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MONDAY, MAY 22, 1922,

LAUNCHMEN'S STRIKE.

TOWING SERVICE ARRANGED.

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NEGOTIATIONS AT A STAND STILL

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COMPANY REPORT.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD,

The report of the Director of the Peak Tramways Co., Ltd. for the With a view to meeting the incen-year ending April 30, 1939 for veniences caused by the launchmen's sentation to the shareholders at

Hongtang Hotel, at 11 am, on Thursday, May 25, is as follow The net profit for the

twelve months, after deducting Directors' Fees and General Man- agers' Remunerations, amounts to

LOOIL AND GEKERIL..

THE CHINA MAIL.

REGULAR SMUGGLER. Having admitted possession of Many cases of plague are raported 3,200 dutiable cigarettes, a Chinees from Luchow,

was fined $70 or six weeks, and 14 daya' hard labour.

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Canton butchers are demanding higher wages and shocter hours.

No dragon boat races are bring

Dr. H. Rummel. a German doctor, has returned to Canton from

America

The Yangtze Insurance Asso- ciation of Shanghai has paid & twenty per cent. dividend, sad carried a milion and a half forward.

strike & Vital Launch Requirements the ordinary annual general meeting allowed on the Pearl River this year, Committee has been formed. So far of the Company, to be held at the the working of cargo has not been seriously affected, plenty of junks and lighters being available. This work is now to be expedited by the inauguration of a towing service, which commenced to-day, a launch being stationed in the vicinity of Jardine's West Point wharf. The towing launch will fr the Red Ensign at the fore, and steamers which have fighters alongside requir- ing towing will call by hoisting a simi- lar dag at the form. Junks and lighters requiring assistance will boist two baskets in the rigging.

NEGOTIATIONS.

"

Yesterday the following statement was issued from the Secretariat for

Chinese Affairs Ja

resch the

responsible

WAS

To which has to be added

the Balance brought forward from last Boconnt

Making available for ap

propriation

$60,715.30

Shanghai carpenters are out on strike. A local newspaper unable to 7,661.77 ascertain why, suggests communis ic

induences—its King Charles' head.- - ;

$ 68,377.07

A Russian seaman was admitted to hospital on Saturday suffering from injuries to the head received through fall while drank in Queen's Road East..

;

The Chief Preventive Officer asid that obviously the defendant was regular magglat as the rattan bags, in which the cigarettes was found contained nothing but the contraband. 1 A small boy who had in his posses sion 1,040 cigarettes, said that they had been brought from Kong- moon." He said that a man working on board the x. "Sannamkci had given him the parcel containing the cigarettes to take ashore.

He was ordered to receive 12 strokes with a rattan,

In both cases the cigarettes were confiscated.

TYPHOON WARNING....

The telegram quoted below was rosired by the local American Coo sulate General from the Manila Observatory at 11.00 a.m., May 22.

Cyclone ar typhoon between the Visayas and Luzon moving W.N.W.

N.W.

The Directors recommend that a Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum be paid to Shareholders, absorbing $30,000.00 that $10,000.00

The Semarang Harbour Com* be transferred to Special Repairs Reserve Account, that $10,000.00 bemittee have drawn out a scheme of transferred to Reserve Fund and that improvements which will post some the Balance of $18.877.07 be carried 8,000,000 guilders says the Straits to a new Proft and Loss Account.

Directors-During the year Mr. J. Scott Harstor, Mr. J. Ball-Irving and Mr. A S. Gubbay resigned, their places being taken by Mr. W. E. L Shenton, Mr. C. C. Boyd and Mr. H. W. Sassoon.

