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Solo Agents,

ARNHOLD BROTHERS & Co., Ltd.

LA, Chater Road.

BRITISH ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISE.

The Home Newspapers havn an- nounced the

that fact

the Metropolitan-Vickers Company have recently received from the New Zealand Government the order for Generators and Switchgear for the

New Mangabao Power Station. This sation forms the first in a series dated throughout the whole of the North Island which will finally be 110,000 volts, roughly forming a ring round the southern portion of the Leland. A duplicate line will also be run from the centre of the system up the Northern Peninsula. From

sets two Mangahao station duplicate feeders will be run at present, these going respectively to the Bannythorpe station 25 miles distant and to the city of Wellington 63 miles away."

of

Phone 1500.

NEW RIVER STEAMERS.

SHANGHAI LAUNCHINGS.

THE "TURWO."

On May 29, at the Pootung yard of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd., was launched the Upper River

steamer "Fahwo." The

Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s passenger and cargo service between Icbang and Chungking, and embodies all the latest improvements for this class of vessel.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CORRESPONDENCE ON VARIOUS TOPICS.

The Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce has sent as for publication the following correspondence recently dealt with by the

Chamber.

PRODUCE BROKER'S AWARDS.

Letter from the Exporters' Ass

with enelcures.

Hongkong, 28th April, 1922 The Secretary,

Hongkong General Chamber of

Commerce, Hongkong. Dear Sir,I sta directed by my Committee to enclose for your in- [formation copy of a letter addressed to this Association by one of its mem- bars dealing with the question of Arbitration Awards under the auspices of the General Produce Brokers' Association of London.

The complaint, with which my Committee is in full sympathy, states that the information set out in the Award is much too vague, and I am asked to place the matter before your

| General Chamber of Commerce in representations to the Far Eastern Section of the Landon Chamber of Commerce on the subject..

A copy of this Chamber's letter to the London Chamber is enclosed "berewith.

Yours faithfully,

(SL) D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary.

SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND «ARETHUSA” TRAINING SHIP.

Letter from the Secretary, appealing for a special contribution.

164, Shaftesbury Avenue,

London, F. C. 2.

21st March, 1922. Dear Sir.-The Committee are face

Chamber's reply. Hongkong, 29th May, 1922. The Commercial Managers,

British Trade Ship, Limited,

12, Grosvenor Gardes,

London, S.W.I.

Committee leam of your decision to Dear Sira-It is with regret my

postpone the sailing date of the British Trade Ship until 1924 owing to the present world wide trade depros- son.

I am to state that arrangementa are at present afoot in this Colony to hold an Industrial Exhibition during į 1934 an.. it is hoped that the Trade Ship will be in Hongkong at the time when the Local Exhibition is running, probably about October.

I am, Dear Sirs,

Yours faithfully,

(Sd.) D. K. BLANK,

Secretary.

DEATH OF SIR HENRY MAY.

Letter of thanks from Lady May.

Clare Priory, Suffolk.

5th April, 1922.

Siz-Will you please convey to the Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commune the sincere task of myself and my family for xpression of deep sympathy

Fahwo" has been specially designed Chamber with the view to having to face with the possibility of having and constructed by Mesars. Yarrow representations made to the "Far to close down some portion of their and Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, and re- Eastern Section" London Chamber work in consequence of the post-war constructed by the Shanghai Dock of Commerce in an endeavour to cost of maintenance. To have to do linked up by transmission lines at fand Engineering Co., Ltd, for the induce the Geners! Produce Brokers this would be a calamity. The hope with re in our bereavement and for |

Association of London to give reais expressed that in our hour of need sons for allowances granted under

contribution. The Society's long appreciate.

February, 1922, which we greatly there so called 'arbitrations, on the Fon may be able to make us a special the resolation passed on the 23rd of ground that it is neither equitable to record of labours during 79 years on the shipper nor helpful to the trade behalf of helpless and bereaved boys

I am, Sir, that no particulars are given to show and gitle has not so far been marred in what respect a shipment fails to by any curtailment, and to save the conform to contract guarantee.

situation the Committee now made an My Committee urge that it be moet argent, sppest for special substantial strongly impressed upon the G.P.B.A. aid It is sought to raise £25,000 or, that their methods are a bindrance say, 100,000 Crowns, and any gif you rather than a help to exporters here can make towards this desirable en who are as sarions to ensure good will be greatly appreciated and deliveries as their buyer in London promptly acknowledged. but who cannot take any steps to eradicate faults if arbitrators will persistently refuse to bring same to their notice.

