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of the second batch of PONIES (Sub- 45scription Griffus B) are due to ar-
riye on SUNDAY 6ru inst and will be drawn for at HoxGXONG JOCKET CLUB STABLES où
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NOTICE.
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THE FIFTH GYMKHANA MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at the
THE
Happy Valley on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Sru, commencing at. 3.00 P...
The Charge for admission will be 31. for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half price. The Stewarda invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
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the same day at DP.M. If the Steamer is deNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Inyed the draw will take place on MONDAY,
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PUBLIC MEETING.
FOR SENDING TELEGRAM TO WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
A PUBLIC MEETING of Residents open
to all, will be held at the THEATRE HOYAL, CITY HALL, on THURSDAY, the 10TH NOVEMBER, at 5.15 P.M. punctually, under the auspices of the League of Fellowship and Ser vice, for the purpose of sending a message to the Conference of Nations at Washington. expressing our earnest hope for a just and Fermanant settlement of the problems of the Far East and the Pacific Ocena..
Ladies are invited.
HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR will take the chair.
PUBLIO AUOTION,
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ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL
MEETING of THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
Ocon will be held in the Board Boom of MESSAS JARDINE MATHISON & Co. LTD. Hongkong on the Ninth day of NovEMBER 1921 43 5.16 o'clock in the afternoon when the anbjoined resolutions will be proposed us extraordinary resolutions
That the Articles of Association of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club he amended as follows
I. (8) Articles Nos. 11 & 13 by the deletion of the word ' five" therefrom and the sub- stitation of the word "eight". (b) Article No. 15 by the deletion of the word "air" in the fourth line thereof and by the substitution therefor of the word "Dine".
(c) Article No. 47 by the insertion of the word President before the word "Captain
in the fat line thereof and the deletion of the word "both" in the 2nd line thereof and by the substitution therefor of the word ""all"
(d) Article No. 16 by the deletion of the word three in the and ling thereof and
by the substitution therefor of the word
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NOTICE.
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they had day'e' rest. to other words,
The Centipede Society's dances have says the Report of the Committee. "they been fixed for December 9th and January were working e) hours and s23 hours 20th. in alternate weeks." Referring to the
The Hongkong Jockey Club's fifth labour conditions in glass factories, which Gymkhann of the season takes place at the Committee describe na unsatisfac Happy Valley this afternoon, starting at
tory" they "any: The work was dote mostly by, boys, whose daily, tasks, in- cluding three or four short intervals for meals. last from 8 am to 11 pm, and OF CHINA. who are paid at the rate of $1.00 per
head per month in addition to their food. The sanitary conditions of these factories are unhealthy, the temperature is taised by
3 o'clock.
Admiral Sir Alexander Duff and officers. of HM.S." Hawking have recently paid visit to Seoul: Many fetes were organ sed in honour of the visitors.
The Germans are proposing to revive their Club at Yokohama on a capital of 30,000 yea.
Application has been mada
to the Japanese authorities for the neces sary permission.
havo established my if as a Sur-AGENT, COAL and GENERAL MERCHANT as from 1ST NOVEMBER, 1921.
A series of Vandyck Photo the heat of the furnaces to an injuriously S. T. WILLIAMSON,
high level, the air is vitiated by gases 4th Floor,
and filled with floating particles of glass, Union Building, gravures Illustrating Chinese and the physique of the workers is con-
sequently poor....From the general boy on the Peak was ordered, by Mr. The youth who claimed to be a house- likely that they would live long enough birch for snatching a lady's handbag in Lindsell, yesterday, 12 strokes of wh
Hangkong, November 1st, 1921.
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ending 31st March, 1992.
life and surroundings,
appearance of the boys it seemed un-l
or be healthy enough to take men's worki
When all allowances are made, we are of opinion that labour conditions in
A sultable present to send these factories are thordughly bad.”
