THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES.
LONDON
** PYRRHUS "
** TITAN **
"RHESUS"
** MENTOR"
"MACHAON"
11th Oct. 28th Oct. - 8th Nov, 15th Nov. 22nd Nov.
SERVICE
(Direct)
London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
LIVERPOOL
SERVICE
(Direct or via Continental Ports)
** EUMAEUS” **TELEMACHUS " "ANTILOCHUS **
** PELEUS"
12th Oct. Genoa, Marseilles & Liverpool 18th Oct. Rotterdam & Liverpool
1st Nov. Genoa, Marseilles & Liverpool J0th Nov. Marseilles, Havre & Liverpool
PACIFIC SERVICE
(via Kobe and Yokohama)
"PROTESILAUS ** 1st Nov. 22nd Nov, 13th Dec.
IXION"
"TALTHYBIUS“
NEW
"EURYMACHUS **
Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver
YORK SERVICE
(via Suez or Panama)
14th October.
via Suez
PASSENGER SERVICE
"PYRRHUS" 11th Oct for Singapore & London
"MENTOR"
"MENTOR"
30th Oct, for Shanghai 15th Nov. for Singapore & London
For Freight and Passage Rates and all Information Apply to:--
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
COPENHAGEN.
The M. S. "MALAYA "
will be loading for Rotterdam, Hamburg. Copenhagen and other Scandianvian Ports about gist Dctober.
Further Sallings:- RHODESIA "...end of Nuvember M. S. JAVA"
S. 5.
M. S. "ANNAM
.first half of December. .end of December.
For further particulars please apply to:-
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.
Hongkong. 28th September, 1921.
12,300,000 ENTITLED TO MEDICAL BENEFIT.
Health Insurance Act Costs
£8,000,000 A Year. About 12,300,000 persons ini England Are now entitled to) medical benest under the Nation-i
MINERS' NEW CLAIMS.
Fortnight's Annual Holiday with Pay.
FREE BATHS. SECESSIONS FROM THE FEDERATION. Resolutions were
THE HONGKONG
CONSIGNEES.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1921.
TELEGRAPH.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
THE ADMIRAL LINE.
From YOKOHAMA via KOBE, The Steamship
DAIREN & SHANGHAI.
The Company's Steamship
** ALTAI MARU.”
having arrived from the above ports. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
Goods not cleared by the 15th Oct, 1921 will be subject to rent.
*SILVER STATE," baving arrived from Seattle, Wash, via ports," on 9th inst consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Godowns of The Hon Shan Godown Co., Naz 1 & 2 Dundas Street, Yaumati, and stored at consignses' risk.
Consigneos of cargo must pro- duca an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports Hongkong, before Bill of Lading will be counter- signed.
All broken, chafed and damaged Damaged packages must be feargo is to he left in the Godowns left in the Godowns for examin-where it will be examined at 10| ation by the Consignees repre-am. on 15th inst. by the Co's] sentative and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
Douglas, a 10 am. on Wednesday All claims must be presented and Saturday. All claims must within thirty days of the steamer's be presented within Ten days of arrival here, after which they the steamer's arrival here, after cannot be recognized. No claim which date they cannot be re-will be recognized after the goods cognized. No claim will be ad- have left the Godowns, and cargo mitted after the goods have left undelivered on and after 17th the Godownз.
inst., will be subject to rent.
No fire insurance whatever will be effected. -
Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignatures immediately. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, '
Y. YASUDA,
Manager.
Hongkong, 9th October, 1921.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
From YOKOHAMA via KOBE AND NAGASAKI.
The Company's Steamship
*SEATTLE MARU”
No fire insurance whatezer will. be effected.
Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.
PACIFIC 5.5. CU. United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. Managing Agents, THE ADMIRAL LINE 5th Floor, Union Beilding, Hongkong, Sth Oct, 1921.
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
Personnel of the Chinese Delegation.
ali chiefs or vice-chiefs of various
SHIPBUILDERS. SHP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS.
OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
ENGINEERS.
-DRY DOCK-
LENGTH 787 FEET. LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 F24
DEPTH ON CENTRE OF
SILL (HW.OST.) 34 FT. 6 INS -THREE SLIPWAYS--
CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP
TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.
ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL CAPABLE OF
LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS
FPL ADOREER (--" TAIZDO DOCK” MORGAONG
SELEPHONE NO. Ziz
*PL OVER ANS PINMANI"
STRAITS FINANCE.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE AGENTS,
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
TRADE AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET RUSSIA.
"British Action to Safeguard French Interests.
