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AMERICAN INFLUENCE IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
WHAT'S THE USE! The Manila Times in leading article says
ECHO. OF THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKË.
A DUTCH CAPTAIN HONOURED.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL:
REBUILDING YOKQHAMA ESTIMATES FOR RESTORATION. THE PURCHASE OF FOREIGN LEASES
our Offices to No. 4, QUEEN'S Captain A. J. Konings, Master of the WE have THIS DAY REMOVED The Mayor of Yokohaina Mr. Wata
BUILDING (Third Floor). mabo, the Municipal Adviser Dr. Maki,jas. Iris, belonging to Messrs Petroleum ROAD CENTRAL Tan Bank of CHINA
CARLOWITZ & CO. Phons No. Central 873. P. O. Box No. 13.
(1595 When America came to these Islands and the Deputy Mayors Meers, Acki and Maatschappij La Corona," of which
Hongkong, 18th November, 1823, twenty-five years ago, she brought to the Shibatsuji with two of the leading the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China), Filipinos a great many bonefits. The re- officials of the Municipality, have been Ltd, are the local Agents, has been
Lands Red Cros sults have been the marvel of modern long. In conferences with regard to the awarded the Cross of Morịt by the Nether~-~ colonial history. Where before there was estimates for restoration, and have pre- only a scattering of schools, the Islands | pared the following general estimate, the to-day posses thousands of educational full details of which have been presented
The standard, of
institutions which a million and a quarter children attend. Thousands of neres of virgin soil and forest have been changed into productive areas. living of the people has been immeasur ably raised. The virtual peons of the days before American occupation have been transformed into the prosperous self- respecting Filipino citizens of today. The Filipino people of the larger centres af population present all the superficial aspects of the highest occidental civiliza- ticn la addition, the people enjoy a vir- tually autonomous government
- Süch a keen and experienced observer as Lord Northelite during a recent visit
io Manila was astounded at what has
to the Restoration Board:
1.-Road Construction, including pur. chase of land for that purpose. 1.100
millions.
-Harbour and canals, V.100 millions: -Purchase of Foreign Leases, in former settlement Y.20 millions.
-Sewerage, -1.35 milions. -3--Buildings, Y.30 millions.
G-Street Tramways, Y.30 millions. 7-Electrio light and millions.
power,
Ys
8-Waterworks, Y.10 millions." 9-Gasworks, Y.6 millions. 10.-Common Schools, Y.18 millions. 11.-Alterations in division of City quarters, Y.30 millions. *
12-Park construction, F.20 millions 13.-Bridges, Y,30 millions.
C
This gives a total of 304 million yen. considerably in excess of the amount allotted to Yokohama, in the statements on the subject so far published.
MEANS OF REPAYING LOAN
The aid extended to the port city by the Restoration Board is not expected to
hundred millions, and the
It is anderstood that this distinction
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
N EXTRA GYMKHANA MEETING
The Charge for Admission to the Public uniform Hall Price Easioenre will be $1. Soldiers and Sailors in
has been conferred upon Capt. Konings A will be held (uster, permitting in respect of the meritorious service he HAPPY VALLEY OD SATURDAY, 1ST DEC
EMBER, 1923, commencing 24.3. performed 'subsequent to the great calas- traphe at Yokohama on the 1st September last when, as is generally known, the s Empress of Australia with several thou- sand refugees on board, was unable to char the barbour owing to her port pro
Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain Admission to the right of introducing Members Enclosure,
Rach Member has the Members Enclosure,
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peller being fouled by the ship's anchor Tickets for whom can be obtained from
Friday, November and chain cable. The Empress of users. LINSTEAD & Darm at 35 up to The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong tralia in the first instance was towed away from the wharf by the Steel to be present. Navigatur dose to the entrance of the breakwater when the former was able with great difficulty and extraordinary mance steam outside and anchor urring to close to the Iris. After a short time
Yokohama Harbour, with the burning lighters adrift and patches of floating oil on fire, became a serious menace to the Empress of Australia, and the thousands of lives on board, and it was imperativo that the should be moved as soon as Municipality is now endeavouring to ar possible from her precarious position. range a Government loan at low interest. Captain Konings was appealed to and at The City plans to repay this loan from
once assisted the "Empress of Fustralia the following resources (estimated):
1-Sale of (fourth term) reclaimed to a safe, anchorage,
fronting
harbour; area, The Iris was laden with a highly land
inflammable cargo of about 3,000 tons 7,280,000 tsubo
"Shell" motor spirit and 5,000 tons kerosene in bulk, but Captain Konings, fally realising the extreme risk he was taking, did not hesitate in immediately bringing his vessel to the aid of the huge liner and succeeded in towing her to a
transpired here under "American adminis tration, and he could not understand why the Filipinos should want to get rid of the beneficent sovereignty which has done so much for them ungrudgingly and unexceed a selfishly.
