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REMOVAL.
We beg to notify the Pablic of Hongkong that We have removed to Corner of POTTINGER STREET and DES VŒUX ROAD Next to Fire Brigade. Station.
NIKKO.
28th February, 1923.
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THE BOY SCOUT
at Drill is a boy at play. He gives the impression not only of intense enjoyment, but he radiates energy. and good health.
There is no Movement in the World where work blends with play as in the Boy Scout Movement.
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HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND USEFULNESS ARE HIS
See the Hongkong Bay Scouts drilling at the JAMBOREE in the UITY HALL, on April 18th and 14.
THE FORD 1-ton TRUCK
The Low Price and Cheap Costs of Operation: and Maintenance make the Ford 1-ton Truck the Cheapest Form of Commercial Transportation in China.
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RADIO COMMUNICATION IN CHINA.
4TH, 1923.
Communications, held at Washington In Otober, 1920, and the Conference adopted the report recommended by the Sub-Com- mittee on International Cable and Radio Law and Cable Landing Rights. The m port rende:-
MONOPOLIES
AN ILLUMINATING STATEMENT.
Regarding the report that the Japanese are trying to maintain control over radio
"The delegates of the principal Albed communciation in China in contravention of the principle of the Open Door, Beater's and Associated Powers, met in conference a Washington, unanimously agreed to the Agener, as the result of enquiry in well in fallowing resolution, with a view to its formed Japaasse quarters, has received being examined by the forthcoming World information in the following sepse
"Under the contract signed with the Conference on Electrical Communications Ministry of the Navy in Feburary, 1918, if accepted, embodied in a general
convention. Mitaut & Company are now constructing for
That bereafter no permit shall be the Oblacie Gorerument a high power granted or renewed for the landing of sub- wireless station at Shuangchino, ovan marine cables or the erection of radio miles east of Peking, which will be capable stations for international communications of communicating direct with Japan, without it being expressly declared that the Europe and Americs. The cost for the purmission does not confer a monopoly or construction and equipment of the tele-exclusive rights of any kind.
# estimated at graphic installation
2. That in principle they will not in £336,267.
The capital sum is to be future support their nationals, diplomatical repaid in 30 equal sumal instalments. y or otherwise, in seeking exclusive cable In order to secure the revenue of the station or radio concessions from non-signatory | and the repayment of the capital and in-states, provided that all states adhering to terest, it is also provided that during the the International Telegraph Convention period of 30 years the Government abull undertake the same obligation. not permit any other person or firm to erect, nor shall it groet by itself any wire leus station in China for the purpose of communicating with any foreign country.
3. Nevertheless, the Powers do not intend to prejudice the development of communications by cable or radio by pre- vealing the granting of exclusive or privileged concessions for a reasonable term of years in cases where the probable traffic would not be sufficient to yield a fair return upon the capital invested in more than one
It is on account of this agreement that the allegation is made that the Japanese are seeking a monopoly of radio communi- cation in Chins in defiance of the previsions of Article 3 of the Nine Power Treaty con cerning China, signed in 1922 at Washing-system for the operation of the service in ton, but that this allegation is entirely question.DALENA unfounded may be proved even by the Nine
Power Treaty.
"In the first place, the Nine: Power Treaty, not in force yot, provides for the future for the principle of the Open Door or Equality of Opportunity in China for the trade and industry of all nations, and No it cannot affect by any means the contractual rights of Mitsui and Company existing many years before the signing of the said Treaty.
In the second place, supposing for argament's sake, that the Treaty might have any effect upon the contract, the exception to the said general principle should not be overlooked. Article 3 of the Treaty reads:
With a view to applying more effectually the principles of the Open Door or Equality of Opportunity in China for the trade and industry of all nations, the contracting Powers, other than China, agree that they will not seek, nor support their respective nationals in serking.
