zgrå inst."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 24 1000;
"ACCOUNTS,
by Government would be the best solution of the problem but stated that the Colony could not at that moment incaethe spessa lavolved. The Government regarded the present pro, posal as a temporary solution until the Colony could afford the expenditure, and
Your Committee differed absolutely with the resons set forth by the Government as a josti. Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION TO BE HELD
MIN ITALY IN 1911,
crew obligatory before embarkment for She pore the Health Officer at "that" willing, provided no infectious or discase had magifsalad its for death. since leaving Hongkong, to allow landing and "give the vessel, pratique, after the necessar examination, and disinfection of passengers. their luggage had been completed.Filler path.
The opinion of the principal firms engaged,
cipation at this sad was impracticable.
Hoo, Mr. E, A. Hewelt arevidad. There were wish to urge the interests of any one doction | Once we are convinced that the Chinese Goverton of the Chamber can hardly be considered: Chamber with regard to a proposed Interna | awarda by suiveyors in ludis, and further Hus,
kin', J. W. C. Bonnat, H. A. Biebs (Committee) E, A. M. Williams (secreinry, IL. P. Waite, A. D. Cousland, C Woldring, F. Paget Hett, C G. Gok, J. Owen Hughes, C.-11 R, S.D. Setas, F. C. Mou Fur, Van dan Borch, W. S. Bailey, E. G. Barrett, S. Sitveistose, O. S Gubby and S. H. Michael.
JJ.
· PRIVATE MOORINGS."
Counti
COMMITTEE,
مان
The Garacamont having approached the tional Exhibition to be held in Italy in 1911 your Committee.replied that, in their opinion, as appeal to the public would meet with insuff cient support,
©TINNED (LÅRD AND TANNINÖ INDUSTRY,
BURVEYS ON: PIRCE=GOODE MAFANI it had been brought to their notice that certain The Manchester Chamber wrote stating that
contained reports, statements and opinions ex traneous to the matter in dispute and requested the assistance of this Chamber in Castaing the survey reports to the question or questions, spaciócally do disputed
The committee promised to use their infinance towards, the exclusion of any poinin has shown) specifically contained in the reference in cama brought to their police, TRRATINS HKTWEEN UNITED KINGDOM AND
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,
The Chamber, were invited by the Governo
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER | then didnt even exit; and with the incrait, unbiased statements in the matter. These Saint-Saint George of England, it is pos.
OF COMURACH.
fed facilujen les diest trade, which, with the de- however, are to be found as the memorandum ibis that there are some present here to whom Bavelohment of railways in Chiny' and other in hava just referred to and ham, auto alf the the name of St. Favid and at Patrick, or oven provements which are constantly offering, this members of the Chamber of Commerce will that of St. Andrew, may appeal with greater ANNUAL MEETINOJ
tendency to decepimization, must increase, agree that we are greatly indebted to His Ex-force, but appealing as the representative of The movement cannot but be encouraged if cellency and Mr. Clementi lor such valuable the Senior l'atron, it appears to me that tbs The annual general meeting of the members the Government of Hongkong persists in what additions to the history of the aplam qosition remarks I have just made should have special "held this al.ernoon in the City' Hall, for the creasing thatsxes on shipping when they should helped to demonstrate’how greatly.exaggerated date. For I would remind you St. George has fication for its amsadment of Table 10'(w) 10. Ein the traffic was obtained which, was that<Váco
of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce was capgot but describe 21 a suicidal policy of in- and for the clear manner in which they have significance through being made on such a following purposes:-Ta receive the report and on the other hand be doing all in their power are many of the ex parte statements which for many years been accepted as the Patron accounts of the commitee for the year ending to attract shipping to the port instead of driving have fram Time to time baen made with resist of soldiers—the embodiment of heroic. .3111 Eecember, 1508; to elect a new committee; it away I have spuked, Gentlemen, at con gard to the opium trade and the effect the use patriotism,
and to transact any general bunlauss. The siderable length on this point not because of the drog has on the Chinese nation as a whole
· ! Turning to the accounts, the financial posi. ment and the Provincial officials are really and also present-Men. DR. Low, A. Babing-of our trade, as, apart aliogather from such
xious to curtail, if they cannot altogether sup satisfactory, as for the past two years our ax- tos, J. W. Bindow, E. Shalim, H El Tumspecial interests as we may individually re
Plaster conditions, is what I sincerely believa form our part, but I think we are probably all ravings. The matter to receiving our careful present, I speak heie, as I always do ander pse, their share of the bargalo, we must perpenditure has very considerably exceeded our to be the tufaterests of the Colony agreed that the action of the Home Government consideration and we trust that by adopting whole, and it it ouly because of the special as in the arbitrary closleg of the oplum divans certain changes in the worklog of the office to knowledge my business gives me of this side of in Horgkong, which was at first ordered by considerably reduce our expenditure, It is a memorandum by His Excellency the Gov. arbor was received by the Chamber dealing the question, that I consider it my duty as your them without reference being made in the Brat more than probable however, that at the and Chairman to wter a myst earnest word of pince to the public opinion of the Colony, as is of the current year the Commilles may find it with the possibility of the Colony developing warning to the Government against what qual under such circumstances, was an abuen, indvisable to recommend to the Chumber to qa export trade lo tinned fard with the 'Philip-| THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRECH.