Yet Dean Bocols of the University of the Philippines, one of the ablest and most authoritative spokesmen of his race, picks on the superficial shortcomings of American life and manners which have made an impress upon the Filipino char acter and comes to the conclusion that American influence in the Philippines has been detrimental rather than beneficial to the Filipino people. If, as the Dean claims, these shortcomings have taken
the
-Sale of land reclaimed by the con- struction of the Yokohama Tokyo canal (estimated at the value of Y.1 millions).
3-Charges to be imposed on these benefiting by the new streets and har bour
root and the better infiuc.ces of Ameri-idents as the result of the purchase of ato anchorage at Homaku buoy outside
can civilization have failed to find fertile soil in his countrymen, what hope is there For his people?
Mr. Bocaho claims that once granted political independence, the Filipinos will blossom out as the rose after a spring shower; that they will develop their own ianate virtues and robust qualities and fulfill their own allotted inission on CATUE
-Taxes on leased land. 5.-Yunicipal" taxes from foreign, re- perpetual lease property (estimated at Y.800,000 yearly).
tramways. 6-Profits from
electric light and power, gms, and general taxes:
JAPAN'S TRADE.
THE ADVERSE BALANCE. The aggregate trade for the last ten Accepting his own statement of facts, mathy amounted at Y.1.150,995,000 in however, no such rosult can be expected. Sports and Y.,30,340,000 in imports, or Y.469,551,000 in excess of importa la The Filipinos, he says, have failed to re- act favourably to the material benefits this connection tho Daku dahi remarks conferred upon them: they have deterior.that there will be an additional twenty ated rather than improved What güar or thirty million yen covering the rest antec is there that they will profit by the of the year against Japan. To this boon of complete political freedom?
Americans are frank to state that such a grant is involved with serious draw.
Y.120,000,000 or Y.130,000,000 must be added as the balance in her trade with! her colonies. The adverse balance will thus mount up to Y.550,000,000, or
the breakwater at 11.30 p.m. after about five hours of an exceedingly anxious and difficult time.
The Iris was also one of the vessels which rendered homage work with her
HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.. NOTICE OF MEETING.
HEREBY that the
NOTICE IS FORDEN GEN HARLY HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CON- MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS OF THE STRUCTION CO LTD will be held at Fix
NOV HONGKONG HOTEL, Pedder Streat, Hongkong,
WEDNESDAY, the 28TH DAY of EMBER, 1923, at 12.00. Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Heport of the Board of
3th period from 28th October, 1992. to the ectors and a Satement of Ascounts for the June, 1023, and of electing. Directors and Anditor,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd to the 28th November, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
8. COURTNEY COOK,
Secretary Hooi tong, 15th November, 1993. 11575
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD
●TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Share
holders in the above-named Company, that the Special Resolution to Wind up the Company and the Extraordinary Resolution. providing for the Diatribution or sale of the Com pany's holding of Shares in the HovesNG TAWAYS LAKITED (Incorporated in Hong- kong), of
of which Notice has been given, to the Shareholders having been confirmed and passed!
the above ramed
REHAIN
life boats in bridging refugees from the REGISTERS OF SHAREHOUS shore to the number of about 150 quite and in Hongkong pany both in. 1
UNTIL THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923, for the purpose of registering Transfers. of Shares after which Date dhe sa Register
of this Com-
a few of whom were picked up floating in the Harbour.
