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FRIDAY

FEBRUARY

SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

"NOTHING HAPPENING."

UNIONS HANDLING FOOD

SUPPLIES

SHANGHAE IN HIMIDATAN

Nothing happening, except wint the you can see for routed ca barbour was he terse comment of the Secretary for Chinese Alairs the Jon. Mr E Hallfay) when prowled by a China Mail reporter for news about the seamen's strike.

On the harbour self, when the n portes pozevaled to take the line d investigim anderentially suggested | by the S, A., things appeared to be mach the same as they buvo been for days past. There were 162 ships in port and the tonnage represented by This number amounted to 258 21 Along the waterfront from the Star Ferry wharf right down to West Patil there was marked activity. Bundles of firewood and vegetables

3, 1922

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE.

o the Editor of the "China Mail.""

Dear Sir, With reference to the report in your issue of January 7 to the effort that Mr. C. E. Macfar Inne, a former Hongseng man, had een murdered in North Borneo, we beg to advise that we have received

COMPANY REPORT.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

(INCORPORATED IN THE UNITAIS KINGDOM.)

The report of the directors of the above Company to be submitted to the shareholders at the ordinary general

| the following telegram from the Gov.preting to be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matteson & Co., Ltd., ernant Secretary in Jesselton: --

Pedder Street, Hongkong, on Thurs day, April 13, at noon is as follows:-

Straits papers quote report in Hongkong papers murder Macfarlane Manager Estate North Borneo stop. report entirely without foundation Macfarlane alive and well Secretary,'

We are. Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully, GADE LIVINGSTON & PO,, LTD.

Agents British North Borneo Gov.

Hongkong, February 3.

A READER'S VIEW OF THE STRIKE.

were being unloaded from junks along | 17o the Editor of the China Mai! "; the Prava throughout the morning and sacks of paddy and other food

Sir Has th Government policy eralls were going aboard in exchange. bein considered in the light of the Enues stablished that this did not effect a continuance of the present necessardy spell a general resomption strike will have upon trade and on the part of the vargo evalira bant | particularly upon fimame in the that the guilds, bad tele verl su far as ¦ Colony 7

2

:

: parit their members to hendte As far I can see, with shipments food ng plins

both importa and exptats- held up, Partus of man were as a handling the question of finatee will be a most at down at Wandlat but probably serious one to local fitus. Prafts are These were not regular coal cushes but talhng due fer goods that have put vmployees of people who had bought been delivered here

aud

Curl aaj and wanted to get it delivend, ¦ has been paid for goods that cannt. Cor of the buggest of the local phat be shipped away from here. This min inevitably strain the resources. compone has 1000 tons of coal in a string of lightens outsides is godown, of many loent fires to the breaking at Yaumuli wird an presentative of point, the more especially after last the linu statsd thus moting that he year's trade depression. had no ides when they would be able

Is it not therefore time when de 13 Indary the coal Poles to come finite government action was taken to along and an leit for thein.

bring pressure to hear upon those Messrs. Jurdine Matheson and Co..emcerned to adjust the matter in was ascertained to day have had order to prevent further spread of the me of their shups others and office strike with increased risk of a finan Pistones at work on the job of cial crisis? shifting cargo on some of the rom! pany's vessels,

waring

Mildary pickets are still patrolling the watertont both at Wanchai and along the Praya West. European

ollicets,

nofti, Jobee were also keeping a watchful eye,

SHANGHAI STRIKE BREAKERS,

The remedy, the owers would con- tend, lies with the seamen, but as the seamen are in Canton and are pre- sumably prepar To stay there! indefinitely the Government cannot force them to retum. The solution is therefore in the hands of the steamer owners.

Yours, etc.

TIME.

SCHMOL TEACHERS FINED FOR

INTIMIDATION

Hongkong. February 2.

MAKING STOWAWAYS EARN

THEIR BREAD.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 3.

In the Mixed Court yesterday two

the

Sir. Your leaderette on the stowa

echool teachers and one seaman were To the Editor of the China Mall."! brought before the American Assessor and Magistrate la charged with intimidating and threatening compliant, a Chinese contractor, etpuged at Hongkew in cur strike breakers to assist the paralysed shipping at Hongkong. There was a large array of counsel.

It.

