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THE BICE TRADE.

community, to employ European operatora na every small steamer, in view of the infrequent need for their services. Long periods of in- action are harmful to the individual, and the maintenance of men in comparativo idleness is an unnecee- sary burdan upan shipping., Nor should it be necessary to employ riore than one Chinbee operator on, all such vessels."

The annual meeting of the Hong- | kong General Chamber of Com- The year under review lins been The introduction of legislation in merco was held in the City Hall on an unfortunate one for the rice this connection han, I understand, Thursday afternoon..

exporters of the Colony, and it had the attention of the Govern Mr. A. O Lang presided, sup-would appear that for the time ment for some time past, and I ported by Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, being at any rate Saigon is doing believe the Board of Trade at Home the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, the the bulk of the Cereal trade with pre pressing for wireless to bo Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, the Hon. the United States and Cuba, mainly installed on vessels trading locally Mr. E. V. D. Parr, and Mesars. as the result of direct freight being which are registered in the United G. T. Edkins, A. S. D. Coustand, available. Local merchants, how Kingdom; it seems very desirable, N. L. Watson and T. G. Weall.

over, ara not without hope that it therefore, that the Hongkong The firms and individuals repre- may be possible in the near future Government should press forward sonted were as follows:-

to recover a large proportion of the the legislation they have under con- Mesars. Arculli Bros (Mr. Ebra- Imsiness, and indeed during the past sideration which it soome only rea- ham el Arculli), Asiatic Petroleum month fairly satisfactory shipments sonable should be uniform for Co., Ltd. (Mosers, N. L. Watson have gone forward froni Hongkong vessels engaged in the same trade in and O. W. Darch), Arabold Bros. to South America, which is evidenco Far Eastern waters. An it is oppar-

& Co., Ltd. (Mr. B. Monteith that no stone is being left unturned only a foregone conclusion that Webb), W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd. by those interested to regain their wireless will be compulsorily ic- (Mr. W. S. Bailey), Bradley & Co..position in these markets.

| Ltd. (Mr. K. S. Morrison), Butier- THE SWATOW TYPHOON DISASTER

field & Swire (Mr. G. T. Edkins),

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BELIEF FUND.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

stalled on a large number of our local steamers, I strongly advocate that the Hongkong Government

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Brunnar Maud & Co., Ltd. (Mr.) As you are aware the appeal should at once institute a training R. A. B. Hockey), Chun Yue Teng launched by this Committee in res-establishment for Chinese operators (Mr. Chau Yue Teng), China Japanpect of the typhoon which wrought in Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd. such terrible havoc in Swatow and

"BUL AN" FIRAOY. (Mr. J. P. Sherry), China Light district in August last resulted in and Power Co., Ltd. (Mr. W remittance of something in excess I must refer to the piracy in neigh Before leaving shipping matters, Adamson), China Mutual Life In-of $83,000-being forwarded to the bouring waters, last November, of surance Co., Ltd. (Mr. B.W. Taus), British Chamber at that port, and the Hongkong, Canton and Macao China Provident Loan and Mort-I take this opportunity of thanking Stucanboat Company's steamer guga Co., Ltd. (Mr. W. Adamson), subscribers for their very generous "Sui An. It is a matter of keen Chan On Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.support. (Mr. T. N. Chau), Commercial In order to administer this Fund order in China has not proved regret that the authority of law and Union Assurance Co., Ltd. Mr. Relief Committee was formed at strong enough to bring to justice G. H. Elliott), Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Swatow, and quite recently on the miscreants who carried out this (Mr. T. G. Weall), Douglas S.S. interesting report of the work per villainous and murderous enterprise. Co., Ltd. (Mr. G. W. Burton); formed amongst the sufferen! The placa where the pirates went Eastern Extension Autralasia and reached us and was reproduced in ashore is well known and it is China Telegraph Co., Ltd. (Mr. the local press. M. E. F. Airey), Fire Insurance

credibly reported that loot was freely offered for sale, for many days Association of Hongkong (Mr. D. L. Ralph), Fung Tang (Mr. Mont into the loss of the Choyang," vicinity, yet no sirests have been Arising out of an investigation afterwards, in the villages in that Tak Wong), Gande, Price & C.. Mr. Robert Sutherland inade a made, The Chamber has urged Ltd. (Mr. G. Bond), General Elec- valuable report to the Chamber on that strong deterrents of a retribu- tric Co. of Chins, Ltd. (Mr. A. B. the subject of typhoon warnings. tive character would be far more Raworth), Gibb, Livingston & Co., The Committee, after full con- effective than endeavours to make. Ltd. (Mr. A. O. Lang), Gilman & sideration of this report requested vessels pirate proof," but I am (o., Ltd. (Mr. G. Miskin), Goddard the Government, to istitute a full afraid there is little hope of deter and Douglas (Capt. T. Arthur), Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.quiry into the present system, of rente being applied if it is loft to

W. Adamson),

compiling weather reporta. Oppor- the Chinese to enforce them. Geria, Drevard & Co. (Mr. C. S. Hosse unity was taken at the same tune view of the frequent acts of piracy lek), T. E. Grifith, Ltd. (Mr. R.lishment of a wireless and observ. other, or was reported a few daya to press once more for the estals perpetrated in these water-an- J. Hall), W. A. Hannibal & ing station on the Pratus Shoul, ago-we have also urged the exten- Mr. John Robertgun), Handel which, by reason of its position, sion of naval, patrols as a necessity maatschappij Transnarina" would give Hongkong early in measure for the protection of ship- D. H. T. Wechel), Holland China formation of inestimable value reping. I should like to add, with Trading Co., Ltd. (Mr. Van Andel),garding the approach of a typhoon. regard to the Piracy Commission, Hongkong, Canton and Macau The Pratas Shoal, as you are aware, which recently held an enquiry in Steamboat Co., Ltd.