cannot but consider a line of policy which of the positions held by the Government 10 raise the subscription which was reduced in ple and Straits Settlements. InquirieU WETO The Secretary having read the notice con il persisted in dust in the long run react wards & Crown Colony. We trust therefore 1867
mate by the Chamber among merchants and vening the meeting.
farther information requested on the question GOVERNMENTS OF SERVIA AND BULGARIA. The Chairman, said:-Gentlemen-Thera Colously against the prosperity of the that the Chamber will approve of the protest
The committee upon haring the treatise bas Colony,To
m de by the committen against this arbitrary
Several changes have, ai you know, taken of Government guarantor. CEN. port and accounts having been in your babds
proceeding. We
a distinct danger in tho
place during the year, in our Committee, Wen reply to a further inquiry of His Excel wenn the United Kingdom and the Govera for some day, we will, with your permission,
In my address last year, I referred to the Riving up of the control of public opiam, have to regret the untimely death of our leucy na to the feasibility of the Colony engagements of Servis and Bulgaria referred to them take them as read. As you will have observed Government proposal that the use of all moor smoking, while it appeared problematical from the published correspɔɛd'n e`now b fora ings in the hathoir, should be placed in the that the closing of "the" diwang colleages,” Mr. Broderses, and the return home ingin the tapping industry,-from- inquiries / by the Góvérbinent raw no objection to the pro- after many year! service of our old friend Mr. made it appeared to your committee that the posed adherence of this Colony thereto.AKS you, the commitee boys had an unsually bury hands of the Haibpur Master... It was hoped result in noy appreciable decrease Siebs. Mr. AG. Wood, who has also served establishment of such an industry was unlikely SANGHAI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1999, year, having been called upon to consider and
the quantity of opium consumed in the for a considerablatime in our Committee, bas to meet with success, alte die de Further correspondence has been dealt with dost with a large number of important questions, that the Government would have accepted the reasons against this schema which had been
Colony, The Secretary of State for the Col-walned on his leaving the East, an BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE" AT TIENTSIN. /
relative to the proposed International Exhibi I will now refer to those which appear to deve spacial mesting, as breifly as possible. For put forward by them, but unfortunately this was. †`oning has recently, assured us that the sup has also Mr. H. Kosmick. Toʻall those gentle. Your committen wors pleased at the information.to.be held in Shanghai in 1919, KA PROT not the case, and further correspondence las position, thint His Majesty's Government have men the Chamber is much indebted for good ation conveyed to them by the Government urged upon the Government the need for in. Passed between the Chamber and the Colonialngled with indifference to the views not 'lo: 1. work done in the interests, of the Colony, that an tha. Lords Commissioners of the Trea Considerable number of years this Chamber has
Secretary which is now pubished in our resterests of the inhabitants of Hongkong Ji eu (Applause.) creased protection for small craft in the harbour, port. We are silt in an unpleasant sale of tirely entoncour, but we do feel that in this The Chairman at the conclusion of his speechury had agreed to guarantes the Government meat to express an opinion on the question 11 of Hongkong agalustehalf of any loss on the | to whether bogia ar short trucks would be bust the 'Causeway Bay shelter having for some uncertainty as to whether the Government may maller the true interests of the Colony have referred in valedictory terms to the death of the pistul agency at Tienisin and the Tientsin adapted for das on the Kowloon Canton Rall- sime past proved inadequate for the purpose. not in the sed endeavour to faxes upon indeed been sacrificed to the political needs of late Mr. Gao. Mutray. Bain, afer which he Municipality had decided to provide the other way, b The question has axaid been brought prominus what we cannot but look upon as an the Home Our makes the strongest possible proposed the adoption of the report, and ac half, the agency would remain open until the. daily forward and considerable discussion entirely unnecessary and vexatious pieces of
were justified in making the subject has taken place during the past
legislation,
protest against a hasty policy such as was fore-
Mr. H., P. Whi, in seconding the motion, twelve months. As you will remember at the
shadowed by the first instructions on the subcongratulated the Committee on the work of TRADE MARKS. REGISTRATION, time of the tornado of 18th September, 19:6,
•ject...