The general particulars of the "Fuhwo" are: Length overall, 210 ft. length between perpendiculars, 204-ft.; breadth, 33 ft.; depth to main deck, 10-it. 6-in. with 7.ft. 6 in. 'tween decks. She is designed to carry 710 tons dw, on 8 ft. mean draft.

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My Committee will also be glad if | you will furnish the Association of British Chamber of Commerce in

The order placed with MV

Accommodation is provided on includes the supply of three 5000 K. V. A. and two 3000 K.V.A. Water main deck for 135 third-class Chinese Wheel Generators, 11,000 Volts, passengers engine room staff, fire 3-phase, 50 cycles, 8 power Factor, men and sailors being berthed in driven by overhung water wheels forecastle. Passenger sccommods

in for 52 second class with horizonal shaft running at 375 tion r.p.m. Each Generator will have its Chinese an upper deck aft. 16 first- own direct driven exciter and in ad class Chinese on bridge deck aft and dition provision is being made for a 14 first-class Europeans on upper Shanghai with copies of the corre standby motor-driven Exciter set so deck forward. Officers' and that when necessary the excitation of gineers' accommodation is situated spondence as it is understood Shang more Generators can be at forward end of bridge deck. She hai Shippers are similarly dissatisfied transferred to the auxiliary exciter is propelled by two sets of triple-with the treatment they are receiving expansion surface-condensing engines, at the hands of the General Produce steam being supplied by two large Brokers' Association. double ended Yarrow-type watertube. boilers burning oil fuel. A complete electric light installation is fitted throughout the vessel. She is fitted two Jericks to lift ten with tons each.

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Cooling air for the Generators will be drawn through a separate ventila tion:unnel,circulation being maintain ed pertly by a separate blower and partly by the canal fans on the rotor, the blower being derigned to keep 2 inches pressure. The generators are designed for an overspeed of 80 per cent and will have a regulation of 27. per cent at .8 power factor. Provision will be made for sliding the stators so is to facilitate access to the rotor when necessary for inspection and cleaning work

Yours faithfully, (Sa) D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary.

Enclosures were laid on the table.

Chamber's letter to London Cham- ber.

Hongkong, 16th May, 1922- The Secretary,

'THE "SEN-JI." The steel twin-screw passenger and cargo steamer "Sen-ji" was launched on May 29 from the yard of the Kiangnan Dock and Engineering

Far Eastern Section, Works. This makes the fourth vessel

London Chamber of Commerce, launched this year for the same own-

London The current from the Generatorsers, Hears. Terge and Co., of Japan, Dear Sir, I am directed by my will be taken through automatic Oil and in all five vessels for Japanese in Committee to bring to the notice of Switches of the M. HEB type tereta. The launch ng ceremony your Chamber the need for definite through selector switches to duplicate was performed in the customary Jap part culars of complaint in Arbitra- 11,000 volt bus-bars. Both bus-barsanese manner. The vessel is sub- tion Awards made under the auspices will be sectionalised in the middle divided into many watertight com- of the General Produce Brokers' and this sectionslising is carred out partments. Accommodation is pro-Asociation of London copies of correspondingly on the 110,000 volt vided for 56 6rst-class passengers, 60 correspondence on which subject in bus so that the whole system can if second class, 100 third-class and 200 cluding a letter of complaint from a necessary be split into two entirely stearage or deck passengers.

local export firm regarding a ship. independent portions. From the

ment of Preserved Ginger are enclosed generating voltage busbars supply

for your information. be taken through two 12,000 KV.A. Transformer Banks to the 11,000 volt bus-bats and thence to the four outgoing 110 K. V. feeders. There will be four local feeders st 11,000 volte. The 11,000 volt equip *ment, will be located in a conven- tional moulded stone cabicle atrac tare. The E. H: T. switches for con- trolling the Transformer sides will be indunts while the Isolating Switches,

Any assistance which your direc torate or staff can send us will be greatly appreciated.

The Manager,

I am,

Fours faithfully, (Sd) H. G. COPELAND.

Secretary.

The Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong.

Chamber's reply.

29th May. 1922.

H. G. Copeland Esq., Secretary,

The Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa Training Ship 164, Shaftesbury Avenue, ».

London, WC. 2

Chairman,

Your obedient Servant,"

HELENA A. O. MAY. Hon. Mr. A. O Lane,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. Hongkong.

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL REPRE- SENTATIVE.

Letter from the Registrar.

University of Hongkong. 5th May, 1922.

