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FUTURE OF THE ДИСОМЕ-ТАХ.

says think our only chance industrially is to get trade back to its mon footing by the removal of artificial restrictions, and they all urga our captain of industry to show enter. Is is said thing when Lord Broug prise. But if there is to be busi fam was a member of the House of nese enterprise, the Treasury must Commers he once proposed that all mitigate w orite principal bity- merceds of the "income-tax shoutt barances. There is the excess profils duty, for example, which has provect bat e destoyed, so that posterity so fruitful during the wur, and which might sayar know that such a taxis now producing nice thum a third has existed. Apparently, she motion of the whole revanne of the country, But it cannot be continuel at may- a not carried, though, even if it thing the its presous figure of 80 boo beer, financial exigencies woull per cent, without disaster, and a certainly have led some future Chap. large reluction is confidently lookeil Another hindrance to enter-

for:

"pelor of the Exchequer, on the look-prise is the absurdly low rate of cut for now sources of rovente, to allowance for deprecition of machin- aks once more the discovery which ery. This is an old grievance with Mr. Pitt made in 1798. Income-tax,

British manufacturers, East in bas with ibs companion, the super-tax the rests that virtually no redress never been Botesfly tackled, with

is the sheet utabor of the

has been given, and obsolescent national, revenue, Without it the machinery is retained in British dar would speedily drive ashore and factories long after ought to be sempped. This of first-rate con. a to pieces.

The more rean, sequenow from the point of view of thee why we should look cace British-trade enterprise and rocovary, fil the unchor and see that it and ro concussion that the Cran. Sap in good repair, and we welcellor of the Exchequer endd make O Prouncement that o Bogul would be more certain to prove in Commursson, nader the chairmanship mediately remunerative

thin 40 Lord Colwyn. has just been up adequate income-tax allowance for pointed" to inquire into the increpe- depreciation. The Treasury s trudi- in all its aspects," It a fairly tional way of looking of this problem representatives Commission, and the is utterly out of date, and the busi- Chancellor of the Exchequer las ness experts in the Government wito know what the needs of business nre ought to make their influence felt.

ed that he hopes its Report will available for the purposes of the Widget of 1920-20. That summs to indicate that in the Jhuket immedi- ately forthcoming the oil anomalies

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will continue, analis which were MACGREGOR'S

tolerable ten of twenty you ag when the mix was small, but which, izve become progreen.vely intoler ale as the inname-tax ho risen to ¿e present ahaernal height. W far, tactelor, tint when grievažuos #ts presset, the Stune Herestypol

ply is likely to be pasental Bat, pending the Refers of the Raya!| 'cassion. Pahanges gap be made. Still, we hope that, in vzty of the hidhetriliuntion the Cancel at the Exechequer will

take up too stift un title of After it is on the

i-tuarial situation that the cial position mainly depends, and West ebites of the zevcase of thei aging financial year must be con-

ioned by the prospects of truda. Everyors who speaks with authority

V.O.S.

(PARLIAMENT BLEND)

FINEST LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.

EXTRA SPECIAL. FINEST LIQUEUR WHISKY.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

VICTORIA

THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT

at 9.15 p.m.

THE FIRST MILLION DOLLAR PICTURE

A DOG'S LIFE

CHARUE CHAPLIN --

-'A`DOGS. LIFE

AVEL PELET WOOLMON OCT, WAR PA CURS

THREE REELS OF CHARLIE

AT HIS BEST.

Prices $1.50, $1.00 & 70 cts.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

JUST

THE CHINA MAIL.

NOTICES.

RECEIVED 5,000 COPIES

POPULAR

MUSIC.

COME AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION. FROM 25 Cts. UPWARDS.

"JAMES LAU & CO.,

26, WYNDHAM STPEKT.

THE TRANSMARINE TRADING CO.

HAVE RECEIVED

THE LATEST

DENTAL SUPPLIES

FROM

DE TREY, LONDON.

THE LATE MR. W C. JACK.

MR. JOHN LAMBERT LEAVING.

25 YEARS IN HONGKONG."

Jorda

After a quarter of a century spent in the Colony, Mr. John Lambert, Lloyd's Surveyor, is leaving for Home to-morrow by the Shinya Maru,

POST OFFICE.

-Allied soldiers in the various hospitals In Biberia are badly in need of reading. matter. Any books, newspapers, etc. for their use handed in at the G.F.O. will be packed and forwardoi, to them free.

The parcel port service to Cuba is suspended.

It is notified that all restrictions: sa to the use of wireless. Telegraphy by Marchant Vessels on the. China Station. have been abolished.

The Services to Germany, Austria. Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. ara suspended.

No unofficial latter addressed to Abadan, Akwaz or Mohammersh in the Persian Gulf may exceed sight ounces in weight.