In accordance with Bale 73 of the

After a meeting on Friday evening with seven members of the Launch Guild, the owners representatives stat ed they were prepared to discuss thes terms afresh in view of certain detail ed difficulties which the meeting had revealed for the first time. A mes sage to the Guild from the S.C.A. elicited the reply that a formal letter was required: this sext on Saturday, every possible Company's Articles of Association, the care being taken that it should present members, Hon. Sir Paul officers Chater, CM.G. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang: of the Guild. and the officer left in Mr. W. F. L. Shenton, Mr.C.C. Boyd charge (a deckhand) stated that hie and Mr. H. W. Sassoon retire, but, superiors were in Canton, but could being eligible, offer themselves for re- be brought down by Sunday morning election train. A meeting was therefore definitely arranged with them through him (others present conenring) for Sunday 2 p.m. at which time Messrs. White and Young attended at the S. CA. Office. No delegates arrived and no message from the Guild was received up to 2.30 pm. Three mer- bers of the Guild arrived shortly after to say that a messenger had been sent to Canton by the Saturday after- noon express; but that no delegates bad ar ved to day and no word of any kind had been received.

THE GUILD'S POSITION.

According to information from the men's guild it appears that the re- presentatives who participate? in the negotiations prior to Saturday, resign ed in view of their want of success. The Guild therefore was unable to send delegates with full power to Saturday's meeting. Later an official of the

8.0.A. came to the Guild with a letter to be sent to Canton urging the

Auditors. The accounts were au- dited by Mesa. Love, Bingham & Matthews and Mr. C. Bernard Brown, who offer themselves for re-election.

CRIMINALS SENTENCED,

A SAMPAN BOBBERY.

On

Times.

巾

Money, clothing and jewel- lery worth $144 were stolen

when burglart entered No. 71, Kremer Street, Samabuipo, on Satur day night.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mizes for the week ending Mar 6, 1922 amounted to 89,051 tone and the sales during period to 54 966. tous.

A Chinese attempted to slight from a moving Aberdeen-Kaifong us on Saturday afternoon. He fell and received injuries which had to be treated at the hospital.

A Hongkong Hotel motor-coach knocked down a Chinese in Aberdeen village yesterday afternoon, returning. to town empty. The driver took the injured man to the hospital.

Burglars broke into a house in Portland Street Yaumati, during Saturday night by foreiz opet a bark window. They stole money, clothing and jewellery worth $198.

Two cases came before the Acting Paisae Judge (Mr. J.R. Wood) at the Criminal Sessions to-day.

The prisoner in the first one pleaded guilty. He was charged with robbery "by two or more" and the record Captain Hopwood joined the showed that he was

"Victory" at Portsmouth on April 18 one of A that gang

attacked old in order to superintend the fitting out sampah. woman in Causeway of the new light cruiser "Diomede " Bay, bound her hand and foot, and which rassel he will commission in the robbed her of clothing, jewellery and tear future for service on the China the Judge awarded him five years. money. He had nothing to say and Station." jail with hard labour and twelve A small landslide occurred at strokes of the cat.

the cutting in Morrison Hill on Saturday afternoon. An earth coolie partially buried, but

GAMBLING DEET SEQUEL.

Whe

A Chinees lad whose age was givan W** ised representatives

to conduct and with

He denied taken to hospital with injuries to negotiations in Hongkong.

robbing complainant but admitted his legs. official of the Guild went to

advisability of appointing auther as 15 was charged both with robbery promptly rescued by fokis. He was

An

the E.C.A. where be received

the letter for transmission. It stated

that the owners were prepared to discuss the matter on a percentage

basis.

Delegates were expected to arriva : in Hongkong yesterday and Mr.

assault.

that be sulted him because the

complainant owed him money-

Some time ago, in French Shang-

The charge of robbery was invest-bai, Mr. T. G. Smeator, while igated by a jury, who returned a running to catch a tram, tripped over verdict of not guilty without retiring some paving stones left unlighted by from their box His Honour said he the Frekch Municipality, and accepted the prisoner's story that he ruptured his spleen. The French and the complainant were gambling Court has just awarded sa compensa Halifax convened a meeting at 2 p. and that the latter refused to pay his tion, Tis. 6,000 to the widow, and Tls. to which representatives of the debts. It appeared that the prisoner 4.000 ach to the two children. Chamber of Commerce were invited. was the leader of a gang who attacked No delegates arrived, however, and the complainant with the object of the meeting bad to be cancelled.

extorting money from him. In view

It is probable that at the next of his youth and the fact that he had meeting with the employers the, men been in custody since April 29, he will present demands zelative to strike would be let off with six weeks hard Pay.

labour on the charge of assault.

