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CHINESE Y.M.C.A. ACTIVITIES.
YEAR.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 19th,
1927.
THE MISCHIEF ·
MAKERS.
A SAUCY CHINESE YOUTH. HONG KONG & WHAMPOA
DOCK CO.
The Chinese Young Men's Chris-
SIR A MOND ON POLITICAL MEDDLERS.
HOW THEY MAKE TROUBLE
IN CHINA.
CALLED CONSTABLE "A
NIGGER."
LAUGHED WHEN AT POLICE
STATION.
For calling an Indian constable a nigger, Philip Kwong, Chinese youth educated at the Sacred Heart School, Yaumati, was fined to by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy.
Sir Alfred Mond, chairman of the great combine of chemicals manufacturers and one of the ablest Eusiness men in England vigorous- The Indian constable said defend- ly denounced, to the Newcastle ant was driving a car towards Chamber of Commerce the mis- Queen's Road East Witness shout-: chicrous interference of ignoranted to him to stop, but defendant: Socialist politicians in the China only slowed down and witness had situation.
to run after him. He caught up On this and other subjects his with the car near No. 7 Station. address, of which we give the fol- when defendant said to him "You lowing summary is full of interest get out-fool nigger. What do Sir Alfred opened by anking why you mean by stopping me like this. Chambers of Commerce exercised You can take my number and tell such an insignificant effect on the the Inspector." Witness replied: policies of Governments The Cham-I can take you to the Inspector bera represented the best brains of now that you are so near to the the country,
"and yet, as a Member station," of Parliament, sa a Member of the Government for a number of years, as as a business man, he had not found Chambers of Commeres exercising in any direction, that in Bacace on public opinion, on the House of Commons, or on Govern- ment decisions, which they could āવ.
Position in China,
Defendant only admitted the second part of the statement at- tributed to him.
Inspector Grant said that at the station defendant seemed to treat the whole affair as a joke and was laughing about it.
A fine was imposed as mentioned above.
NEW CHINESE BANK.
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ORGANISED BY SHANGHAI MERCHANTS,
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For instance, there was the posi- tion of China. Going to the For eign Office, he had seca thero re- presentatives of the Labour Party and even Communists, but never re- presentatives of the Chambers of Commerce, Personally, he could see no reason why the Chambers should not exercise a vast influence, The Chinese Citizens' Industrial except for the tradition that they Development and Savings Bank is must keep off party politics, and being organised by a group of therefore they must not discuss any Chinese merchants in Shanghai and is capitalized at $10,000,000. The present plan is to have one quarter
thing at all that mattered.
Chambers of Commerce seemed to
SHANGHAI, March 2nd.
ANNUAL REPORT.
LOSS ON LAST YEAR'S WORKING,
The report of the Directors of the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, which will be submitted to the shareholders at the annual meeting; on Tuesday, March 29th, states:
The result of the
past year's working
shows a loss of $104,018.09 To this should be added Reserve against Bad and Doubtful Dobta which your Roard
deem necessary..... 190,816.70 - ⚫ making the
Less for the year.... $293,685,30
Net
The amount brought forward from last yens was
Add transfer from Reserve 20 meet above loss
$ 59,309.50
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By Kind Permission of
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The Band of
Dedacting loss
above
43
300,000.00
8352,309,30
293,695.39
1st Bn.
THE
leaves to be carried forward to next year the sum of $69,814.11
Directors.
In accordance with Article No. co ciation, Sir Robert Ho Tung and of the Company's Articles of Asso- Mr. Mr. Allen Cameron retire by rotation, and offer themselves for re-election. Mr. W. E. Bell was invited to join the Board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir Paul Chater, K., C. M.G., and this appointment requires confirmation at this meeting
Mr. D. G. M. Bernard has been appointed Chairman for the year Auditors,
1997.
"
The Accounts have been audited by Mesara Love, Bingham & Mat- thews and Messrs Percy Smith, thmselves for re-election. Seth & Fleming who retire and offer
HONG KONG FIRE INSUR-
ANCE CO., LTD. ANNUAL REPORT.
