1920-06-28 — Page 7

TO-NIGHT!

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

HUMPHREY BISHOP CO.'S

SECOND

COMPLETE CHANGE

OF PROGRAMME.

NOTICE ·OF REMOVAL.

1083

THE AULT & WIBORG CO.

24

ON and after SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH.

-located.

in our New Office at. No. 81, Des Vaux ROAD CENTRAL, where we will expect, a visit of inspection from our good friends.

81, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG.

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS/ BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS.

OXY-ACETYLENE & ELECTRIC WELDERS.

MECHANICAL ELECTRIC ENGINEERS.

37. CANTON ROAD.

SHANGHAI.

1022

-DRY

DOCK.-

TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF HONGKONG,

LIMITED.

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Ft.. Depth on Centre of gill (B.W.O.S.T.) 3£ ft. 6 las. -THREE SLIPWAYS- Capable of Handling Ships Up. to 3,000 Tons Displacement.. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of

Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS,

TEL. ADDRESS: “TAIKODDOCK," Honarono. -TELEPHONE No. 212.

CALL FLAG: "C" OVER ANG. PENNANT.

#

HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

[18

SERVICE to UNITED STATE›

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON

via Panama

About Middle of July.

S.S. "KEKETTICUT"

For freight space and particulars apply to:-

BARBER STEAMSHIP LINES, INC.,

THE ADMIRAL LINE

TELEPHONE

2477 & 2478.

"GABU" *(Cargo only)

THE SLAVERY QUESTION IN HONGKONG.

A DISCUSSION AT A GOVERNMENT HOUSE LUNCH

We take from the Hadurd reports of the proceedings of the House of Commons on Monday April 9th the following con- tribution by Lent-Colonel John Ward, to the discussion in Coninuities on Supply on the Colonial Office vote:-

I wish to Licus-Colonel Jons WARD: refer to an incident that occurred whilst I was at Hongkong. I wish it, to be a rquin-,

to the Secretary of State on a subject- about which I have informed him already. During 1017, when stationed at Hongkong

MONDAY, JUNE 28ra, 1920

WEATHER REPORT.

June 17th, ac 12.10-No returns from Japanese stations.

Pressure has decreased considerably in the vicinity of the Formosa Channel and moderately elsewhere. The depression is probably situated to the north-west of Hongkong, moving north eastwarl.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 15.73 inches against an average of 37.44 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to day is as follows —

DISTRICT

Hongkong to Gap Rock

as a military officer, I was invited one day Formica Channel

CHINA

FORECAST. 18.W. winde truong, modern

1

ting cloudy

squally, rain.

(The game a

No. 1.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

ALLING SUBJECT DE ALTERATION -

STRÄTTS CALCUTTA

MAI PHONG văn h SHANGHAI via SWATOW

SEANGHAI

TIENTSIN...

MANILA

SASDAK

“KWAISANG" Tues., 29th June, 3 .. Wed, 30th Jane, 8 sm." TAKSHANG.. "KWONGSANG" Wed, 30th June, D'light, "CROYSANG...Fri. 2ad July, D'ligh "CHIPSHING"...Fri. 2nd July, D'gbs

Fri, 2nd July, a pim. WING SANG

BINGANG .Sat. 8th July, NOD

CALCUTTA LINE:-This Line affords regular sailings to Calcutta.. Fenang and Singapore returning fro a Caldasta steamers pro: el Via Sarait

Shinghal nd Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling st

All stizers have excellent passenger accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and Flow and carry a fallý qu'ilífiod' Suckeon

SHANGHAI LINE--Sailings approximately every five days between Canton and Shanguai, sonetimes calling at Swatow Through tiskets can be obtained and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern and Yangtze Poets vir Shanghai. LINE: -A weekly service is maintained with Manila, by vessels with goo passenger accommodation, mailings from both ports every Friday. LINE:Sailings approximately weekly for passen and cargo,

calling at Hotnow when inducement offers. LINE

"COAST

MANILA HAIPHONG METEOROLOGICAL | BORNEO

REGISTER.

to lunch at the Governor's house, the occa-South coast of Chins between Theme 3.