NEW US TARIFF LAW. CHINESE ARTICLES MUST BE LABELLED."
The Chung Mei News Agency (Peking)
HAYS:
Shipments of silk and novelties from China to the United States are being assessed an extra duty of ten per cent.
be Closed, and they - Equidator will prov
to Distribution of the
pany among the Persons appearing us Share- helders upon the said Registers in accordance with their rights and with the said: Extraquli. Bary Resolution.
W. F. HIMMONS,
For and on behalf of EDWARD RITCHTS Mongiss
Liquidator....
[1525 Hongkong, November, 1923,
HONGKONG WOMEN'S GUID
and
backs and dangers to the Filipino people. Y560,000,000. As an offset, and derived in all cases where tags are not attached MINISTERING. CHILDREN'S LEAGUE,
leased to specie abroad has been re
We can well imagine the venerable: Pro-
from other sources, Japan will have' fessor Bocobo twenty-five years from now
about Y,300,000,000 coming in, consisting getting up before some such gathering as now attends the lectures at the Ameri- of interest in foreign issues, premiums, can Chamber of Commerce and heaping and freight, as well as profits as sugar, curses upon the heads of those who forced So far, her
extent of about, a hun upon his weak and defenseless poeple an independence which could only lead to dred million, which will grow by twenty disaster and ruin.
or thirty million during the remainder of If Mr. Bocobo correctly reflects the the year. In the Asahi, opinion, a crisis sentiments of all his compatriots with is in more for Japan's exchange next regard to American influence upon the year, following the exhaustion of her Filipino people, then our mission here has oversens funds, and it is up to the indeed been a failure and there is no Government and exchange banks to steer use of conferring any further benefits of through the dangers betting them. whatever nature upon that hapless race.
+
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One benefit of American. rule which Mr. Bocobo didn't even touch upon is the improvement in the physical stature of his people, as proven by ätatistics gather-
MR. NEMAZEE'S GITT TO THE CMS.
I to the articles bearing the words Made in
China.
Word to this effect was received in Peking on November 12th.
The new tariff law requires labels on. all imported articles showing the country in which they were made. Information concerning the operation of the new law ed copies of the law have not been scat has been difficult to obtain because print out for general distribution.
As a result many Peking residents who ship quantities of novelties to America have been penalized. The law is explicit in regard to the labels and is being rigidly enforced.
GARDEN FETE
AND
"SALE" OF WORK.
