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PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER

GENERAL BUDOLPH GAIDA IN HONGKUNG.

** HERO OF A BLOODY REVOLU-

TIUN

CZECHOSLOVAN LEADER'S OWN

STORY.

WAGES SUBSIDY. AUSTRALIAN METHOD TO MEET

CXIST OF LIVING.-

2923

COMPANY MEETING.

EWO COTTON CO;"

NEW ISSUE OF CAPITAL,

"It is perbapa. desirable to draw the attention of shareholders to the fact that. to-day's prices of yarn and cloth bear no relation to the cost of cotton-this in a

To meet the hardships caused by the constantly increasing cost of living in New South Wales, a Bill has been intro-

The 4th annual general meeting of source of great danger, and sooner or tured by Mr. Holman, the Pramier, and

the shareholders in the Ewo Cotton Spin-later values of the former may fall rapid- General Rudolph Gaida, the Czecho-has already passed through the Legislaning and Weaving Co., Ltd., was held on until they reach ägares near replacing Slovak leader, who organised a shortive Amsembly.

December 2nd at Shanghai,

costs in past years we have at times sold ved Tavolution in Vladivostock on It provide for the ascertainment` by November 1710., arrived in the Colony the Board of Trade of the cost of living Mr. A. "Brooke-Smith, who presided, at less than cost. What may be termed a yesterday on the French scaber andre for man and wife and also the maintenaid The result of the, year's work normal proft, on yarn is Th 6-6 per balr Lebon. He stayed on board all day and ance of a single child and each additional continues as voyage to haraulics this child in a family. A living wage will sing is most gratifying, and I think we-to-day moet mills are making at leas morning,

One of the most interesting all wages rates will be calculated.

fixed as to form the bars from which can congratulate ourselves in having ex-Tls. 30-60. Recent Customs notifications

Tho irty years of ag Ea. ross from a private to be a genarak in two armies and twice freed Sibaris from organised Bol shëvim within a year.

Paracoages in Bibazia, Gaida" is only maintenance of children of workers will ceeded all previous records by over half have slightly improved the position of

gradualy

the

the purchase of 88 looms, and although prices are comparatively high, wo hope we shall be able to obtain taes without delay in delivery, as they will increase, our productive capacity.

be met, by payments from a fund adminis a million taels. The termination of cotton mills in China with regard to tored by the Government

hostilities in the great war found China, axation, but if the industry is to be for Employees receiving not more than five As to the unfortunate revolution in will be paid the full amount ascertained of supplies of cotton goods, and with abandoned by the Chinese Government

abillings above declared living wage

in common with other countries, very barebred, half-hearted measures should he ahod, and leu to his own capture by maintenance for each child or Additional Vladivostock, which caused women blood by the Board of Trade to be the cost of the purchasing power of the country and ult duties on the products of mills Adouras Aoltenak's troops, traids bas openly stated that he leaves the wager of the parent exceed the living business, we have experienced a brisk We are endeavouring to complete the General bild. For each five shillings. by which greatly enhanced by the revival ip export in this country should be dispensed with the world to judge in his was as wage a deduction of one-twelfth guided effort the story of his capture cost of maintenance will be made in demand for our productions in pracwquipment of our new weaving ahed with

of the as described by a newspaper correspon-rest dent, who was in Vladivostock at the respect of each payment for which tically all departments. With such ex- tame, makes a ruling tale, Un the

alminish so that it will memorable morm.g af November 18th vanish in the case of workers receiving £3 or more in excess of the living wage when the artillery combardment started These parents will be made primarily and three-inch solle crashed their way to the mother, or, if there is no mother, through the stat.on windows exploding to any person in face parentis to any such in the interior of the building,

During the past 12 months our cost of Gaida stood sarare 1,000 men, some of them un

dear price of coal, although the latter. production has been hign owing to the Armed, and explained to them the hope

The fund is to be established by. .pro- lessness of their situation. Es appealed pionate monthly payments from em-

wis sagatly below the previous year. We to them to follow him and to fight their ployers, each employer paying, in respect

have just made our contract for 1820 at way out. He started; Sfteen men follow- of his average daily number of employees,

Tis. 3.90 per ton less than the presen ea. He returned, made another appost dividing the total cost of maintenance for

saving of some Tls. 13,000, but I am afraid an amount per employes ascertained by

year-this or our consumption, means a and started out again. Fifty men follow-shildren covered by the Act, using the oct. The small party was forced back into Board of Trade's ascertained cost of have your nanimous support.

much of this reduction will be absorbed the building.

by increased expenditure in other direc maintenance as a basis, amongst the total As tids stood on the stairs leading number of his employees. Go for meat comparison with the profits it is onions. to the track level a shell burst in the statistician is required to make the

mere liberal cule than in past allocations were approved unanimously. The port and accounts and proposed building.