the past year, which resulted in such heavy loss to the small The question of the registration of trade. In this connection, to show wa had reason for The following gentlemen were then elected craft in the barbour, E. Sir M, Nathan pro marks has, as you will sea, also received bo
our apprehension, I would point out that the
on the new Commitize ob, the motion of fr.. mised that any funds raised by public subscrip- attention of the committer, who have informed whale legor of the debate in the House of E. G. Barrel, sconded by Mr. Gill Row: tion in the Uplony for the relief of the suffer the Government that in their opiolon com
Commees on the 6th May last distinctly point Hor. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, ers from the storm would bs doabled by buldory registration of trade marks in the ed to an immediate closing of all the divans in Han. Mr. W. J. Gresson, Messrs. A. Babing the Government. So generously, however, was United Kingdon should not be insisted upas Hongkong. This was unquestionably the imun, J. W. C. Bounar, I, W. Bandow, D. our appeal for aid responded to by all nation as one of the conditions under which, they
pression we received here, and appears to Law, H. A. Siebs, & Shellim, and H. E. alities trading here, that the subscription not can be registered to the Colony and in
have bean that conveyed to those present at To kins only fully met all claims upon the fund but order that the Home Government may be in
the debate, More than one bonourable mem; left a surplus of same $35,700 which was hand-a-position-to-protect British trade marks
ber referred to this, while one supporter of abe ed to the Government to be used, so far as the "in the Far East. A view in which I trust the Government stated that the gathered from the fund would last for the relief of sufferers wieder members of the Chamber concer.. We under
Under-Secretary of Hale that opium was im similar cas astrophes, The Cology's subscrip.stand that the whole questing as to the proibc mediately going in Ceylon and Hongkong, tions, therefore, not having been drawn up, the tion of British trade maria is now seriously Red they were in sight of the same as regards Relief Committee suggested that the Govern engaging the attention of the Foraige Office, the Straits Settlements." Colonel Seely did ment contributions which otherwise would have and we trust that the principle of the right con
nat correct this view, nor did the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire, who closed the de beca devated to the typhoon fund should be used forted by prior usage of a trade mark will be
a sucleus towards the construction of a new accepted by II. M, Government,
bate on behalf of the Government. Reference 4yphon refuze for email craft. The sam of
having been made in the earler part of the de, which the Coliny was pledged by Sir M.
bate to the closing of opium divans in certata Nathan amounted to clase upon $180,000.
Chinese cities by the Imperial Government, The question hai, as you are wate, now
Colonel Seely stated that the day previous the reached that stage when we hope that before
following telegram had been despatched to the many years are past this refuze, au urgently
Governor of Hongkong-H, Ms Govern. needed in the general welfare of the Cology,
ment have decided that steps must be be as accomplished fact The question
taken to close opium dens in Hoogkong, of the cost, however, and the means, by
nd they recognise that it is essential in deal which the necessary funds were to be rised
ing with the npium question in Hongkong have led to considerable discussion with the
that we must act up to the standard set by the Government. The original estimate was about
Chinese Governmen"," Thi, the Under- $600,000.
Each succeeding calculation in-
Secretary went on to add or decisive defion, ucarly trebird, creased this sum until this was
As you are aware the teaolution which was the latest figura being considerably over
ultimately passed by the House of Commons milion do is le order to ride this at the
was to the effect that H.M. Government, taks Government proposed to pay half out of cur, rent revenue, and the a her half by n speed
licensing opium dens now prevailing in some steps to bring in a speedy close, the system of he reasons for this proposal
of our Clown Colonier, more particularly Hongkong, the Etra's Seitlements கர் The Government referted to the Chamber Covion. In view of the above it is difficult the report of the Public Works Committee to under tand why the Secretary of State for favouring the Mongkokisui scheme together latinae Campies should have considered it pecei Excellency, proposal to defray
tax on shipping. are fully set forth by Ml Excellency the (in
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CHINA'S CURRENCY.
