THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1991
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LIMITED.
REGULAR SAILINGS TO NEW YORK & BOSTON
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„L“ BOWES CASTLE ***
1. "EGREMONT CASTLE"
* "DACRE CASTLE"
"
sailing on or about 8th Dec. ling on or About End Dec. miling on or about End Jan.
LLOYD TRIESTINO...
TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR LEVANT, BLACK SEA & DANUBE PORTS.
FIUME having been re-opened for trafic, cargo is also sccepted for the part go through Bill of Lading,
**CILICIA
FOR SHANGHAI. ·
39
6.D.
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1.5
** TRIESTE"
FOR BRINDISI,
"NIPPON"-
K.R.
L.B.
"' CILICIA"
atling on or about 23rd Decembər. « mailing on or about Beginning Jan. 1992 VENICE & TRIESTE
sailing on or about 15th December. sailing on or about 10th Jan, 1892 sailing on or about End Jan. 1993. Passengers' Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agents.
"TRIESTE ""
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
4.A.UMSINGA"
號
sailing middle of an,"
Sailing from Colombo to South African Ports-
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS from CALCUTTA & COLOMBO, Through Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:---
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Agents.
N. Y. K.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
5
BILLIERS FROM BURGKUNG SURIYOS TO ALTERATION.
6
VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER is Shanghal a
Japan porta
Through Billa cf Lading issued to all Overland common. Points in U.S.A. and Canada.
KASHIMA MARU
SUWA MARU (calling Manila)
TUSHEMI MABU
KATORI MABU (Nagasaki direct)
Tuesday. Saturday, Wodnes 157, Saturday,
27th Dec. at 11 s,m
14th Jan, at 11 am.
8th Febians 4th Mar., at 11 am.
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED:
NEED FOR CO-OPERATION.
REMEDIES FOR INDUSTRIAL ILLS.
BEASON AND GOODWILL WEDD Viscount Burnham, seconding the re- solution, said there was no doubt that we were face to face with an industr
Under the auspices of the Industrial condition graver and no critical than League and Coatil, a meeting was held any in the history of the country! (Hear, the Mansion House, on October 13th, hear.) He said that, we knowing there were people who dealared that son- to consider the best means of promotingditions were worse alter the Napoleonic whole-hearted "co-operation among em, Lplosers and employed. The Lord Mayor
Wars; but at that time the county was -barcily-industrialised at all; and the
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED.
BAILINGS, SUBJEST TO ALTERATION
SHANGHAI & TSINOTAQ VIL SWATOW “WAISHING" Thurs., 8th Dec., D'light.
•HAIPHONG...
"WINGSANG
9th Dac, 10 M. MANILA
LOONGSANG...Fri 9th Doc., 3 IM. "LOERANG
Sat 10th Dec 10 m. MINGSANG" Taos, 13th Doo., D'light. "KWONGSANG "Tues., 13th Dec, D'light CHEONGSHING "Wed, 14th Dec, D'liga M3USANG Sat 17th De Agon "LAISANG ...Tues., 20th Dec, & F..
HAIPHONG vis HOIROW BANGKOK via SWATOW SHANGHAI via SWATOW Nitero via Wenk:Wat & CHIEVO" SANDAKAN SIRAITS & CALCUTTA ....
occupied the chair, and the numerous circumstances were, consequently, lees CALOU (TA LINE:-This lane affords regular sailings to Calcutan Penang ana
difficult. "The two sets of conditions were not comparable. But, there wana one lesson that history had, and that, was that there was no short cut to solve this thing. As Carlyle taught, there were no SHANGHAI
Morrison's Pills for earthquakes,” and and what they were suffering from wea the earthquake of a great war. The MANILA
oating of the financial situation could be expressed in two words, the "hali penny mark," and all the halfpenny mark meant.
HAIPHONG
BORNHO
gathering included representatives of finance, many branches of industry, and a large number of trade unions.