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The insured latter and insured, parcel services between Egypt (or in transit- through Frypt) and Cyprus are tempor--| arily suspended.

Uninsured parcela for the United Kingdom will in fairs be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack anch parcela, very carefully.

Until further notice parcels for civil, addresses in the provinces of Unine, Vicenza, Trevise Padua, Venice and Bel- lune in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit.

The Parcel Fost Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forcee), and to Abyssinia. Bagdad, Frithres, French Somali Coast. Italian Somaliland, Portuguesa East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.

Registered and Parce: Mails close 11 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.

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In the case of Malla alcator before Registration closes at & c'elcek on the | previous svoning.

INWARD MAILS.

SUNDAY, May 25.

Europe via Nogspatam-Per BEN-

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CLHUCH.

OUTWARD MAILA.

FRIDAY, May 23.

Amoy and Straita-Fer WOLLOURA,

& &.m. Shanghai. North China and Japan vis Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canada, United States, Central and South America and EUROPE via SAN FRANCISCO- Per SHINYO MARU. Registration 9.45 m. Letters 10.35 a... Syatow, Amoy and Focchow-Per

QUINNEBAUG, 11 .m. vis Kobe, Canada, United States, Central and South America and EUROPE via CANADA- Per CYCLOPS. Registration 11.45 a.. Lettera 19.30 p.m. Japan via Nagasaki-Per TANGOMARU,

-1 p.m.

The news of the death of Mr. W. G. Jack the engineer was literally, shocking because he was so well- known by so many people and be cause he but been seen about recently. He was in old hand, and had grown up professiondly with the Colony. He begun here as un em-

оп transfer to the Home Japan ployed of the Hongkong and Wham-service. Mr. Lambert arrived poe Dock Company and sufer (about | in Hongkong 10 -1896 to Id years ago) started with a Mr. take up the position of Superintendent Willis, who left the Colony a few of the Cosmopolitan Docks, Later years ago, the well-known firm of ivides and Jack, constating en gineers. Lattorly the business was conducted in the name of W. C. Juck and Co., Ltd.

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As a Scotsman he took a keen interest in the working of Nt. An- drew's Society.. taking his turn of Įprosident, and being u strong mem- ber of the committee. The En- gineers' Institute seetrus to have been his chief pet, however. He Fax elected its President in 100-1, read many papers before its members (one an important treulise on the relative. cost of shipbuilding here and at Homes and hy offering medals tried to induce other members to contri- bute to the general 'stock of know- ledge. As an engineer' he was counted a good one. All good en gineers are t Scots (his partner Wicks wus Wall), but all Scots engineervare good. Mr. Juck was i Scots engineer with English train- ing. William Charles Jack" served his time at Sunderland as a marine

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he took the same position in the Kowloon Docks in 1904 he trans- ferred to Lloyd's service and be bas since been continuously employed by them at Hongkong.

Mr. J. Bentley formerly of Messrs Thomas Cook and.Son, who went Home to join up, returned to the Colony today.

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Mr. Mendlesoban, a director of the famous meat packing firm, Libby's, arrived in the Colony to-day on a business trip. He came on the Empress of Asia.

The Howitt-Phillips Company arrived back from Mania to-day where they say it was insufferably hot. They leave for Singapore to a season by the Dilwara to-morrow.

H.R. H. Prince Yugala of Siam engineer, and went to sea from New- and suite arrived to-day by the rustle in 1879 from Wigham Richard Empress of Asia and is staying at the sous. He was a chief by 1882. Hongkong Hotel. The party leave and in 1887 became Engineersin-again to-morrow by the B.I. steamer Chief to a Tonkin fleet of river Dilwara. steamers, most of which he built. The French gave him the Order of

Mr. George Grimble with Miss

Japan via Kobe-Fer KUMSANG,

4 p.m..

Shanghai and North Chias - Per

HOFBANG. 5 Tientsin-Per CHEONGSHING, 5 pm. Hoihow-Per CHUEN ON, 6 pm.

SATURDAY, May 24. Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, South Africa, India vis Dhanush- kodi. Bombay, Aden and Egypt

Straits,

Per DILWARA. Registration

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9.18 a.m. Letters 10 am.

TEL. No. 1743.

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1919.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE

THE NO CORONET

TONIGHT!

TEL No. 1743.-

TO»NIGHT!!

at 5.15 and 9.16 p.m.

Mrs. VERNON CASTLE

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"The Girl from Bohemia'

"CAUGHT AT HIS OWN GAME"

British Gazette No. 526-527,

Booking at ROBINSON'S.

VICTORIA THEATRE

9.18 PM..

MON TUES. & WID

THE

Biggest Astraction on the Screen to day CHARLIE CHAPLIN

in

HIS FIRST MILLION DOLLAR COMEDY

018 P.M..

"A DOG'S LIFE" There are many laughs as the pup in this picture has these.

