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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
(Continued from page ). HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH. HIS EXCELLENOY said: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen-I have listened with great interent to the speeches which you, Sir,and Mr. Sutherland have made and I shall give careful thought to what I have just heard. I thank you cordially for inviting me to attend this meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, for I vahie very highly the opportunity of exchanging views with the chief repre- sentatives of the mercantile community of the Colony.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH
In this connection I have a practical THE WHAMPOA PORT PROJECT. THE SITUATION AT suggestion to make. The Hongkong
Government is engaging some now cadet MEETING OF THE PROMOTERS.
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CANTON,
[INOM OUR CHINESE, CORRESPONDENT.) The All-Chins Association for the Canton, while outwardly peaceful now officers' this year. They will probably arrive in or about November next and promotion of the Fort of Whampoa" had is far from quiet to those near the I hope to arrange thas their instruction a meeting last week-end at Canton, at several powers of influence. The Strike in Chinese should be undertaken by the which a number of people were present. Committee enforcing the "anti-im- Hongkong University. If this can be We learn from a report of the proceedings perialist boycott, while still function- satisfactorily done, then I trust that that "Mr. Wong Hi Shun reported the ing, has lost a number of leaders by business Arms engaging young men from plans proposed by a Dutch Company for military arrest, and are disappointed, home, for service in Hongkong will rebuilding the port. This was followed by but are now doing their best to use quire them to take a course of instrue a report on financial plans submitted by the discontented strikers. The Bunanese tion in Chinese at the Hongkong Uni Mr. Chau Shi Chang." Mr. Chau is else. mercenaries, commanded by General Tan varsity similar to that of our cadets.where described in the report as repre Yen Kni, have detained railway cars at After all the Hongkong Government is senting the Labour Delegates Committee Shinkwan as if they were résdy to proce-
and Mr. Wong Hi Shun as "of the Can. ed to Canton at any moment.
Certain Russians are said to be ton Municipality." No Snancial details are given, but one of the rosolutions pass
large business concern. It pays us, it is indeed essential, that the man whom we hope to train for responsible ofico
in the Government service should learned was to sue cffect that "As 2001 39 4 Chinese: and I put it to you that the report on the receipts" and expenditures same reasoning applies also to all busi- is received from the Accounts Depart ness frm in Hongkong. (Applauss.)
disgusted with the Canton situation.
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ment, ways of dealing with the question TO-DAY'S ENGLISH CLASSIC OVER of finance will be further discussed."
I am glad to be here to-day and I shall always be glad to come, at the invitation of your Council, when matters concerning the welfare of the Colony are under your -consideration, in order tha: I may obtain information at Brst band of the views of business men. I am most anxious that no barriers of any kind should exist be tween the Government of Hongkong.and the merchants of Hengkong, but rather European and Chinese communities of stock of 8,000. Whampoa "mottoes."chase (4 miles, 856 yards) will be decided |
that there should be complete confidence and mutual understanding between us. We may not always care to exchange views with each other in public: but we can always have a heart-to-heart talk in private and for such a purpose, when occasion demands, I place myself at all times freely at your disposal (Applause.) Hongkong is a place of world-wide in- portance because of its ocean-borne com- merce and we have good reason to be thankful that the commercial greatness of Hongkong rests upon the safest and most durable foundations. Nature has given us a priceless asset in the wonder- ful Hongkong harbour. British foresight divined, and British enterprise has deve loped, the potentialities latent in this generons gilt of Nature to mankind, with the result that to-day Hongkong, is one of the largest shipping centres in the wtole world and possesses every modern fucility for the wharfage, docking, build- ing and repair of ships as well as for the loading, discharge and warehousing of
cargo.
Moreover, this harbour of Hongkong has been placed by Nature at the mouth of the West River, which with its tribu- taries forms the main highway through two Chinese provicces inhabited by teem- ing millions of a most industrious, & most capable and a most-peace-loving people, shrewd, daring and upright in their com- mercial transactions. (Applause.)
Canton, the principal city in these twa provinces, is within a hundred miles of us and Hongkong is its deep-sea port. No arbitrary and ephemeral human efforts can change these immutable facts of Nature; and Nature, therefore, herself dictates to us the closest, the most in timate, the most friendly co-operation between Hongkong and Canton. Such spirit of friendship and co-operation has hitherto been traditional between the Colony of Hongkong and our neighbour in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and I am confident that it still exists and will always endure despite the superácia) and artificial appearance of enmity created temporarily by Belshevik manipulation of a body of unemployed, and probably un- employable, ne'er-do-wells, whose tyranny is ar distasteful to the Cantonese as it is to us (Applause.)
