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HONGKONG CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
In continuation at the extracts given yesterday from the recent correspondence of the Curumittee of the Hongkeng General Chamber of Commerce we appead the following
BILLS OF LADING.
HAGUE RULES 1021-RECEIVED FOR" SHIPŘEST CLAUSE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 1918, 1922.
The following letter was addressed to the Secretary of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce in China and Hongkong. Shanghai-
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL,
KOWLOON.
HEADMISTRESS'S REPORT.
CANTON NEWS.
THE GARRISON,
The Fatiro third division of the Canter
the Kwangsi administrative forces,"
The new assembly hall of St. Mary's | Army has been withdrawn to Canton from School, Kowloon, was crowded with Kwangsi to perform garrison duty there. scholars and their parents, and friends, It is stated that garrison duty in the Hongkong, 24th March, 1999. yesterday afternoon, on the occasion of cities of Kwangsi are to be undertaken by DEAR SIR-Referring to your letter of the first public'anzual prize distribution.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. CASSIA SHIPMENTS TO AMERICA.
Several males are to be constructed to The Chamber reived from Messes. February 20th I beg to advise you that Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, who was accom- Lepack Company, Lad, certain, notices the Sub-Committee appointed to consider" panied by" Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, dis Issued by the American Spice Trade the above matiers have now arrived attributed the awards to the successful connect Sakwan with the West Bund.
the following conclusions:-
Amongst others present were: The Canton Times Bays: The Muni- Association relative to Cassia shipuwent The Committee recommends that the pupils from China: The Association of Export- British Chambers of Commerce in China Bishop Dr. Pezzoni, the Hou, Mr. E. All authorities are" firmly decided to wers and Deisters addressed the following and the Chamber in Hongkong should Irring (Director of Education), Lady Ho build a maloo on Sakee which will con;
support the adeption of the Hague Rules
Railway station, although much resist- Jotter to the Secretary of the American 1941 for can bills of lading, and also Tung, the Rev. Fr. F. R. Noval, and heat the West Bund and the Yu-b-bau
1848 2000, 26 practicable,
many others.
ane has been offered by the Sakee resi Spier Trah Association in New York:--
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1922.
dents. The Public Works Department has Desa Six--We have before us, as wo write, a copy of your cireuter dated lat February, 22, which was distributed to the members of your Association, and on which we feel itincumbent upon our selves to make a few comments.
tion,
were
by the latter of 10th September
The hall was tastefully decorated for fast from the International Law Associa-the occasion with bunting and coloured
this Chamber
considers that the Conclusion and sanction lights and the lighting effects unanimous arrived at in support of the Hague Rules arranged by Petty Officers Camman and by varus important interests, including Woodrow. Bankers, Underwriters and well as Shipowners, in Chante, as
at the "Conference of representative is terests concerned at The
The girls gave an excellent entertain met the grande finale being "a Fancy Drill" dance by thirteen girls, Others who the programme were: contributed to
C. Garcie, M. Een da Silva, Patsy Willis. M. Alves, F. Neves, P. Lawrence, Cissy Xavier and A. Baptists.
amply Hague justify the adoption of the Rules, and so far as this Chamber has been able to appreciate the full import of this basis of bill of lading practic, it sees no objec tion to their adoption. The Bales appens to provide, a new working basis removing some of the difficulties of the past obtain. ing between shipowner and shipper, any modification of these Rules should mistress's report. the fruits of future now depend on
[CXP*P100,
And
23rd last addressed to this Chain
Mr. L.A. BARTON read the Head-
ordered the owners of houses on Sakes to
start the work of demolishing the whole or part of their premises as required by the Government within twenty days after notice. The polien are ordered to execute the Department's orders promptly.”
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RED CRosa XURSES.
A zumber of nurses have volunteered their services in connection with the Northern Expedition. It is reported that the President is gratified at the enthy- siusni and patriotism of these young ladies and has appointed Mrs. Sun to be their commander.
have exported large quantities of Canton Jass Chamber is not in favour of ability, of public prize-givings, in the notes trouble to proat themselves by
Cassia absolutely and unestionably upr to the standard of "Laq, of the season," but who have deen Leulised by arbitra tion-very unfurly so-particularly when the market has declined between the times of purchase and arrival of the cargo.
