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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1922

BAKERS' STRIKE:

BO.A. CALLS MEETINGS

SUME MEN RETURN,

The employers of the Yes Heung

morning the establishment was able Lo supply. its customers as usual. It is reported that the Jokis have recon- sidered their decision ma the result of the proprietors of the bakery having agreed to conerda all the conditious demanded by their employees.

Seven of the Colony's principal bakeries are still affected by the dispute, and most of their employees sre at present in Canton. They are the Cafe Wiseman, Dosabjee'e, M. Y. San'a, Hop Hip Tang Lec, Hing Cheung and Sui Cuan, the last named of Yaumati.

HONGKONG.

COMPANY REPORT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HOW IT STRIKES A NEWCOMER, CHINESE ENGINEERING AND

“SOME VIRST IMPRESSIONS.

Though not always correct in the eyra of the local resident. whose

gate are nevertheless sometimes in-

MINING COMPANY; LIM TED.

The Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Chinesa Engineer-

10,805 6000

TODAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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SERINTENDENT OF TOLICE," to all

THURSDAY, December 21, 1922, at 2.30 p.m.,

at Chintral Police Station, .... . Potids, aud' Fire Departments, *****Y* A'Quantity of ・・

Condemned •nd Confiscated ŝto enj

Comprising:-

O Bros,Od rom-Fice flowy Old Rubber Tyres: Ropra, ele..., etc. Corner-Cush on delivery.

BICHE & LOUNE **Adeto-em to the Government. tongkong. Ducamb « 13, 1982,

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND "OITER INSTITUTIONS."

bakery have returned to work and this scorn and ridicula are excited by theng and Mining Co. Ltd. will be held E Undersigned, have receivedi in-- unwarranted views of the "pre- London on December 11, 1922, sumptuous visiter "not ten minutes when the Directors' Report and State is the place," the first impressions of ment of Accounts for the year ended the ingeaucus stranger within the June 30, 1922 will be submitted. teresting, if only as an expression of EXTRACT FROM DIRECTORS' REPORT. The net result of the year'a tratizas opinion, however divergent from the

enerally accepted view. Therefore, tiene shows a balance to the credit of while the thought carnot be dirzised tha: the suppressed impressions-ay Profit and Lom Account of 158 130, pot depressions of tits visitor made up as follows:---- might make more entertaining (or Proportion of Kailan Min

ing Administration's Pro lispleasing) rending than his expressed

lite plus China Interest.. 1352 205 impronio a the unromantic, resident,

20,735 long since cold to the first glamour Interest in Europa... and surprise of a new country, must Profit on Sales of Govern At Mongkiktui, the fokis ef needs season justice with more than ment Stock::.. the Fook Heung bakery stopped modicum of mrgy and if Agency Fees... work Int two hours yesterday and by ibis time a cynic, knowing "the Sendry Receipts....4933 then the employ te gave in and they price of everything and the value al Balance brought forward igent

(after deducting £1,752 returned to work. The Ching Loong nothing," in his adopted home, must

Sundry Items)... and sevejal other analler bakeries are perforce contain himself with the still conf-ced by the str.ke, their bitter reflection that anou, too soon fokis are reported to be satisfied with perhaps, foiliarity will beed, if pot the conditions under which they are exactly contempt, then at least indifference to the beautire, natural working at presint

for Chi and artificial, that first charmed and Secretary Tho

delichted the impressionable visitor. Affairs

three summo.ed representatives of the lip Tun With this little note, wo give below the impressions of a newcomer wlinge Labour Guild (foreign bakery eld

abvious sincerity and enthusiasm are ployers guild) at 3,30 p... yesto.day to discuss the situation and equally refreshing. He eigne himself

"J. C.") means of bringing about a settlemezt, but not ing definite came out of this meeting. Another meeting was called at 10 am, to day, and the Chairman of the Rice Guild was present The ou come of the meeting is not yet

known.

