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CANTON FIRES.
REPORT FOR LAST YEAR,
The Volunteer Fire Brigade of Canton held its annual meeting last' weck,, when members of all public institutions were invited to attend, the Bureau of Public Safety being represented by Mr. Chen Chun-fei. Mr. Leo Sut-po presid-
cd.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1925.
|JAPANESE
SHIPPING
MERGER.
CAPTAIN BIRSS RETIRING.
D'RECTORS MAY
RECONSIDER DECISION.
DINNER TO STEAMBOAT MASTER.
on
Another step has been taken in The 98. Lung Shan was tho the proposed merger of the Tscene of an unusual, but never- Kisen Kaisha and Nippon Yusentheless delightful function Kaisha, states the Japan Adrer Saturday night, when Caplain tiser. A tentative plan drafted Siras of the s.s. Sui An was enter- by Barou Seinosuko Ĝoh, was sub-tained to dinner by the officials In his address, he pointed out mitted and discussed at a dires of the Hongkong. Canton and that it is now several years since tore meeting of the Nippon Yusen Macao Steamboat Company, prior the Brigade was organised and its Kaisha. To counteract the pre- to his departure fro Home on re- achievements were appreciated by alling depression in Japan's skiptirement, on Thursday next. citizens of Canton. In the yearing industry, the consolidation of Covers were laid for 35 gucats, before last, there were 112 fires in these two organizations has been among whom were the executive Canton resulting in a total loss of $2,160,000, as compared with 163 sought for some time and Viscount officers of Messrs. Butterfield and Junnosuke Inouye, former Minis- Shibusawa, Baron Gol, and Mr ter of the Department of Finance, have been working on the matter.
fires last year with a total loss of $2,100,000. Of last year's fires, 76 were promptly extinguished at the start through the activity of
Swire and the Steamboat Company, Mrs Birse and many personal friends of this popular shipmaster. Steamboat Co., was in the chair, Mr. J. Arnold, Secretary of the
the Fire Brigade. After assuring The proposed plan is based on and in this capacity, he exercised the public that the Brigade would the latest financial reports of the his prerogative and delegated the perform its duty with efficiency in Toyo Kisen Kaisha so that the two speech-making to the guests. fature, the citizens were requested shipping concerns may be able to whose remarks generally ware to cooperate with them to effect unite with little sacrifice to either highly faltering the Captain and more improvements. Accounts in party.
Mrs. Birss. Captain Biras replied full for the last year were issued | Baron Goh, in his plan, proposes, had expressed such good wishes.
briefly thanking all those who for the information of the public. according to a reliable source of and hoping that on some future The statement showed total liabi-information, that the Toyo Kisen occasion opportunity would arist ities of $6,500 in loans and..ad-Kaisha dispose of its Taiyo Maru for him to make a more concrete vances of different kinds. Messrs. and 20 other steamers, estimated return."
Lo and Hung, Chairman and Vice-as worth about Y.23,000,000, and
A very jovial evening concluded Chairman of the Executive Board the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is to with dancing in the saloon, which of the Brigades, tendered their offer 270,000 shares of its stock had been cleared for the occasion. resignations. This was opposed by in exchange. Mr. Cheng Cho-sau, who said that financial difficulty, they should continue The estimate has been calculat SHANGHAI FOOTBALL. their work for the public good as ed on the prevailing market price they are both 'old hands.'
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It was resolved that the Chair-age of the ships. The amount man and Directors of the General mentioned above has been figured Chamber of Commerce be invited so that the buyer can meet the course of 25 to join the Executive Board of the obligation in the
A team selected from the com- Brigade, and the heads of the Mer-years, The Nippon Yusen Kaisin's chants' Joint Union and the Citi 270,000 shares are to be offered,bined (Hongkong and Shanghai) zens' Commercial Association bent, the sole price is estimated at Portuguese Interport teams
the Rest of Shanghai yesterday invited to join the Brigade Com-fouly Y.13.500,000. That is to afternoon, a draw of two goals the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is to pay each resuiting after extra time had Y. 13,500,000 against the Toyo
heen played. Kisen Kaisha's Taiyo Maru and 20
mittée.
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The Fire Department received a call yesterday, strning at 8 30 from Company's garage at North Point, where a fire had broken out which might well have assumed serious proportions.
other steamers.
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In drafting the proposed, plau, Baron Gob stadjed the financial FAR EASTERN GAMES.
condition of the
two shipping
Arms. In the, expenditures of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, there are sach items 48 expenses 011 ¡iners,
transportation of cargo and gas- sengers, management, interests, deficit cut of exchange rates, taxes, insurance and repairing. If the proposed plan should be accepte
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air, and the cars in the garage weri mer for an emergency and sul W
rushed into the roadway
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the
expenses as dbbelt because th No. 3 appliance from Wanchai exchange rate would be curtailed. Station was soon on the scene and At the same time, the payment for was shortly followed by No. 6 from insurance fees would be reduced the Central Station. In addition to 50 per cent. By negotiating the these, the fire float was despatched proposed merger the Nippon Yesen with all speed to combat the out-Kaisha may be able to continue to break front the water frent.
pay dividends at about a 10 per Luckily
efforts of employees of the Taxicab Co. were cent, in Baron Goh's opinion. successful, and
their prompt) The directors of the Nippon measures were effectual in stifling Yusen Kaisha claim that prevailing the flames, with only the con conditions in the shipping indus paratively slight lean of 10 gallons try are quite different from those of spirit. The tank itself was of last year. General dissatisfac- damaged but it can be easily repair-tion was manifest among the di- ed. No. Fire Department equipment rectors of the company at the
was called into use.
CANTON TAXES.
PROTESTS FROM DEALERS AND MAKERS.
meeting. They are of the opinioni that the income from operating the T. K. K. liners would be much less) than that of the preceding year, when the foregoing business, re- port was prepared. In addition, the price of fuel oil has gone up, it was pointed out. Thus, the company would not be able to con- tinue making as much profit as it has been making. The meeting was adjourned without reaching a final 'decision.
In order to raise funds, the Canton Government is reported to ba adopting all manner of means to impose taxes, and it seems that nothing escapes attention. In addition to the kerosene tax, it The officers of the company aro has lately enforced the luxurioa to ask Baron Goh to revise hig tax and the toilet articles tax. The plan, although such revision is re- former affects the gold and silver garded as almost impossible. amiths, the pearl jewellery dealers, į the jadestone dealers, the Ivory- ware dealers, the auria dealers and'
the watch dealers, all of whom wont on strike on April 6 as a protest against tho now tax.
SHATIN MURDER,
The strilting firms are atronuously! BODY FOUND IN STREAM. nt work inducing other dealers in A roport was received from the luxuries to join them. Some. New Territory last evening stating including the embroidery dealers, that a murder had been perpetrated have done so. The toilet articles!
in Shatin. Very meagre details came manufacturers and dealers are also
through, the report only making, considering a strike against the new tax, and their workmen have bare reference of the discovery of boon approached and requested to the body of the murdered man, who' join.
appeared to bo about twenty-seven The Kuomintang: has however, years old, and was well dressed. prohibited the labour guilds from The body was found lying in a stream participating in the strike, and near Shing Mun, with bullet wounda from interfering with the taxes in several places. under threat of dissolving the unions and dismissing and punish- ing their office-bearers.
Near the body the Polica found a tevolver and an are
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