IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.
Government's Compensation
Scheme.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1016, -
WAR TELEGRAMS,
(Continued from paze 1.) : ATTEMPT TO PIERCE FRENCH LINES.
July 2, 3.10 s.10.
The Imperial Merchant Service Guild have just received from A Paria evening communique says:-The day has bean quiat, the Board of Trade an official in except for a violent cannonading north of Arras on the Alens. timation of the Government A German attack in the Bagatelle district of Argonne on Wed- Scheme for payment of compens
neaday was most violent, and simed at piercing the French lines. ation in the event of a Captain, Their heavy shells and asphyxisting bomba wrecked the first Officer, or seaman of a British trenches, but the attack was stopped by the solidity of the second Merchant Ship being killed or line. French counter-attacks: immediately drove them back, the injured owing to hostilities. The French advancing 200 metres beyond the Arst line. Two German rates of compensation will be paid attacks on Thursday were immediately stopped.
in accordance with the Admiralty soale for Fleet Auxiliarias. If the crew are employed and paid by
the owners of the vessel the com-
pensation will be administered
FIERCE REARGUARD FIGHTING.
July 2, 4.30 s.m.
by the War Risks Association.
A communique enys:-The enemy offensive between the river In the case of any vessels not entered in any War Risks Asso Vieprz and Bug continues. There was fierce rearguard fighting ciation, the Liverpool and London on Tuesday on the Tomsezon-Zamoso road, and also on the War Risks Insurance Association roads towards Sokel. The enemy in Galicia on Tuesday and have undertaken to administer Wednesday persistently attacked between Kamionks and Lalicz,
bat were repulsed with loss, we taking a thousand prisoners. pompeusation. If it is not known in what Association the vessel bas RUSSIAN POSITIONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN STORMED. boon entered, information can be obtained from the owners or from the Board of Trade. Applications sont to the Board of Trade will at once to forwarded to the proper quarior.
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July 2, 10.50 p.m.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
OUR SUMMER DRINKS
COLD FRESH MILK
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OURED KIM TERILIZED
MIL
ILK
Make your own junket, we
furnish you with Rennet Tablets.
FREE
اوار
OF CHARGE.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
July 1
... Tons 253
23
to
Total to 2nd. inst.
Daily average
285
518
259
Henter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that a German communique says After severe fighting General von Lineingen stormed the Russian positione east of Gnilalips end north sud south of Robstyn, capturing 2,331 prisoners:
The Armies commanded by Generale von Linsingen, von Markensen, and Worysob took is June 151,000 prisoners, 80 guas, 268 machine-guar.
CORRESPONDENCE.
"The Scheme provided for the satisfaction in fall of all legal rights now existing under the Workmen's Compensation Act It also secures to the claimant the
The compensation payable un excess of the value of benefite calculated in accordance with the der the Act need not be invested Admiralty Scheme of pensione in an aonuity. It will, following the present practice, be "paid int and allowances to Officers and
[The opinions expressed by the the County Court, and it will be men not in receipt of Naval pay over the value of the benefits to applied under the direction of the correspondents are not necean-
Telegraph."" which the claimant is entitled Judge, for the benefit of the wi-arily those of the Hongkong under the Workmen's Compensa- tion Act or otherwise.
dow,
Upon this basis the amount of THAT GERMAN COAT OF
ARMS. pension the widow, will receive
Telegraph)
GERMAN SUBMARINE. BASE IN THE GEAN.