In aid of LOCAL CHARITIES and of
CHILDREN'S FUNDS
To be held in the Grounds of GOVERNMENT HOUSE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 831, 2 P.M.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
PARTICU
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DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS
the Sale by Public Auction to be held on 310NDAY, the 28th day It is not suficient to label each cu November, 1923, at 3 pm, at the OBees of signment or each collection of similar the Public Works Department, by Order.of H
of ose Lot of articles. Every string of beads, piece of EXCELLENCY TER GOVERNOR,
CROWN LAND at Shamshuipe in the The Manchester Guardian says:-A par-silk, garment or other article must have Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, ed by one of his countrymen not long agoilarly notable gift from a non-Christian its label Otherwise the article will be commencing from the 1st July, 1893, with taller and heavier than the Philippine to a Christian organisation has just been subject to an additional ten per cent. be fond by the Surveyor of BiS MAJESTY THE native of twenty-five years ago. This is made in the primcntation by a wealthy duty
The Filipino of today is appreciably
a factor not to be overlooked in the struggle for survival among the Far East Persinu merchant, Enji Mohammed Hus-
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the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to Kmo, for one further term of 24-yearn lean
Customs authorities in the United three days
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary MuseuZOVANÍA,
ern ruces. The modera Filipino, is doing saa Namazce, of a maternity hospital for States say that in handling: much shipARTO himself proud in the realm of physical Shiraz, Persin, which he has asked the ments, the lack of proper labels, not only competition The Filipinos boast of one
the cost world's boxing champion and they have Church Missionary Society to acept. A increases the cost bet makes delaye proven their physical superiority in cxan- suitable building is now undergoing alter-neccesary. petion with other. Far Eastern peoples in ations and additious, and will be opened, in They have given notice that in view the Far Eastern Olympiads Boxing the ring, and the generous donor, who, of the heavy Christmas trade between baseball, basketball, tennis, volleyball, track and field sports, and even golf, have by the way, has spent most of the past foreign countries and the United States, replaced in large measure the pleasures thirty-two years in Hongkong, has not only that special attention be given, to the and doubtful benefits of the cockpit and fully equipped the building but promises labels. Aside from the usual declara. the gambling den The bolo has given.
Inland Lot No. 480
Shamshuipo.
Registry Na,
LowBilly-
Lost last. Lace, foto
Upręš Priem.
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way to the bare fist and the padded glove. £1,200 a year towards its upkeep. He hits ions of value, each package should con- Surely, there is no sign of deterioration place no restrictions on missionary work tain an invoice of the goods contained. among Mr. Bocobo's people in the realm in the institution, and only asks that it therein showing the purchase price in of physical development under American may be used for training midwives, as local currency and gold. Ma tutelage.
FOR SALE. well as actually dealing with maternity This precaution will prevent delays and cases in its own wards. Miss E. A Thomas speed the shipment on its way.
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. (of Wobira, Beds), now at Yezd, and Dr. Statistics disclosed at the meeting of Emmeline Stuart, of Shiraz, will be in the American Federation of Labour recharge
FFERS will be Beceived up to the 771 vealed the fact that the membership had This is not the first time a non-Christiqu
DECEMBER 1923, for the Farahase or Colonel H. A. Johnson, of Allestree; Lesse of a Modern Equipped Nine-room, Fire fallen to 2,820,408, or a full million below has presented a hospital to the C.M.S. In
Hindoo banker, the late Derbyshire, ironmaster, left unsettled proof, Brick and Concrete Residenos at PAK the total with which it has usually been 1911 and, equipped an mitpost bas property of the gross value of £320,187.,
Hoor TONG, CANTOV. Includes three Path- credited,
rooms equipped with Modern Fixtures, Com pital at Shikarpur, Baluchistan, on con
nt, Kilohen and Servanta Speaking at a meeting of the Pro dition that the C.M.S. would keep it open
Unprecedented success bas marked the modious Drone
Location: Excellent Views. perty Owners Protection Association, seral weeks each year in this remute re recently, Sir Kingsley Wood, MP said gion. It is regularly visited in the spring issue of the Canadian Domestic Refund Custera A hundred thousand houses could be built by doctors, and Burce (Ms. Bring Loan of $172,000,000 Subscriptions Surrounded by about 6, mown of well faul to-day at the cost of, and in the same of the latter), and the last report show exceeded, $200,000,000 and the Finance ont Grounds with Ten year old Trees Tennis peried as forty thousand houses three that 2,600 operations were performed in Minister has decided to extend the Court Owner's family leaving shortly for years 280. Private enterprise in house twenty-nine days. The founder died in mount to this figure, and will apply the Home
upon application to BANQUE DE L'INDO-GUINE building was coming back to its own 1913, but his family still continue their babince to the repayment of various Particulars, Plani and Conditione of'Sale
Dominion temporary lenne..
SHAMIEN place.
Bupport.
Beth
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