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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1921.

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JUDGMENT RESERVED,

Judgment was reserved by the on MONDAY, March 31st, 1921, Acting Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. Jbration of the SEVENTY-FIFTH at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. is sole Gompertz, in the Supreme Court ANNIVERSARY of Freemasonry in this morning in the case in which Hongkong and South Chine. Chan Ah Fook, a boatswain, and welve other members of the crew ol the British steamer " Sequoya." claim $22,000 as wages for wrongful dis- missal by the Standard Transportation Company of Hongkong."a subsidiary company of the Standard Oil Company of New York.

The plaintifs are represented by Mr. C. G Alabaster, instructed by Mr. W. B. Hind, of Messrs. G. K. Fall Brunton & Co., and the delen- dants by Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist.

All Brethren, resident and/or visiting are invited to attend.

- Brethren who intend being present are requested to notify the Secretary

By Command of the W. M.

A collection on behalf of the Funds of the Hongkong and South China. Masonic Benevolence Fund Corporation will be made.

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Hongkong, March 18, 1921.

WANTED.

ANTED ---JUNIOR CLERK, CHIA

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TO LET.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS.....

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ORDERS BY LIE COLONEL LG. BIRD, D.S.O. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT,

1. Farades.

The Corps will parade on Monday. 21st March, at 5,30 pm. at Headquar ters Attendance Strong as possible

Dress:

Drill Order with Helmets and Shorts EXCEPT.

ነነ

I. Scottish Company who will wear Balmoral Caps and Bilts without Khaki Aprons

2.Mounted Infantry Section weer

Breeches,

Machine Gun Company carry Revolvers and Pouches

Cadet Company form up in rear of

Corpa

Other pardes during week ending 26th March, 1921, will be held in accor

dance with Programme of Work.

a. Engineer Company.

Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Pollock, K.C.. addressing the Court on the| legal points involved, urged that the articles were the document on which the case had to be decided, and, under the articles," on the arrival of

Parade at Belchers at 5.30 pm an the ship in Hongkong, the men had a

Thursday, 31st instant, for practice on had a right to discharge them. Hong right to be discharged, and the master

“O LET-ÔNE ROOM AS Defence Electric Light.

OFFICE LIFT. CEN-3. Mounted Infantry Section. kong was the place to which, alone, TRAL POSITION. Apply Parade at Polo Ground. Causeway their wages were paid. Directly the Box No. 1272 Co "CHINA 5.50 pm

Bay, on Wednesday, 23rd instant, at ship, arrived here, the wages were MAIL.”

cut off at the tap." and no more: wages were due.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

G. F. E. RAPSON, B.-Major, Adjutant, H. K. V. D. Corps. Hongkong, March 18, 1921,

Sir J. Craig (Carson's successor) in introducing the naval” estimates to the House of Commons, dwelt on economies effected. He referred to previous statement that we should never accept equality with any other powers except in connection with the great, English speaking nation that had sprung from our loins. He declared that this was the atrast, not perhaps to hold out the olive branch to America, but nevertheless to shew that we at present were restraining Mr. Alabaster, in reply, remarked ourselves entirely to the question of maintaining a one power standard. that the defence had denied that, when He mentioned that in the interest of economy the steaming of squadrons seamen, the contract must be con- a dispute arose over a contract with at home and abroad would, be restricted. Fuel allowances on all stations strued in the sense most beneficial to would be limited. The Admiralty had reluctantly closed down two seamen. He submitted that his con-} dockyards. Osborne would be closed. This would be the last tention to the contrary was supported year for war liabilities to figure in the estimates. It was proposed to did not treat seamen as ordinary men

by several leading cases. replace four obsolescent ships by vessels of the Hood class; also to build governed by the ordinary principles at No. 11 Godowa of the Hongkong & entertainments, sent for insertion in a submarine and minelayer embodying the latest developments. In the of contract. The shipowners, finding view of the naval staff the importance of capital ships was unchanged. If themselves without a crew in New the House sanctioned 23 millions it would be impossible to get very far in York made the contract contained in the completion or even the beginning of the four capital ships till the late autumn; but there would be no supplementary estimates.

Replying to Asquith, Sir J. Craig said if the estimates were passed the four ships would be laid down in the next twelve months. He emphasised that aircraft were more dangerous to submarines than to battleships or other surface ships. He instanced the futil: bombing of the Goeben. Nevertheless anti-aircraft experiments were in the forefront of paval experiments.

Lt. Col. Archer-Shee moved that owing to the great increase of strength by other powers it was necessary that immediate steps be taken further to increase our capital ships and auxiliary vessels in order to ensure that the navy would at least have equal strength to that of any single

power.