NOTICES.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Notice is hereby given that at an Extraordinary General Meet- |ing of Members to be held on Monday 12th July, at 12 noon in the Chamber of Commerce Room, New Government Building, the Į following resolutions will be pro- posed and if carried by a majority of those present and entitled to
vote will take effect.
tions of the Chamber towards the
1. That, in the opinion of this Extraordinary General Mesting of the Chamber, it is inconsistent A recent message from Salonica with the purposes for which the to the Echa de Paris taya there Chamber was formed and exists. are serious grounds for suspecting and inconsistent with the obliga that German sabmarines are asing Government, and inconsistent Tobesne, near Smyrus, ne a naval with the interests of the Chamber. Lase. The surveillance which as a whole, that any member the Tarkish authorities are exerwho is the subject of a nation The Scheme will be adminis-in addition to the compensation
cising in this district confirms between which and Great Britain tored by the Committees of the payable under the Act will, of War Risks Associations, upon necessity, depend on the age of (To be Editor of the Hongkong the suspicica A German sab- a state of war exists should con- which the Admiralty and the the widow. The older the widow
marine stopped a Greek trading tinue to be a member,
2. That accordingly the Rules vessel in the neighbourhood of Board of Trade are represented, is the larger will be the annuity
Sir, I am sorry to see that the Chaleidigue and examined its be altered by the addition of the so as to provide, from the two that could be purchased with the sources, pensions and allowances compensation money and there. Imperial Arms of Germany are eargo. The Greek Government following new Rule to be nuin- Any member who is the equal to those payable under the fore the smaller will be the pen still being exhibited all over the bas instructed all the competent bered XXV viz:-
subject of a nation between Admiralty Scheme. Speaking aion payable under the Scheme. front of the German Government authorities to make minute. in-
which and great Britain a generally the pensions and allow The following examples show Back in Queen's Road, in spite of quiries to ascertain if there exist
state of war" exists shall acces payable under the Admir-the manner in which the pension the protesting latter of "D.O." to any concealed localities capable alty Scheme are os under :- payable to a widow aged 30 will the papers last May. How long of being used as naval buses for
be arrived at:-
will this exhibition of German submarines, and if there are any Arme be allowed to remind us of places where benzine or petroleum 1. In cases of injury or die. ablement resulting in total inca- 1. Officer whose pay is $10 the foulest Government of modern is stored or which could be used The pacity 2/3rds pay; and the pro-month. To this pay will be ad-times? The "Tai On" piraten as ravictualling centres. portionate allowances will be ded a victualling allowance of 38. were gentlemen compared with Government wishes to have the Hongkong, made if the injury or disablement a day bringing the total pay up of to-any (a number of very do not use any Greek locality as the pagan German Bavages aseurance that German submarines has only impaired, but not to 8174 a year, The amount of destroyed, the earning capacity the compensation paid into Court indignant operohes were made in revictualling bases.-Exchange.
of the injured men.
2. In cases of death the widow's pension is 1/3rd of the pay with & minimum of $20 per annum and such pension is payable until death or re marriage.
is assumed to be £300.. The widow's pension
be
1/3rd of the 2174 58. — Less the value of the
Annuity which could be purchased with the £300 paid into Court
the Colony at the time of this piracy). I feel sorry for the Brit- iah firma occupying and compell- d.ed to pay rent for offices with the German Valture Arms hanging ontside their windows, this truly could only happen in a British Colony.
... 13. 17. 9.
NOTICES,
EL
+
1)
ipso facto cease to be a
" member."
By Order,
A. R. LOWE,
Acting Secretáry.
30 June, 1915.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowie Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. "are prepared to quote prices for best quality Silimpopon Coal trim- med into Bunkers at Sebatlik or (British North
The King bag caused the Kai CLEARANCE SALE Sandakan
sar's banner to be removed from
A child's allowance is 1/24h of pay with a minimum of £0. 10/- per annum, and such allow- ence is payable until the obild attains the age of 16. This
£44. 2. 8. the Chapel at Windsor and struck allowance will not normally be
his name off the roll of Knights paid in respect of more than four The widow will therefore of the Garter. Why don't we re children in any one family, but receive the £300 paid into Court, move his Arms here?-Yours, where the only dependants of àland until death or re-marriage, etc. deceased officer or tesman are £44, 2. 3d, a year, children, special provision is 2. Seaman whose pay is 85. 10. made."
