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it would be difficult to imagine any other great gathering here or elsewhere in which the spirit of "weet reasonableness" pormeat-

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SERVANT REGISTRATION.

'.

Bir-Having opened a Domestic. Servants' Employment, aut. Regis. tration Burean Les per copy of letter watched her with 1 am iesirens of improving the organisation us it whauls at presOMES.

COAL DISPUTE.

FROM

STATEMENT

DOWNING STREET,

PREMIER TO SEE OWNERS,

(Reuter's Service.)

minors. Its muderstood that as the result of the interview the Premier undertaken to handle the coal crisis ims E.

Lator.

Mr. Baldwin was accompanied by Ste-Maitland and Mr. G. R. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman. Sir Arthur lane-fox.

ed both speakers and listeners to (To the Editor of the China Mail), the complete exclusion of every- thing else. Therein lay the immense success of the meeting. Therein, it is to be hoped, will be found the reciprocal reception of

Toulon, July 27. the various resolutions at the

Mr. Hanley Baldwin (the hands of the local and Home Gov- Before proceeding any further, 1vomier this moming for the fest ernments and of certain sections may say that a copy of the terme intervened personally in the ubiach was handed to the Hon,10, Downing Street for thres quar: Front-disputes-and-conferred at No. of the public at Home whose Mr. P. H. Holyoak prior to thefors of an iway with a committee of knowledge of the Colony is meeting, but it was, apparently

This Dudes Fnion Congross, which bounded only by a hypotheticalį overlooked during the discussion où was empowers to set for the pin-point on the inap of "China." the subject,

The mail, and apparently the vily, objretion in the minds of the spikers at yesterday'a meeting was MERCHANDISE MOVEMENT. | that a privuke buren would makce,

possible the exploitation of serviu la The speech rande by Mr. Ho Iu through the adminstration of that at Saturday's meeting of the arranging for or comiya Trade Maintenance Bureau de-a frequent changes of employment serves the widest publicity and by dusa servants, thereby bringing the points he made, the earliest the bureau rense fees. Trade Union deputation urged the An official statement says that the consideration.

It is the most should be fairly obvious that this Premier to make an early pro optimistic utterance which has so is a weak suggestion, as there is 10 far been made in the strange and at all keeping in view the la pestpone their notices and with- Lueancement requesting the owners eventful conditions the Colony that such a bureau, to be gas the proposals allow the men to has been called upon to suffer.. must enjoy a fuit mensure wale on the terms of the presert Servants may return to waiting confidenes both from employer

agreement pending negotiations. households: technicians and un-nd employee, that such a policy skilled workers to factory and would be absolutely suicidal so far he, Premier told the deputation workshop, but all this will be of is the continued existence of the tint he hoped to confer with the owners in-morrow. It is understood no avail unless the life blood" bure was concerned. again circulates.

from an unthoritative sources that Thanking you for the privilege of the deputation suggested that some For the "life blood," it is a hackneyism to say,

insorting this,

form of outside assistance for the la the shipping which has made

Yours, etc. coal mining industry was necessary, the harbour of Hongkong second

if further serious difficulties were only to the Port of London. Mr.

to be avoided. Ho Iu's suggestion is that new crews should be engaged for the stearners ready to receive them. which, he maintaine, would bring

Port back to normal com Servants" «Employment und Regis;

Sir Having opened 'a. Domestic the ditions and thus help to

free

maton Burend some short time bei movement of merchandise. It is a the present strike begun, 1 am this free movement of which the aurally interested in the question Colony, so much stands in need. of servants registration and should It is this lack which is drying up the to buy before this meeting a fow the founts of credit: creating of my views on this multer. "I may

CUSTOMS' BUSY SUNDAY. stagnation and a spirit of pessim say Had the organisation is capy in ism, and helping so much to eripi embryo stage, ani, although it?