We are in agreement with the opinion
With
In the first pince, we absolutely deny swindle," and object the allegation of to the use of the term as applied in your circular referred to. If there were any truth is this allegation the reason there for would be found in the attitude of the majority of the Amerienn buyers, who
The HEADMISTRESS, in her report sunted have consistently forced the price down to a point at which it is well-nigh im
This Chamber deprecates, any legisla.that; since the school was established in
EXPORT CF SUBSIDIARY COINS BESTRICTED, possible to sure absolutely prime "cargo.tion to deal with the matter such as has Kowloon the present was the first octa-
The Cantun Times says:-" Recently. In this Association, we have shippers whin bren suggested by the British Federation on prize giving was conducted in "a pub- of Traders Association in their letter of
taken advantage of the Provincia! Rank manner. The importance and desirere has been sane merchants who have legislation to deal with the questions as interest both of parents and the students, exchanging subsidiary coins for Hong- ise along the lines of the Harter Act or eculd not be minimised and he was keng Notes to be exported to Hongkong, Water Carriage of Goods Art of Canada, thankful that, through the provision of thereby causing a shortage of silver coins
in circulation. In order to put a Received to the question of the the public hall in connection with the
Shipment" clause in bill to hold one. to such malpractice, the newly of ind. this Chamber supproves the school, it had bome posible battell, whe Commissioner of Finance, T. 7. Cheng principles set out in the Hague-Reles in made a donation of $1,000 towards the has been instructed by Governor Wa Par. 3 to 7 inclusive of Article 3 dealing cost of erecting the new hall. was acknow. Ting fang to the effect that a restriction on exportation of subsidiary coins will with
It ledged by the Headmistress. however, that this does not The number of children attending St.be enforce. This restriction will allow of Cassia shipped, both in Rolls and adequately meet the pratical difficulties Mary's School had been increasing from no one to leave this port with more than that have arisen in these connections in year to year and in October last the 88) aubsidiary coins, and any law- Broken, in posibly of inferior nature, and you will quite understand the reason event years, and this (hamber advocates highest enrciment was reached with an breaker will be severely fined."
that to relieve the situation the Chamber aggregate of 203 scholars on the register;
NEW APPOINTMENT. for this when we tell you that the prices should
Governor Wu Ting Fang, still continues being paid day to Chinese dealers, are at Shaach the Bankers Association the average daily attendance for the year
It is suggested that they
sta is composed of six The less than half the figures ruling tea to hould be asked to further consider the teachers and three assistant unchers. On busy appointing new mod to ofices, in which vacancies have cecurred apparently twelve years ago, although the actual cost rule whereby Bankers shall bind them the recommendation of the Inspector of in consequence of the recent split withi
questico and favourably review adopting
English Schools it has become possibin of the merchandise in its pristine state selves not to accept letters of credit which during the year to add ons English ladyGeneral Chen Chuing Ming. In the latest list of appointments appears that of Mr. is not cheaper on the contrary, it is precicd acceptance of bills of lading teacher and one assistant English teacher wanz Wen-su, as Chairman of the Pro-
claused either
Shipped or Received. For to the members of the staff.
vincia! Educational Cermission of bigbor owing to the rise in cost of trans- Shipment"
The school had been recommended for vin or again "Shipped or De
Kwangtung which position has been This livered for Shipment." This unb the highest Government grant
Mr. pertation, labour and packing.
cannot take any other view thar that it The leadmistress remarked that ado vacated by Mr Chan Pak-wa
who is a returned student from simply means that the quality has been is unsound in the interests of all cen-quate provision for the education of the Wae Enited States, received his M.A. sacrificed to meet the limits obtainable cerned for bills of lading to have the children of the Feninsula must be planned
clause Received or Delivered for Ship-before very long, For some time past Degree in Education from the University in your market. Until thes: are raised, men deleted or omitted so that the they had recognised that the old school of Columbia, and was a Secretary of
remains **Shipped" there is no hope of any improvement, so clause
sufficinat President Sun Yat-sen. barely provided
"For the you must realise that any complaint that goods are not actually shipped.
Chamber advocates your Chamber
number of applications may exist can only be remedied at your sing the Bankers' Association at for admission, and the new hall just been t
and strongly urging that This commodity is not one that
expressed that the fair average quality is resibilities, and liabilities.
ensi,
scarries anything but a very small conti
mission for the Exporting House, and the. forcing down of the price with the Chinese Dealer inevitably results in the quality suffering. There are, of course, reputable dealers who do their utmost to maintain full quality standards, but their position is rendered impossible at times by the beating down of price re ferred to above thus letting in the less reliable dealers who are prepared to meet almost any price.-Yours faithfully,
D. K. BLAIR,
Becretary.
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RICE SHIPMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES. The Committee of the Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong sub mitted for the approval of the Chamber the following draft letter having refer ence to Rice Shipments to the United States:-
The Secretary,
171.6.
when. then for class-rooms
This
completed afforded room for the conduct to adopt the principle reof the kindergarten classes and physical. instruction. The provision of an entirely new school building, suitable for the demand of the Peninsula would soon have to be faced. The "Convent fort unately, had ground centrally and healthily, situated in the property now held it It was unfortunate that the Cost of building WR Pow so high.