The important question of the reform, of China's currency har, during the past year, been advanced another stage by the issue of as Imperial Edict ordering the Provincial Authorities to take the necessary steps, to introduce, a standard silver coinage for us throughout, the Empire This question is, of contre, of the most importance both to China and all engaged” în track with her, and 'it is to he hoped the terms of the Edict will be carried où, with as linte delay as may be necessary.
ATTEMPIED DRIUM MONOPOLY. During the period under review another Attempt has been made by the Authorities in the Provinces of the Two Kwang to errablish what would practicilly hive amounted to monopoly for the sale of raw and prepared op ium. "The British firms in Hongkong interested this trade represented in miner to the
Ghamber, win strongly (apported them in the
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The following new members were rdmilled on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. D. R. Law-The Alaric Petroleum Co., Lid,, of London and Mr. F. P. Talat,
This was all the business,
ANNUAL REPORT. Following is the report of the general com. mittes of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, for the year ending 31st December, 1908, for paiestation to the members at the annual meeting, to be held in the City Hall," on Frida, the 23rd lost, at 4 pini.
Several important questions have had the attention of the Commitice during the past year:
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NEW TYPHOON REFUGE AT MONOKOKTSUI,
Members of the Chamber will remember, that when, in 1954, the Government referred to then the proposat to construct a bow typhoon refuge at Mongkokisul, she committer advo- caled that the refage, should be situated at Cheung Sha Wau. ❤
The question was shelved for the moment but the typhoon of 1ÿ 6-Ltought forth such an fuge sto induce the Government to agaid take expression of public opinion în favour of a re-
up the matter,
with the support of the gang medmayne uken EZ, that it the propane) le drought say in animadvert upon the pro'est medo, the cost ball out of lichense of Tahi dues.
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gangswertigy
half by 4
1.th October, 1959) July
It is hoped that some arrangement will, meanwhile, be arrived at hy which the Govern it will be enabled to retain the agency per- maneatly, BEVENTH CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COM
́MERCE OF THE EMPIRE,' 1909,
The commities advocated the use of large bogie trucks DA, MAS NEGA
The Government aventually decided to order both bogie and short trucks. N
MERCHANT SHIpping Act, 1906,
· In a draft Bill to amend the local Merchant, Shipping Ordinance the Government proposed to omit the provision contained in the imperial: A circular letter was received by the Cham-Merchant Shipping Act, 1906, that'seamen may ber inviting the attendance of a delegate at the not be engaged on board British ships unless forthcoming Congress of Chambers of Com they possess a sufficient knowledge of English merce of the Empire to be held at Sydney in to understand the necessary orders that may be 19.9.
given to them in the performance of their duties, His Excellenby the Governor gave it as tis opinion that such a regulation was not possible in Hongkong where gu
If it should be possible to do so, it is the with of the Committee to appoint a represes- tative of the Chamber.
·· REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS.
of the seamen
shipped are Chinesega pahul
mission,
The Government having under consideration cellency's views on the subject and believed The committee strongly endorsed His (Ex. the question of amending the law relating to that the inclusion of such a clause in the local the registration of trade marks (Ordinance No. 6 of 1893) requested a definits expression of Merchant Shipping Ordinance would practical. opinies from the Chamber is to whether Britishly compel the feet of British Coasting vessels merchants in the Colony desired by registering engaged in the China trade to go out of com...) their mare in Hongkong merely to secure local protection, or whether they desired to secure protection-in China, Korea and Japan as well. In the latter case His Excellency the Governor considered that prior registention in the United Kingdom would be indispensable as a condition precedent to registration in Fogkong.
