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IG P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISES

AND-SURVEYOR“

Public Auctions-

„Jedi Trabrunoil has received in praetek Ftòm, Mrjes. TugarSYS ♣ form nell by Public Aretion.

On

TUESDAY, the 19th May. 1920,

at 6 pm.

athir Sales Rooms, Dudluli Street, The Steamer "DAGMAR" anubenow lies in the Menam River, Bogkak, with all her machinery, gear and appurtenances, ela.

1437 ons gross Reg.

921 tons net Reg.

1800 tons deadweight superity on 17 feet maan" draft, Sped 10 knots,

This Steiner went schon in the Gulf of Siara, waa sived, and tæred to Bangkok, where she was day docked and patched up.

Inspection prlers on application to the Buss asiatica, Lul, Bangkok...

The Steamer to be at purchaser'e risk! altar fall "of hammer, when "purchase

soory is to be publ.

For fall particularu apply to

GEO, IK LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

or

Mesen, THORESEN & Co..

Hoogkong.

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

NOTICE is hereby given that na

the above named Club will be held on the 16th day of March 1920, no the etfice of the Hongkong Jockey Club at 5.30 pm. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, confirming. the following resolution which was passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Clubbeld at the same place on MON. DAT, February, 18th, 1920 namely :--

"That subject to the approval of the

Stewards of the Jockey Clüb, Rule 3 of the Gymkhana Club be altered to read sa at present with the addition after the word "Navy" of the words "Nor to; widows who have not remarried of past | members of the Gymkhana Club or to wires and pz-married, dùnghtera aud sisters of present members,"

Should the above Resolution be duly pasard, the subjoined Resolution will Le proposed -

A

"hut witlowa who have not remarri- ! rd of past members and wises and evamarried daughters and sisters of présent member, shall (subject to the approval of a majority of the Com- milter) be entitled to enter and run borsen and/or ponies in their own names and colcure, which most be registered with the Committee before or at the same time as the entry le made,"

H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN,

flou. Secretary. Longkang, March 10, 1920.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

THE FIRST ·GYMKHANA

MERTING OF THE SEASON : will held at HAPPY VALLEY on AS ROAY. the 20th instant, MESSNER BE 3 P.M.

Pe Charge of Admission will he $150 others than lembers of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half Price

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

Hingung, March 12, 1921.

PROF. DANENBERG'S, PUPIL'S

PINOFORTE RECITAL.

(2nd Performance.)

Kindly assisted by Mrs. H. A. JONES, (vocalist)

en WEDNESDAY, the 17th March,

at the St. Andrew's Hall, City all, at 5.30 PM. Sha p.. Tickets obtainable at the Anderson! Music Ca, or at the Door at $1.00 *lch.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG QOLM

CLUB

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NENERAL MEETING of the

Members of the ahore (lub will bo held at the Office of Moure, Jardine. Matheson & Company, Ltd. Da Vin Rand Cearral, Hongkong, on the 23rd of Murob, 1920. at 5.15PM. in nonsider; the financial position of the Club and other matters ns, detailed in the notices posted in the Club promises at Happy Valley, Panting and Deep Water Bay.

NOTICE is also hereby given that at

bar san tiras and placo certnia Ready- tione an der led in the notices posted at the Clab premisen at Barpy Valley. Fantiox, and Deep Water Bag, will be proposed an Extraordinary Resolutions. Should they or some of them he „prased) they will bo submitted for wonfirmation *an speciul resolutions to a further. Ex- traordinary Ongural Mosting which will "barulzequently.comvanad.

--By- Order of the Committee.

1 8 GREENHILL:

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SIR AUCKLAND'S APOLOGY.

COAL CONTROL FAILURE.

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firm of accountants to analyse AN ENRAGED ELEPHANT. and to report upon. This was not enough for the Labour members.

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who distrusted both the methods and From Salisbury in South Africa figures of the President of the Board the Gentral Nega has pecival: the of Trade and his Coal Controller: following grisly story of an elephant they insisted that an impartial inquiry hunt in the Liwale district, as could only be obtained from a Com sold by Mr. Buasty, a Rhodesian mittee of the House of Commons. Sir unter: Auckland Geddes faced the music and refused such a Committee; but he offered, if the report of his auditors should not prove satisfactory to the house, to agree to further inquiry- though of what character he did not indicite.