HOPES TO RAISE $20,000 THIS him to be bodies which, organised of the capital subscribed and paid,
The report of the General Man- ns they were, could without any amounting to $2,500,000. The shares
agers and Consulting Committee of great difficulty put themselves into are issued at $50 each payable in the Hong Kong Fire Insurance a position to sprend decided views 25 monthly instalments of $2 each, Company, Ltd, which will be pre- 'on questions of this kind. "He felt bearing six per cent interest persented to the shareholders at the A cemetery nearly five thousand tian Association is to start its an-
very strongly on this Chinese ques- anum. Shares may be paid for in a meeting at the Company's
office on years old, in which nearly every nual campaign for funds and new
Monday, March 28th, grave contains ornamente of gold members next Monday, whenation, perhaps because the firm with full at one time at a five per cent., states:
Working Account, 1925.-This And silver and richly coloured large gathering of representative which he was concerned had large discount.
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account shows J surplus of stones, has been found at Chinese will meet at dinner nnd also interests in China, and had large! Mesopotamin, the birthplace of
8520,101.49. Abraham, by the joint expedition draw up their plans.
Reinsurance Fund-It is pro
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of the British Museum and the This year the Association hopes report of the expedition to raise $20,000 for their work states that the cemetery, which which, according to Mr. Ximson H. dates back to 3000 B.C., was found Tsao," will deal more with com near Nebuchadnezzar's sacred tem ple. The distinguishing feature of munity service than the graves was their wealth in pre cious metals:
"Diadems and chains, rings and earrings, beads and amulets in gold and silver are quite common, atates the report, and some of them are wonderful illustrations of the art of the early goldsmith."
The designs are simple, and the effect depends rather on colour than on form, but sometimes there has been preserved to us a real trea-: sure, such as a diadem engraved with figures of men and animals, a statuette of a bull in gold, or a chain of intricately woven links set in lapis lazuli.
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ever before.
The recent Health Week was an example of the kind of thing simed
staffs there.
He had a letter from his managing director who had been in China for 25 years, and who in- formed him that unless strong action were taken, the position of British Arma in China would be cone absolutely impossible.
"Most of the people who are con.
at, and this attention to the quesinually advising us about the in- tion of health is one branch of the treats of British trade in China
The company has fifty promoters representing the seven provinces of Kiangsu, Chekiang, Chibli, Shaz tung, Anhwei, Hunan and Hupeh. These promoters are to secure 500 asacciale promoters, each of whom will, in turn, secure ten solicitors, making a total of 5,000 solicitors. Each solicitor will be responsible for ten shares, making a total of 30,000 shares which, at $50 each, will bring
posed to appropriate $20,474.10.8, of the proâts of the year 1825 to nt exchange 1/11-$200,101.40, out the credit of this fund. The fund. will then stand at 890,042.16.7.
Dividend.-The, General
Man- agers and Consulting Committee; have pleasure in recommending a dividend of $40 per share absorbing.
$320,000.
Working Account, balance, a credit of this account is 8070,786,85,
any services the Asacciation try- arg people who have never done in a total of 82,300,000. ing to perform for the people of any business in" China," said Gir
As soon as this amount is sub-
Consulting Committee. The "Mr. Ramsay MacDonald scribed and paid, the bank will record the death of Sir C. P. Hong Kong Through the Associa Alfred.
General Managers regret to have to before than 10,000 persons have and Mr. Lloyd George, who have begin business. The charter of the Chater, C.M.G. who has been ac been given free vaccination.
The Chinese YM.C.A. is also never done any business anywhere, bank is to run thirty years, but it tively interested in this Company. since 1888 in the capacity of a training young men for work in local are telling us what we ought to do may be renewed upon expiration at member. of the Consulting Com- business firms and offices and there in China. I attach more import the discretion of the share-holders.mittee. is a successful employment depart-
ance to people who have been on
The Shanghai Commercial and Sav- ment run by the Association.
Sir Robert Ho Tung. Messrs. C. Bernard Brown,_A_H Compton, ings Bank, the Continental Banking A 3. Gubbay, T. E. Pearce, and Corporation, and the Kincheng H. P. White retire but, being Banking Corporation have been ap-eligible, effer themselves for re pointed to receive payments for the Auditors.-The Recounts have shares on behalf of the new bank.
Leaders of groups of well-known business for a quarter of a century Chinese who are assisting the Chi- than I do to politicians in this neas Y.M.CA. in their efforts to country." There are amaller things, such as reticules containing munieure raise funds this year are Dr: Arthur
We had had nothing but "Haada sets and pins with ornamental W Woo, vice-president of the China heads, often of lapis lazuli set with Medical Association, Professor J. D. off China" meetings. Why did we silver or gold. Df beads there is Bush and Messra. Wat Lok Hing, not have demonstrations urging cornelian, gold or silver, and with Sum kan, and Chan Lai Chun.
election,
been audited by MesaYA.