The concussion of the explo necessary investigations and calculations years, but your consulting committee feel. sion knocked bint down and he rolled to to arrive at essential data for determin- that, with our present and prospective the bottom of the stairs, He was found

three of his guards and carried outside are due in respect of the children of em-

fing the

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL. amounts payable No payments the building. A locomotive was approach-ployees on strike.

reserve, we can now and in future be less mg and aide and his men planned to board

shild

cellent conditions "prevailing we have worked the mills to their unmost capacity, and our output shows increnses all round. As regards the allocation of the credit of Tis: 1,437,687.79, 1, trust the recommandations proposed by the con- sulting committee will have your ap

83 per ordinary share will, I hope, prova" The proposed dividend of Tha

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In

consurvative regarding the sandal divid and without in any way endangering the strength of the company, provided the

MEETING.

Hitherto wage rates have been calculat it, dash under the line of troopsed upon the basis of the living wage at the nivelindeksys bridge and fight sertained for a man, bis wife, and two Far Out Lb town. Gaids, dazed and children. The administration of special resolution regarding the increase altorations read as follows:-

the explosion of the shell, was fund, Dy unable to climb on the engine and it drew away without him.

As he sarned, after missing this chance, bo encountered a Russian officer and two soldiers. In the melee which followed, Gaida wrenched the officer a revolver from his hand, shot him, and wounded one of the soldiers, while the other fed Gaida was finally taken by twenty-five men of Rozano's guard and, two halmikov offi- cers. The epaulettes of s General in the Husalan army were torn from his should- are and he was marched through the

queror."

ach

lowed for the purpose of altering the An extraordinary general meeting. fol Articles of Association. The principal the Bill, will scrure pasient for eac

ia the manner contemplated by

7.That the paid-up Ordinary Share family of capital is passed by you at the Extra-Capital of the Company be increased from of the proper amount necessary to main- tain the actual number of children under ordinary meeting, which is to be held 14 years in that family. Rural workers this morning. (Applause.) " and those employed in domestic duties are excluded. The Bill will apply to practi cally all employees in the State whose earnings do not exceed £400 per year.

ARMY UNIFORM. PROPOSAL TO ABOLISH RED TUNICS.

h. Ths. 7,000 to on. Tis. 1,000,000 by the issue of the 3,000 Ordinary unissued saares of the Company of Th. 50 each at a pre mium of Tha 145 per share, making alio- flowing terms and conditions, but other gether. Ts, 190 per share, subject to the wise upon such terms as the Consulting Committee shall think it: premium of Tis, 145 per share to the holder (a) One now share shall be offered at a on the 15th December, 1919, of every these shares, bus so that no fraction-

plus the premium (making altogether (b) The full amount of each share taken

that such offer be made by notice specifying T-193 per share) shall be paid to the Company on acceptance of the offer and the number of shares to which the member the offer if not accepted by payment will is entitled; and limiting a time within which

preceding clause shall be disposed of by the deemed to be declined.

(e) Any shares, not taken up under the The addition of Tha 100,000 to cotton Consulting Committee on such

General Managers with the approval of the fluctuation fund (making it altogether may thinx proper.

forms as they 200,000) will place in a happy) The new shares shall not rank for position, in view or the wide fluctuations dividend sa regards the financial year ended in raw material that frequently occur in

on the 31st October, 1919, but shall rank the present somewhat abnormal times.

for dividend in respect of the financial year The contribution of Tls. 20,000 to War of the Company commencing as on the 1st Funds, we feel sue, will command itself day of November 1919, puri pus with to saanbelders, and subject to your ap proval this will be given to the King

the existing shares. rund for Disabled Soldiers and Bailers (Applane.)

Ο Ποντικός FOR HARDEE TIMES. The amounts set uide for depreciation -plant and machinery Tls. 100,000, build- inga. Tia 80,000 and furniture Ths. 1,000 will no doubt commend themselves to you, although they are somewhat" in streets to the Rueria Staff, where he was

excess of last year's appropriations old Ordinary share benod bald until General Cochek called for him. It is stated that the Committee which While he was being marched through the las bean da terating under the chairman.