The Lord Mayor, opening the proceed- ings, said that in the whole world of human thought and activity there was no question to-day which absorbed the houghts of man so much as that of the industrial problem. The war in its devastating course injured the fabric of the industrial, commercial, and financial world, and we followed in Great Britain by an abnormal but short period of pro sperity, which, in turn, was being follow. ed by a state of unemployment un-
It was quits true that the first nopes- exampled in the history of Great Britain.
sity was, if possible, to stabilise the ex- No blame could be allocated... It was caused mainly by circumstances which change. That they all wanted to do. It was easy, to coin phrases, but very dif had been outside the control of govern ficult to translate them into facts. He TIENTSIN ments, financiers, capitalists, or labour lendars. It was, therefore, to organisa did, however, believe that a great deal BANGKOK tions such as the Industrial League and could be done if some financial agreement Council that they must look for guid were arrived at between Great Britain ance. Only by the co-operative effort of and the United States (hear, Leary--b employers and employed could we remedy cause it was in the United States that all the evils. Production must be of such a the gold was hoarded, and it was Great character and at such an economic cost Britain which was nearest to the point that it could be sold in the world's of stability in the European system. It marketa at prices that would ensire to was not reasonable to blame the Govern- the manufacturers and workers of the ment for not having done more, because country a reasonable market and personal there was no disposition on the other security. If the two partners in indus- side of the Atlantic to come into confer try, employers and employed, would ence with us and try to settle the problem- He was in hopes that from the Disarmu- confer with a mutual desire to find solution of the industrial problems they ment Conference there would arise a desire for another conference confer- would find a remedy. (Cheera)
"Mr. G. H. Roberts, M.P., proposed the n following resolution:-
on the financial · situation of the
world. (Hear, hear.). At any rate, it was to be hoped that the Government would tender such a suggestion, and that the United States would be disposed to act upon it.
"That this Mansion Hotise mosting of the Industrial League and Council rette rates its considered policy that prospe rity to this country can only be achieved
At home what they were bound to do as a result of closer and friendlier re lations between employers and employed. was to try to translate into action some It views with satisfaction the action of of the phrases which characterised 10 the Prime Minister in calling together many of the idealist movements. They to the counsels of the nation representa-honestly wanted the spirit of co-opera tives of employers, labour, commerce, and tion, not only in lip service, but in actual finance to explore all possible avenues performance. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Clynes, towards a solution of the present indus- for whom he had the greatest respect, trial trouble, and urges the Government to use every mcans available to relieve the present situation by encouraging and fostering all possible means to reduce the cost of living, to lower the cost and in- crease the measure of production, and by international arrangements to stabilise the rate of exchange.” ·
·INSURANCE A REMEDY,
MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP ria Singapore, Penang, to see how far it would be possible, when words; their effect was a deterrent to
Colombo, Suez and Port Said..
HAKONE MARU
Friday,
YOKOHAMA MARU
Friday,
YOSHINO MARU
Friday,
MISHIMA MARU
Friday,
HAMBURG, via LONDON & ROTTERDAM. LIVERPOOL via MARSEILLES,
KAMAKURA MARU
**** Tuesday,
9th Dec, at 11 m 23rd Dec., až 11 am.
6th Jan, at 11 20th Jan, at 11 am
made a speech two days ago protesting against the theory that any class in the country stood to benefit by the curtail- ment of production. On the other hand, they found resolutions which, from plat- forms throughout the country, were sprinkled weekly over the papers--resolu tions in which no spirit of co-operation was to be found between employers and. employed, but a denunciation of capital, The League, be said, came into exist as if there was anything which could nco in the early stages of the war for be put in its place. The effect of thin the purpose of bringing representatives was far worse than was imagined by of employers and Labour, together, and those who uttered these loud and frantic the war was ended, to assist the nation enterprise, and a threat to those who had to recovery. One of their primary aims money to place and capitel, as they was to see if it would be possible to know, had wings to fly. Sach threats maintain the higher standard of wages were, in themselves, a cause of unem anl living which developed during the ployment (Hear, hear.) These threats war. Employer and workmen members and constant blatant talk from platform of the League experienced gravo "dis- against capital and capitalists were appointment at finding the necessity for causing more unemployment in the coun- drastic wage redactions. It was wrong try than industry disputes." to ascribe this.to any conspiracy on the The problema with which they were part of the employers, for after all, no faced could only be solved by reason more could be taken out of industry and by goodwill. (Hear, hear.) The than was created in it. At present we working classes could not be bullied 20th Dec, at 11-amware confronted with one of the most into working harder; they must be
that their menacing situations that had ever been persuaded
interest at 17th Jan, at 11 am. 14th Feb, 11 m..
known, a situation so complex that no all events for the time being, action on the part of the Government identical with that of their employ alone could solve the great problem.ers and other classes of the community. 30th Dec.
