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10 DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Bong Shang- Empress Kong

of

Naga

Van-

Leave Arrive Leave

Asiz Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 19 Canada Apr. 29 May 1 Russia May 13 May 15 May 17

saki Kobe hama Honolulu conver

Victoria Leare Leave Leave Arrive

Apr. 21 Apr. 23 May 4 May 6 May 13- May 19 May 21

May May 18 May 30

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17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER By

DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA

18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC

Air-conditioned equipment on CPR. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.

TO MANILA

Empress of Asia on Friday, April 8th.

at 5 p.m.

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE. WORLD

Telephone 20752

G. FALCONER & CO (HONG KONG LTD.) WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,

DIAMOND MERCHANTS,

UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.0.)

Agents for:- ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS' BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received Instructions, to sell by-Public Are tion on

Friday, the 8th. April, 1938

- commencing at 2:30 pm, at their Sales Boom, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

sumprising

FURNITURE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BEKANNTMACHUNG.

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 5, 1938.

DOUGLAS COMPANY'S MEETING

(Continued from Page 1) now been in suspense for six years?”

time fo which

two divid

Conterning the first part of my ques- tion, it had always been castomary were face with the former Management in office for may h

times are up to 1932 to transfer, when it was deemed that the result of the year's ployees will working permitted it, the sum of $30, prosperity. [000 to Leave and Pension Account u

We do not intend making, rash pro-

der Contingency Reserves. For the mises which in the future we may not year 1934, with a Profit of $194,000 the be able to fulfil What has been ef- sum of $25,000 was transferred to the fected for the year 1937 and proposed Account in question under its then for the ensuing year I think you will title of Pension and Sickness Re-readily admit is a very definite step in serve." For the year 1937 with a Pro- the way of meeting and protecting our fit of nearly three quarters of a mil- employees, and step by step we do lion Dollars, no allocation is proposed wish to make progress where Share to what now becomes known as "Leave holders and employees' interests are

and Pension Account" although the at stake. total to credit of that Account is now

OTHER QUESTIONS but $30,000 as against $47,000 in 1934 Chairman whether the company's po

Mr. Kirby: But will you tell me Mr. As the $25,000 allocated in 1934 repre sented 13% of the Proft for thatlicy is to grant leave to the general Fear's working one is constrained to this from the point of view of a share- staff or to abolish it. I am asking enquire if and why it is apparently not considered possible to transfer to Leave and Pension Account a . St which represents only just over 75% off) the Profits for 1937?

HISTORY OF MATTER

holder.

Mr. Ramsay: have already answer- ed yon from the point of view of a shareholder.

3

Mr. Kirby. Then you will not make a definite statement? Mr. Ramsay Regarding the latter part of my No, I will not make a definite state- question, the history of this aspect is ment other than that I have just made.. that, subsequent to the proceedings at Mr. Kirby: Very well, Sir the 49th Annual General Meeting

Sir Robert Ho Tang, Mr M H the Company on the 29th June, 1932, 4Turner and Mr. HV Wilkinson were the General Managers addressed to re-elected Directors, and Messrs: Lowe, Masters in the Company's service a Bingham and Matthews and Messrs. letter announcing the suspension of all Linstead and Davis were re-elected Home leave and pensions as from the auditors: -

1st October, 1932 and in that letter The Chairman announced that divi- expressed the hope that they (the Gen-dend warrants could be had on appli- eral Managers) would, "at a later datejcation.

be in a position to review individual Mr. T Ramsay,. Chairman of the cases covering satisfactory and faith-Consulting Committee, was in the ful service." That was six years ago chair, and was supported by Messrs. and what has been apparent in the M, H. Turner and H. V. Wilkinson intervening period? Firstly, a most in-members of Consulting Commitee) tensive speeding up of the Company's Mr. C. L Farmer, Secretary, and the schedule and the running of the ves following shareholders: Messrs. N. V sels with one navigating officer less in A Croucher, J. Fleming, W. E. Kirby, each than they formerly carried. This Mrs. Martin, C. B. Brown, A. H aspect alone must demonstrate the Potts and J. F. Wright, Jie added duty hours and responsibility Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. M. H necessarily involved Secondly, officers Turner were re-elected to the Consult- of a good type have joined the Com-ing Committee on the proposal of Mr. pany's service during the past six John Fleming and seconded by Mr. C. years and resigned, dissatisfied with B. Brown, while Messrs. Lowe, Bing- the pay and conditions and also ne-ham and Matthews and Messrs. Lite bulous promises which up to the pre- stead and Davis were re-elected audi- sent have not materialised. Thirdly,ditors for the ensuing year at a re- there are now ranks in the Company's muneration of $1,000 each on the pro- ships who have not had Home leave for pasal of Mr. J.-F. Wright Jr., and se- ten years and it does not call for much conded by: Mrs. E. Martin imagination to realise that such pro- tracted service without a break for re- cuperation is imposing a very severel strain indeed on the limits of the hu man frame. I seriously submit that the Company's finances now