The sum of Tls. 50,000 proposed for the streete Major Bamuel I. Johnson, the ship of Archibald Murray on the special repairs and renewals fand is a Commander of the International Military dress as Army has completed its reprovision that enables us to keep our Police, who had been on duty throughout port the consideration of the Army plant, de, up to the highest state of the night,

t stopped the guard and offered facil The Committee is not unani to take. Gaida Eussian Side His offer was retireed is a part of a minority report being down values.

the guard to the mous in its recommendations, and there acisney, irrespective of their written Major Johnson then offered to get but of

The amount apportioned his machine and to turn it over to the

presented. My Russian guard

The general tenor of the recommenda This request also was tions is to maintain in the ceremonial and the fund had at its credit Tis for this purpose last year was a 30,000, refused, and Gaida tramped on through dress all the features or as many as 21,625.87 at the end of the year. the snow, while the street crowds harried possible-which has a bearing on regi- out of the cellars to view, the fallen con-mental traditions. This applies as far as General Gaida's own story of the reconsiderations of ecopony permit, There volution, as given to a Press correspon-is & marked tendency, however, towards dent, makes it plain that be does not replacing the famous old red tunic by believe in Admiral Koltcha He said ue.... inter alia:—

For all occasions, excepting then when I was forced by circumstances to fall dress is de vigueur. it is recommend. occupy the position of leader of the mili-4 that khaki shall be used, se it in tary forces. An a nucleus 1 had 110 men thought that in these days, when there wao came to Viadivostock with me in are the attractions of higher pay and

No. 7 said:Most of you are doubtless July, after I left the Ural-front Ninety better conditions, there is less need for

aware that the Company is greatly under- The Chairman in moving Resolution of these men were my personal guard and troope constantly to appear in a gaudy the others were Radian officers On my uniform. Further, the fact that immense

capitalized and your Consulting Com personal staff were six Czech officers and applies of khaki are on hands has to being the aux of Tls 60,000 for bonus to desirable to increase the capital by issu An explanation is necessary regard-mittee have come to the conclusion, it is six soldiers, orderlic and chauffears the reckoned with. personel of the Czech staff being the same The recommendations, such as putting the late mill superintendent about Tis. Tis. 195, in other words at a premium of staff at mills and retiring allowance.to ing the 5,000 unissued ordinary shares at as when I joined the Russian army, per the Highland Light Infantry, the only 39,800 is required for the annual bonus to Tis 145 per share. If the proposal is mission having been given by a member Highland regiment at present in "trews, the foreigners and Chinese at the mills on of the government at Prague, after the into the kilt, will, of course, constitute no the same scale as was adopted in 1915. extraordinary meeting it will mean the pased by you snd confirmed at.l further request for my services by Admiral Kol-fort accompli atil they are approved by T. 26,270.37 was the propertion voted addition of is. 250,000 to ordinary share chak to General Stafanik, the late minis-the Army Council. ter of war of the Cacho-Slovak Republic..

by the consulting committee of the com-capital, making that account: Ti. On Monday morning (November 17th)

pany towards dr. Kerfoot's retiring to share premium account and can be 1,000,000, whilst Fla. 725,000 will be placed the first to join the calours of the govern

allowance, and Tla 1,841.77 makes good treated as a reserve until, with your ment we had planned were 300 men and

the company's contribution to the Foreign sanction, it is made available to their officers from the Russia Island

Staf Fund Artillery School. They came without their artillery, but each carried his rifle Three hundred others from the same school started to join us, but were cut off by a government torpedo boat. Their whereabouts is unknown. A battalion of naval infantry cameover to me, and later in the morning came a part of General Rozanovis bodyguard, with two machine

guns...

- LINKING UP. CENTRAL AFRICA.

RAILWAY FROM NYASALAND TO THE SEA

account.

4077a

prior to October 31st, 1918 the last two items were placed to Buspense Account to 'fls. 1,200,000, consting of Heserve At the present time our reserves amount and appear in the balance sheet, not rund Tls. 500,000, Equalization of Divi being chargeable to the year's working account.

dead Band is 500,000 and Cotton Fluctuation Fund Ta 200,000, that with the addition of a further tis, 725,000 the total will be the substantial sum of interest you to know that the fast increase Tia 1,926,000. In this connexion, it

may of capital was in 1909 when preferenca shares to the extent of Tla 400,000 were issued. At that time, land, buildings and

for

our different

The Timer understands that the ne tion of the Portuguese Government has now been obtained to certain modifica tions in the original concession for the Inken all round cotton price, were construction of the railway from Beira gonorally in favour of spingers in China. to the Zamberi River, which will conry to say the present Chinese at with the Nyasaland railway crop is poor in quality and quantity.