However much we may differ from Sir Auckland Geddes in bris handling of the trade and industrial interesis committed to his charge, we are bound to admire the bland indufer ence with which he treats the House of Commons. That assembly: al though it is made up largely of Dübiness men, has no claim to defend the rights and interes's of the manu

In the course of the President's facturing and trading classes of the speech, the course of his gyrations in country, for the simple reason that

ixing prices was in some measure it makes no attempt to defend the plained: The rise in miners! wakes one or advance the other, ant the caused an immediate rise in the President of the Board of Trade has

cost of production, which had to, be taken its measure accurately. I covered by raising the price of inland extraordinary juggle with cod prices. Immediately afterwards the last manta was one example of his hormal demand for export coat indifference to Parliamentary critic Caused by the stoppage of American ism. He told the House of Chat

exports, began, and enormous prof's ons in July that the increase in were made by the shipments. So miners' wages called for a rise rapidly did the trade develop, that 6 ton in the retail price of coal; in A month or

-two

reported that he had seen a big One morning my native servant bull dephant drinking from the Nine-river.

found the animal busily engaged We at once gave chase, and

pushing over a tree. When within- a fundred yards of him, I took aim with my rife, but massed his brain."

First, the enraged amizal dashed ⚫ into the bush, then he turned and charged frar about 30 yards..

sh, his trunk raised high in the air, TE came crashing through the his huge ears outspread, and scream Big Bearen was on top of

before had time to choos

L-stepped behind a tree and re- maized perfectly st. My, native lost his head, and uttering a yell of the terror, fled for his life-the elephant

fired up at his shoulder-he

he declined on several occasions defcit on household coal was wiped giving chase afterwards to authorize any, reduc, out, and a net profit accumulated. tion and as lately as the begining The result was that aeduction of must have stood 12. feet in height- of November declared that the Go 10, a ton became practicable, ant as he careered, enument was subsidising domestic it was done. This explanation was did not appen to have any effect, eered past me, but the shot coal at the rate of 3/4 a ton, that illustrated by a minimum of statis ic, and the frightened beas, was gone in and any reuction that was possible, and the imagination of the publi: a Tash into the Bodfis would not exceed 2-ton. Within a has, in consequence, had free play, an attor him and sighted him, few days he went down to the House The House of Commons; accepted stamping the ground and pivoting (on the 24thulf.) and announced the explanation with obvious un- round and round. that the Government proposed to willingness, and decided to await

"Catching sight of me he charged reduce the retail price by 10 the report of Sir Auckland Ceddes again; bat Twas ready for hun this ton forthwith. The House and the chartered accountants

tidie, and turned him wil van country wete astounded by the sud

denness of the change: neither coaj Of all the controlled officers of the the chest. The then disapprieved anto owner factor or consumer could administration that of the Coal the bush. make it out. The country rang with Mines department is the greatest walked over to the out where abuse of the Coal Controller and his failure. It has neither controlled he had been stamping, add my official apologist the President of supplies nor regulated wages in any poor native boy. He was. The the Board of Trade. so little grate eficient way. It has been from the elephant had pounded him atacat, to ful were the public for the first a source of anxiety to the Gov, a pulp. The relief in their coal bil vernment and a vexation in the The reflection was general: If this consumer. It favourerection

Increase could be so easily taken off of the coalowped at the expense of Mr. Duncan himself must-feel that he why had it been put on at all? The another, and gratuitously guaranteed could have used his talents in a mining members of Parliament had profits where such grantee was direction in which they would have protested. All along that the price was not justly called for, so that some baen better appreciated. fictitious; when it was suddenly coatowners made fortunes in spite! We hope that this conspicuous reduced they seemed to have been of themselves. To the vagaries failure,wil half to Wing about the justified. The coal factors, who were of this department of control may end of Government control in telation immediately concerned, because they fairly be attributed some of the to all industries The control of fact had stocks to get rid of before the industrial discontent in the coal is gradually taper off, and a few dew price became operative, declared fields which is still the cause of months will see the ead of that also. that the President was manipulating anxiety to leaders and-owners alike. We can endure leading rings when the coal business and was haarching in the light of the experience of the we are faced with the hergency of profits. The consumers everywhere past year it is a matter for wonder war and possible famine, but it la no were suspicions,

that Sie Auckland Geddes should part of an Englishman's nature to lie

For 4 whole week a violent sterm have found it desirable to appoint con under this kind of diatation! ka of controversy raged around the augther Coal Controller Bat Grant time of peacer A free market and Board of Trade, and the Governmenting that it was desirable to continue freedom to deal with labour in the were compelled to give a day for a the office, why was gentleman principle of supply and demand are debate in order to clear the air. This appointed to it who had no know Letter for muistry than official con took place on the 26th uir, when the ledge of the coal trade? It is very well trol and Downing Streat conferences, Labour members took the lead by to have an impartial person atthe head The sooner our uniera recqgnite this demanding a Select Committee Le of a concern that is the centre of so the better for industry and the in- inquire into, the whale administration much controversy, but sonic practical dustrial output-The Empire Mail. of the Coal Controller's department knowledge is called for in: do highly

and the entire range of the problem technical a business. The coalowners

of coal production. Before that, the complain and the miners leaders." WALLA WALLA'' bosin aro, sem Government had promised tou

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also. - The President of the Board of 4-Trade satiông 10 one by the appoint Iment at Mo-Andrer Duncan, and

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