TOTO is "NIPPED IN THX BUD."

TO-NIGHT

7:15 P.2L

MES. VERNON CASTLE in

MARK OF CAIN."

Booking at ANDERSON'9.

7.15 P.M.

HONGKONG THEATRE.

Tel. 3511.

MAY 21, 22, 23. Showing Paramount Feature 5 parts,

from CHARLES DICKENS FAMOUS NOVEL.

Tel. 2511.

"GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Featuring:

LOUISE HUEF

JACK

AND

PICKFORD "

also Various Comics,

Booking at the THEATRE

ARRIVALS.

May :. Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, South Africa, India via Dhanush Singapore, Capt. Anderson, JM. & Co. KUMSANG, Brit, 2,077 tous, from

kodi, Egypt and EUROPE Kowloon Wharf. "'. via SUEZ-Per LYCAON. Registration. 9.45 a.m. Letters 10.30 ..

The Parcel Mail will be closed on Friday, May 23, at 5 pm: and North China-Fer YINGCHOW, Noon.

SUNDAY, May 25. Bhanghai and North China-Per

KLUKIANG, 9 am Bwatow, Amer and Formoen in Keelung -Per AMAKUSA MARU,9 a..

MONDAY, May 23.

Shanghai

11.

.

Swatow and Bergkok-Per HUPER, Philippine Islands-Per YUENSANG,

2 p.z.

Shanghai and

TUESDAY, May 97.

Swator,

the Imperjui Emigon of Annum as Grimble, recently went to Japan to extra recognition of eleven years' meet his son, Captain Eric Grimble Swatow good wors, are in 1898 he came here and Mrs. Eric Grimble. The party Weihai As Superintendent Engineer for the returned by the Empress of Asia H. and W. Dock Company as stated. today.

It was as the Company's representa tive but he contracted for the sal

A large number of Javanese, vage of the Spanish. warships in men, women and children, with their Manila Bay. Three of them were goods and chattels embarked in three refloated and refitted here. From launches at Observation Fier this 1001 to 1908 he was Assistant Man afternoon for conveyance to a ship ager of the Kowloon yurd.. In 1905 in harbour which takes them back he associated himself with Sir Paul to Java. Chuter in the contract for the mi- wige of the French cruiser Sully, wrecked in the Gulf of Tonkin. A typhoon destroyed that job.

Mr. Jaole, who was born at Port soy in 1857 (which makes him 62) reared a large family at Kowloon,

YOUR COPY

OF THE

Hongkong $ Directory

IS NOW READY

Messrs. BREWER & CO,

22 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

He has song" doing their bit," and daughters married Personally be was a popular, well-liked roan, and there pre inary feeling sorry to-day.

(With apologies to "Joan of Arc.") Tis ready now! Tis ready now! And Dta biza will surprise everyone It excels all expectation Indenteds your approbation, Tin rondy now! Tls ready now Bo do not hesitate. -Hut buy to-day, without delay

Ur else you may be too late.

North China-Per TEAN, -11 am..

Amoy and Foochow~-Por 'HAITAN, 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, May 26.

Shanghai

Swatow,

and Straits-Por CHENGTU,

11 a..

Chefoo and Tientsin-Per HUICHOW, s p.m. THURSDAY, May 23.

Red North China Per BUNNING, 118.m.

Amoy and Foochow-Per HAI-

FRIDAY, May 30.

HONG, 1 p.m. Philippine Islands-Per LOONGSANG,

2 p.m.

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Bradley, Master J. Bradley, Ms. D. Andarson, Miss Anderson Master. Anderson; for Bombay, Miss R. Ferris, Mr. A. Forbes, Liout. Walker, Lieut Abraham, Master Abraham, Miss Paola, Boss, Lieut. Rose, Lient. Parry, Mr. R. H. Walker, Mr. Abraban, sa and Miss Moces.

DKPAETED.

KWANG TAH, Brit, 1,536 long, from Shanghai. Capt. Charles Stewart, C.M. B.N-Co., Wharf.

Per sadki furs, trom Hongkong: for HANYANG, Brit, 1,207 tous from Australien, Mr. H. P. Winslow, Mr. B. Canton, Capt. C. N. Pucket, B. & S., 014. Kirkness, Mr. Goudy, Mr. and Mra, YENZAN MARU, No. Jap, 1,065 Gonzalez, Miss Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. tons, from Dairen, Capt. Yonebubo, YR.B. Asher, Misses Sato, C15. Balikpapar, Capt. J. F. de Br, AP. Co., and Mrs Cunningham, Miss A. M.

Reid, Mrs. VULCANUS, Dutch. T07 tons, from Com. Mrs.!