CANTON PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE. The political situation in Canton is at the moment somewhat obscure. But I am glad to tell you that on Tuesday evening, I received a letter from Mr. Wong Tsang Wei, Chairman of the Can- ton Council of Garerament, informing me that he is rtv prepared to appoint three members of his Council of Govern- ment to regotiate a settlement with three officials of the Hongkong Government to be appointed by me. I replied yeater- day agreeing to this proposal and I hope that the negotiations will soon begin and lead to an honourable and a lasting set- tlement.-(Loud_applause)
THE STICKS.
(BY AROUS:]
To-day the Grand National Steeple.
Lastly, I think that the establishment in Hongkong of a social club open both
It would appear from the published to Europeana and Chinese is long over. due, and nothing would give me greater report that the only definite business done pleasure than that the leaders of the was to arrange for the distribution of this Colony should combine to found such
We Half of these are, to be sent to various over the Aintree course at Liverpool. a club, and to make it a sXccess. have in Hongkong European clubs and institutions at Waichow, Chaochow, Mei Locally, interest seems as great as in Chinese clubs. What I should like to haien and Shiu-hing. The other hall are former years, judging from the wagering see now is a club that might perhaps be called "The Concord Club and would to go to the Southern District Consoling that has taken place. embody the spirit of that name. (Loud Party of the Unification Committee” for
distribution. applause.)
OTHER BUSINT89.
The meeting was then thrown open to discussion.
Alr. W. 6. BALLAy said that the greatest credit was due to those responsible for the compilation of the report which was
model of good diction and arrangement and of moderato statements of facts. He hoped that the difficulties now confronting the Colony would continue to be dealt with in the firm and wise manner which had been so ably set forth (Applause.).
The report and accounts were then approved and adopted.
The CHAIRMAN said that before proceed- ing with the formal business he would like to convey the thanks of the meeting to His Excellency for his presence and for the extremely interesting address he had just delivered. His remarks would provide food for thought (Applause.)
His Excellency then left the meetin The election by the Committee of Messra. J. H. Backhouse & Co., Ltd., to membership of the Chamber was con- frmed.
TEADE STATISTICA,
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CHINESE LABOUR UNIONS AND
FOREIGN HOSPITALS. THE STOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
AT WUCHOW.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
As usual privato sweepstakes have been organized and many local residents will anxiously await the result, which should reach hero before midnight.
The opinion among sporting writers at Home teada to show that the handicap has been particularly well made and no thing appears to stand out prominently.
A number of horses that have started. in this event in former years are certain to be sent to the post, so that a com parative table of last year's weights with those of this year may be of interest:-
Differ
1923. 1920. ence st. lb. st. lb. in lb.
2 Old Tay Bridge.... 11.19 1 Double Chance..... 10. 9. 11.10 3 Fly Mask
5
4 Sprig......
+15
12., 3
+4
1.11
11.13
+9
11.2
11. 7
+5
Silvo
12.7
12.7
Dwarf of the
Forest 10.10
10.10
104,5
5
10.13.
Patsey V.
11. 311. 2
10.10
10.11
10.19
10. 8
10. $
10. 3
-10. -
10. 0
10, 0.
..... 10.0
10 0
7 Jack Horner
* 10,.0. 0 Keep Cool. 10. 7 0 Ben Cruchan O Ammonal
0 Pencoed in 0 Ballymacrory 10. 3
Gardenrath All white
1.0 Ardeen -
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Following upon the closing of the Canton Hospital for the time being to avoid labour union annoyance, the Stout Memorial Hospital (Baptist Mission) in Wuchow, may have to do the same, the so or more Chinese members of the staff having been advised by the labour union authorities there to advance a number of demands. They include an advance of cent. in wages; - an assistant 50 per superintendent of the hospital to be a The Chairman then introdneed a dis- Chinese; the Chinese flag to be down cussion on the subject of the Chamber's over the hospital; Chinese workers not Statistical Department, closed last Sept- to be dismissed without cause. Up too request to the Government that the to be ill-treated; and no Chinese worker ember, be re-established. He believed the Government's view was that the expense March 13th, the hospital staff was still involved was not justified unless meron service; but the union agitators had chants could demonstrate that the Deordered that they should leave the com- partment was essential. He regarded the Statistical Office much in the same light pound on March 20th, unless the demands as the Meteorological department. Nei-were granted as desired. ther department should be judged by the financial returns of its working. Just as meteorological reports were essential to shipping, to trade statistics were essential as an index of the Colony's trade, both to business firms in Hongkong and to Home manufacturers, to whom it was essential to know the trend of commerce and the directions from which competi- tion was being experienced. In fact he felt that the Government would be justi- fed in asking for an Imperial contribu- tion towards the cost, having regard to the value of the figures to the manufae Lurers of Great Britain. He still con- tended that the Department ought to be run at considerably lower coat than the Government estimated.
