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The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting."
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Offers excellent Saloon accommodation.
All lower berths.
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Doctor carried
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HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER;, ME
Hong Kong Obamvatory, March 4th.
Previous On Date On Date
at 9p.m. 6 s.m. | ¥ p.m.
29.81
20.86 13.78 150:
·HONG KONG TIDE TAHLE.
From March 5th to 11th, 1928
SALSHAWARENESS LOW WATER.
Hong
Hong
Kong
Standard
Standard
“Time”
Days of
Week
Date of
PETAKO TE
Height
Tims
Helgha
Barometer... Temperatur Humidity
Day
78
67
100
88
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27221832 Forts
47 m 3,46 1-0 Weather
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151447:18 Highest open-air Temperature. 3rd: 66
Ther 8 all Lora par Temur
Utd: 60
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 5th, 1928.
THE SURTAX.
MR. SNOWDEN'S QUES- TIONS TO CRITICS:
DEBT BURDEN.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 27th. Although he did not mention the word "arta," Mr. Philip Snow- den dilended Labour's financial proposals" to-night' in a speech at Plymouth.
Unless they courageously tackled the question of the National Debt, he said, even a Labour Government would be madly hampered in End-
BRITISH FARMERS
LOSSES.
LADY DAY · FEARS.
MEN GIVING UP THE * STRUGGLE, HARY
There is no question that the farming position in this country to-day is worse than it was a year ago, writes the Daily Mail agricul- tural correspondeat.
Poverty-Stricken Farm
All the New Year meetings of rating reschen Besary for the agricultural transactions of the resources necessary farmers have brought out this fact. form. facome tax, superstar, and Lady Day will furnish ample death duties were the three main
ources of revenue upon which evidence in a concrete form. Labour Chancellor of the Exche
In the ploughland districts par quer would have to rely for finane ticularly, unless a miracle happens, ing his schemes of social reform. Today every penny from those we shall bear of large numbers of thras sources was taken for the ser- | men giving up the struggles finan vice of the National Debt. At tha end of the war the Labour party put forward a proposal for lessen- ing by a considerable amount the total of the National Debt by a special levy on capital. That wan rejected, and the operation seven or eight years later would for many financial reasons have been much more difficult. "But we still have the problem of the debt with un Other measures must be devised, and the Labour party recently sug gested plan for increasing the amnuni amount set aside for the redemption of the debt. This plan has met with a great deal of hoe tile criticism Conservatives Liberals
bota from and from
the
the
The farms themselves as steadily deteriorating for lack of the capital to maintain and run them as they should be run. The farmers know it, but great numbers are in desperate financial straits and can not help themselves. Many of them bave never seen the farmlands of their countryside look so poverty- stricken as they look to-day,
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DOG TRACK FAILURE.
LIQUIDATOR AND POSSIBLE PENALTIES.
MATTERS WHICH NEED
INVESTIGATION.;
of
11
CONSIGNEE NOTICES. [CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.,
WE COPENHAGEN,
THE MY
_
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
LOOBAN SURANSRIP COLORIND,
UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION 00% LTD,
·FROM UNITED KINGDOM
·T SINGAPORE.
BELLEROPHON ONSIGNEES per Co Steamar
Orga
"ASIA haring amired. Consigncon of Cargo are bereby informed that all Gooda szo being landed and placed at their risk "This ta, I think, the first into the hazardous and/or extra hasar- the greyhound racing companies to Kowloon Wharf said Godown Co. Lel. dous Godowns of the Hong Kong and have smashed," stated Mr. W. H.where Delivery can be obtained as soon
are hereby notified that the Cork, accountant, presiding at the the Goods are landed.
No Olaims will be admitted after the will be discharged into Holt Wharf, statutory meeting in London of the Goods have left the Godowns and al
where it will lis
lis at Con ereditors of the Southern Canine Goods remaining undelivered after
the
risk and rabject to Tarma and Racing Stadium (Founders Syndi abject to
tions of
at Bot's Wharf. Storage p.m. will be
** This Cargo will be ready for Delivery Frans Mr. Cork added that the assets Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Optional Cerro will not be landed here, cate), Etd.
broken chafed and damaged Godoyz of and after 11 amb
would probably be sufficient to pay Anderson and Ashe on the 8th of where they will be examined by Mesere.