0. a month. To this pay will be 3. The pay upon which the added a victualling allowance of pensions and allowances are to 1s. 6d. a day, bringing the total be calculated will be the rate pay up to £33 a year. The amount ruling six months before the out of the compensation paid into break of the War, that is, the Court is assumed to be £232 101 rates raling in February, 1914. The widow's pension £. An allowance on account of will be 1/3rd, of the victualling will be added in cases £93
HI
which a free mess was allowed Lees the value of the in addition to pay.
Annuity which could be purchased with the £232, 10s. paid paid into Court
The disablement allowanosa payable under the Scheme are "anbatantially above those payable under the Workmen'e Compen⚫8- tion Act. Therefore the payment of the allowances under the Scheme will be in satisfaction of all claims under the Act.
of
LAMPSHADES.
YOX POFULL. Hongkong, 2ad July 1915.
30% discount for CASH
Borneo)." ?
Silimpopon Coal compares fovourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate con- sumption.
Steamers calling at Sebattik or Sandakan exclusively for Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from pay- ment of all Port charges.
At Sebattik stoamora are
KOMOR & KOMOR'S berthed alongside the Companye
The widow will therefore re- Alexandra Buildings, d.ceive the $262. 10%. paid into 8. Court, and until death or re- 31.0.0. mariage £22. 16. 11d, a year.
The children's allowances up
to the age of 16 are in addition
to these pensions. On the earn
10. 15. 20. 4.
a.
inge given the allowance in re-
9.
The widow will therefore rÊ-
Des Voeux Road.
Hongkong, 23rd June, 1915.
NOTICE.
spect of each child of the officar Notice is hereby given that by would be 1/24th of the pay, that mutual arrangement Mr. Richard Nickolaus Ohly retired from our
is £7. 53. a year, whilst the alirm on the 30th June, 1915. As lowance in respect of each child from such date our business will ceive the $232.103. paid into of the seaman and firemen would be carried on by the only remain- Court, and antil death or re-mar- be the minimum of £6. 10. aing partners Frederick Brougham
Marshall and William Wilson. risge £20, 4, 9. a year.
year,
TAIT & CO.
In ascertaining the pension payable to a widow, or the allow ances to be made in respect of
Officers and engineers earning|:: 3. Fireman whose pay is £0. the children, the amount of com- 10, 0. a month-To this pay will "pwards of £250 per annum are Amoy, 1st July, 1915, pensation payable under the Act be added a victualling allowance not covered by the Workmen's will have to be taken into account. of 1. 6d. a day, bringing the total Compensation Act, and therefore In the case of widows this will pay up to £104, a year.The the widow's pension will amount be done by calculating, in accord amount of compensation paid in- to 1/3rd. and the child's allow ance with the Post Office Tables, to Court is assumed to be £262, ance to 1/24th, of their pay. For the amount of the annuity which | 104.|||
Less the value of the Annuity which could be purchased with the £282, 10. paid into Oaart
could be purobased for the lump The widow's pension . sum which is payable by way of willbe 1/3rd. of£105 35. Compensation under the Act. Ifthe amount of the annuity so pur chaseable be less than the pension payable under the Admiralty Boheme then the difference will be paid to the claimant as an Annuity and the lump sum will be paid into Court,
NOTICE vacancy occurs on July 1 for example, if the Ofoer's pay is bachelor or married couple in
a. d. 18 a month there will be added Montpellier, Queen's Gardens,
12 3.
a victualling allowance of 31. A
day, bringing the lotil pay up to £270 a year.
The widow's prasion will be
NOTICE.
Thursday July 1st 1915 (and £90s year, and the allowance to until further notice) 25% cash dia. each child until the age of 16 will count will be allowed on all be £11.5. 0 a year.-- Communt-
622, 10, 11, cated,
goods..
wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feat at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Bebattik Harbour) Prices, and all other information concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents. N
BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. Agents Cowie Harbour Coal
Co., Ltd Hongkong, 8th June, 1915.
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Established A. D. 1880.-.
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