(Reuter's Service.) ·· ple foreign and Chinese trade. A in working order, modifications | free movement of merchandise. may be necessary from time to time,

London, July 27. with steamers calling at Hong Registration varids are already avalible for a remarkable situation The new silk duties are respon- kong discharging and loading, able, these being made to contain seems to be the key to the whole photo, thumbprint, singature, et, haven.

at Folkestone, Dover and New- situation. New crews, free from of the servant. I shall Fndenvour to the inAuence of the worst type of

Thousands of packages have a brief" as possible in my. been imported and are waiting labour union that has disgraced marks. the noble word of labour, would

busy all Sunday, which is excep clearance. Customs officials were mean naturally a revival in ship

tional, dealing with the conges ping-or a help in that direction.

tion which is attributed to the It would mean the probability of

fact that British retailers have Hongkong shipments being taken

not acquainted foreign manufac up as per contract, thus helping

turers properly with the new re-

P. H. Show, Donistic Servants Employment and Registration Buren. Hongkong, July 25,

(COPY).

His Excellency the fiovernor has pointest out the difficulties likely to he experietel by an attempt to en- fore. Compulsory Registention; and it must be apparent to all that the danger of any measures taken in this

SILK DUTIES.

DUMP BEFORE COLLECTION BEGINS!

ascertain whether

STINNES ESTATE,

in a revival of local trade so much diction becoming inapparable gulations. Customers huve per- needed. Not only that. A free would be very grent. But, whilst sonully to movement of ships and a similar anything of a compulsory mature gods are properly declared in condition of things relating to might be impracticable, I am of view of the fact that silk linings merchandise, would undoubtedly opinion that a system of voluntary and silk trimmings of hats, the eliminate virtue althe expense of have a wholesome effect on con- gistration would ultimately be of silk ribbons round

boxes of vice. A united sand was train-ditions operating at Cantra and much value The idea of registra-chocolate and scores

of other Shanghai, and bring glimmers of tion of servants generally has re-articles are now dutiable. ently desirable the vital pro- reason to peculiarly deadening crutly been stingly opposed in this a biems that confrd the Colony at minds blinded to matters of fact| PresÄ, some of the arguments the moment. Tht united stand and the force of trade in the pros against it being that plutographs perity of any country. The air liable and that thumb- was presented hot only with Trade Maintenance Bureau has prints are associated solely with unanimity but th acclamation. done well to make known the the province of crime. As regards as the Chairm the Hon. Mr. work it has been able to do in the photographs, it is common know. P. H. Holyoak. #visedly pointed cause of industrial peace and the ledge that most passports in use rely furtherance of the idea contained to great extent on them, which out during the proceedings. No in its name; whilst its profession should be sufficient argument in. more diplomati presentation of of goodwill towards the British heir favour. Referring to thumb- "the" case for Hongkong" has Government should not be lost prints, I believe it is not unknown sight of. The members of the ut in dealing with natives of the ever been subitted in the his- Bureau have not merely express-East, to scrupt thumb-prints in tary of publi meetings here. ed acquiescence in the remarks heu of signatures for in addition to fandour wasnterwoven with made by Mr. Ho Iu by, presum-em): g., in the ease of native fact.

HAMBURG SHIPPING

INTERESTS.

PRUSSIAN STATE A BUYER,

(Reuter's Service.)

Berlin. Despite a cable of June 6, it is no longer a question of reorguising

If now id again prolixity ably, a shake of the head, but by pay-rolls in establishments in the the Stinnes concern but of dispos

of some of its most important sessions in order to fulfil its obligations to Bunks.

The Stinnes shipping interests at

the actual work they have aeconi-Army of India. In addition, I plished in getting certain classes believe many important mercantile of waterfront labourers to resume firme bere as them in conection work. In the free movement of with payeralls, "ate. Sarely' such merchandise lles the Colony's recognised use of thumb-prints ought salvation. It is an agreeable fact be sufficient to dispel their asso-Hamburg have been realised and that Chinese merchants of stand-riat on with rims. It seems to me thx Fondon hanking firm of Henry ing are working to that end. that the fwo objections mentioned Server ve purchased for manos be considered to be of a $3,000,000, shares in the Dentech

Tatxemburg Mining Co. very grave nature!

On the other hand, I think beminal value of 21,000.000 marks, voluntary registration would be pro-comprising roughly a quarter of the ductive of a much higher standar of Mining Co.'s share capital. efficiency amongst servants,

The Prassian State ncquired the My

Rhenish Westphalian

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DISASTER INQUIRY.

JURY AGAIN VISIT THE SCENE.

ng continued yesterday. The Melderry in the inquest visited jury which is assisting Mr. S. B. B. the scene yesterday afternoon.

reasons are:

of

Electric

Excavation work at Po Hing better chance of knowling exactly were in the hands of Stinnes.