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deletion of the word "Captain wherever | furthermore the price is reasonable.
it appears in thess Articles and the sub- titation therefor of the word "President". (f) Article No. 82 by the addition of the word President before. the word "Captain" in the first line thereof.
Pe letting by Pablie auction Sale, to be 11. (a) and by the addition of the
beid on MONDAY, the 7th day of November, 1921, at 3 p., a the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCLLENCY THE GOVERNO of one Lot of CROWN LAND at Tylam Bay in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be bred by the Surveyor of His MATE*T* THE KINO, for one further term of 75 years.
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words and the United States America' after the words "Great Britain" in the 2nd line thereof.
(b) Article No. 33 by the addition of the words and the United States of America" after the worda "Gront Britain" in the 11th line thereof.
III. By adding after the word Memorandum" in the 2nd line of paragraph 61 the words "of Association, "after the word "or" in the 3nd line of the same paragraph the words in the" and after the word "Association" in the same line the words "except in so far as Byelaws may be made in respost of the establishment and carry. ing of a Junior Clab or Club or Branches at Happy Valley or elsewhere." Should these Refolutions "with or without any amendments be passed by the required majority they will be submitted for confirmation as special resolutions to a second extraordinary several murting which will be subsequently souvenel,
By Order of the Committee Datud this 31st day of October 192","
J. B. ROSS, Hon. Secretary.
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NANYO YUSEN KAISHA, LTD.
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Goods not cleared by the 10th Nov, will be subject to rent.
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All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the tiodowns, where they will be examined at 10 A.M., on the 10th Nov. laims against the Steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
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Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
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REEL PRACTISES.
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By order of the Committee,
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain mg undelivered, after the 10th Nov, mbjoob to rent.
All
CLASTIS against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th Nor., or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godewas, where they will be examined on the 10th Nov,, at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effectod. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,
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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1991.
Queen's Road Central.
Mr. Orme ordered another boy to be whipped-this time ofeially-for throw These represent the worst examples, but ing stores at a motor car. Dr. Smalley's the conditions generally as they are set wind screen was smashed in Yaumati, on forth in the Report fully warrant the Thursday afternoon, anil the delinquent recommendations which the Committee was caught. have made to the Government. We have already reproduced the text of the recon mendations of the Committee and we need hardly say that they embrace the employ ment of children in what is called "casun labour as well as in the factories.
Mr. Wilgress. son of Mr. H. T. W. Wilgress of the Canadian Pacific Steam- ships Ltd. in Hongkong has been in oscow as one of tiro delegates of the Government investigating
Canadian
trade possibilities.
2.
They are eminently reasocable restric- tions to which no humane person can A public meeting is called for Thursday" raise any reasonable objection. Briefly next at 3.13.g.m. in the City Hall for the they recommend that no child under the purpose of sending & telegram to the age of 11 should be employed in any Washington Conference, HE. the Gov- factory, nor any child under 13 be em-ernor will take the chair: The meeting ployed in any form of casual labour; is to be held under the League of Fellow- the the hours of work for children shall ship and Service, and Indies are invitel not exceed fifty-four (4) per week; that to attend, children do not at any time work more
The Rt. Hon. Sir West Ridgeway. than five hours consecutively" that they G.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.U.S.I., President of be ensured one day's rest in every seven the BNB. Chartered Company, intends days, and that when possible some form visiting the territory early next year. of half time labour be encouraged. They The President will be accompanied by, recommend (with Mr. Choy Sou SON Mr. W. P. Flynn who is interested in and dissenting) that children be not employed acts as Secretary for a number of com during the hours between 7 p.m. and 6 ponies owning estates in Borneo. a.m They also recommend that children be not employed in glass factories, or in the work of boiler chipping, or in dan- gerous trades.
THE BRITISH LEGION. SUCCESSFUL CABARET DANCE Legislation of the character recommended is feasible and eminently "desirable and The British Legion held a cabaret feasible. Mr. CHO SON SON one of the dance last night. in the City Hall, by way Cominissioners who is no in entire of celebrating Armistice Night on the agreement with some of the recommenda nearest open late available.