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TIME BALL'AT KOWLOON,' Certain correspondence regarding the colour of the time ball at Kowloon has been dealt with
LANDING OF GOODS BX HTRAHERI, D
In response to a query from the Imperial. German Consul the committee stated that ship. owners were under no obligation to land and, The commitice' opinion conveyed to His deliver goods unless specifically required to do Excellency was that registration did not copfer
so under the terms of the bill of lading. Y a right-rights being conferred by usage. If
REGISTER OF TRADE, MARKS AT UPPER INDIA. that point of view were accepted there - was no valid reason why the British Government
CHAMBER OF "COMMERCE. The Upper India Chamber of Commerce should not protect marks registered in Hong. kong but not in the United Kingdom in so för supplied this Chamber with a copy of the rules claims of print usage. They pointed out the as to accept that registration as evidence of the in connection with the regitiar opened by them. for the registration of trade marks and designs,
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON: WHARF AND EST, extreme local inconvenience which would ensue
GODOWN COMPANY'S ORDINANCE. on compulsory registration in the United King
The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go--- dom and trusted that the Government would not make it a condition precedent to registradowa Co,did submitted to the Chamber a tion in Hongkong in the new Ordinance,
draft Ordinanca fjc+12-07) to mashorise: the "PROMINITION UFIRIGUTATION OF MUKTHIN Making of bye-lawa. The committee alw
-INTO, CHINA.
uoibing objectidoable in the 'Bill and did not propose to oppose UNIVERSAL. & INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, AT BRUSSELS, 1910
[B2 the courtesy of the Government iba Sir John Jordan covering copy of the Notifica Chamber received a copy of a despatch from
had cicly taken the Home Government ur Committee, in replying, supported the their word It is, however, satisfactory to be protest of the agents, representatives and able to record that H. M. Gaverament has so far realized the hardship caused to this Colony the imposition of increased dues, and their owners of British lines visiting the port against an to promise to ask Puliament to give a sub-suggestions for modification of the Goveration issued by him to H. R. M's Consuls at the
mand's proposal.
It
styntul contribution towards making good to the Colony the direct loss of revenus resulting from measures adopted under their instructions, now remains with this community as a body accorded, the more so as we have already, us pointed out by his Excalfancy, suffered heavy loss through the action of the people at Homo,
.LAICH KOK QUARANTINE STATION. Another matter which has engaged the atten tion of your Committee is the proposed regu Istions for the working of the new quarantine station at Laichikok. "Hera again the Gavera- ment attempted to woddly in shipping, by endeavouring to make the shipowner bear cer- talo ment which we considered should be a charge on the general revenus of the Colony. After some correspondance it was decided to adopta similar system of char es on shipping as usually obtaining in the neighbouring ports,
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Your Comm toe also concurred in the views conveyed to British subjects that from January ' . Treaty Ports in China by which notice was expicise by shipping companies as to the 1st, 1959 the importation loto Chion of mor scheme and asked that an opportunity be as be pr hibited by the Chinese Government. apparantly excessiva cost of the Mongkoktelphia, and instruments for its injection, would corded them of viewing the plane,
requirements,
Dus provision had been made for thedicinal
The polots raised by the shipping companies ware fully considered by His Excellency in the Government's imply and the plans scorta- the Chamber. The shipping, compacies in a closed memoranda as an poswer to there of farther letter addressed to the Chamber ad- His Excellency and suggested that if Cause way Bay, half of whose area was practically useless owing to silt, were improved, shelter part, if not the whole, of the smaller craft em- ployed in the harbour. But if the Government were definitely committed to Mongkokisui the suggestion of the shipping companies that the cost be spread over a term of yours ca'culated to fall less heavily on immediate contributors
also be adopted by the Government, a policy usually adopted by Port Trusts should
CURRENCY QUESTION,
* The year brought forth the usual correspond. subject which will come to be regarded as an ence on the question of currency reform, a essential feature of the Chamber's annual re- port
A copy of a despatch from Sir John Jordan with copies of an Imperial Decred dated Pek ing, 5th October, 1008, commanding that a certain silver coin be struck se, the standard coin of the country.
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would be opened at Brussels in the month of
The Consul for Belgium notified the Cham2. ber that a Universal & International Exhibition
April, 1910
In response to a communication from the Government pu the same subject, the com- mittee replied that unless the Government wars. prepared to find the funds the matter had better” be allowed to drop.