There was a section of the people who There could be nothing more malignant demand that the Government should and devoid of reason than to say that once more interfere with industry with at the present moment employers were a view to setting things right. The trying to make cuts in wages for their experience of the past few years did not own benefit. That was not the case.) offer much encouragement. (Hear, hear.) They were all reasonable men, no doubt Still there was a lot the Government impelled, or supposed to be, by motives would do. The first essential was peace
13th Deci
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Manis, Zamboanga, Thursday
Island, Townsville & Brisbane.»
TANGO MABU
Tuesday,
NIKKO MARU
AKI MAHU
NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA & CUBAN PORTS.
TOBA MARU
Tuesday, Tuesday
**Friday,
Saturday, 31st Dec.
NEW YORK via SUEZ,
TSUYAMA MARU
BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES via CAPE. BOMBAY vís Singapore, Penang and Colombo,
KAGA MARU
AWA MABU-
H
CALOUTTA vis Singapore, Penang & Bangoon.
Thursday, 8th Dec. Sunday,
18th Dec.
TSUSHIMA MARU... YEBOSHI MARU
NAGASAKI
KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
NIKKO MARU
Baturday, 10th Ded. Saturday,
24th Doc.
Friday,
TATSUNO “MARU
4*
YAMAGATA MARU.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
"MISHIMA MARU
For further information apply to~~
Telephone No. 292 & 203...
Wednesday, Wednesday, Tuesday.
18th Dec., at 11 am
7th Dec. Tait Dec. 18th Dec., at 11 am NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
KE KAMEL, Manager.
YAMASHITA KISEN K
KAISHA.
(THE YAMASHITA S.S: 00. Lro.),
REGULAR FREIGHT & PASSENGER SERVIOF
BETWEEN
KEELUNG HONGKONG & HAIPHONG
Salling from Hongkong.
FOR HAIPHONG vla Holhow & Pakhol
7. B.B. "HOZUI MARU”
FOR KEELUNG via Swatow & Amoy
8.S. "TAIKWA MARU”
on or about 10th Deo.
For further particulars, please apply to
on or about 8th Dec.
8 MITARAL
Top Floor, King's Building Tel. No. 140.
Branch Office,
No, 37, Banham Strand, West,
Tel. No. 155.
Was
of self-interest But no employer was
better for them to have a contented set
in the world, and, if the situation was gratuitously out for trouble, for it was reviewed fairly, it would be acknowledg. ed that the Government had played a of workmen. They must be credited with great and noble part in recreating the peace. of the world.
the average rate of patriotism. It would be mere folly on the part of employers There must be peace at home, too. to provoke disturbance in any trade in They were plagued with too many doc order to obtain "one or two per cent. trines and reforms, and there were too more interest when the difficulty was to many people who wanted to tinker with get any interest at all. Many people this or with that. A better order could talked of a levy on capital as a nostram only ensue from the present order; and to comedy all our illen He paid is in to advocato destroying everything in the the taxation, and he knew people who hope that things might be a little better paid 188. He did not know whether that was leading people astray. While they was called a lavy on capital, but he did should not expect too much from State know that it would leave very little if a interference with industry, no worthy levy on capital came. After all, it was person should be allowed to lack the their duty to bring these facts home to means of living. Certainly, throughout all men. The more they could get down their lifetime unemployment would be to the facts the better; the more they with them in varying degrees. To meet would unite and knit the hearts of men, these periodical times of enforced idle for the only purpose they had in view ness he saw no means other than insur- was to save their country in the greatest ance. The unemployed situation was crisis through which it had ever pussed. graver to-day by reason of the fact that (Cheers) since the armistice Labour had pursued a wrong policy. (Hear, hear.) They were told the Government should have foreseen this period of unemployment. Did Labour foresee it? If so, Labour had acted criminally in expending the amount of money which had been wasted through incessant strikes -
Mr. H. E. Blain, assistant managing- director, London Underground Railways, supporting the resolution, said there was, unfortunately, only too often a chasm"of suspicion between Capital and Labour, and that would have to be got over if they were to make progress.