No. 1. sion being a reception to the Chinese

Hongkong and Lamocks mandarin who was the Governor of Can- South coast of Chins between (The same as

Hongkong and Hainan 1 *No. 1. ton. All British officers and officials of the colony were privent. A discussion took place on one side of the table about a matter which had just been before, the courts-a case of selling the girls, and a to whether it was legal ia, a British colony to buy or sell human beings. The Chief Justice, or whatever may be bis pro per title, laid down an obiter dielup, which was strange to the cars of an Eng lishman who had not been long in the colonies. It was to the effect that it was extremely doubtful as to whether slavery and the buying and selling of human bodies. was not legal in Hongkong. Since by the Proclamation taking over the territory of Vladivostock 8 a 29.73 62 13 Hongkong we agreed to observe Chinese,

Nemuro customs; and slavery at the time was Hakodate

Tokic

Station.

of the Chinese customs, to which we be lieved the Proclamation referred.

No Kochi punishment was inflicted, but there were Nagasaki. Englishmen in Hongkong who still thought

Kagoshima

it was not possible to buy and sell people Ushima legally under the British Bag, and so it was Naha heatedly discussed. One of the legal gentle. Ishigakijima, men who had been at the trial was at the Bonin Island lunch, and the Consul-General from Can-Weihaiwei ton carried on some slight discussion re Hankow

what they considered to

Koshun

constitutional polley as to-slavery within. Kining the British Dominions. After the conver- Changsha sation was over, far as the British re Shanghai plies were concerned, the Mandarin silenced Gutzlaff the whale discussion by making the follow sharp Peak ing obervations:

It is true that under Amoy the old Manchu Dynasty slavery was a Swatow legal institution within the Dominions and Taiboku Empire of China, but the moment that Taich dynasty was swept away and a Republic Tajnan

tablished its first declaration, and its first most stringent law, was the abolition of slavery and the buying or selling of human beings, even for adoption or any other purpose, or in any other guise. Be cause it was a Chinese custom we found it very difficult to suppress is in China, and we have cut off the heads of hundreds of Chinamon to insist on this law being ob served. Now na of the strangest things is that the only place where this can be done within the whole territory of: in Hongkong, the possession t

AMERICAN SHIPS FOR PACIFIC TRADE.

A circular issued to the Press by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Publicity Bureau, says:—

Pecadores Canton Hongkong Gap Rock Macao r Wuchow Hoihow Pakhoi Phulien Tourang Capes James Apar Dagupan

Manila

Legaspi Tacloban

Iloilo Surigao Gusm

JUNE 27TH AM.

Wint

Hour

Hgrometer

Femperattiré

Humidity

Direction

Weather.

Force.

1118 111}

8

· 29,5,7 -61.96 ¦ S 3948 71:95 72939 78 01 65940-819-W 29.55 82 87 SW 24.43 73

84

+

Onling per month between Hongkong and Sandakan by a steamer baving up-to-date accommodation for passengers Cargo taken on through Bill of Lading for Kasdas Jreselton Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Datu

TIENTSIN-LINE:-A regular service is run from March to November betweru

Hongkong and Tientsin, calling at Weihaiwei and Chefoo

CALCUTTA

S.S.

LINE.

“KWAISANG"

will be despatched on or about June 29th, for SINGAPORE,· PENANG and CALCUTTA.

Cargo accepted on Through Bills of lading (Transhipment at Singapore) to RANGOON. PORT SWETTENHAM and MADRAS.

For Freight or Passage-uppl

73 90

1

29 60 79

A

229.63 77

1

29.53 82

Bw

29.49 77

B&W

马

29.42 81 9l aw

10

29.44'4 77 - 287 394-4-

5 0

TELEPHONE No. 215.

29.42 91 87 SW

29 66 78

8.69 78

"2.71 77

跟

99.73 8184

4.20 29.81

T

Labuan ?... 6

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T. E CLAXTON, Director.

1. BAKOMITES, reduced to 82 degrees Fahren- bait, on the level of the sea in inches, teaths

and hundredths:

2 TEMPERATURE," in the shade," la degree Fahrenbelt.

Shipping interests of San Francisco are frankly elated over the action of the United States Shipping Board in allocat- ing to San Francisco seven fine trans Pacific" passenger steamers, five of which will ply between this port and the Orient | 100. under thụ fing of the Pacific Mail and two between San Francio and Honolulu under the Matson line colours.

3. HUDITY, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air siturated with moisture being

4. DIRECTION OF Wien, to two pointe

5 Foac or Winn, according to Beaufort Scale 6. STATE OF W mathen, bi blna sky, a detached doud, d drizzling rain, t fug, g gloomy, a hail,1

In addition to the seven passenger ships | lightning, overcast, p passing showers, y squil given to San Francisco the Shipping rio, & snow, I choader, visibility, w daw Board has assigned five other passenger" wet. vessels to the Admiral line of Seat:le, and these also will be placed on the Oriental-

run.