THE PROPOSED GLÓSÍMO OF "THE
OPIUM DIVANS, "I
it hat "pparently hee entirely overlooked tory of our Chambers is one long record, of expenses ka-connection with the establish could probably be provided for the greater † was received from the Government together closs immediately the opium divans in Hoard
CANTON-HANKOW. RAILWAY,
veroor in a very lucid nemorandum, faced 8h May, 19 8. which is included in our
shipping companies,
into tres, this would be a and the memorandans fom their representad
Jam NA 25 alives enclosed with a letter in this Comter; representation in de by the Consul Gener: dated 23rd June last, appers to show very
Cuton, the Chinese u horities mide no clastly that his Excell ney's reason re for her mave, but the brish Ministes at Peking fallacinus and it neted up are directly at fist took the view, that the contemplated opposed to the real interests of the Colony semulatinas, did not animant in the ektablish– It would, in our opin on, be's very great mix-
sopoly and consequently did meat.f take were the viovérument to look upon ship:
namo & pech of the treaties. After pingasthe milch cow which is to supply squch considerable funter corte plece with the of the loss of rever we experienced in other direc-10ng Goverment and the Brish Legatoare that full and adequate compansation. be tlone, and to furnish foods for great public tion" reking, an aimrance was, however, works which are required in the interras of woven by the Waiwapu in the contempla ed the Colony as a whole, and not in that of the tegulations would apply to native opium only, shipping only, but this is unfortunately a four So lay inisis wilisfactory, but as I have had which we have entertained since the recent pecation to point out, un previous occasions, it action of the Government. It is quite true is only by constaút vigilance on the part of for. that when a typhant approaches this Colony eign merchants, and the Chambers of Com- considerable delay, and consequently peran merce, that these repeated sitempts on the part ary:loss, is incurred by such shipping of Chinese officials to illegally interiero with happens to be la port si jhe moment," but | foreign trade can be che; ked. The whole his
that the bulk of the craft is such fibi mat directly employed by the shipping com profes. It is on the contrary used more large It is satisfactory to be able to refer to the ly by merchants, property owners, and the progress now being made with the nearer sec usual classes of wholesalers and retall dealers
tion of the railway system which wa hapa bi which go to form the bulk of the business fore long will link our Colony with Europe it section of the Colony. This, I think, can be is, however, very much to be regretted that demonstrated by any one who cares to go down the Prays, in an sverige working day, and such: slow progress is being made with the ex tension of the line from Canton' to Hookow. make inquiry as to the purpose for which each This is a matter of u'most importance to this funk and pative beat on the water frontage is Colony and such influence as may bo possess being used, and by whom engaged. It willed, bots by the British Goveroment and the be found that a very small proportion only business community of this Colony, 'should be In angaged by shipping firms Our contin directed towards encouraging, and, where tion is that the refuge is for the becefit possible, helpin, on, the completion of this of the Colony as a whole, not particularly for much needed work, on terms satisfactory to the the benefit of shipping, and under these cir communities interested, as well as the investing cumstances the funda saɛded for the refuge
public, should be provided out of general taxation. towards which the shipping and shipowners fally contribute in light duas, licensa and other fees, and taxes on their shore properties. This view-onformantely does not appeal to the Governmbat who as I have already statoil, appears to clieve that becauso individual charges are opt to their mind high, it is quite immaterini hew Ahorn ARYAD are piled up..
FEES ON LIGHTERS, Liceuse feas on lighters have recently been vary largely advanced; a demand was made fora quarantine station and immediately it was pre- posed that all sorts of expensas. in this connec dion, expenses which would be incurred in the interests of the Colony, should be put upon the ship-owners, This last propmel, I am glad to say, has been dropped, as the committee of the Chamber bas been able to convince the Govaro ment that this last proposed exclIOD WAY OR rossopable, and opposed to the system which obtains in other ports.
SHIPPING DECENTRALIZATION,,
*. CHINUBE SEAMEN.'· tocal. shipping of this Colony has been raised Another question of great importance to the by the Board of Trade, which is, whether sea- men engaged on board British ships possess sufficient knowledge of English to understand orders given them. Tais regulation was pot to apply to Hritish subjects, and a further question, ibprefaja rose as to whether Chinese seamen belonging to Hongkong. could produce certificates of place of birth thus sentitling them to this exemption. His Excellency the Governor held the opinion that such a regulation is not feasible; a view which was strongly endorsed by this committes, as it appeared to us if the proposal of the Board of Trade were acted upon it would result in put ting an end to all Coasting and River trade ander the British fig in this part of the world.
CLOSING OF OPIUM, DIYANS..
JAPANESE YARN LOTTERY, It is a cause for much regret that during the past year we have again bero called upon to deal with the question of the issue of lottery tickets in connection with the sale of Japanese most pernicious one, not only from a true cotton yarn. The system is to cur mind a business priot of view, but as also being opposed to the gambling laws of our country, and we trust that the attitude taken by the British Bathorities and the representations made on the subject will put a stop to this scheme once and for all.