(a) Any arrangement which might purport to establish in favour of their interests any general superiority of right with respect to commercial or economic, development in any desigunted region of China
(b) Any such monopoly or preference La would deprive the nationals of Buy oiber Power of the right of undertaking any legitimate trade or industry in Chine, or of participating with the Chinese Government, or with any local authority, in any category of public enterprises, or which by reason of its scope, duration or geographical extent is calculated to frustrate the practical application of the principle of equal opportunity,
"It is understood that the fore-going stipulations of this article are not to be so construed as to, probibit the acquisi- tien of auch properties or rights as may be necessary to the conduct of a particular commercial industrial or financial undertaking cr to the encour agement of invention and research "Whatever kind of assertion might bo put forward against the contract, the inter pretation of the last exceptional clause is made too clear to admit any misunder standing or misrepresentation by the statement made ia very explicit wording on this subject by Earl Balfour, and also by Mr. Hughes at the Washington Conference. The Minutes of the Eighteenth meeting of the Committee on Pacific and Far Eastern Questions contained the following passage Conference on the Limitation of Arma- ments," Senate Document No. 126, Govern- ment Printing Office. Washington, 1922, p. 617):-
"Mr. Balfour
"Even in the fight of the Treaty and the resolution signed subsequent to the signing of the contract in question, it is quite clear that Mitsui and Company are justified in insisting upon their contract rights to their full
extent in order
to secure the revenues of the wireless repayment of the station and the capital and interest The object of the arrangement in question was in effect to secure for the Chinese Guvernment the financial success of the radio station, whereby to ropay the capital invested in the enterprise. It is thas a lawful and legitimate business contract to protect the interests of the contractors as well as the Chinese Government.
"As to the mischievous rumour that the castruction work has been a failure, suffice it to say that the wireless plant, after being put to a trial test, will shortly be in working order."-Router.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
APRIL, 3rd, 1823. Hongkong and Shanghai
Banks
Union Insurance Canton Insurance Ching Sugars Kowloon Wharves, Whampoa Docks Hongkong Lands Steamboata Shanghai Docks
·Comenta ..../ Trama
Ewo Mills Langkats (combined) Hongkong Hotels (old)
(new)
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Dairy Farms Electrica Humphreys Estates Watsons
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540 b.
$75 b.
"380 02.
163 *
37164
The. 99 b.
2726 21400.
.Tls. 15.15 b.
Tis. 29 b..
30 33.
20180.
2416.
97lb.
23162.
1616.
Hongkow Wharves
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WEATHER REPORT.
Apr. 3rd at 11.1-Pressure has decreased moderately at Vladivostock and increased slightly at Shanghai. Isis nearly stationary at other reporting stations.
The anticyclone appears to be central Over the gulf of Chi-li
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at coon, 4th Apr., is as follows
DISTRICT
Hongkong to Gap Bock..
FOREGLET N.E.winds, mod- rate; fice to cloudy.
No. L
Both cost of China botworn {The same am
Hongkong and Lamock
No L
South coast of China between The same as
No: 1. Hongkong sad Baixas
Hongkong rainfall for the 54 hours ending As concerned most industrial enterat 10 am, 3rd April, 0.00 inch Total sinse prises, no difficulty arose. The difficulty January 1st, 1.1 inches, against an svöregs only arose when it came to that kind of 6.49 lashes. of enterprise which inevitably involved a monopolistic flavour-for example, & railway. Nobody was going to give money to build a milway if another radiway was going to be built parallel to it at five miles distant. Here, therefore, there must be a monopoly: no doubt of a very limited kind, but still a monopoly. Formosa Channel Again no one was going to set up a telephone system or a telegraph system if another telegraph or telephone system in the same area, serring precisely the same demand, was to be set up by a rival Company. Of course, there were many enterprises of this charac ter. As be understood it, the words at the end of the resolution were in-. tended to deal with such situations, and he had no doubt that in many cases they did to Real. But the point was, did they deal with all them? And did they deal with them in such a manner as to prevent international disputes ? The Chairman-Mr. Hughes "He quite agreed as to the importance of making a full reservation with regard to particular enterprises the conduct of which
Wed. was not inconsistent with maintenance of the principle, and would like very much to
Fbar. have the matter of possible machinery further discussed.
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE. From April 4th to 10th 1923.
HIGH WATION.
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"Thus there is absolutely no doubt that the existence of monopolies and its neces. Batur aity bad been admitted and recognized at the Washington Conference."
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