The bakerine which are affected by the sinks are reported to ba un animously content to leave the rett. ling of the dispute in the hands of the Secretary for Chiness Affairs and are prepared to abide by his decision.

Extra-

I'll confess outright my love for Hongkong. If I didn't I should be tray my true feelings. It was just a Week ago that, after a six weeke' jou Dey from England, I sailed into port and caught my first glimpse of this gem of an island. How did it strike me? Well, there who know Hongkong, or even those who don't,

Total.

DEDUCT. Expense in Eur-

opo... Directors Feen... Exchange... Income Tax. Corporatior 'ro

fits Tax......

£18 613

19,988 415.156

Desg

LL preliminary notices of forth A

caming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion" in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (as announced in May and June of last year providing that they. do not occupy more than four lines. In future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates

4.200

10,569

155,244

21,300

307 020

THEATRE

Leaving a Nat

Balance of

£68,130

Interim Dividend poid 15th May 1922

be followe:- I ask to balance these facte and judge which the Directors recommend accordingly: It is my first time out should be appropriated East, I have known hardly any other Final Dividend city but London (where to be cboxed 3-1/2 (Ireu ·

of Income Tax) £49,000 by log is quite commop; where to

Directors Per. use on umbrella is quite the fashion;

citage

: 1,819 whero sonshine, eeldam comes and

Expenses in con

nection increase

with

of

GUILD CLOSED DOWN.

where chite are never signed). I have A Government Gazette ordinary receivid just as we were romantic ideas. And England as a going to prees this afternoon at whole-well, sinto the Artistic lif nounces that "whereas it has been there has little improved, what with Capital forward made to appear that the Hip Ten the spectre of unemployment, the Balance carried Toung Kung She is being used and stagnancy in 'tride and a thousanel is likely to be used for purposes in and one other things. Arriving her compatible with the prace and good one can appreciate the beauty of order of the Colony "H.E. the Gover-Hongkong and console oneself with nor has, sith the" a vice of the the fact that City cf. Victoria and the East generally are full of activity. My Executive Council, declared it

comparison of the East with the Wealt unlawful society.

To the Hip Tsun Teung guild bet the present moment is, that whils long the employees of longkong's the former is uplifting, the latter foreign baleries. Its office is at 139 is depressing. I am sorry to say this Das Vocuk Road Central on the top

Bloor.

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A VAIN PLEA.

SAIWANDO ROBBERY CHARGE.

1,351

5,960 £08,130

OUR FIRE BRIGADE:

NEW QUARTERS NOW OCCUPIED,

of the old country but it is quit true at least from my point of view. The headquarters of the Fire Still, they tell me I have a Hongkong Brigade bave been transferred to aumner to face yet, and consideriay spacious pjerises ou the ground foor the number of people who didn't of Stephen's Euilding, the erection of forget to remind me about it, it's a wonder my dearest friends are not which has just been completed on the mourning for me already.

site of the old Victoria Kinema

But I am departing from the aut- Theatre in Des Voeux Road Contrai, juus of my first impressions. Yes. The brigado will remain in these new 1wo Chinese were charged before Hubybook literally took me by

madera Fire Station opposita the. Mr. J. R Wood this morning with uprise. Why? Simply because arters pending the completion of a baving been concerned in the robbery had never seen anything. line Central Market. The work on it has

On the other hand had 1 at No. 3, Saiwaubo, Shaokiwah before.

just been taken in hand, and it is West, on December 13, when a bag travelled the world a little I mig estimated that it will take at leset a and a box cuntaiai g property, worth have written of Hongkong in a more couple of years to complete.

critical strain. However, you hav

$92 were stolea.

pety

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Rent Case..

This amy Side

Arbitration Dispote

'Bakers' Strike

Sip Strest Shopke: per

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Tavlova's Farewell Almost on Top of·It "Tamar" Senseñjón

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Obituary...