Mr. G. W. SEWELL doubted whether the expenditure on Statistics was justi- fiable, especially as Hongkong was purely a distributing centre. In his experience far more valuable-in fact all necessary
information could be obtained from Chinese brokers. Mr. Bewell also in- dalged in some huinorous remarks about people with whom statistics were a disease.
The CHAIRMAN, at the request of the Hon. Mr. AO. Lang, mentioned that the Shipping sub-Committee had express- ed an opinion adverse to the resumption of the Department.
Mr. W. L. PATTENDEN said he would like to be assured that the statistics could be made more accurate before voting in favour of their resumption.
The following resolution was then put to the meeting:
10. O 10. 0 11. 9 11. 9
Fly Mask, who finished third last year, fell in the race for the Great Central Handicap at Haydock Park, subsequent to the publication of the weights, and broke his neck.
Eric Foster, the championship steeple- chase jockey who had the mount on Fly Mask, fortunately, escaped with a severe shaking.
Silvo, the top-weight, appears to have recovered his form as F. Hees rode him to victory in the Lingfield Park Chase, run on March. He is well backed locally, by all accounts."
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If he wins to-day with 12.7 in the saddle he will equal the records of Cloister, in 1803; Manifesto, in 1809; and Jerry M., in 1819.
News from home indicates that last "That the members of the Hongkong years' winner, Double Chance, is fancied General Chamber of Commerce, in in well-informed quarters. annual meeting aásembled, doure to The National was won by Abd-el-Kadar express the opinion that it is of great in 1850, carrying 9.12, and the following importance to commercial interests that year he won with 10.4 in the saddle. accurate statistics of trade be main- The Colonel carried 10.7 to victory in tained and earnestly request the 3869, and won in 1870 with 11.19 on his Colonial Government to re-estabilsh the back. Statistical Department as
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The Lamb also has two victories to possible.'
his credit having won in 1868, carrying On a show of hands there voted: For, 1,10.7; and in 1871, his impost then being I am also glad to tell you that there
36: Against, 13 The motion was declared 11.5.
The odds against either Silvo or carried. are signs of a growing movement in Can-
Double Chance winning to-day are, there ton hostile to Bolshevism and to that The Hon. Mr. A. O. LAxd said ha imperini in imperio which is the Can- agreed with Mr. Sewell. The Govern Mr. A. H. FERGUSON proposed the elec-fore, considerably longer than any book- ton Strike Committee. It seems in fact ment, had admitted that the figures suption of the following to the Committee maker is likely, to offer.
Old Tay Bridge is said to be sounder that the same common sense of the Can-plied by the Statistical Department were for the ensuing year: The Hou Mr. P. tonese people is at last beating down inaccurate, and inaccurate figures were H. Holyoak, the Hon Mr. A. O. Lang, than in the past and will carry a lot of communism and re-establishing law and not worth paying for. He understood Mesara A. H. Barlow, W. H. Bell, D. local money if sent to the post to-day.
The Irishmen have great hopes of order. The outlook is, therefore, mors that only 247 copies of the Statistical G. Bernard, 3. Owen Hughes, Panl hopeful than at any time since last leturus were purchased by merchants, Lauder, J. A. Plummer, T. G. Weall, and Knight of the Wilderness, who won the Lancashire Steeplechase last year, and of June. (Applause.) ...