Mr. G. N. Barnes, M.P., emphasised As a matter of fact there was no party the futility of mere criticism. For him- and no section in the State which had self, he said, he desired to see much of the title to arrogate to itself the ability the present system replaced; but a new to have foreseen the present situation, system could only grow, and it could (Hear, hear.) The dispute in the coal only grow in proportion to the develop trade destroyed reviving conditions, and meat in the people of corporate pride: many unions were id a bad position in the industries amongst which they to-day because of their mistaken policy. lived. What they had to do to-day was There were still employers who looked to start at their own doorstep, and the with suspicion on organisations such as fact must be recognised that, so long at trade unions, but they were a diminish all events as they were living under a ing number, and he knew many employ system of capitalism, they would have to ers who had almost entirely exhausted buck up and produce goods plenti- their own resources in their anxiety to fully so as to make them as cheap as pos do the right thing to those in their sible. Whatever might have been the service. The present position was 'dull, misdeeds of the Government in times but not hopeless. With co-operation we gone by, they were now alive to |could recover, if there was no co-opera-to-problems--which confronted them.
tion, then, soma historian could start (Cheers.) writing the Decline and Fall of Great The resolution was carried unanimons- Britain." (Cheers.)
Singapore returning from Caleatta steamers probed vis 9:raim. and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai. All steamers have excellent pasienger accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and Fana, and carry a fully-qualifed Sargoon.
LINE:--Bailings apprommately every Ave days between Canton san Bhanghai, sometimes talling at Swarow Through tickets can be obtained and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northem and Yangtaze Porta via Shanghal LINK:-A weekly service is maintained with Mapila by vessala with good weakly for passengers and cargo, approximately LINK-Raisenger accommodation, sailings from both ports every Fetery
at doihow when inducement offers.
LINEngag salings to and from Sandaken by two 5,000 to
and Lahad Datu.
steamers. “HINHANG” and .MAUJANG both teamom having excellent passanger accommodation. Largo taken on brough Bill of Lading for Kadat, Jesselton, Labuan Tawan LINE-A regular service la ran from March to November between Hongkong and Tintin, calling at Weihsiwef and Chefco. LINE-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok
via Swalow, by four steamers Attal with up-to-clade parranges accommodation,"
CALOUTTA
LINE
SLAISANG" will be despatched on or about Tuesday, 20th Dec, at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA,
Fbrough Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET; TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES,
For Freight or Passage apply to-
Jardie. Matheson
SLEPHONE No 915.
GLEN
Co., Lad,
GENERAL MANAGERS
∙AND
SHIRE
Joint Service of Steamers.
U.K.-STRAITS. CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
Vessel
M/V GLENAVY " MY. "GLENGYLK ALV. GLENLUCE" 8.8. GLENSHANE "
Vessel 8.5. "GLENIFFER "
MY. "GLENAVY","
OUTWARDS.
Dae Hongkong
13th Dec.
16th Dec,
Sist Dec.
Sirt Dec,
Dinharges
HOMEWARDS. "Leaves", Hongkong
19th Dec, GINDA, London, Aurrezz, BOTTERDAM &
HAMBURG. 20th Jan. Ganos, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBER,
*Movements are subject to change without notice. For freight or farther particulars please apply da :-
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. The Glen Line, Ltd;, "Ausrü
Talaphone No. 215 mb-ez, 93, and 8896.
Cable Address
Kawakion, Kobe,
Bentley's A.B.C. 6th Ed
and Boott's Godes.
KAWASAKI KISEN
Telophones Binnenly
3844, 8988.
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.;
MAHITAL PAID-UP
10.
KAISHA
T20.000.000
President: Mr. Y. Kawasaki. Vice-President: Mr. K. MATSUKATA. Managing Director: Mr. Masita ARS
as Company has on hand a Large Number of
STEAMERS
NEW CARGO
ALWAYS READY FOR
CHARTERS of all descriptions.
...
The following are comprised in the Company's Float-
-Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.
And under the Company's Management mu Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight each; Two ateamers of about 8,400 tons deadweight each.
(Belonging to the Kawasald Dockyard Co, Ltd). Þyr Okorier Bales and all other particulars apoly to the
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