Japan" Hails

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Big Canton Fire

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Through the Ages.

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Stolen Socks

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Star Ferry Scana,..

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Orient Wonders

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New B. and S. Buat

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Special Cables

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Peking Politics..

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Chinese Post Offics..

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Ex-Emperne's Marriage.

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$109 Mystery

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An Outcast Indian

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The men and the fire engines. First accpeed pleaded guilty. They comprehensive tpinion of flanganbulance eto, quitted the old other man said be krew nathing kong and dividing that opinion. I first Station in Queen's Road yesterday. about the robbery. The box which of all come to the Peak.

Directly the moving was completed, was found in his pussession was left

The Peak to my mind is a veritable the telephone arrangements and with him, for ata keeping by fairyland something like the fairy lund fire alarm belle

were switched first accused while he went to the read of in my young school days on lo the station. Theso whon some barren wilderness was arrangements, remain the язде country.

Inspector Earner said the robbery turned into a beautiful gardea of before, ani the telephone <ccurred tume time between 7 and 10 thickly studded trees, sweet flowers, call for the Brigade in case of fire is a.m., on the 13th, during the abete long winding roads and majestic as it was before the change Central of the inmates. According to first palaces. I think that is a combing 0. defendant's statement after his arretion of lairyland elements fitting Quarters have been provided in the in West Point yesterday, he went to enough any time for the Hongkong new station for the Superintendent, the house at the invitation of the Peak. As I walked along the Bowers the 'Station Officer and: 04. Chines second defendant and stand alload (urly to rection that one) I did repen. The latters quarters se the street while the Candid keel like the King of all divid into two sections, each section, defendant went up and loned surveyed and never muris than the accomms ating 32 men. They have the staircase duor. Second delend did I experience the ease of romance, bera sittert with brand new furniture.Ali S.kheath Linga ant then called him petits to it wove And when I viewed Victorja frum There is only mes room, s wellness-Corresp-13

The summit of the leak I paused at ventilated kitchen aul half-a-dosen Tod of Life the bag anu box; and be did so.

This Magistrate sentence fiat delength for fear I had been decrived, bathroom fitted aith Shanghai hathe fendant to three mottle jail, and She appeared like a huge mass Tha Superintendent's and Station ordered the other man to be put on a grazite that had fallen from the Peak Officer's qar er are on the top-floor now second charging him with robbery. to be ultimately submerged by the sea of the tuiling and courist of two and receiving Etolen property. The and had it not be that I looked fur roomy flats, of five roots each. Magistrate said he would make arrunther ahead and saw the movement di gements for Mr. Lindarll to take the ocean-going vessels I would have case, and the first man would be used descended the Peak immediately as witness in the case.

SMART WORK.

BURGLARS-$1:446 HAUL.:

to make sure that I was not the only ondition which to my mind calls for solitary, mortal in Hongkong serious comment. Evciv day I gẹn My panoramio. Inipression of the same liste Chinese girl in common Victo is at night time will also remain with hundreds of thers Iruppo e, statojed on my memory for years to struggling under the burden of weight come. I looked to be gox'ng into which Eagli htra e anfoss.would not large jeweller's, shop, admiring with allow two men to carry. That is the leverish onriosity a wonderful, colle unhappy impression I derived from tion of glittering diamonds. And working conditions in Hongkong sod then I woke up! I "really' wm, whether such exploitation of etili labour will be stopped ur not my rabim sgion will remais, an ftit impression le but com unpleasant rotoryvný s p

Shishensive kurvar di what I have, REPTI with my own dyer in a "work's titre, bat I would like before drawin thly

A burglar entered the first flucr old cived that time. No. 144. Wusung Bin eb early this morning and unde a collection valú ablen waaid $1,440. He gained the

by climbing up a

Repulse Bay: When leited the plature spot of Hoogkang I did sq ideal westher, and I'll diam

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A Little Basket 2016 Stolen Dog Staty dod

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