off:

permit

AMBASSADORS'

(1) The transfer of the amount sug- CONFERENCE

gested in my question to the Leave and Pensions Account, and (2) Notification to all ranks in the Company's vessels that Home leave and pension arrangements will be resumed forthwith and

IN HANKOW

Shanghai, To-day.

will continue while the results It is stated here that the Bri-

of the Company's trading allow tish, French, American and Ger- of the same.

PRINCIPAL OF LEAVE

man Ambassadors will hold an I use the term "all ranks” by reason

ambassadorial conference at of the expression of the General Man- Hankow soon after the arrival agers in their letter of the 24th Sepat Hankow of M. Naggiat, who tember, 1932, to individual cases." is expected to arrive in Hong submit that the principles of leave can Kong to-day aboard a French only be general and not individual, for

it is illogical to exercise either dis sloop.

crimination or distinction where health The main object of the con- considerations are a general issue. Inference will be to discuss the pre- other words, leave is either a general sent conditions in Central China, condition of service in the Company

or it is not and as I take it that it is North China, the two "puppet" the genuine wish of the General Man regimes, and the Administration agers to obtain and retain the services of Shanghai

of-the right type of officer then it is

the service conditions which will be

Representatives of the Chine

either an inducement or a deterrent Government will attend the com

In passing, a shareholder present at ference.

Das Gesetz ueber die Meldep the Ordinary General Meeting in 1932 flicht der deutschen Staatsange when questioning Floating Staff ser- are still rumours that Japan is was recorded as stating, inter alia, and Despite official denials, there boerigen im Ausland ist am 3. vice conditions, "No-one would object offering China certain terms for Februar 1938 verkuendet worden. to generosity during a boom. If that terminating the present conflict Sein Wortlaut kann bei den deuts- gentleman is present to day I sincere and these are being conveyed to Blackwood Ware, Teakwood Drawingroom, Bedroom, Dining-

chen Konsularbehoerden eingese-ly trust that his acknowledgment, of hen werden.

the Company's-improved financial posi-Hankow by the British Ambassa room, and Office Fazïture, ↑ Orna”

tion will induce him to identify tom-dor-Our Own Correspondent. menta, Brass & E. P. Ware, Glass Das Melderegister. fuer den self with the submissions I have made

Porcelain Ware, Electric Table Amtsbezirk des Deutschen General and thereby concur that the resump Latups & Fans, Pictures, Gramo-Konsulats in Hongkong ist angelegt tion of leave facilities and pension ar

orden. Die Meldepflicht wird rather than generosity, rect

rangements" to the Floating Staff is, phones & Records, Cutlery, etc., etc

mermit fuer die im Amtsbezirk of a moral obligation, suspended of ne- also

lebenden deutschen einschliesslich cessity but the further need of which One Electric Refrigerator "Kelder ehemals oesterreichischen curtailment is no longer called for. vinator”.

One Motor Cycle "Coventry Wirkung in Kraft gesetzt. Fuer preciate that

CHAIRMAN'S KUPLY- Staatsangehoerigen mit sofortiger The Chairman replied:→→You w

Mesars. H B. Joseph and Eagle,"

am addressing

you have received the following quota- die erste Meldung laenft die Frist pure

Ser of the Com-tions in Straits Currency for ám 15. Mai 1938 ab. 2.

par not in your Official capacity, how fully

On View from Thursday, the 7th. April, 1988.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

Hong Kong.

Hongkong, den 5. April 1938

Der Deutsche Generalkonsul,

we appreciate the efforts and loyalty of our Staff xsi: how we

Joyalty in

Shareholders have also had

to

than

very thin

Singapore R

Rubber

May/June 18% b. down July/Sept. 18% b.

Oct./Dec. 38% b. daw

Market:Uncertain.