1

The Directora submit berewith the audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December 1921. The Gross profit for the

year amounts to....167.121 2 7 From this must be de ducted the Loan Interest 6,329 2 11

160,791 19 8

To which should be added the amount brought forward from the last Balance Sheet, after allowing for the Final Dividend of 120,312 10. 0, and for Corporation Profits Tax

7,608 14 4

Making a Balance of....£68,300 14 0 of this the Interim Divi

dend for 1921 of Is. Od. per share, paid 2016 August, 1921, absorbed. £16.250 € The Directors now re commend a Fizulivi- dend for 1921 of 1s. 7d. per share. £25,729 3 4

Leaving to be carried

forward

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE VICTORIA CAFE LTD.

(EN LIQUIDATION.)

LOST.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND.OST.-Strayed or Stolen about a month or three weeks ago. -A YELLOW PERSIAN TOM CAT. FIRST AND FINAL DIVIDEND Finder please turn to No. 137, the

is intended to be declared in the Pank. above matter after the expiration of the 4th day of February, 1992

month from

TO LET.

O LET SMALL FLAT partly furnished. Fr 7 months from April let. Apply Box No. 1352, cip

China Mail."

Creditors who have not proved thoir debts or olime on or before the 4th of

I March will be excluded from the benefit of the dividend proposed to be paid.

Duted this fod day of February 1922.

1. PERCY SMITH,

Liquidator.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,

Annnal Tenuis Toni name nt.

ENTRY forms may now be obtained on application at the Pavilion. Entries CLOSE WEDNESDAY, 15th February.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS BYT-COLONEL L. G. BIRD, D.S.O. Administrative Commentaar,

1 Parades.

INFANTRY DRILL, BAYONET FIGHTING and LEWIS GUN IN. STRUCTION will take place on Monday, 11 Felsuary at Volunteor Defence Corps Headquarters, ani Kowloon Dooks Friday, 10th February, at 5:30 pm. for TRAINED 41,979 3 4 MEN AND RECRUITS. DRESS Plain Catles

£26,381 10 8 Both the Balance Sheet and the Working and Profit and Loss Account have been converted into sterling (with the exception of Capital Addi- tions and Depreciation taken 2) at the T. T. rate on 31st December

1921, viz. 28. 7. The actual Hong- kong Receipts and Working Expense in the local currency are as follows:-

1920 $885,905 Traffic and Mis. cellaneous Re- ceipts Power Expenses, Traffic Ex penses Main- tenance aud

$354,176

$631,729

Repairs, and General Ex-

penses..... Working Profit, Hongkong...

1921

$1,087,969

2. Musketry

Par 11 of the Annual Musketry Course will be fired on the High West Venl on Sunday, Bil Range, The instant by Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons, commencing stram.

3.

DRESS: Dill Order.

Officer for dutylieut. F. C. Hall.

Maobine Gau Section.

(a) Mache Gunners' Instructional Parades will be held on Monday, 6th and Frily, 10th instund at Volunteer Defence Corps Headquarters, at 3.30 p.in,

b) A TACTICAL WALK" will be carried out on Sunday, 12th February. Seperato Orders will be issued.

4.

Reversions.

No. 198 Compl. T. R Rennett, M.M., No. 1. Platuan (Light Infantry Coy.) is permitted to revert to the ranks at his $461,501 own request, with effect from this date. No. 7 L/Corpl. W. J. Crawford, No. $626,468 6. Platňou (Scottish Company) is per- mitted to resign his appointment as Lance Corporal at his own request, with effect from this date.

The retiring directors are Sir Robert Ho Tung and Hon. C. P. Charter, who are eligible and offer themselves for re-election.

D. G. M. BERNARD,

Chairman.

The Auditore, Mesers. Lowe, Ping way evil was scarcely fair to the ham & Matthews, offer themselves shipping companies. Genuine hard for re-election. luck cases or not, stowaway's come aboard ships uninvited and they must expect to take the consequences. is only right they should be made to work.

How would you feel if you were a shipowner and were forced to The seaman, member of the Nastao Seaman's Union was dis carry atowaways for nothing! charged.

The teachers were fined $5 and $20 respectively.

The court characterised the

teachers' action as indefensible inter-

Youre, etc.

FAIRPLAY.

fering with other people's business. Hongkong, February 2, 1922.

sent to Hongkong 240 Shanghai and Ningpo strike breakers.

PLATER KILLED.

[Our correspondent overlooks the

Hongkong, February, 3, 1922.

M. Biland, the French Premier, took 100 packets of cigarettes with bim when be went to the United States for the Washington Conference

5.

Promotion.

No. 86 Private G. R. Sayer. No. 1 Platoon (Light Infantry Company) is promoted to Corporal, vice Corporal T. R. Fezett, M. M., with fleet from

this date. 6. Cadet Company

The Company will parade at Volun- teer Beadquarters on Monday, 6th inst. at 5.30 p.m.

