr. One in baustive article on The Chinese Fost means better health and better results. which is to make the fortunes of all con- Peking, has been arranged in the same Office. cerned by methods as simple they are way. But the impression among the original.
Chinese people is that under the pretext The party in limited to twenty, and they of paying interest due on former loans must be of good family, endowed with or advances, the authorities are trying. more than ordinary courage, and inci-to get a few million dollars from foreign dentally possessed of £1,000.
ers to tide over the pressing, financial Photographs were shown of a rakish demands of the present moment. looking schooner in which it is proposed that these seekers after wealth should navigate themselves from troubles in their native shores to the peace of the Fiji Islands.
ISLAND ROMANCE.
EX-KAISER BEHIND WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS.
до
Its Imperial objects include the institu tion throughout the Empire of a national day of commemortaion for those who fell in the war, and to press upon the Governments concerned the desirability of making such a day a general holi day...
KYE-COMFORT
from your work, and if your eyes require. glasses you have careful and expert Mr. F. A. MeKenzie, writing in the examination in fitting the proper correc
Mail on "Japan's Wealth in Lon
"Some of the Japanese in tion. Eye comfort requires also just an among the merchant kings expert care in the manufacture_agd of the world." He adds:"One feature adjustment of your glassos, You wil of the Japanese colony here is the large
don, says,
number of military and naval men living and it worth while to consult a reliable in London and at the great centres.rm, devoted exclusively to optical work; There is nothing sinister about this.
Some of them are studying our methods; over ten years experience in the Colony.... some of them are supervising the large You will find no better equipment any purchases which the Japanese Govern
here have married English girls. So The Hongkong Optical Co., successors ta ment makes here. Some of the Japanese where than in the office and factory of
Walkard the island, will be their objective, provided that these amateur sailormen do not get shipwrecked on the cised over the ex-Kaiser's morements, by A most stringent watch is being exer- way. There they may hope to acquire, the Dutch authorities, and wire entangle long as the wife remains in Europe all Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Re- for the trifling, sum of £14,000, animents have been erected around the house is well, but lot her accompany her bua fracting Opticians, located in 53, Queen's, laad of 4,700 acres, some hundreds of at Doors. The ex-Kaitor is not ever band back to Japan and tragedy too Road Central,—ADTI. which are planted with coconuts permitted to leave the grounds-Beuter, often follows
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