Miser Mr W. J. Manok, Lient. BL Thwaiter, Mr. North Point.

KWANTO MARU, Jap., $79 tona. from Mr. C. G. Faxas, Mr. L. J.Wiles, Mr. Keating, Miss A. F. Lane, Mr. Clemente, Canton, Capt. 8. Ogawa, Kubara, C It, J. Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. 3. G. Kewall, WOLLOWBA, Brit, 1,678 tons, from Miss White, Mr. H. Brathwaite, Capt. Singapore, Capt. Pritchard, Moller & Co., and Mrs. . P. Love, Mr. and Mass NAM WO, Chi., 516 tons, from Canton, Mrs. Cock, Mr. Louis Milanbeck, Mr. Calder, Mr. Campbell, Miss Fairley, Capt. Akalni, Kwong Ling. 40.

YUNNAN, Brit, 1,906 tone from Mr. and Mrs. Kavanagh, Master Reis, Mrs. Loomer Romon, Miss Scars, Swatow, Capt. Evans, B. & S... Taikoo Kavanagh, Mr. I. Sheppard, Mr. W. Dock.

Westles, Mr. D. Verra, Rev. W. Mawson, and Mr. G. A. Dowca..

BID.

CLEARANCES.

May 21, Lapicque.

HANOI, French, Noon, for Haiphong.

KWANG TAB, Chi.. 19 p.m., for Canton, O.M. S.N. Co

HANYANG, Brit., 2p.m., for Wuhu,

B. & 8,

KWANTO MARU, Jap., Wobu, Chokyokua

pa, for

KAIFONG. Brik, 11 am, for Hai-

phong vis Pakboi, B. & 8. -

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The N. Y. K. a. Kirin Maru (Bombay Line) left Moji for this port direct on the 20th May, and is expected here on the 28th May.

The N.Y... Mishima Mare (European Line) left Liverpool for this port vis Suez Canal on the 3rd May, and is expected here on the 8th June.

KOYOMARU, Jap., noon, for Keelung,

The

0.8.K

KAIO MARU, Jap., &p.m., for Takeo,

SATURDAY, May 31. Shanghai and North China For MEK

KWANGSE, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, June 2. Systow and Bangkok-Per LUCHOW,

D s.in. Philippine Islands-Per TAMING,

93.10.

Noon,

2) PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Latest Advices.

C.MSS. Co's. s. Nanking arrived at San Francisco on April 9. The C.P.0.8. Co's RM8. Empress of Russia miled from Kobe May 14 for Yokohama, NE

The

The

FER

5.5. Seiya Mars arrived at Yokohama May 13 and sails May 17 according to schedule for Ban Francisco en-route to South America.

The O.P.O.S. Co's RMS Empras of Japan sailed from Kobe May 3rd and is due at Nagasaki May b.

CP.O.8. Co's RMB. Montongle left Shanghai on Friday, 11th April and The T.KE. 13. Hippon Haru arrived at

is dus at Koji Sunday, April 13th. Yokohama April 7 and will eail for Ean Francisco from that Port April 29,

Fer & Dilwara, from Shanghai: for Streita, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, Hongkong. Mr. T.FL. MR. M. Dyer, South Africa, India vis Dhanush E. S. Lab, Mr. P. T. Pong, Mr. F Mr. K. Morita, Mr. T. Forresty, Mr. via SUEZ-Per MENTOR Mathew, Miss Mathews, Mr. Hwang kodi. Ezypt and EUROPE Nightingale for Singapore, Mra The Parcel Mail will be closed and H. Lachamp, Mr. and Mrs. Poi Obiang, Mr. Ling Chun Chao, "Mr." on Monday, June 2,stopm. J. W. Le Hass, Mr. B. P. Sweeny

Mr. want and Mrs. Tan Kims Ban, Mr. J. 1. Frost, Capt. M. Keating, Miss M. H. MoIntosh, MF. J. R. Taylor, Me. MoBreen, Hr A. The Ashworth, fr. Kho Keng Kacu, Mr. Z. P. N. Bouffeur, Mr. Taz Eens wo for Colombo, Mr. J. Kardonk, Mr. B. B. Talati, Mr. A. J. Cowdry, Mrs. R. 1,

FOR A LAME BACK.

W you hostina or lamener in the bank hathe the parts with Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day, massaging with the realm of the hand for five minutes at application. Then dampena plech of femel slightly with this liniment and find it en over the seat of pain. Formale By all Chemista and Storekeepera.

T.EX. an. Anyo Maru Kerived LE Yokohama March 30th, and will mil

April 4th for Honolulu and San Francisco en-route to Valparaiso, South America. (ə))

Printed Land Publiked for TuE CONCERNED by: GEORGH WILLIAM

CADE BURNETT, Editor, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hongkong

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