· REUTER'É POLITICAL TELEGRAMS, JANA which the Chamber of Commerce had received As you are all aware the arrangement by and circulated Router's political, telograms came to so and last autumn, after having been mittes much-regret being obliged to take this in force for upward of 30 years. The com step but the financial position of the Chamber did not fusilly our continuing the service at
· VOLUNTEER ·REJERVE 'ASSOCIATION, A
There are various other matters of consider. able interest dealt with in our report but I will not do ain you unduly by touching upon them think I should refer, That is the all Insport all. There la, however, ona more to which I
ant ons of military training as raised by Sir Henry Berkeley in bis letter of 16th July last, It has for many centuries past bean an axiom One of the most momentous questions which among some of the most vigereys peoples of kas of recent years" been raised in con- the world that all the youth of the country Recies with this Colony is that relatingsbould learn to ride, and to shoot, and to spend . Art have previously stated ga more than one to the closing of the oplum divans by the truth. We accept it without question that aecision, Hongkong owes its position as one of order of the Home Government. The whole aur young men do speak the truth. Hongkong the leadlog shipping parts of the world, antire question has recently been so thorough. can hardly be called an ideal place in which to 17 to its geographical position. 11.is within by dealt with in the Legislative Council, and fears to ride, but there are excellent opporta the memory of many of us when practically the by the local Preen, that it is unnecessary for me aitier for learning to shoot, and I can only whole of be Far Eastern trade centred in some to here go into details, but in order to place op 3 ports in Japan, 3 is China, and in Hongkong sacord among the Chamber of Cominesce papers the community, realizing their duty towards
Express hope that the bosin-going reamers revely calling at other for the use of future members, the more recent vary liberal provision made by the ports The canarquence was that as enormous contributions to this discussion, we have our Government for the Volunteers and Will
the Empire,will of trade centred in these pants, collected by considered it advisable to print as an auner to our ing vessels which acted as feeder to the Ocean report the two valuable documents bearia Jon Lines. This
show their appreciation of this, and a proper however largely
pssppearing,
t-concentration is, the › guastion which: kavo recently been laid sauss of duty by all going through an efficient
Of late on the table beforețths--Legitiative. Oopscil. Fears shipowners have shown an increasing refer to: Mr. Clementi's memorandum of force, so that should it unhappily occur their course of training in the ranks of the Volunteer žnadiness":{ to send their ocean steamers in 19th June, And that of His Ex-services wem ever required they could feet they other sports" and this lac year by year, be collency Sir For Lugard, dated 18th October, were prepared at a moment's notice to serve comide more marked... Ovosts are now load. Food. So much sentiment-and-partisanship their country pa all men should be able to do, Ingesteamers direct for Europe, or America has been unfortunately permitted to enter folo I bave just bean reminded by the mention at pánsşerhase, namen were hardly known to the whole questions of the opium trade with of the date) in the notice, ilimt i to-day,"thu dogolle world a few, sars agoportablen i China tha Elper day to obtain sisar sud: 13td. Aprily, ie, the mama day: of my PALYON
foam for railway construction precluded the The Government replied that the existing raining of the further loan suggested by the respondance the Government reduced the io shipping companies. After considerable cor- crease of light due to s conte per ton by there was no intention of continuing the in- cent, and assured the shipping companies that crbase after the cost of the Typhoon Refuge Ead been met,
The Government, however, was not prepared to re-open the question of the provision of a conviction. second shelter or the method, of Snancing its
LICENCE TERS/OF LIGHTERS AND
CARGO BOATS, da
A resolution was passed by the committee recording their strang/protest against any arbite: rary orders from the Imperial Government, to kong and promising to loyally support a policy * This resolution was förwarded to the Govern. ment who forwarded a copy to the Secretary Af State for the Colonies for the consideration of the Imperial Government,
of gradual reduction.
An interesting memorial of the Government Council (Hui Cheng Wu Ch'u) on the ques
ion of an uniform national currency is included.