(1) One would stand a mach works, the majority of whose shares whe one's servants were. Hecord rds would be difficult to Take. Photographe, of course, might be

apply to thumb-pants. changed, but this same would hard- is highly likely to avoid both evils (2) Record cards would encour- (1) The possibility of becoming

servants to do better work, as imperative and, would provide them with a greater to certificates, if satisfactory,

arantee of future employment and enhnuced wages..

was liable to its head it was warranted by he honest fervour of the speaker and endorsed by the vast gatheng. If there was reiteration. ifthe stear of con- densation, it as condoned on the erinciple that good point loses nothing in re-telling, Con- versely. If "eugh is as good as a feast," then the audience dis- persed feelinfully satisfied with the bill of fre. They were in the mood foa simple and plain diet, and th was exactly what Small communities in the out-they receive without any fancy posts of the Empire are not or superfluo "llings.” always united. They are like the What matred most was the

At yesterdays Jesund eingly proverbial village in which atmosphere of the gathering, who hyed at No. 18: Mr. the witnesses included Wong Pak- factions and cliques vie for that filled Theatre Royal to, W. Coys who had 14 years supremacy the while the "parish overflowing the atmosphere of experience of the place as sanitary pump" is being pumped with sincerity. Je atmosphere of inspector: Mr. C. W. Jeffries, more or less inertia. Hongkong unanimity, he atmosphere of supplied hourly rainfall figures; Director of the Observatory, who does not deserve a place among determinat that Hongkong atlier inmates; a contractor; "and a the "villages." It may be small, should recce a fair hearing in contructor's foreman. In the sole matter of British the court ofublic opinion in cer-have suffered thigh continual Members of the Fire Brigade win population.

In its contribution tain circlest Home, including work at the scene of collapse have to British and world trade it is the Forei Office and thebeen given leave to stund of. eity, if not a metropolis with a Colonial Of. In giving expres- seaport. In its power to express sion to theentiments actuating "Predestination will be the its opinion on local and Imperial the whole ghering there was no Lecture of the Hongkong Lodge and international questions of extremismo exaggeration, no The Theosophical Society, 16 moment it is a giant among the pin-prickin If a truth had toQueen's Road Central, on Wednes pigmies of overseas Possessions. be uttered was spoken for the day, July 29, at 6.15 p.m. The In its ability to handle grave sake of tre alone.. If a criti-

Public are cordially invited.. matters of life and trade it is a cism had be made it was ad peer among commoners.

vanced in reasonable manner This is not an idle eulogy of with the le object in view of ourselves. It is not a sop to the attaining objects for which organisers of yesterday's public the meetin was convened.. meeting. Facts are chiels that praise watalled for it was be- winna ding." and no process of stowed wi a manner at once self-examination is intended to gracious a sincere. In short,

of:

career hung blighted by any in- (2) the possibility of servants justice on the part of an employer, willst the full benefits of increasing (3) Were a servant, as has been the status and efficiency of those suggested recently as a possibility, servants who came within ite scope cuinet mark by un usonable

receive an undeservedly adverse would be maintained and multiplied.

and thus place himself in a positioncerned and have asked that the I may say that I have written to employer, he could destroy his card the Government Department con of not having registered at all; Government shall superviss the tough in a case of this kind, the Tureau. As yet, no reply has been

statement of apparently wrongfully and good. On the other hand, subject of this week's Public reasonable measures for the rein-ernment agree to supervise it, well. Registration Bureau would take received by me. Should the Gov-

discharged servante.

should it refuse, each of the various Thus, it seems to me, that Residents Associations might be Voluntary schema of Registration willing to elect representative to

form a supervisory Committee.

RCXOR

I should like to have the idea of this meeting on the matter, with a view to improving the craDLE

present,

Tours faithfully,

HOT WEATHER, DISEASES.

*Usorder of the bowels are extremeron of the Furou as it stands at dangerous, particularly during the hot wasther of the summde, montka and lo order to protect yourself, and family (against a sudden attack, get a bottle of "Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoen Remedy. It can be depended upon For sale everywhere.

PH. Shaw. Domestic Servanta Employment and Registration Bureau, Hongkong, July 37.