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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RE-AFFIRM
COMMITTEE'S DECISION.
There was a large and thoroughly re- presentative meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at the which directly concerned the question of Chamber of Commerce Room on April 24th, when certain resolutions were passed the return of Germans to the Colony after the war, and also the remarks made by H.E, the Governor at the last meeting of the Legislative Council when replying to the motion proposed by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak in connection with the
Mr. same subject. The Hon. P. H. Holyoak, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, presided, and he was sup- ported at the head of tha room by the Chamber Committee, viz., Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, the Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mr. C. Montague Ede, Mr. A. 8. D. Cousland, Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, and Mr. N. J. Stahl. There were also present the 'ollowing:
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Caldbeck, Margregor, (F. W. S. Evans); Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd., (J. H. Wallace); Cawasjce Pallanjee & Co, (R. B. Cooper); Carmichael & Clarke (J. B. Thomson); China and Japan Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., (W. 1 Carter); China Light and Power Co., Ltd., (T. Leeman); China Provident Lonn and Mortgage Co., Ltd., (H. H. Tayler), China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.. (C. I. P. Hu); China Sugar Refinick Co., Ltd.. (G. M. Shaw); China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd., (B. W. Tape); Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes, (P. Thomas): Connell Bros. (J. L M. do Rozario); David Bassoon Co., Ltd., (Hon. Mr. E. Shellim); S. J. David & Co., Ltd.. (Archi- bald David and 0. I Ellis); Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (8. H. Dodwell; Dennys & Bowley, (F. B. L. Bowley); Donnelly & Whyte, (D. E. Donnelly): Douglas S.S. Co.. (H. P. White); Eastern Ash stos Co., (K. S. Morrison); Fire Insurance Association of Hongkong. (E. Sir C. P. Chater, C,M.G.; Mr. H. A. A. M. Williams); Fung Tang, (C. M. 8. Cartwright, Mr. W. Dunbar, Mr. A. G. Alves); The General Elecrie Co. of
Ltd.. Gordon, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. W. Logan, China
(A. Basil Raworth); Hon. Mr. H. E, Pollock, K.C.; Mr. M. Gibb, Livingston & Co., (A, (). Lang); 8. Bassoon, Mr. M. P. Talati, Á. B. The Green Island Cement Co., Limited. Swedish Trading Co., Ltd., (G. Ludin); Gilman & Co., Ltd. (W. L. Pattenden): Arculli Bros., (0. el Arculli): Asiatic (R. Henderson); Goddard & Douglas, (T. Petroleum Co., Ltd., (W. H. Bell and W. | Arthur); A. & S. Hancock, (H, HAN- Manning): The Bank Line, Limited, cock); W. A. Hannibal & Co., (W. A. (T. A. Loughlin); The Bank of Hannibal); Hongkong, Canton & Maczo Taiwan (N. Yanagita); Banker & Com Steamboat Co., Ltd., (W. E. Clarke); pany (A Bryson); Banque de l'Indo Hongkong and China Gas Co., Ltd... Chine, (L. Berindoague): Botelho (George Currie); Hongkong Electric Co., Bros. (B. J. Botelho); Bradley & Co.. | Ltd.. (F. Graham); Hongkong and Kow. Ltd., (F. C. Butcher); British American loon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., (W. Tobacco Co., Ltd., (V. L. Fairley): 8. Brown); Hongkong Rope Manufac Butterfield & Swire (G. T. Erkins): turing Co. Ltd. (F. J. Tavares);
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Monteith Webb & Co., (B. Monteith Corporation (N. J. Stabb); Hong-Webb); Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., lang Tramway Co., Ltd., (W. E. RG (E. Ôno), Yuan Hop Hong (S. H. berts); Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Leung); and Mr. E. A. M. Williams Co., Ltd., (R. M. Dyer); Hughes & (Secretary). Hough, (T. F. Hough); W. G. Hum- phreys & Co., (W. M. Humphreys and W. The Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK, who was loud- G. Humphreys); J. D. Humphreys & Co., ly applauded as he entered the room, (Henry