Hongkong di Chinn Gas belongs to China and it is bored Hongkong into the "Sui An unir, Co., Ltd. (Mr. G. P. Curry), Hong- that arrangements can be made that if the Government contem- kong Electric Co., Ltd. (Mr. F. Khereby the Chinese Maritime Cus plates introducing new regulations. toma will provide an observing for the prevention of piracy, as the Marah), Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Hongkong Rope Manuation there, as part of their light-result of the recommendations of facturing Co., Ltd. (alr, W. Adamous system.

the Commission, it is desirable such son), Hongkong and Shanghai The investigations into the ques-regulations should be brought into Banking Corporation (Hon. Mr. A. Gion of typhoon warnings, which are force as soon as possible, otherwise. G. Stephan), J. D. Hutchison & still proceeding, land inevitably to expense may have to be incurred Co. (Mr. P. 8. Cassidy), Iudo-the conclusion quote from our twice over; first, in carrying out any China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. port that such modern inven- modification of the present Regula (Mr. K. Sutherland), Jardine, tions as wireless have not been tions which may be required by the Matheson & Co., Ltd. (Mr. D. G.made available to meteorological Government Surveyors, and second- M. Bernard), Messrs. Jobason, stations to anything like the extent ly, in complying with entirely new Stokes and Master (Mr. G. D.that they should be.' Your Com- Regulations, Lewis), Kailan Mining Administranittee has urged upon the Hong- ALLEGED FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS OF tion (Mr. T. G. Weall), W. R.ong Government the desirability

CHINESE BUSINESSES. Loxley, & Co. (Mr. D. O. Russell), of going into the question most Mustard & Co. (Mr. J. H. Scott), thoroughly and hus suggested that I am glad to be able to state that Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. information be collated from all progress has been made in the im (Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr), Maxim Observatories situated within the portant mattar I mentioned last & Co. (Mr. J. Ribeiro), Nestle and typhoon ares and co-operation with Julythe proposal that the Govern- Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. the powers concerned, so that all ment should be persuaded to legis- (Mr. W. A. Stephens), The Hon. the resources of modern science and late against a fraudulent business Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Mar.every means humanly possible be practice which has of late grown to Certain Percy Smith, Beth and Fleming adopted to improve the system of alarming proportions.

Chinese tradera have resorted to the (Mr. H. Percy Smith), Reise & Colocating the track of typhoons. (Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak), Alex. The object aimed at is the plan of assigning their business Ross & Co. (Mr. A. S. D. Cous-extended use of wireless for trans-3688ts, but not their liabilities, to another person, or to themselves land), J. M. da Rock & Co. (Mr. mitting as well as receiving, mes-

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CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.

The Chairman said :---

counts baving been in your bands

R. M. da Rocha), Royal Insurance agee, so that those engaged in the trading, under another name. In Co., Ltd. (Mr. D. Russell), Indolf, diflicult task of forecasting the the Chamber's representations to Wolff and Kew, Ltd. (Mesars. Course of stornis may be put in the Government, you will remem H. W. Kew and A. E. Kow), E. D. possession of all available data at ber; we have had the co-operation Sassoon & Co., Ltd. (Mr. E. B. the earliest possible moment. of the Chinese Chamber of Com-

At Raymond), Shewan, Tomes & Co. present, as Father Froc has stated merce whose members have enffer- (Mr. W. Adamson), Stewart Bros. in a report on the Swatow typhoon, ed from this form of fraud as much (Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin), Suzuki it is invariably a month before ás, or even more than, our own. & Co. (Mr. N. Yamanaka, Mr. M. Jobservations taken at some of the The present position is that a P. Talati), Mesare. Union Trading out-stations reach Zikawei, and I draft Bill has been drawn up by the Co., Ltd., Harry Wicking & Co. have no doubt that Hongkong Attorney-General, aproved by the (Mr. A. M. Slark).

Ovservatory is similarly, hand Legal Sub-Committee of this Cham- capped. It is of course essential ber, and it is hoped that it will soon there observations, to be of any take its place among the Ordinances: practical uso, should be available at of the Colony. The lines upon Gentlemen, The report and aethe earliest possible woment. **** which the draft Ordinance is drawn Whilst on this subject should up are that on an assignment of a for some days, I abali, with your like to urge on abipping companies business other than a profession permission, follow the usual pro- the importance. af giving instructhree monthe' notice of the transfer cedure and take them as read Youtions to Masters of vessels fitted is to be advertised in the Govern- will notice that the correspondence with wireless that weather reports ment Gazette and until such three. dealt with still continues to grow in be sent regularly to Hongkong and months have expired the transferce- volume and although by reason of other Observatories. It is a regret la equally liable with the transferor their confidential nature many ques-table fact that, at présent, com for the debta of the business prior tions which have arisen do not aratively few observations are to transfer. It is also provided appear in the report, I can sure received from shipa. Very often that the Supreme Court can set you that the year under review has the track of a typhoon may be lost aside sny such transfer if the been an exceptionally bray one for for an important period because authorities are of opinion that the your Committee. As reference was there are no Observatories in the transfer was made with intent to made in my speech at a general eres through which it is passing binder, defeat or delay the creditors | meeting held in this room last July In such catés ships, in the vicinity of the transferor, and the burden of to the work of the Chamber during would render invaluable service, by. setablishing that the" transfer is the earlier months of 1922, I shall sending in observations which may bond file is thrown upon the trans- now allude as briefly ne possible to prove of incalculable value at a forec, such mistiera of importance as have partionlar time. One hopes that

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