March, 1928, at 10 am.
the creditors in full, but the shire."
bolders could not hope to recover more than a small proportion of the money they had invested.
The company was registered last August, and in September the capital was increased to £50,000. Apparently rather more than £19,000 was subscribed for shares, amourt had gone to the promoters and something like £0,881 of that and in preliminary expenses, mii Mr. Cork. The latter totalled company now possemed in its ows £3,514. The only assets which the right were four dogs and some furniture.
A mechanical director was” ap- painted, and he and the other directors appeared to have received They have suffered unprecedented fees. The directors of the com- lesson in the last few years, and in pany, were Messrs. R. O. Graham, John Lacey, E. A. Coleman, Lieut. the almost unrelieved economic Col F. 8. H. Baidrey, and Lord darkness of the past year came the Sholto Douglas. The last two had heavy blow of a thoroughly bad *pparently never taken up their climatic season. The one note of qualification, shares, neither had optimism generally sounded is that they received any remuneration.
Matters For Inquiry, the weather this year cannot be worse and may well be propitious. There were matters which requir
The land is not so productiye ased careful investigation. Those
||
9th of
at
be presented to the Undersigned before the 18th of March, 1923, or they will not
All Claims against the Vessel must
be
recognised
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bila Leding will be countersigued by
JOHN MANNERS & Co, L
Hong Kong, 2nd Mar., 1928. || [3953
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
NOTICE TO CONSIGAEES.
NEE Steamship
ESL KISDORF having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kawigan. where Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed, blyk nga v
Cargo will be
be landed, unless been given prior to Steamer No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all
NOptional
hae
Steamer's arrival, but- carried
port
are
on from
to port to the final port of call to
the to be left in the Gedowns, where they
option erlends. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods will be examined on any. Thesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10:45 Am. and Now, within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admittal after the" Goods have left the Steamer's Goldwa, and all Goods esmaining undelivered after
March, 1995, will be subject to
- All Claims against the Steamer must be proeanted to the Undersigned on or before the 31st March, 1935, or they will not be recognland.
No Fit Lururanes will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
1st March, 1928.
NORDDEUTSCHER" LLOYD, BREMEN,
THE Steamer
MODER having arrived from BREEN HAM BUBG and Parts, Consignees of Oaigo are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go.. day of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon,
I have never been able to understand the grounds of the criticism of certaîn Liberal Minis». ters to this proposal, because it was Mr. Asquith who made the distine tion between carved and unearned income,'. There is id justification it was a year ago by the measure identified with the company might Goods remaining undelivered after 8th where Delivery can be obtainadi” for making such a distinction,
comily in the lower ranges off of its need of lime. This is one of have made themselves" liable for March, 1928, will be subject to Bent the 9th of March, 1925, will be subjech
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods If a small professional the most serious and urgent factors penalties owing to the absence of books, and some of the directors might also be called upon to refund some of the money they had receiv;
or business man made five hundred the present depression Bome or a thousand a year that income experts declare that it more im- onated with his death, and unless Portant at the moment than any by insurance he had made provision thing else. for his wife and family they were
Loans For Lime. left in 'destitution. But in the case Farmers have no money to pay of a man with an income of five for the liming of their land, yet a. thousand it has been stated authoritatively hundred pounds. pounds, or two thousand a year that 78 per cent. of the agricultural from property through investment and of Great Britain needs time he had no anxiety about his in- to bring it up to the necessary pro come. It was in no sense pre-ductive standardından carious, 'and, there was this very One county branch of the important difference, that when he National Farmers' Union (Lincoln- died the income remained.
shire) recently passed a resolution
A Question To Critics. "This is a question I would like to put to the critics of the pro pesat. Are they prepared to leave the question of the redemption of the National Debt in the position in which it stands now? Are they willing to go on year after year raising nearly £400,000,000 to pay theaterest upon the National Debt? I want an answer to that question, and it is sheer hypocrisy for Sir Herbert Samuel or any other Liberal or Conservative to talk about national economy and seducing national taxation unless
they are prepared to do something
éd.!