The very tious, has set out in a Memorandum the large gathering which assembled was a ture of his objections. He says, in the striking testimony to the progress the course of it: "The children who are made. H.E the Governor (Sir Edward local branch of the British Legion has carning wages are essential. to the Stubbs); the General Officer' Commanding. THE EVILS OF CHILD LABOUR scheme of things in the daily life of (Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick), and the Hou..
Mr. Claud Severn were present. the poor, and without them it would mean Dancing took place in St. Andrew's IN HONGKONG,
so ruuch less income, to feed the family. Hall and suppers were served in the other THERE is more than a local interest in One would like to cut down as much as
rooms in one of which also, local artistes the question which the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK possible the working hours of these chil- and other items. The following were the varied the proceedings by giving songs proposes to ask, at the next meeting of dren, but unfortunately there is a limit contributors: the Legislative Council with a view to beyond which one cannot go without Mrs. F. C. Hall (songs), Messrs. Reynolds," Mrs. Bowes-Smith and learning what measures the Government doing more harm than good. As a rule Middleton, Hayward and Best (part propose to take for the purpose of carry these children do piecework: they are Patterson (songs), Mr. Eric Rice (piano songs), Mr. W. B. Crow and Mr. T. G ing out the recommendations made in paid according to the amount of hours forte, solos), and Mr. J. 8. Pearson the Report of the Commission on Child of work they pus in.
(monologue). The catering was done by Labour. It is, of course, to be expected yo: balve their working hours of, say, Norton was in charge. Mr. Lamplugh, If, for instance. the Hongkong Hotel, and Mr. H. J. OST-Silver Grey CAT bushy tail that in this British Colony, as
70 hours a week, you would reduce their hon. secretary of the entertainment sub- Strayed from & others, some effort will be made to come
into line as far as may be reasonably income by 20 per cent.; and where there committee, had a great deal to do with is more than one child earning such wages
the success of the affair. possible with the principles embodied in the Convention framed by the Inter- OR SALE-Two Seater Saxon MOTOR- national Labour Congress held at Wash- FOB
CAR, in excellent running order, very ington in November, 1919, because this very apt comment on these argi- economical in petrol consumption and tyres.
is to be found in the body [To save the Carping Critics trouble I. Owner driven. Present owner will be pleased document is attached to the Treaty of mits. to give advice and instruction to purchseer, Versailles. By the Covenant of the of the Report itself where the Commisy say I am quite aware some of them
are not in strict classical formation.] Apply Boz NO, c/o Daily Press Office. [135-League of Nations the Powers bound sioners say that the question is essentially
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the letting by Public Auction Sale; to be held on MONDAY, the 7th day of NOVEMBER, 1931, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Cosmopolitan. Dock, Large open or Works Department by
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the appointment of the Committee, to exception perhaps of that embodied in the enquire into the conditions of the statement that "some mothers who work industrial employment of children in in factories are said to be unable to find Hongkong, and the desirability and homes for their children during their feasibility of legislation for the regula-hours of work, and are compelled to take tion of such employment.”
them to the factories. But that cannot A very valuable, report has been pre-be regarded as an insuperable difficulty. acnted by the Committee and it affirme In Japan and in India, where the con that the evidence leaves on doubt as to ditions may be said to be practic. tho necessity for legislation. We are ally identical, legislation, has been told by the Commissioners, for example, recently passed on lines very similar to that the hours of labour appear to be those proposed for Hongkong, and the universally excessive, and in a few cases Government of Hongkong, with such a amounted to no less than seventy (70) Report before it as the Committee has week. One witness stated quite definitely furnished, can hardly ignore die neces that girls were working 134 hours per sity for legislation here also, as soon as day for 13 days consecutively, after which it may be convenient to pass it.
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