The Secretary, Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

Sir, I have the honour to call your ird attention to the fact that the appointment of Mr. G.T. Edkins by the Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce on the Council and Finance Committee of this University (University Ordinance, 2nd Schedule, Statute 7 and Stalne 81) expired in January of this year 1922. I aball therefore be your committee will be grateful if

Dear Sir,-With reference to your letter of the 21st March making an Rood enough to make an appointment appeal for support towards the for this year as from January 25th,| maintenance of the Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa Training Ship! my Committee st its last monthly meeting decided to make a donation

from this Chamber of 10 guineas aid I now have pleasure in enclosing berewithdemand draft for this amount against which I shall be glad to roveive. your receipt in due course.

Yours faithfully,

(Sd) D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary.

BRITISH TRADE SHIP.

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Letter from the British Trade Ship

12, Grosvenor Gardens.

The dimensions of the Sen-Ji" and her sister ships are Length overall 205 feet; extreme breadth, 33 feet; My Committee seeks the valuable gross tonage, 1,050. She has a speed support of your Chamber in urging Limited. of 15 knots and ip.h. 3,500. The pou the General Prodree Brokers' machinery installation consists of two Association of London the need for sets of high-speed tri-compound giving "reasons" under these ar engines of 3,500 i.h.p. and steam is Sitrations, a unless definite particu generated by two Thorny croit boilers Lars are given it is difficult for ship- The Secretary, working under forced draught and pera here to investigate and rectify

a pressure of 250-lb. per sq. in causes of complaint which they are at The following auxiliaries are fitted: all times anxious to do. Weir Mora, type air pump, two

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London S.W.1.

23th February, 1922.

British Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong.

I have the honour to be.

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

(84) N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH

Registrar.

Chamber reply.

Hongkong, 12th May, 1922.

Sir, I have the honour to acknow- ledge receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., with reference to this Chamber's

Representative on the Council and Finance Committee of the University under the University Ordinance.

My Committee direct me. to state that they have unanimously nominated

the re-appointment of Mr. G. T.

Edking.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant, (Sd) D. K. BLAIR, Secretary. Prof. N. Teesdale Mackintosh, MA.,

Registrar,

University of Hongkong. Hongkong.

Dear Sir,In view of the interest It may be that, in some cases, the you have displayed in our schema for Q! Circuit Breakers and Lightning Weir

feed pumps with surface fault is "inferior quality" and it Wodd Tour of the British Trade Arresters for the feeder Circuits will feed heat r, Weir evaporator, indepan would be a useful guide to shippers Ship and the correspondence you have be accommodated on the roof of the dant circulating pump two electric here, in this instance, if the Produce had with us on the subject, we wish to power station. In this way the total generating sets, auxiliary steam Broken Association would give a take the earliest opportunity of advis- ground space occupied is kept down pamps for general service, fire and ruling as to what, in their opinion, ing you that our Directors at their

salvage, steam warping capetan constitutes "fair average quality" last meeting had under consideration G. T. Edkins, Esq., ada ted to warp over rapids if neces-in respect of Preserved Ginger. the programme for the World Tour.

to the minimum.

There will be seven 400 amp 3 pole

G. 11 type 110 000 self electrically

operated oil switches, the control cir cuit being operated from MV. stand- ard type of control desk.

Yours faithfully,

(84) D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary.

Chamber's letter to Mr. Edkins.

Hongkong, 12th May, 1922.

Hongkong.

THURSDAY, JUNE & 1922.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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We are also in receipt of a large shipment of British made Enamel Ware, Enamel Baths, Washstands, Measures, Hot Water Cans, Basins, Cullenders, Bread Bins, Fauce Pans, Fry Pans, Stockpots, Pie Dishes, Te pot, Kettles, étc. Our inspection of these goods is respectfully solicited,

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the collapse-had made a written statement which was helpful to the prosecution, bat in the box they were

try, steam and hand steering gear of My Committee will mach ap- The Directors have given serious Dear Sir.I have pleasure to in- builders' design for this special service,preciate it if you will kindly consideration to the economic condi- form you that your colleagues on the The whole of the machinery and hull take this matter up with the General tions existing throughout the World Committee of this Chamber have were built under special survey of the Frodnes. Brokers Association of at the present time, the financial ananimously nominated Each Generator and Transformer British Corporation for the Survey London and advise this Chamber position of many of the important appointment as the Representative of CONTRACTORS GO FOR TRIAL. hostile. It was a matter for the jury Unit will be protected by the cual and Registry of Shipping, and they regarding the result of your efforts. circulat ng current system while on have the Corporation's highest river the 110000 volt feeders there will classification and also comply with be titted the new M.V, compensated the Teishinsho survey. oredload relay which is designed to give an inverse operating time