I learn that Messrs. A. Holt & Co. have already adopted the Hague Rules for their bills of lading which are coming into force almost immediately, and a copy Yours faithfully,
Yours faithfully, of lading is attached
D. K. BLAIR,
Secretary;
A copy of this letter was forwarded to the British Imperial Council of Com merce, London.
PAN-PACIFIC COMMERCIAL.
CONFERENCE.
gave
The Director of Pan-Pacifio Union at Pax-Pacific Union Bulletin and Draft Agenda for a Pan-Pacific Commerce Con- ference which it is proposed to held to wards the end of this year.
Honolulu had forwarded a copy of the dance, had been won
The Secretary replied:
MEMBERSHIP.
the
the
THE PRINCE IN 'MANILA. A TENTATIVE PROGRAMME. The Prince of Wales will hold a recep
the tion aboard H.M.S. Renown, on second night of his stay in Marila
a
་ ་
On Monday, May 15th, the programme at noon at the Cavite Navy Yard station as thus far arranged includes a luncheon to be given by Captain Crose, command- ant, the Prince returning to Manila in the afterncon to play polo in Pasay The Prince will leave Manila the same day.
Because of the short period of his stay in Manila, the trip to Baguio has been called off. However, he will be taken around Manila and neighbouring places of interest.
reception, & fentative programme having beet prepared for him. He will arrive in Manila on the morning of May 13th, with St. Mary's presented five candidates for his staff aboard the Renoir. In the the junior examination of the Hongkong afternoon, he will play polo in Passay
The University. all of whom passed. Lurd Scholarship had been awarded to and in the evening, he will be the guest Lena Noronha: and the winners of the of honour at a dinner and reception to class scholarships, founded by the late be given by Governor-General Wood at
Malacanang Palaer. mrs for regulat Chevalier Dr. A. S. Gomes,
On Sunday, May 14th, the Manila Club by Pitta
it will hold a reception for the Prince, pro- Avclina Souza, Laura Gomes. Enrica Ildefonso, Zelinda Gomes, Julia bably in the afternoon, as in the evening Xavier and Ramen Castro in Classes II. the dinner on the Renown will be given United States army and navy officers, to VIII, inclusive, respectively. By the him to Governor-General Wood. death of Dr. Gomes the school had lost a good friend and a regular benefactor, who and to prominent Americans, Britishers
and Filipinos of Marila. Committee much regret that it will took special interest in the activities of be impossible for one of their number to the community in Kowloon, be present at the Conference and I am
Prince of Wales to the directed, while thanking you for the kind Highing the recent visit of His Royal invitation extended to this Chamber, ta Colony St. Mary's School was represent request that you will be good enough to et in the rally of school children held on supply me with a copy of the report of the Cricket Ground. The school had beer ་་ presented with a souvenir of this memor. the Conference when ready for isme.'
able occasion in the shape of a large engraving of the Prince of Wales' por trait.
Mrs. FLEICHER distributed the prizes and afterwards Mr. FLETCHER. thanked the Mother Superior on her behalf for the invitation to
Present
CLASS 3.-1st, Lina Horosha and Mar FLETCHER remarked that this schoc! was faced with the same problem engaging the gicrie White; 2nd, Avelina Souza; 3rd, attention of other schools; the necessity Causaela Garcia-Certificates of merit, for increased accommodation to meet the Cissy Noronha, Ena Danenberg, Lyce Molly growing
children in the Colony. He knew d'Almada. the Government wag Well aware of the
CLASS 43, Laura Gomes; 2nd. Aida excellent work done in St. Mary's School, Oliveira; 3rd, Lycia Osmund and Ange- and, although he was not entitled to say lina Silva-Certificates of Merit, "Car- it would take into sym-melita Britto, Stella Silva and Alzira pathetic consideration any scheme which Jorge. had for its object the expansion of educa- CLASS 1st, Albertina Garcia and tional work in the Colony. (Applause). Celeste Gill; 2nd, Eliza Alvares; 3rd, of conducting moving picture theatres in The girls of St. Mary's were very fort. Aldo Alves and Lilly Markham, Certi Chinese districts has been that badunate to he under the care and devotion ficates of Merit, Helga Remedios, Maria The question of shipments, to New York characters have made a
practice of of the ladies, who
welfare and in train- CLASS 8-1st, Dulce d'Aquino and to enquire as to whether or not any admission for nothing or for less than ing them to be good citizens.
Miss ALDA ALVES then presented a Zelinda Gomes; 3rd, Olga Ribeiro and arrangement has been made. or is in
Mrs Fletcher and Maria Cruz Certificates of Merit. contemplation, between your Association the proper charge for the seats they
Occupy Hongkong Amusements, Ltd., bouquet of flowers
Angelina Baptiste, Cecilia Xavier, Domi- This concluded the proceedings.