Humphreys); J. D. Hutchison & and also when he rose to speak, said:— Co., (T. E. Pearce); Holloway & Newall, As it is past the hour for which this (A. A. Claxton); 8. C. Ismail & Co., meeting was called I will proceed to ad- (8. E. Ismail), W. C, Jack & Co., Lid., dress the meeting upon the subject for (W. C. Jack); Jardine, Matheson which you have been called together this & Co., Ltd.. (Hon. Mr. C. E. afternoon. Briefly it is this. That a Anton): Johnson, Stokrs & Master, resolution which was unanimously adopt- (H. J. Gedgo); Kailan Mining Adminised by your elected committee was rejected tration, (J. H. C. Goodban); Lane, Craw- in the Legislative Council, and we have ford & Co., (A. H. Skelton); Lowe, now brought it before the meeting to Bingham & Matthews, (A. R. Lowe); } endorse or not seems fitting to Linstead & Davis, (F. Maitland); you. The resolution which I have Liverpool and London and Globe Insce. propose, and which in substance Co., Ltd., (J. de B. Lancaster); W. R. is identically the same 4.8 that pro- Loxley & Co., (M. P. Beattie); Leigh posed in the Legislative Council in & Orange, (A. E. Griffin and G. G. your name, is as follows:-"It is the Wood); Macdonald & Co., (D. Mac- opinion of the Chamber that it is in the donald); Marine Insurance Association best interest of the Colony of Hongkong of Hongkong, (5. J. Chinchen); Mer- that persons of German nationality cantile Bank of India, Ltd., (C. Champ- should be excluded thereftom for a period kin and E. L. Sim); N, Mody & Co., of at least ten years following the declara- (H. K. Erani); N. 8. Moses & Co., (N. tion of peace; and, that, subsequently, S. Moses); Nestle's Anglo-Swiss Con- they be only admitted into the Colony densed Milk Co., (A. G. Coppin); New under strict licence.' Now, gentle- Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd., (W. шеп, We contend that, speaking on Sinclair) N. Y. K. (B. Mori); Pa- behalf of the Chamber, there was not the baney & Co., (A. B. Avasi»); Patel & slightest need on the part of the Govern- Co., (M. J. Patell and N. B. Karanjia); ment to debate this resolution. (Ap- P. & O. S, N. Co., (E. V. D. Parr); Pen-plause.) It was largely academic, it treath & Co., (C. B. Brooke); Reiss & Co., did not seek legislation, it merely asked (Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak); Robert that the considered, and carefully consi- don, Wilson & Co., (G. H. Wilson); Alex.dered, opinion of your elected Committes Ross & Co., (A. §.`D), Cousland and D. K. Moss); E. D. Sassoon & Co., (C. 5. Gubbay); Shewan, Tomes & Co., (J. M. Gordon); H. Skatt & Co.. (G. E. Wetton); Soares & Co., (A. M. L. Boares; Standard Oil Co., of New York, (W. D. Kraft); Stewart Bros., E. Ormiston and H. B. L, Dowbiggin); H. Stephens & Co., (H. Stephens) The Texas Company (J. H. Brister): Thomas Cook & Co., (J. Bent ley) Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., (C. Montague Ede); United Asbes- Log Oriental Agency, Ltd., (A. Ritchie); Union Trading Co., (S. M. Churn); Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., (G. Morton Sunith); Vacuum Oil Co., (C. C. Stark); A. B. Watson Co., Ltd., (H, Humphreys); Wilkinson & Grist (C. E. H. Beavis); Harry Wicking & Co., (A. Forbes); C. E. Warren & Co., (C. E. Warren); B.
should be put before the authorities at Home, who are shortly to meet to con- sider this very question. We claim that we have a right to a voice, inasmuch as while the greater Colonies will be re- presented directly by their own repre sentatives, we as a Crown Colony will be represented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and therefore a direct pro- nunication from this Chamber in no uncertain manner should be sent Home, quite apart from Government despatches and recommendations which might not be known to us. Now, gentlemen, we fur- ther contend that this resolution was never seriously discussed by the Govern- ment in Council, and that His Excel- lency's speech, if it was not flippant in argument, was at any rate unfortunate, to say the least of it, in ita choice of langu
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