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews and Perer Smith, Seth & Fleming who, being
election,
a profusion, generally of lapis or Lee Ping Chiu, Chuk Yan Ko, Wong that our people in China should but for the British nation, ineligible, offer themselves for re-
these come magnificent examples of engraved cylinder seals.
The best of them are of rock crystal with copper caps, and the holes down their centres, instead of being kept free for stringing, are
in with white and crimson paste, making a chevron pattern
walls.
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
PRICES ADVANCING. ·
HONG KONG
FOR MARCH, 1927.
be protected? We had got so easying on industrial peace by arbitra- going and tolerant, so used to tion, by the creation of profit- SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN allowing everybody to w poison sharing schemes, and by better re- and sedition and revolution in this
lations of a human character. Per- country that it was thought it! The Compagnie de Commerce et could go on indefinitely. "I tell soal contact in industry must be which is visible through the crystal de Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, in you here and now you cannot," de recreated, and the hateful words STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th |
their report. dated Saigon, March
class war," moro pernicious than eth, stato:-
clared Sir Alfred with emphasis We have dug down below the brick pavements of Nebuchadnezzar, small amount of business has been poison to be instilled into the poul
Since our last advices, only a "You cannot continue to allow any others ever uttered in a civilis- ed community, must be struck out. and found what is probably unique done with Japan. Speculators and
Optimistic, In Spite of Labour in Mesopotamia, an inscription on chippers are short of cover for of a nation without it taking
Ignorance. ivory in the Phoenician language, prompt shipment and the millers effect." and with this a set of Phanician being unable to meet the whole of toilet articles in ivory, including the demand, the market rules very beautifully engraved comb.
"Another excavation brought to strong and the prices are still ad- light a building of remarkable in- forest, for it proved that as early
As 2100 B.C. a royal ball could be
Toofed with arches and vaults:
"Particularly welcome, there fore, was the chance find of a shell plaque dating to about 3000 BC, with an engraving of a priest offer ing sacrifice."
IN TOUCH.
vancing.
Brokens-Prices are moving up
173,429 tons in 1928.
Co-Operation in Industry,
Some people were very gloomy about the future of this country."
MERIDIAN, EAST OF.
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Turning from the negative to the He was not. He still believed in positive point of view, Sir Alfred the ascending star of British com
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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
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in sympathy with those of the urged that there should be created merce and industry. rise.
a machine which would bring about being finished, this country had not RicemealNo sale reported to the absolutely essential co-operation yet begun. Nor was he terrified
Regular shipments are Europe. made to Hong Kong in fulfillment between all employed in industry about the size of the population. of freight contracts.
He was convinced that the time had We might perhaps do with a little The total amount of rice exporte
come when legislative measures lees at the present time-laughter) ed. from January 1st to February
--but he believed, in a few years 28th, 1927, 24 211,433 tons against would have to be adopted on lines time, we would want all wo had which had been tried and had got. It was essential, however, We quote to-day white Saigon succeeded to a considerable extent that wo
must sweep away all rive No. 1 25% brokens round grain:
harassmenta and hindrances and The following ships were expect Hong Kong $7.80 per picul of 134 in our Dominions, by which labour archaic methods of dealing with ed to be in wireless communication be. Lo.b. Saigon; £0.13/- per evt. disputes would have to become sub labour problems. Our trade unions with Hong Kong yesterday'
fo.b. Baigon; yen 7.00 per picul of Sang, West Sequana, Hirundo, rice No. 2 sifted, Japan quality: being accepted by both partics. He Instead of coming into the light AT THE EASTERN EXTENSION,
Devanha, Suiyang, Antung, Fook 134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon: White Saigon jets for arbitration, the award were almost troglodyte in their at titude towards labour questions. General Metzinger Taiping, Bel Hong Kong 37.35 per picul of 134 would like to see started a League of the new industry they hamper lerophon, Earchbank, Cremer, Pre-x. fo.b. Saigon; 20.12.23 per cwt. of Peace, not only of employers and
tent Madison, Tjimanock, Canada fo.h Saigon; yen 7.25 per picul of Maru, Alauta Maru, Zaikua Maru, 135 lbs. f.o.b. Baigon. For March workers, who were the protagonists, Nagano Maru, Menado Mary. April shipment.
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