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helped them to use that credit realise it wo day, I know perfectly well that there is section of the Chinese community, which lived and had its being, so to speak, from the credit system which the Germans adopt ed in this Colony, and who have excluded for that reason the wider question embodied. in my resolution. They remember that i was their living in the past. But there an wider questions than that for the Colony deal with and therefore contained in my solution. That resolution has been carefull; considered by the Chamber of Commer and we are of the opinion that what involves is in the best interests of the Colony, so I leave it with you.
with them if we can possibly avoid it. Ac. cordingly I have avoided anything in moving the resolution which could be called exag geration. One could speak with greater stress and far greater freedom if one could leave oneself free to imagination, and draw a picture of the conditions which the aftermath of this war will inevitably produce. But the whole burden of my resolution has been lost. sight of in every argument advanced against it. I do not ask this Council to endorse a resolution pledging this Colony to legislation that for ten years after the war Germans shall be excluded from coming within our shores. What I ask for and plead for is that we shall pass the resolution and send it home to the Home Government as an expression of the Colony's opinion; an expression of HIS EXCELLENCY--I have one more opinion coming from the commercial men of mark to make, and that is that I do not think this Colony. The remarks which have fallen any unprejudiced person would consider tha from H.E. the Governor are a deliberate the words I used in reference to the decease flouting of the studied opinion of commercial William Keswick and the deceased b men of the Colony, who have carefully con- Thomas Jackson [Mr. HOLYOAx-And other sidered the question and come to a decision, could, by any stretch of the imagination, k and to tell them they are more pigmy cham construed into an insult to the Hongkong pions compared with the past is an insult to General Chamber of Commerce or its Co the Chamber of Commerce--explain it howmittee. I will now put the motion. you can. With regard to the remarks which have fallen from my hon. Chinese colleague, I would point out that this resolution has been on paper for a fortnight, which gave ample time for him to consult with the Chinese Chamber of Commerceifhe had desired todoso. Apparently he did not. I have also consulted many Chinese in connection with this matter, and many Chinose merchants have told me frankly that they did not desire the German trade to return to the Colony; they very much deprecated such trade and the system which had been adopted in the past. I was astounded to hear the words fall from the lips of the Attorney-General that there were some virtues in the credit system. There is a virtue in the credit system, provided it is under control, but, speaking from experience, and from a deep knowledge of the subject, I say that the credit system practised by the Germans, which was not controlled, was positively immoral. The British banks who
The resolution was then put to meeting, and the Governor declared that the "Noes" had it.
Hon. Mr. HoLYOAK asked for a division and this resulted as follows:-
For the resolution:-Hon. Mr. Holyok Hon. Mr. Pollock, Hon. Mr. Anton and T Mr. Shellim.
Against the resolution: -Hon. Mr. L Chu Pak, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk and all th official members.
The resolution was then declared lost y nine votes to four.
This was all the buiness. Council was adjourned sine die.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RE-AFFIRM THE
COMMITTEE'S DECISION.