and, of these, 60 were bought by one G. M. Young. firm
Mr. FERGUSON paid a tribute to the Koko, who won at Haddock Park in
Year. Mr. G. M. YOUNG said he looked upon hard work of the Committee during a impressive style early in the
Dwarf of the Forest, who has 10.10 to. a Colony calling itself a trading Colony There is one matter upon which I will and not keeping statistics in the same year which had been probably one of the
man, who heard by last mail that his presume to offer you a word of advice, category as firm which kept no books, most difficult in the history of the Colony, carry is the selection of a local sports. The members generally were greatly money had been invested at the tempt. even though I may be told that business (Hear, hear). men must know their own business best. Mr. M. WHYTH was of the opinion indebted to the Committee for the way ing odds of 25-1 against. My acquaintance with Hongkong and that the statistics should be resumed in which they had looked after the The French will probably be represent with things Chinese now extends over a He had found them extremely useful general interests and had done everyed by Lantaret, who will have 11.13 on quarter of century, and nothing has been though he thought that the system of thing possible to facilitate the settlement his 14-year old back He was easily a cause to me of more anxiety through collecting them might be simplified by which they all hoped was in sight. beaten in the Grand Steeplechase de out that period than the fact that the permitting Arms to make a weekly return Mr. F. A. PREY seconded, and the Paris in July last, and now meets the Chinese and the European communities instead of making a declaration in res motion was carried, the Chairman briefly victor on 8 lbs. better terms.
The victory of King of Club in the of Hongkong, although in daily contact pect of each shipment, imported or acknowledging Mr. Ferguson's remarks with each other, nevertheless move (as exported.
KNOWLEDON OF CHINESE LANGUAGE
ZZAENTIAL
it wers) in different worlds, neither having any real comprehension of the
RE-ESTABLISHMENT URGED.
on behalf of himself and the Committee. Lincoln on Wednesday, when he was re- Before the meeting dispersed, Mr. D. turned at 100-1 against and the death H. CAMERON took the opportunity to move of Fly Mask must have put the book.
PROPERTY SALES.
LOTS AT HUNGĦOM AND KOWLOON.
mode of life or ways of thought of the Me J. OWEN HUGnes urged the re-a special vote of thanks to the Chairman makers in an enviable position! other. This is a most unfortunate cir-establishment of the Department. He and Committee for the strenuous work of cumstance and from it spring many had found the statistics invaluable, and the past year. Mr. Holyoak, he said. regrettable misunderstandings which re had often profited by the information to wat shortly going on leave on account of tard the social, moral and intellectual, be derived from them. Without statia ill-health which bad been largely brought and even the commercial and material ties merchants were in danger of allow about by the difficult and anxious duties progress of the Colony. I beg you all ing competing countries to get the better which had fallen to his lot as Chairman most carnestly to find ways and meats of them, and were working entirely in of the Chamber during the past year. of breaking down these partition walls the dark. In his experience information He hoped Mr. Holyoak would soon retura between various sections of the commu- to be obtained from brokers was not in renewed health. nity. As a first step it in really essential comparable in value to that afforded by
The meeting received the motion with that Britons whose lives are likely to be trade statistics. He strongly supported loud applause. apent in Hongkong should acquire a com- the suggestion that the Department be tent knowledge of the Chiness lang revived although he was of the nient Many Chinese in Hongkong learn that it could be run on more efficient English, but few Englishmen learn Chi and more economical lines
Mr. A. 8. D. COUSLAND pointed out nese and, unless an Englishman can speak Chinese, he is not likely to gain that all members of the Piece-Goods real insight into Chinese manners and Sub-Sommittee were in favour of the re- customs, perhaps not even sich insight tention of the Trade Returns, and he se would enable him to meet on terms of personally attached great importance to mutual understanding his English-speak them. ing Chinese acquaintan
(Continued an nezi Volumn.)
difficulty.
At the China Auction Rooms, No. 4, Duddell Street, yesterday, Mr. E. V. M. E... Bouss offered for sale No 103, Wahu "Street, Hangham, and the adjoining land, The CHAIRMAN thanked Mr. Cameron and No. 672, Canton Road, Kowloon for his remarks and the Committee for The sales wers by onder of the mortgage, their support during a year of exceptional The first property is held on a lease of 75 years from November 21st, 1857, the THE NEW CHALEMÁN,
annual Crown rent being $10. The second At a meeting of the Committee which property has an identical lease, and the followed the annual meeting, Mr. D. G. Manntal Crown rent is the same. Bernard was elected Chairman for the Both lots were bought by Mr. Wong. ensuing year, and the Hon. Mr. A. OPun, of No. 43, Bonham Strand East, tue Lang was elected Vice-Chairman..
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