ODSERVATION STATION AT LAI-CHI-KOK- ATTEMPTED OPIUM" MONOPOLY" AT CANTON. The committed approached the Government authorities of the Two Kwangs called forth aed in the Government Gazitia of 17th Novem. Certain regulations issued by the Provincial | with reference to Notification. No, 851 publish. protest from the opium marchants of the Colony bar, 1908, whereby the awears or agents of resisting what could only be regarded as a only the cost of disinfection of the waste, and who requested the support of the Chamber in steamer concerned wers required to pay, not breach of Articles 's and zo of the British food for any passengers or crew landed at the Treaty of Nucking, 1843, 1:
quarantine station but also the cost of mala- establishment.. ténance of practically the sutire staff of the
gulations would form the nucleus of a monopoly it was contended that the objectionablo, rac
which would eventually bring the raw opium The commitles naked the Government to trade in the Province of the Two Kwangs into review the terms of the regulations and requests the hinds of few, individuals, and possibly ed the Government to consider the adoption of into the bands of the Provincial Government. a similar procedure as obtained cits acts o
The committee considered, that the oplom 15. The Gɔverament's reply is receiving the merchants had made out a strong case and Ƒ'committee's attention, took up the matter by cabilog to Sir John Jor dan."
wants of foreign lighters agalost the iccreations of H.M.'s Minister, promised to telegraph The Chamber supported the protest of the The Watwupo, in response to the representa, of floetice fera and considered that the time had instructions to the Viceroy on the subject arrived for a distinction to be made between the bea's owned by public camlors and shore later stage, and a letter setting forth the views
The matter was more fully discussed at owned by private firms for their own gia.
The Government replied that the fees, ware of the opium merchants, supported by a further out excessive and it could not consider the to-letter from he Chamber, was forwarded to Goy. opening of the subject, th
IN LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMKROE-
COMMERCIAL EXAMINATION, AU
It will be remembered that at the close of 1907 the committee, ware considering the question of the formation of a local centre of examination for the London Chamber of C
UNITED STATES MONETARY COMMISSION,
Commission sitting in Washington and sun wan dealing with dhe United Stats, Monsing A latter was received from Mr. Marton Fra
geating the attendance of a repressatative of the Hongkong Chamber
"HRINKINTUN-FAKUMEN RAILWAMG, 39
A letter was received from the Newchwa Chamber covering a copy of a resolution pase-
The committer offered to join the commune of the Newchwang Chamber in a felni memor -tó be forwarded to the Doyan of the Diplomatie Corps in Poking..: MAN BAY LANG ATAUZA
It afforded considerable satisfaction to youred by it as a protest against the steps taken by FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION OF 1958,
committee to leard that the matter had for soms | the Government of Japan to unforce iku kista. In response to a communication from the time been engaging the serious mituation of donment of the extension of the Imperial Rail- Government asking the Chamber, to consider His Excellency the Governor, and within the way of North Chins from Hylamining to Farma the feasibility of the Colony participating in last few days a despatch has been received men and beyond the Franco-British Exhibition, your committes from Peking to the effect that the Wajwupu bad exprated the opinion that suficient support assured II. Mis Minister that the new regulay would not be fortcoming to justify the aptions would apply to native opium only. pointment of a Committee of Organization and that unless the Goverment were prepared to
THE JAPANESE YARM LOTTERY, ZONE vote the necessary funds, tha matter should be
The unfair trade methods adopted by sonia allowed to drop
Japanese, merchants, in lasuing louer, tlakers PRIVATE MOORING BUOVE IN THE HARBOUR.
fed the British firms engaged, in the yarn im
in Hongkong to approach the Chamber, th This important object contfourd to receive
Chamber, having didered Cib the argument of of Schools, ware requisitioned with the result Be Government, for revision of the present that the Chamber wrote to the London Chamber
The position at the end of goy was that the The views of Mr. E. D, C, Wolfs, Inspector and Glasgow Chambers in seeking through the London, Liverpool -Benckester: Bradford
atom, were considering the Government regretting their inability to forma local centre reply mente renewed presentations, was cosci HOMOXONG SINGAPORE QUARANTINE
The Chambar, after considering the Governorsons fully, set out in the correspondence. mously of opining, that any change in the presenIATE REGULATIOMEDIA COM Consul to warn the Japanese firms that sunt.system was unworkable molens, les Govs A latter wasteceived from the Government of lottery tickets ould consiliul0721
160 cases, moorings sail | "pointing out tba if the shipping companies meat of the Gambling Ordinance
CHROMEOPATA doserested furthe Chinese presinger imffe bar - REUT POLITICAL urred in the view that: | awsan this port and Hingapore would makenbe: SiThež
the attention of your Committed to dial examinations, skalamerce commer The commlites requailed::the inesistancS'Uf
the sruchdiplomatic channels, the sist of His Majesty's Government in the pro Tion of British Trade,
Further action was rendered unnecessar The Government 2 requesting ph
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