Measures taken by Britain un-
Colony. We have several times referred to the troubles which Ceylon has been going through. Colony's Difficult Position. and the anxiety about the 1922
The usual time for issuing the Budget. The wire reads. Estimates of the Colony is now "The Colonial Government's close at hand, and probably no imperial preference and fresh one envies the task that lies taxation proposals mat with) der the trade agreement with before the Governor and his unanimous opposition from Russia for the protection of advisers in deciding how to mees the Unofficialja a two days' de- French interests are explained in the presect extremely difficult bate in the Legislanre Coon-correspondence between the situation in the Colons, probably feil. The Governor agreed to British and French Goreroments, the worst in its history, although abandon the policy and permit contained in a White Paper. the slumps of 1876 and 1904 stills Select Committee of the Coun live in the memory of old inhabit-cil to further reduce the proposed the British Ambassador, Lord acts, states the Singapore Free expenditure, instead of the (new) Hardinge, to M. Briand, and Press. The first-named came taxation, and should there be a states that the British Govern- about by the rapid development small defcit, His Excellencyment is unable to agree with the
must know that for the last
estimates.
past
The last communication is from
A Peking message states that, of the Colony after the separation promised to recommend the French view that the resumption as far as is known at the present from India and expensive little Secretary of State to permit this of trade with Russia and the
operations on the Peninsula, part to be met out of surplus fonds." time the four (Chief) Delegates to of the cost of which was thrown
recognition of Russian debts attend the Washington Con-
From statements in theehould not be dealt with inde- having arrived from the aboveference will be Dr. W. W. Yen, on us by the Colonial Office. The Ceylon papers it
appears pendently. ports. Consigarts of Cargo Chief, Dr. Wellington Koo, depression in 1904 was caused in that in
Fears Britain was, the latter pro- are hereby notified that their Minister at London. Mr. Alfred, part by a world-wide depression there has been a surplus of re-ceeds in general agreement with goods are being landed and placed Sze, Minister at Washington and of trade, and partly by the failure venue over expenditure, these the principle enunciated that an at their risk in the Hongkong and Dr. Wang Chung-bai. The other of the opium and spirit revenues amounting to something like international body should be ap- Kowloon Wharf and Godown members of the Delegation are as at that time farmed out to a thirty-five million rupees in the pointed to regulate the distribution Company's Godowns at Kowloon, follows: Dr. P. R.C. Tyau, Chief syndicate of Chinese, who failed aggregate. In what form that of the Russian debt and liability where delivery can be obtained Secretary. Messrs. Trao You- 10. meet their obligations surplus exists, whether as invest- for damages, but considered that as soon as the goods are landed. hsiang, Wu Pao-cheng. Chow Speculation on the coming bad ments, reproductive undertakigs, the international body should be Goods not cleared by the 15th Heung-tze. and Huang Tsung-fa. get has not been common, for or what not, we are unable to formed of representatives from
those who are best able to Oct, 1921 will be subject to rent.
say, but if those surpluses are ¦ those countries which were ready departments of the Secretariat in appreciate the difficulties that liquid or can be successfully either to take part in or to re- Damaged packages must be which the following will be am-
face the Governor, have been far realised, it is of course quite cognise as valid the first general left in the Godowns for examina-ployed as Secretaries, etc.: Messrs too interested in their efforts to legitimate to draw on them to treaty with the Soviet Govern- tion by the Consignees' re- Lu Chun, Chia Chi, Chen Hai- meet the crisis in their own meet the deficit in these hard ment. presentative and the Company's chow, Yu Teh-chow, Huang affairs. But, of course, everyone times. Sound businesses, banks. In reply to French observations Surveyors. Messrs. Goddard and Tsung-lin, Yang Tseng-kao,
insurance comparies and others, in regard to the effect on holders' Douglas, at 10 a.m. on Wednes. Chang Shou-mon. Huang Feng lamentable failure of the revenue often for the equalisation of is the British courts, it is pointed twelve months there has been a put aside various sums to reserve, of Russian property of a decision tay and Saturday. All Claims hus, Chang Ziaug-ling, Lin Nai- arned at must be presented within Tea fan, Liu Hsi-chang, Tang Ching-statement wisely issued by the back to profit and loss if need secure
to meet the
The dividends, certainly to transfer out that steps had been taken to Miners days of the steamer's arrival here,
the rights of French al Health Insurance Acts, accord-the conference of the
The following as Attaches to of the revised estimate for the Governments should do the same,
Government some little time ago arises. There is every reason why i nationals. Federation at Llandudno de-after which data they cannot be
recognized. No claim will be the Delegation-
French citizens had the same this great and Governments do Fonnight's holiday each year, admitted after the goods have
have a right sa British subjects who bad left the Godowns.