Mr. Cork sadd he could not understand how any person of or 'dinary intelligence could read the prospectu and subscribe for shares
A resolution was passed conarm- ing the voluntary liquidation of the company, with Mr. Cork as liquidator.
urging that the Government should CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
for the purchase of him, the loans grant facilities for obtaining loans to be repayable after six years It is certain that the question of me will gain prominence in the coming year.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSA- GERIES · MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
8.8. #YALOU BartinG CARGO F10% ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, Lo. "Aiso CAREŊ FROM
· COGNAC & HAVRE, ET SE... FEL-HO."
that
1920
are to be left in the Godownt, where they will be examined on 7th. March at 10 by our Surveyors, Mestra. Groddard mad
and Douglas March, 1925, or they
All Claims must reach us before 22nd recognized.
not be
No Fire Insurance will be affected Bills of Eading will be countersigned by the Undersigned."
JEBSEN Co.,
Hong Kong, 1st Mar,
(5948
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
BE "PORTHOS."
DET BRINGING (CARGO Flow
to
All Goods remaining undelivered after-
Fire Insurance will be effected by 128 $1 case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be lets in the
Godown for examination by the Cons and the Company's Burveyors. rigaees Mrs. Anderson & Ashe at 10 am on the 7th of March, 1028.
Chalm
Goods have left the Gotowa, and all be admitted after the
Claims must be presented within Awo Week of the Ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.
Consignem are requested to surrender their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature.
MELCHERS & 00.
Agents NORDDEUTICase Llorn, Barro Hong Kong, 2nd Mar., 1928. [39EG
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
Fox NEW YORK.
THE Motor Vessel
MARSEILLES SALO CARGOT HIGHBANK
FROM BORDEAUX & COGNAC, baving arrived, Consignees of Cargo by
Ex 8.8. "FORMIGNY."
her are informed that sil Goods are being Landed at their risz ate te hazardous. CONSIGNEES are hereby informed and/or extra-hardens Godowns of the
that their Goods will the exception Hong Kong and Koos
Kowloon Wha of Oplums, his Goods with the exception
Godown Lid, whence &
and may
drastic to reduce the debt charges. rock-bottom cause of the farmers' being landed and stored into the Go being landed and stored into the Goddam
Abedi be admitted afte debt, the next question I put toe costs of production and selling bence Delivery may be obtained ime Delivery may be obtained immediately. [Goods remaining undelivered after th
Op
of the Hong Kong and Kowloom Wharf and Godown Ltd., Kowloon, whence after landing.
have left the Godowns, and all
March, 1898, will be subject to Rout All Claims must be sent to me ru All Claims against the
Vessel, must
19nst or they will
and lessened by the ever-increasing Production is being discouraged imports of foodstuffs from aboard, produced under conditions free of the numerous statutory burdens which the home producer is called on to bear, some of which have been superimposed on his troubles actual-
during the present period ofONSIGNEES are hereby informed depression.
ghout the kingdom the of Opht their Goods with the exception If they adanit, the burden of the plight the wide disparity between downs of the Hong Kong and
Wharf & Godown them is his Who are the
Co., Ltd.: Kowloon, best able to make a contribuelon prices is even more acutely opera-
landing All Claims must be sent in to me on to the more rapid reduction of the tive to day than it was a year ago mediately after debt? The answer to that question
It is not any wonder that landas
1929, or
or they will not be recognized. 1928, or they will not bay recognized hears of more derelict farms; or Damaged Packages will be examined out the whole of the wage-ezrming farms offered a nominal rents, résre by the Comp in the presence of
Damaged Fackages will be examined by before 15th
not be recognised Burreyors: Messrs oddard & Douglas in the presence Goods are to be left in the Godown,
the
Surveyors, Messrs. classes of the country. They have farms finding no purchaser 1 Goddard &
All broken,
chafed and damaged no inexhausted taxable capacity, They are taxed up to the hilt al
Regarding the question from the the Consignees at 10 am on Friday, of the Consignees at 10 am on where they will be examined on 8th
Wednesday, the 7th March, 1928 March, 1 national viewpoint, the United | the 9th March, 1928, rendy People who are working Kingdom is now producing on No Fire Insurance will be affected by
No Tire Insurance will be affected by bard, professionally or industrially,
de in any case whatever. and making a fairly decent income. enough wheat to provide its bread as in any case whatever.
L. LESDOS,
L LEADOS. but an income which is precarious, autton for a little more than 2
for 10 weeks of the year, beef and
Mr Agent Agent they surely, are not the people
Hong Kong, 1st Mar., 1928, [5949. upon whom you would put addi.weeks, and pork and bacon a little les, butter for seven weeks and Therefore there is only one cheese for 12 weeks.