Scuza and Her
Hermina Oliveirs. THE PRIZE LIST.
Rice Association of California,.
San Francisco.
Hongkong, 4th April, 1922. DER SIR-At a recent meeting of the General Committee of the Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong the question was raised as to whether or not The Macao Electric Lighting Co., Ltd., all members of your Association engaged proposed by Messrs Lowe, Bingham & che Rice Trade nre, ipso facto Matthews, and seconded by Messrs. The signatories to the Rice Agreement made International Banking Corporation was with this Chamber.
duly elected to membership subject to It is anderstood that many of your confirmation at the next annual general members are actually making use of the meeting.
ia
certificates issued in accordance with these "rules while this Chamber has not get their
names to the Agreement. In this connec
be
Mr.
tion 1 am to state that certificates are THE TRIALS OF A PICTURE for the demands for modern education Oliveira, Marie Rozario and
issurd here, only to those firms who have alged the Agreement, my Committee therefore will be glad to have definite news regarding the position at your end,
as if all members are not bound; it
Would
be as well to let this Chamber have an
up
to date list of signatcries for circula
tion to those of our members who have
signed.
THEATRE MANAGER.
ASKED FOR TICKET, PATRON. OFFERS A DAGGER."
For a long time one of the difficulties
sc. he was
was also discussed, and I was instructed | terrorising the attendants and so gaining looking after the spent their lives in Een da Silva and Eulalia Souza"
and
similar Association in New York, brought a police court prosecution, es made a nest little address of thanks. for the purchase of rice from this Port, terday before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, in under the terms of the Agreement between regard to the Eastern Theatre, Wanchai. here and San Francisco.
Regarding the
the methods of sifting mA youth was charged with having ployed, recent submissions to arbitration threatened the Chinese manager; with have revealed wide discrepancies in pez. disorderly conduce and with assault on
a constabl centage of broken grains, and I am to enquire whether, or not. unc is being made of bamboo sieves, such as were sent you for sample some two years ago, or whether wire sieves are employed, and what sizo of mesh
Mr. R. E. Webster (of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings) prosecuted on behalf of the Company. It was alleged that the de fendant threatened to stab the manager with a dagger but it was found, after wards, that he had not a dagger. He said to the manager, when asked for his ticket, Do you wish to risk your life-over my seeing your show? I have a dagger."
I shall be glad if information regard ing the foregoing enquiries may be sup plied to 1 ir Chamber as early as possible.
I am, dear sir, youre faithfully,
D. K. BLAIR,
After a protracted hearing, the Magis Secretary. trate dismissed the charges of threatening The above letter was approved by the and assault and fined the defendant $100 Committes of the Chamber of Commerce for disorderly conduct. The alternative
was two months' rivorous imprisonment. Fand despatched..
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The prizes were awarded in accordand with the following list.
PRIZE POR BIBLICAL KNOWLEDGE (pre- Rentel by Bishop Pozzeni)-Aurea Baptista.
LUGARD SCHOLARSHIP (for the year 1922- 1923)-Miss Lina Noronha
Dr. A Goin' ATTENDANCE SCHOLAR SIP-Class 2, Rista Xavior: Class 3, Avelina Souza: Class 4. Laura Gomes
Enrica Ildefonso: Cl 3, Cines 5. Zelinda Gomes; Class 7. Julia Xavier: Class 6, Ramon Castro.
Marital Acronist
Atienza; 2nd. Teresa Sances and
tilla
CLASS 7-1st, Cynthia Remedios and Julia Xavier; 2nd. Regina Ribeiro; 3rd, Annie d'Almade. Dulce Ribeiro, Carmen Ribeire and Alla Britto. Certificates Of Morit, Elvira Rozario, Hatherine Hynd- man Olga Eca da Silva and Margarita
Xavier,
CLASS B-15, Bella Pestarji;. 2nd, Cythia Alves; 3rd, Ignes Remedies, Heri- que, Goalves, Florrie Wong, Ole Gill, Augusta Noronha, Genevieve Mahomed, Alda Ng and Irene Ceilaco
PRIZES FOR Music Pepita Lawrence, Consuelo Garcia and Maria Eca da Silva. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT-Ida Een da Silva.
JUNIOR LOCAL CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES.
PITMAN'S SHORTHAND SPRED CERTIFICATE. --Olass 2-let, Mimmy Alves: 2nd, Ritta Xaving 3rd, Alice Carvalho, AureaRitts Xavier-Elementary Certificates, Avelina Bouza, Consuelo Garcia, Laurá Baptists and Mimmy Noronha
(Vontinued at foot of next column.) Gome and Lyce Oliveira.
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