margin between revenue and ex-lost property in Russia to sue in penditure, often largely increased the British courts should any of by temporary inability to live up their property be sold in this to the spending estimate. But of country.
reserves must be Britain was, however, power- have less to prevent the fact that (if present the judgment of the Court of how Appeal was upheld in the House
of Lords) judgment would prob ably be given against such claims. Finally it is pointed out that France had an equal opportunity with Britain for securing from the Soviet Government & declaration of recognition of claims, since the original negotiations were started by the Permanent Com- mittee of the Supreme Economic Council, which included a Franch representative.
ing to the second annual report
of the Ministry of Health. The manding --
annual cost of the service i- approximately £8,000,000.
.will pay.
Boxing Day holiday, with pay. No fire insurance whatever will Upon the question of housing!
Compulsory baths at pit-beads.be elected. the report states that at the coal-In view of the presenteconomic
........
of the year over 70 million pounds condition of the coal industry, Consignees are requested to had been raised by focal authori- the Federation decided to allow send in their Bills of Lading for ties, while the number of houses! completed under the schemes of local authorities
Was
important
stand over,
25,978. demanded: Houses completed by private
Y. YASUDA,
Manager. Hongkong. 9th October, 1921.
Messrs. Liu Yu-fu, Wu Sap-current year bad mai, Jen Chin-hsin. Yen Tab. erit, that it restored confidence cheng Wang Yuan-mo. Yao that things are not so bad as Wea-tsao, Chu Fen-ling. Li Shih-some Cassandras made out. sung. Yen Shin-sheaz. Chen Tao. Dy case like this knowledge yuan. Kang Teb-pei, Wai Yung-better than ignorance, and we course the
and We hs. Chen Ting-chia. Chu Tsu-think that the people of this available,
will Colony
extend their opt before 113 bung Yu Chun chien, Chi Yen to countersignatures immediately. resolutions
sympathy to the Government to the means shao, Lu Mo-ten.
to judge These resolutions
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
The following have been ap- the difficult task of framing a far this is the case in Ceylon. pointed members of the Experts budget for 1922. We venture to Evidently public opinion there, as Committee: Messrs. Chang Yo-xpress & bope that it will not be represented by the Legislative chop, Sbib Chow-chang, Chow more pessimistic than the cirCouncil-and it is a larger and more representative body than Chuen-ching Chien Tai. Hu cumstances need. There is a Chen-ping,
natural tendency to think that ours-is" against fresh taxation, Wang Huog-nien," Wang Yang-pin, Li Ching-ming that pendulum will swing further and even against taxes that work Cheng Tien-hsi, Feng Tsui.ying. than what it is likely to, and in favour of Imperial preference. Wang Chih-chang, Chox Tien, there is this to be said, that a There, as here, is a well defined Yen Teb-ching, Chang Ku. We certain measure of confidence in sentiment against taxation which Kang-mu, Tsai Kuang-teh. The the situation is in itself a factor interferes with trade. We shall list of Advisers will not be official. La improving it: and, while ex-look forward with interest to the ly published. As far as is known treme optimism is foolish, so is results of the work of the Select the principal advisers will be extreme pessimism. It is of Committee, and how far the Messrs. Wang Tab-hsieb, Chow interest to quote here a telegram surplus funds can be
that this way out will prove Tze-chi, M. T. Liang, Dr. which we have received, vis available to meet & small successful or the Government Ferguson, Chang Chien, Chung Kuala Lumpur, on the budget deficit. There roast be, on the would not have adopted the Wen-y eh..
proceedings of a neighbouring face of it, some reason for hoping attitude he did,
Six hours' working day. Aboli- builders with the aid of the Gov-tion of piece work. eroment grans numbered 13,703.
The conference regretted the Referring to the provision of failure of the Government to legislation for the treatment for tuberculosis under introduce the National Health Insurance cationalisation of the mining Acts, the report says that during industry, and urged a continna- the year grants of £275,609 were tion of the efforts to organise and paid, and loans of £378,320 aducate working-class opinion to sanctioned, in aid of the provision force the Government to make a of sanatoria, while over £900,000|change of system. was given as grants towards Mr. Stephen Walsh, M.P., said 'maintaining institutions.
they would have a better chance Deaths from this disease, which of educating public opinion if in 1918 reached the figure 58,073, they did not resort so readily to were in 1920 only 42,545.
threats.
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