WATERBOAT SERVICE.

A question which has commanded the serious consideration of shippers is that of the supply of water to "ressels in harbour. On the declara- tion of the strike the seven water. boats comprising the fleet of the

LAW AND ORDER.

LOCAL POLICE FORCE'S STRENGTH.

When an Indian ship's gu-zd as charged before Magistrate Fraser this morning with having been drunk

incapable in Honghom yesterday

he said that he was sad over the new of the death of his son in India and took a few drinke. He did not remember anything afterwards. Inspector Ari asid that the defendant had een drank for the past thre days, and was yesterday found by the police sleeping in the Road. A fine of $10 was imposed.

Two Chinese men and a woman

Twenty R.G.A. men are being en- were charged before Magistrate Fraser Union Water Boat Company were listed in the Police Force, for a period this morning with having sexanited a laid up. On Saturday one boat was of four months. They will be sent to Chinese constable. The woman was again in use, while to-day sufficient the districts where extra police further charged with having hawked Volunteers have been found to man expervision is wanted most to sup-without a licence. Bergeant Eisten three of the boats. A fourth would press rowdyism.

said that the trouble arose over the have been running to-day but for s Although the Foros now numbers over contable attempting to smest the slight mishap. To-morrow it is hoped 190 Europeans (about 40 more than woman on the latter charge. The to have five boats in commission.

the pre-war figure) its strength is con- two men interfered and assaulted the sidered too small and it is understood constable. Mr. F. X. d'Almada, who that the home authorities have already appeared for the defence, pleaded not been communicated with to invite guilty to both charges, and asked for applications from at least 30 more a remand in order to take outs Cr recruits for the Force, as the Military summons against the constable for strike outlook are not very promising. Authorities cannot always be expect assaulting the woman. A remand It is unlikely that any further con-ed to lend men and so throw more was given until next Monday, Bal fence will take place to day. The work on the rest of the garrison. was fixed for the won as in the sum delay is dus to the fact that the

of $23, and for the mea $100 ach.

Pentad

POSITION UNCHANGED.

Indications this morning on the

strikers have no responsible delegates hes, with whom the launch owners osa confer.

1

STREET ACCIDENT."

TRAFFIC CONSTABLE KNOCKED DOWK.

The report that the launch owners had agreed to renew discussion on the basis of s percentage increase in wages, was described by one of the ' owner's delegates as prestars...

Not much progress has been made A Chiness constable (No. 190) was in the matter of negotiations to day yesterday afternoon removed to The Becretary for Chinese Affaira re hoepifal auffering from injuries to the oved a letter from the Guild, but face, received through being knocked.

€) SIGNEES NOT‚O»B.".

Guud prr a.s.avaric" not clear- ed by to-day, will be subject to rent Agents-The Bank Lie, Ltd.

Cargo from the time not chewed by to day will be subject to cant. Agents, The Bank Line Ltd.

CAUSE OF DESPONDENCY./ Despondency is often cipsed by ini

ar it did not state whether delegated down by mufor car No. 482, wiride | digestion aed constir atirar, and quick); had been appointed and would stand regulating trafie-nose the Monument disproses whon Chamberlain's Tabl a conference, matters are carried no as the foot of the Morrison Gap Boad are taken. Those fal·lels strengthen

digestion and move the bowala. For ma farther forward.

incline.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

WISEMAN, LIMITED

(In Liquidation).

FINAL BONUS of 50 cents per share has been declaredi, warrants for which may be had on application to Messis. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming.

J. HENNESSEY SETH,

Liquidator. Hongkong May 20, 1922.

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