This acquisition of twelve passenger ships is the outcome of the persistent fight that the San Francisco Chamber of Com- merce has carried on here and at Washing- ton for nearly a year.

7RAIN, in inches, t tenths and hundreds,

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, June 27th.

The struggle, for ships to relieve the acute situation in the Pacific was begun Jate last summer when the Chamber of Commerce called into conference at San Francisco representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of all the principal Pacific Barometer -ports of this country and agreed upon a

Temperature anised Coast programme which was carried Humidity

Wind Direction to Washington and presented to the Ship-

Force ping Board

Weather Bain

On that occasion the chief spokesman for the Pacific Coast delegation was Dr. Paul Reinsch former United States Minister of China, and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce was represented by Charles C. Moore and Leon G. Levy,

JAPANESE PICTURE BRIDES

IN AMERICA.;

Jardine Matheson & Co., Li

GENERAL MANAGERS

SHIRE

GLENAND

** Joint Service of Steamers

CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.

OUTWARDS.

U.K.-STRAITS,

Vesel

"GLENGYLE" "GLENTARA " "GLENAMOY? "GLENSANDA"

Vervel

*CARMARTHENSHIRE'

GLENGYLE"

HOMEWARDS. Leaves Hongkong

3rd July

26th July

Das Hongkong.

30th June:...

12th July,

18th July.

28th July.

DischargesTM*

...LONDON & ANTWERP

GENOA, LONDON & ANTWERP.

Movements are subject to change without notice.

For freight or farther particulars please apply to:-

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,

The Glen Line, Ltd: AGENTS: The Royal Mail Steam Packet 'Cor

Owners of “Shire" Line:

Tel No. 315, aub. ex 13.

Qable Address

Kawakaen, Kobe. Bentley's, A.E.O. 5th Ed.

Previous On Dase On Date

Day

+1

at

at % p.m. 6 a

2 p.m.

and Soct's Codes...

23.43

29.44

21.42

87

84

83

--78

17

82

SW

5

BSTY

West

3

otl 0.29

Highest open-air Temperature on 26th...87 Lowest open-air Temperature on 27th ...82

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

-From June 28th to Jaly 4th, 1980.

HIGH WATE

Height

LOW WATER.

H'Long

Standard

Height

AGENTS

STA FLOOR HOTEL MANSIONS

#08

United

In case of a demand for divorce of a Japanese from his picture bride," Judge Hall of the Seattle court denied the decree, holding that he did not recognize the validity of the proxy marriage.ceremony. The wife's attorney claimed that a refusal to recognise the validity of the proxy marriage was a violation of the treaty Mon, 23 m 7 11 with Japan, and will appeal the case. He asserted that She came to this country Tue

9594-0 under the treaty rights of States and a state court has no right to Wed: 30 m 821 7 0 1b0

10.114 13 38 U interfere the court's refusal is, denial

7 m 2 32 11178414124 Fri. 3.m-9 22 7 2 | 3,

Hong

Standard

Time.

Time.

a.

..it in

hm. ft in

30

Z 28a

297-48

m1-16-30

1 1 3 0

Satur 2 9 51

21-07 43m 4:14 31

July, Ind. July 4th.]

THE CHINA & AUSTRALIA S.S. CO.

For MELBOURNE & SYDNEY VIA MANILA, SANDAKAN A QUEENSLAND PORTS

"HWAH FINGE

VICTORIA "J

For Passage and Freight apply to-

THE CHINA & AUSTRALIA S8:00.

113 Cinatight Road Contral

of the recognition of picture bride" Thur.1m 51 marriage

Mlle. Bolland, the young French air woman, crashed near Abbeville, She was Sun 4m 0:14.. not hurt, but her passenger had a leg broken and the machine was, smashed.

KAWASAKI KISEN

(KAWASAKI - STEAMSHIP

CAPITA

PAID-UP

Telephone: Bensounty

1864, 2013

KAISHA

00.J

President: Mr. Y. KawakaXI. Vice-Preddent:, M2. K. MatxuKÁTI”

2

¥20,000,00

Managing Director :; Mr. MASAYA ÇAKI,

The Company has on band » Largs Number of

NEW

CARGO STEAMERS"

ALWAYS", HEADY --- FOR" GHARTERS of all descriptions.

Ind. following are comprland In the Company's Vices 124 2 Tr

Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.

and under the Company's management.

Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tens deadweight each Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight each.

Kawasaki Dockyard. Co@Zad |

-Belou

oiker sportonlars apply to the KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA,

No. 8, Burs, KOBE.