The new railway will be constructed by THE LABOUR PROBLEM." With this force I started recruiting sa English company whose debentures Native labour is a factor that on Mneday and by 2 o'clock in the after will, it is understood, be guaranteed by causing considerable difficulty and I am noon had 1,400 men, soldiers of the the Government of the British Nyat afraid must give us much anxiety in the on these items, of which is 400,000 was machinery stood at Tit. 807,489.77, since Government forces coming to me and Fintectorate, which has long been future. Until recently, this hut been

When We have expended Tis 1,444,548:50* groups of twos and threes, while the desirous of obtaining direct railway plentiful, but owing to the rapid growth provided by new capital and the balance greater majority of the men who came access to the sca w of Shanghai as an industrial centre, res over were workers from the railway. It is anticipated that the construction which, if course, brings in its train the A glance at the balanosheet will show

from profita set aside yards and docks, un vell as civilians from of the line will greatly accelerate the housing problem, there can be no deabt you that the whole of oak Reserves are

reserves and depreciation the city, I did not encourage. recruiting development of both Nyasaland and the that, with the new cotton mills and other from the Government force because Middle Zambesi Valley. The railway industries, building and projected, we

at present invested in realised it increased the probatifties of will be about 170 miles in length and the may expect still grealey trouble in find-

Me Company's busines

Bad a fight, which I used every effort in my final location survey is now being madeing anfugiens native labour to keep our abis in future years to put substantial it is hoped that if the restin now before you is passed we may be power to avoid. We had tommend our When the line is completed the journey mills fully applied. The welfare of our programme oftenful coup d'etal from Beiza to Nyasaland will be reduced workers has always been one of the prond from the expenditure already referred to sums into high class securities. Apart without bloodshed and

from Approximately five days to about cat traditions of my frm, and I may any it is necessary to have a larger working The 24 hours The Nyasaland railways will that we are prepared to face this problem capital than in the the oppo also by the per line be linked up with in a generous spirit When we found present high costs of all raw materialy.

past owing to the *Forces and the Bouth African and Rhodesian rail-

that the higher cost of living necesitated. To many of your it may seem that an lists, wo advanced them all round about unnecessary, but this is not the case, as reconsideration of our native wages addition of Tha 915,000 to one capital early in the morning of November 18th,

12-16 per cent last spring, and since then only little over a year ago the company additional grants have been made where was indebted to Mesars Jardine, Mathe and, erm without arudiory, we would have beet victorious had it not been for the

necessary and also in recognition of goods & Co., Ltd, for nearly Tis 2,000,000, interference of Japande patrola with our.

work. We have further made substantial Que new share share will be offered to the parties ant out to char out the machine

Yangtzepoo Social Centre as a night. Prentice reconded, “ contributions towards the upkeep of the fractions will be given.

halder of every three old shares, but no guns that were directing their bre upon

school and elementary technical school M. Brodie A. Clark moved the follow. us from the hills aree times our radd-oner and interned them on the bost, for our native staff and also towards the ing mendment to resolution No.7 section ing pertice were tarted back, onde alter Peschenke. All officers among these mm establishment of a homital, under the (a) That the date therein be altered to

force had tried Aleutskaya street and were well their swords and their exame auspices, adjacent to iur milli had reached a position to the rear of the volver and passed through the lines to Fortres building Enable to spread our their Hd All of my men taken prisoners

“Whin circumstances. fight; we fought. Wove sition of the Governme

occupied the railwatishing ways, so that it will be possible to travel there our beadquarientá Mathe from Cape Town, rid Salisbury and

station from late in

The Bears ambesi section will be known as the Trans-Zambens Railway

mentored to his followers, General As amards his expture and the trest Galdasid. We captured 300 pri

AKKORMAL TARE VERÖFIT.

January 13th, 1920, so that section" (a)

will then read(a). One new share shall

share to the holder on January 13

rrounding have bees executed and my of them

At the present moment, the prospects be offered at a premium 91 The 145 per top the Are Which were thrown into the Son Executions for the current year are cooouragies, of every force old ordinary AUST

by the Folatariks have shooted the world, our mills are well engged on orders or but so that in fractional park of a mar but execution of prisoners by the thoris, varo and cloth for some, few month

ak Government

khead at very Tounzentive prices,

sompleted

Esincerely trust, our contrac

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