These are the latest figures, gives class that remains, and that is the well-to-do people who derive the by the Empire Marketing Board, incomes without personal exertion, first claim of home agricultural in its pamphlet emphasising the and whose incomes are permanent produce on the home consumer. in their character. If, therefore, we are to raise more money for
In recent months farmers, look ing
their individual beyoud the payment of the debt these are the only prophs upon whom the ad-stressed the dangerously low quota troubles, again and again bave ditional burden should be placed.”
There was no form of expendi of the nation's food which is pro
at home.. duced ture so remunerative or beneficial
would be in the first place to rule going out of cultivation, thatyoner before Monday, the 12th March, or balore Eaturday 10th March, be presented to the Undersigned on 05
tional taxation.“ st
Hong Kong, Sri Mar., 1928.- [3965
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES."
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
* STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s
STEAMER. “MONGOLIA.,”
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON AMIST.
1928,
FROMANTWERP.
RP.LONDON,GIBRAL-
O
TAR MARSEILLES MAISTA. PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
STRAITS.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo by the formed that their Goods are being landed,
above-named Vessel are hereby in-- and placed ar Turs LINE in the Hong Kang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Options Goods will be landed
at 10a.m." No Fire Insurance has been affected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigued by
THE BANK LINE, LTD. preme General Arentz. Hong Kong, 1st Mar., 1998. [5952
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as the public expenditure of money Government's Promise. for useful purposes. Even accep- The crisis in the country oldest ting Sir Herbert Samuel's figure industry in everywhere admitted, of the ultimate cost of social rebus far i all age representations form schemes of £220,000,000, if he of a desperate agriculture have met (Mr. Snowden) were compelled to with no response from the Govern find the money he should be able ment adequate to meet at to do in Thero wein vory large
Mr. Alex Batchelor," of Craigie
EXPROVED BRA WELLAN reserves of untaxed resources which Home Farm, Dundee, one of Scat would be available for a Labour land's best know farmers and a
OT OR LALAVE OF Government when it was called former chairman of the National
*THOUT ON ABOUTĚ upon to mest the cost of the Farmers Union of Scotland, has
6th Ka! *7th* Mar 8'HALA KLUXe measures which had been passed by summed up the position as between l instractions have been given to
popular Parliament.
six hours before arrival of TJIMANOEK JA, Malta 19th
$14th Cfarmers and Das Government-in a the
SK TJILIWONG: . ANDY & N. C. 126, -, 145 The death duties ought to be used review of the industry's burden the same cleared within 3 days in
1721 toarvo another purposent the foregoh last-fly, in which elading date of arrival will be subject to
BATATIANA bution of wealth. That colusure speech limitation of the right of inherithe Fremier promised that if the tance. A man is entitled to Farmers Union would tell the everything he cam carti honestly Government how it can help
Bla Firs Inkaranos
ANKARANG.
will be effected by
as in any case whatever,
IBODAS JAYA, MANILA 15th THISONDARI....
AROFAL SEALS
|and I will put no obstacle in fi agriculture—wa-vill meet them. Day Packaged must be left ETISAVAK 13 28th
way of a man of genius who is
capable of developing great enter prises thereby, adding to the wealth
TJITABOEM .
SO Consignee, and the Company's surveyors THKEMBANG the: Godowns for: examination by the IBODAS
FİCONDARI The trouble is that we have Mera GODDARD & DOUGLAS 25 10 m
And Thursdays, within the
more than half way he mater
of the country and the increase of been telling. Mr. Baldwin want we CAN
employment. I would encourage
m would tax liar,
man
Init I see no justification for -Cloudy; D= leaving to others enormous wealth
want over a period of four years, and we do not seem to be any nearer getting it
And it must be said that," kata
which enables them to withdraw consequence of this meglect, the call using from a useful work, and to live. Ing of farmers towards the Gover
themselves and their descendants as ment, is
considerably, more. parasiter upon the industry of the hostile tha db was twelve months
res
Clame against the same rust presented to the Undersigned, on er before 21st March 1928, or they w back be rogaland.
Ng Claims will be admitted after the
have left the Godown, down KAUKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
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