There was a large and thoroughly re-Insurance Association of Hongkong (E. A. presentative meeting of the Hongkong M. Williams); Fung Tang (C. M. S. Alves); General Chamber of Commerce at the Cham-The General Electric Co. of China Ltd. (Á. ber of Commerce Room on April 84th, when Basil Raworth); Gibb, Livingston & Co. (A, certain resolutions were passed which direct-0. Lang); Green Island Cement Co., Lul. ly concerned the question of the return (R. Henderson); Gilman & Co., Ltd. (W. L. of Germans to the Colony after the war, and attenden); Goddard & Douglas (T. Ar- also the remarks made by H.E. the Governor thur); A. & S. Hancock (H. Hancock); W. at the last meeting of the Legislative Council A. Hannibal & Co., (W. A. Hannibal); Hong- when replying to the motion proposed by kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. the lion. Mr. P. H. Holyoak in connection (W. E. Clarke); Hongkong and China Gas with the same subject. The Hon. Mr. P. Co., Ltd. (George Currie); Hongkong Elec- H. Holyoak, Chairman of the Chamber of tric Co., Ltd. (F. Graham); Hongkong and Commerce, presided, and he was supported Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. at the head of the room by the Chamber (W. S. Brown); Hongkong Rope Manu- Committee, viz., Hon. Mr. E Shellim, the facturing Co., Ltd. (F. J. Tavares); Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mr. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora C. Montague Ede, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland, tion (N. J. Stabb}; Hongkong Trainway Co., Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. S. H. Ltd. (W. E. Roberts): Hongkong and Wham- Dodwell, and Mr. N. J. Stabb. There were pos Dock Co., Ltd. (R. M. Dyer); Hugbes also present the following:-
& Hough (T. F. Hougli); W. G. Humpreys & Co. (W. M. Humphreys and W. G. Hum. Sir C. P. Chater, OMG.; Mr. H. A. phreys); J. D. Humphreys & Co. (Henry Cartwright, Mr. W. Dunbar, Mr. A. G. Humphreys); J. D. Hutchinson & Co. (T. E. Gordon, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. W. Loran, Pearce); Holloway Newall (A. A. Claxton); Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, R.C. Mr. M. §. 5. C. Ismail & Co. (S. E. Ismail), W. C. Jack Fassoon, Mr. M. P. Tulati, A. B. The Swedish & Co., Ltd. (W. C. Jack); Jardine, Matheson Trading Co., Ltd. (G. Luding); Arculli & Co., Ltd. (Hon Mr. C. E. Auton); Johnson, Bros. (0, el Arculli); Asiatic Petroleum Co., Stokes & Master (H. J. Gedge); Kailan Ltd. (W. H. Bell and W. Manning); The Mining Administration (J. H. C. Goodban); Bank Lane, Limited (T. A. Loughlin); The Lane, Crawford & Co. (A. H. Skelton); Bank of Taiwan (N. Yanagita); Banker & Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (A. R. Lowe); Company (A. Bryson); Banque de l'Indo Linstead & Davis (P. Maitland); Liverpool Chine (L. Berindoague): Botelho Bros. (B. and London and Globe Insce. Co., Ltd. (J. J. Botelho); Bradley & Co., Ltd. (F. `C. de B. Lancaster); W. R. Loxley & Co. (M. P Butcher); British American Tobacco Co., Beattie); Leigh & Orunge (A. E. Griffin and Lid. (V. L. Fairley); Butterfield & Swire G. G. Wood); Macdonald & Co. (D. Mac- (G. T. Edkins); Caldbeck, Macgregor (F. W. donald); Marine Insurance Association of À. Evans); Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Hongkong (S. J. Chinchon); Mercantile Bank Ltd. (J. H. Wallace); Cawasjee Pallanjee & of India, Ltd. (C. Champkin and E, L. Sim); Co. (R. B. Cooper); Carmichael & Clarke (J. N. Mody & Co. (H. K. Erani); N. 8. Moses & B. Thomson); China and Japan Telephone Co. (N. S. Moses); Nestle's Anglo-Swiss Con- and Electric Co., Ltd. (W. L. Carter); China densed Milk Co. (A. G. Coppin); New Zen- Light and Power Co, Ltd. (T. Leeman); land Insurance Co., Ltd. (W.Sinclair); N. Y. China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., K. (B. Mori); Pabaney & Co. (A. B. Avasia); Ltd. (H. H. Tayler); China Fire Insurance Patell & Co. (M. J. Patell and N. B. Kar- Co., Ltd. (C. H. T. Hay) ; China Sugar Refin- anjia); P. & O. 8. N. Co. (E. V. D. Parr); ing Co., Ltd. (G. M. Shaw); China Mutual Pentreath & Co. (C. B. Brooke); Reiss & Co. Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (B. W. Tape); (Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak); Robertson, Wilson Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes (P. & Co. (G. H. Wilson); Alex. Ross & Co. (A. Thomas); Connell Bros. (J. L. M. do Rozario); S. D. Cousland and D. K. Moss); E. D. Sas- David Samson & Co., Ltd. (Hon. Mr. E. soon & Co. (C. S. Gubbay); Shewan, Tomes Shellim); S. J. David & Co., Ltd. (Archibald | & Co. (J. M. Gordon); H. Skott & Co. (G. E. David and O. I. Ellis); Dodwell & Co., Ltd. | Wetton); Soares & Co. (A. M. L. Soares); (H. Dodwell); Dennys & Bowley (F. B. Standard Oil Co., of New York (W. L. Howley); Donnelly & Whyte, (D. E. Don Kraft); Stewart Bros., E. Ormiston and H. B. nelly): Douglas S.S. Co. (H. P. White); J. Dowbiggin); H. Stephens & Co. (H- Eastern Asbestos Co, (K. 8. Morrison); FireStephens); The Texas Company (J. H. Bris.
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