A number of officers have been characteristic with a definite a.just

temporarily posted to the light cruiser sble minimum. In addition the pairs Diomed." which is being prepared to of feeder will be protected by balanced biased relays, which will Chins Station, to where she wil carry her maiden pennant on the operate in the event of the failure or proceed at an early data. Capt. The Secretary, short circuiting of either feeders. A. B. Puckle, Eoyal Marine Light This order marks a definite period Infantry, bat joined to command the in the history of Swtichgear developmarine detachment shoard that ship. ment in this country is that it is tho Erst placed for British built material for so high a voltage.

Chamber's Letter to the Association of British Chamber of Commerce in Chins and Hongkang. Shanghai.

Hongkong, 16th May, 1922.

Association of British Chambere of Commerce in China and Hongkong, Shanghai."

to decide whether the women ware The case against the four contractelling the truth, or only half the truth, or making up a story. He was tors and contractors' foremen, charged not zware until late in the case, with manslaughter in connection with what line Mr. Hall proposed to the recent verandah collapse at No. take for the defence, but he now uo- Secretary. 27, Gage Street when one coglie wo derstood that evidence would be produced at the trial that chorings |man was-killed and two injured, was were གང་། in supporting the Acknowledgment from Mr. Edkins concluded at the Magistracy je ter balconies. (

Hongkong, May 16th 1922. day afternoon when Magistrate Fraser The Magistrate decided to discharge K. Blair. Beg,

committed two of the accused the the second and fourth defendants an Becretary'

Criminal Bessions.

ane was only the sub-contractor and Hongkong Chamber of Commerce A large number of witnesses gave the other was his foreman.

Hongkong

evidence in the cass, which occupied The two men who wate committed Dear Sir, I acknowledge your seven sittings to complete.

are the principal contractor who Lattex, of May 12th, and learn with. At the conclusion of evidence sub-lt the contract to the second pleasure and thanks that my yesterday, the Orown Solicitor, M. H. defendant, and his foreman, who was colleagues on the Committee have Holmes, addressing the Magistrate responsible for seperintending the

animously nominated my remaid that he could not help thinking operations. appointment to the Commeil and that at least two of the witzeses. A. B. Hall reserved his defence Finance Committee of the Universitywes it not exactly hostile, decidedly for the higher court, where he hoped -at-their-zopresentative:"

masatisfactory by susanng the case to be in a podtion to prove that the ̈ Yours truly,

for the prosectition hase two contractors had taken precautions in parrying out the work of demollihing the buildin

manufacturing firme in the country | the « Chamber 'on the Council and and the very slight signs existing at Finance Committee of the University the present time of a substantial of Hongkong under the new recovery in trade, and taking all University Ordinance. these matters into account and in

I am, Dear Sir. view of their désirs that the World

Yours faithfully, Tour shall be carried out at a time

(99) D. K. BLAIN, and in circumstances which shall be in every respect the most favourable for the exhibitors on the ship, they bave decided that the project shall be postponed for a time. In coming to D. this decision they are also influenced by the recently announced postpon- Dear Sir, I am directed by my ment of the British EmpireExhibition. The death has occurred at Committee to enclose correspondence It is hoped to despatch the Trade Ship Nawam Eliya of Ceylon's oldest} with reference to a complaint from-an in 1924 instead of next yesz. [colonist, Mr. George William Lindasy exporter here that Arbitration Awards We test it will not be very long White, after a prolonged liness. The of the General Produce Brokers before we shall be able to approach News has reached Hongkong of late Mr. White arrived in the island Association of London contain you again in the matter when we hope the drath at home on May 27, of an with his parents at the age of 18 nothing to guide shippers as to what we shall be successful in securing your old resident of the Colony, Hz, months. It was in the days of sailing constitutes fair average quality.” co-operation in the World Tour.. Thomas Blair, who for 20-year man! slizm, which took siz menthe in the As it understood test similes.

Your faithfully, employed by the China Sugar Befinery, voyage out. Binus then he had been difficulties have been experienced by

British Trade Ship. Lámited. Company. The late Mr. Blair left only ones out of the island on a trip Far Eastern exporters in other Posts,

(Ed.) MAXWELL Huss & Co., The Colony five years ago on retire to Australia in 1902, spending seven it is hoped, that your Chamber will anotists itam with the Hongkong

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188) G. T. Edkinn.