*more

than

any power in

Asquith declared that he was not one of the advocates who urged the dispensing with capital ships He pointed out that Our empire, the world, was most dependent on seapower. He condemned the prewar formula of a two power standard and urged for a formula of the navy in conjunction with those of the dominions, who were a growing factor in the imperial family. This formula should always be adequate to secure the safety of our sea-girt empire and sea-borne supplies against any reasonably calculable risk, He emphasised that the present was the most favourable opportunity to reduce the ample margin of naval strength held by America and Britain over all other powers, as a fratricidal strife between these two great English speaking peoples was an absolute impossibility.

Carson declared that 1921 was the most critical year the navy bad.. faced in its whole history. It would be the greatest catastrophe to become a second baval power. He was not confident that the estimates even maintained that standard. He pointed out that in 1925 the United States would have eighteen of the most modern capital ships. Japan elever,

and Britain five. M

Replying, Craig said that not a single member of the board of admiralty would have signed the estimates unless be was satisfed that they safe guarded imperial interests.

The amendment was negatived without a division.

AUSTRIA DOWN AND OUT.

ALITES TO HELP HER

LONDON, March 17.

Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that Britalo, France, Italy and Japan had intimated to Austria that they were prepared to post- pone the payments due from Austria under the treaty of St. Germain, also the payment of capital and interest on the advances made to Austria since the armistice, in order to avert starvation from Austria. The whole assets of Austria have been hitherto pledged as security for these payments. The above suspensions, however, will release the assets and the League of Nations will determine what fresh gold advances, may be made to Austria, Thereupon the four allies have also undertaken at the forthcoming con». ference at Portorose to help to effect en improvement in the economic conditions at present prejudicing central Europe. Furthermore they will -endeavour to assure to Austria a continued and increased supply of coal.

GERMAN IDEAS AND SPEECHES,

BERLIN, March 17. Scholz, the German minister for economics, addressing the imperial economic council declared that in view of the Allied peralties German trade must seek fresh channels. He hoped that eastern Europe would be able to absorb German goods. There was foreshadowed in connection therewith an extension of the list of exportable articles, the decontrol of prices, and gradual abolition of export duty, Von" Simons in a speech anticipated the resumption of negotiations with the entente. He declared that the work of reconstruction must be placed in the forefront of Germany's counter proposals and a most comprehensive plan formulated for recon- struction of the devastated regions. That meant German labour, which might form security for a loan.

ROCKEFELLER MILLIONS. has occasioned nation-wide comment.

KEIR'S LAMENT.

OM NATION-WIDE COMMENT.

The Acts

the letter. a contract inconsistent

with the articles because they could not get a crew on the terms of the aricles. The captain, in his evidence in New York, admitted that a Japan- ese crew refused to join the ship, on the articles.

Mr. Alabaster addressing His Hon- our this morning, said that reference was made by the defendants on Thurs- day to the fact that this was a form of preliminary agreement to be sac settled afterwards in a more formal document. That argument, however) interesting it might be from a legal point of view was inconsistent from the proved "facts which are to the eFect that the words in the formal document had been settled months before the words in the alleged pre- liminary agreement.

ceeded by more formal terms to be

After further legal argument His Honour reserved judgment.

STOLÈN BICYCLE.

SCHOOLBOTS IN TROUBLE.

MAGISTRATE ORDERS PATTAN.

inspector Kent charged an Indian and At the Magistracy this morning. a Chinese boy with having stolen a bicycle and two Chinese boys with having unlawfully received and sold it.

After hearing the explanations offered by the four accused who each attempted to lay the blame on the others. Magistrate Orme decided, as the defendants were all schoolboys under the age of 16, not to send them to jail. After reading them a severe lecture, he ordered the first and second defendants to receive 8 strokes of the rattan each, and third and

fourth defendants fivè strokes each..

On the application of Inspector Kent an order was made for the bicycle to be returned to a Tsimsha- stolen, and the money found on the tsui shop, from which it had been defendants to be given to the master of the Caine Road shop to which the machine had been sold.

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URING my absence and until far- ther notice M. LESLIE BOLBE GREENHILL, has been appointed acting Secretary,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Secretary, Hongkong, March 18, 1921.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

NOTICE

UBING my absence and until fur ther notice MR. LESLIE SOLBE GREENHILL has been appointed

The general opinion is that the aver age'man is perfectly willing to accept such a handicap, and also that the sona part in the work of wisely distributing the father's millions is Mr. Rockefeller, junior's statement almost as important as the work of acting Secretary. that he envies Rockefeller, Senior, action. Rockefeller, Junior, for only one thing, that he had to like the majority of American make his own way in the world, and millionaires, still keeps ofice hours I have never known what that was, and works harder than most mea.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY 8. KORTHOOTE,

Secretary

Hongkong, March 18, 1921

THE Undersigned have received in- TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

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on

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LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, March 18, 1921.

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