Drese Drill Order.

Strength Cadet J. A. Johnson having left the Colony, is struck off the strength of the Company.

R B. YOUNG, Mejor, Adjutant, H. V. D. Corpe.

and there still remained 20 packets Hongkong, Friday, February 3, 1922.

over when he returned a month later.

The seaman acted within his rights. The complainant stated that he had fact that the editorial note expressly He smokes about 60 cigarettes a day. emphasized that the effects of the atowaway evil were too glaring to permit genuine hard luck cases”

Representatives of Chinese Men's receiving leniency but when men are and Women's Labour Guilds held a promised immunity from the law's meeting in the auditorium of the displeasure if they work that promise Chinese Y.M.C.A. this morning to should be honoured. The danger of form a Humanitarian Association." stowaways refusing to work unless | The movement has originated entirely promised immunity can be countered from work people and it is proposed to by with-holding food until they earn establish a school for poor children it. The master of the ship need then and to raise funds for charitable promise nothing and at the same purposes in Hongkong and in China time make the unwanted guests pay generally. in work) for their bread. When the ship arrives in port they can be

MYSTERIOUS TAIKOO DOCK

ASSAULT.

About eleven o lock last night a plater working on the China Naviga- tin steamer Huichow" at No. 2 slipway, Taikoo Dock reived a blow

on the head from which he later died. prosecuted in the ordinary course.-~~-

The unknown assailant has not yet. C. M.]

been arrested.

As the man was following his legitimate occupation at the time sad it has not been affected by the present industrial trouble, the attack does not seem to have muy connco- tion with the strike.

One fatal case of enteric fever, Chinese, was reported yesterday, also two non-fatal cases of plague, ChiocsD, and one of paratyphoid fever, Indian,

BOMO

Entries for the Hongkong Cricket Club's annual tennis tournament close on Wednesday, February 15.

-

Mr. Joseph, formerly secretary

to the Hongkong Stock Exchange, is in the Colony on a visit. Mrs. Joseph is in London.

+

Captain R. B. Kharo, LMS, having arrived per s.s. "Janua" has been taken on the strength of the local Command.

MAN-

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GROUP. TAVERY young child is susceptibla te-

MASSAGE.

Mrs. S. UZUNOYE,

c/o MATSUBARA HOTEL.

10, Queen's Road Central 2nd floor

Tal, 405.

Hongkong.

DO YOU COUGH? DONT ovenfront inte fing to dislodze the fine membrane

THE

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

HE Undersigned have received in

atructions to sell by Public Auction By order of the Official Receiver in Bankruptcy.

MONDAY,

February 8, 1922, at 11a.m.,

at 16, Des Voeux Road, Fittings and Fixtures lying in the premises of Kam Wah & Co. as above,

41.0

ALL GOODS comprising: --Tinnel Fish, Fruit, Brecuite, Bottled Brers, Vermouth, &c., &c.,

And

One Large Iron Safe. Terms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGN, Auctioneers to the Government.

[For Account of the Concerned,)

ON

THURSDAY, February 9, 1922, at 10.30 .m., at their Sales Hocus, No. 8, Des Vœux Roan, Veroor of

Ice Ma Street. Quantity Tobacconists' Sund iss

including — Smokers Cabinets, Pipes, Cigars, Cigarettes, &e, &c.

Torme-Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & BOUGH,

Auctioneers,

(963 ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNEL),

03

FRIDAY

February 10, 1922, at 2,30

p.. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

Private Collection of Chinese Porcelains, Bronze and Bakemon01, TermaCash on delivery.

HUQUES & HOUGH

Auctioneers.

(FOR LOCOUNT OF TER CONOKANED)

ON

FRIDAY,

February 10, 1922, at 5 p.m., at their Bales Hooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ies House Street-

& bout 2,000 British & Fore'gn Stamps part of a private collection, including :--

First issue Great Britain and many British Coloniale.

On view from Och instadt. Terms -Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, February 3, 1922.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS. --

ALL preliminary notices of forth-

coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columna of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, last year) providing that they do not (as announced in May and June of

the phlegma. (bamberlain's Cough occupy more than four lines. Remedy will accomplish this for you future if this space is exceeded they and cure the cold that is causing it. will be placed in the advertising For sale by all Chemists and Store columns at the prevailing rates. koopers.

"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"

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Few performances pasa at the Coronet Theatro

without patrone expressing a wish to see this

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