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HONGKONG)/Y.W.C.A.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 3RD, TIŅU,

WELCOME TO LADY STUBBS.

THE_NEED_FOR_A_HOSTEL.

SHANGHAI ELECTRIC THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

CONSTRUCTION CO..

LARGE INCREASE IN REVENUE.

The 14th annual general meeting of the Shanghai Electric Construction Co., Ltd was held on May 10th at Basildon House Moorgate Street, London, EC. Sir Alfred pany, presiding.

ANNUAL REPORT.

An informal gathering took place yester day evening, at the Young Women's Christina Association room in Caine Road, 10 welçume "Lady Stubba, who paid her firat Dent, K.C.M.G., Chairman of the Com 1911; many attempts to form a stable

visit to the Association. Aliss N. E. Elliott, the Secretary, introduced the Chinese Indien present to Lady Stubbs,

Mrs. Ma Yiso Pui, who presided, wel comed Lady Stubbs in Chineso, her speech whilst visiting his favourite country club change were opened wide, the new tendr

neighbours and friends.

control.

of

The annual report of the thina Associa GOODS PROSPECTS FOR THIS YEAR-Anderson, c'harwan of Committee, has tion for the year 1919-20, signed by air,

eating sumysis of the pontical situation just been isstrd. It opens with an inters in China, in the course of which it is pointed out that nearly nine years have now pase mace the first Revolution

Governant have bee made since that The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen, bin "but the prospects of access 27:2 fore we proved with our ordinary bust a mat at the end as they were to-day I must allude to the death in Shang the beginning. The old regime nave no hai of Mr. Edward Wheeley, Chairman personal reasons for hiding on to of our Loen! Bourd in Shanghai, who died lace and power, but there is the contin Rency that of the Bloodgates or politicw.

unable to being translated into English by Mis on November 1st last, His colleagues in tight r

Shanghai passed a resolution expressing From the constitutional point of view, on Kazz Woo. Mrs. Ms said they all appr their regret and recognised his great or the other hand, there is a teeling of resent ciated the honour paid them by the visit vices to the Company, and I am sure our ment that the old system of government

shareholders on this side would desire also which collapsed under the Mauents t tivere delighted at the, interest eviged to put on record their recognition of his ctntinued under the name of the Republie

She hoped the visit efficient and valuable services to the Com that it is as inefficient and corrupt a by Lady Stobbs.

the would be one of many as Lady Stubbe pany since its initiation in 1905, when be adminstration under the Empire, and that would be of great assistiace to them in signed the concession from the Municipal rourers of the country

are being furthering the aims of the Association-to Council as the representative of those inter quanter for unworthy ends. Time in

ested in the Company at home. (Hear, it show

whether the moderate men on bring the women of China into closer rein. hear.) The Report and Arcounts, which both sits can arrange a compromise which tionship with each other and to help them we have the pleasure to present to-day. I able the Government to steer clear "feel confident, you will receive with satis

of the dangers which lie ahead. to understand the things which would lead faction, as they show large inerrase iterery tune the report emphasises that there is On the subject of the Busking tenser them to live brighter and better lives, item of revenue. You will observe from no question of killing healthy competition introduer comfort into the homes, and the Appropriation Arcoun: that the balance for industria, purposes, but, the aim is to to shed sunshine into the lives of their brought forward from last year, £81.801., put a stop to the rasgos mortgaging

was disposed of by paying a final dividend China's assets for purposes altogether They all jomed of 5 per cent, costing £18,000; a bonus of different from those to which money had wit der in welcoming Lady Studls, Lu 15 per cent, £16,000; 2014 Excess Profits bawa Peely herrowed in the past. Ond whom she detailed the history of the Duty for 1017 and 1918, 18,580. or natal car which te urgently called fur is the

of £30,500, leaving a balance of £1911. establishment a

a niform Currency Forganisation, saying that it was due to the To this must be added the profit for 1910, throughout China. If the Consort:IO CL

efforts of a smart band of earnest Christian £154.50 leaving a disposable balance of induce the Chinese Government to under- £135.778. We have transferred to reserve

take this work it would, says the report, Chinese women that the organisation was

for renewals £10.000, Renesve for Excess be an excellent start, established in Hongkong.

Profits Duty £43,000, and to General Re serve £55,000, a total of £98.000, leaving available for dividend £67,778. Out of ends of 6 per cent. each. costing £39.400, and we now recommend a final dividend of per cent, and a bonus of 6 per cent. (a) That the Harbour remains and the £25,800. which will together absorb control of Japanes officials, with the re- £64.000, leaving a carry forward of £9,778.

sult that there is discrimination in favour of Japaness objects, and against those of The grows receipts, at par of exchange,

other nationalities (5) That the railway. tions, in ather places, Ming Elliot laid amount to £208,769, against, £179.052 in which is protected throughout the whole j

1918, and after debiting the account with length of the line by Japanese military particular stress on the need for a hostel all expenses in Shanghai and London, we guards, is administered in the same spirit, in Hongkong, where Chinese ladies, who show a profit of £154.566, against £71, with the result that non-Japaness interests were staring, u stay while on their 1918. This large increase is party die are prejudice te That the Caston T

to considerable transfers of profit from controiled by the Japanese authorities. any as direrent countries instead of being-Shanghai to Loudon at a high rate of frequent complaints have mizde of ferred to like în Chiness hostels which was exchange, the effect of which is shown in abuses in administration, inimical to the It was rather dißicult the Exchange Account in the Proft and interests of China, and which amount to a not always nice.

Love Account. Part of the funds thus denial of Chinese sovereignty over a con- for them to wear a house for that purpose yemitted in seer in the investment of siderable portion of the Province of Shan- or even land on which to build, and she $25,000 in Victory Bonds, and the large tung. ) Almost the whole of the real increase in our deposits with hankers. property at Tsingtao has been appro hope Lady Stulbs would interest herself which remain availible for the purchase of priated by the Japanese Government, nefditional plant when a favourable oppor- Whose restrictions in connection with the Lady Strass, in reply, thanked there to peens for the extension of our sale or lease of land prohibit the deye.op

system. Another large item in the accounts; ment' of all non-Japanese interests. It was pungent very much for the welcony had Exco Profit Duty We have, as reported that British subjects were called rugrived, She came there that evening, not you will notice in the. Appropriation to say very much, but to learn and to be" Account, placed $43,000 to this secount given a great deal of information about then we have paid £18,388 for the years' 1917 and 1918. The increase of Excom She knew something of the Profits Duty and the new Corporation Tax. work of the Y, ALCA, and Y.WICIA. for if made into law, will make an unpleasant Several reason she had worked in the inroad into four profits. The loss in ex- Y.W.C.A. during the war, in Cey,on, and amounts to £52,138. E compare with change on the native aubsidiary coinage

her mother had worked in the Y. M.C.A.' in | £30,037 last year. England. It was not, however, till Miss

A1188 ELLIOTT 2.30 spoke a tow words of wel- cong, saying that before Lady Stubbe sure to the Colony they had teard of her interest in,all Christian work! She had sincs visized, Lady Stubbs and then learnt that the work of the Association was not new to her as he had heet in touch with similar Associd.

in the matter.....

Assue BoÒN,

this we have have paid two interim divid.

CHINESE CURRENCY DIFFICULTIES,

|

THE SHANTUNG QUESTION. Many complaints reached the Committee,

during the year of discrimination against

foreign interests by the Japanese authori ties in their hainistration of Tsingtao, The principal complaints were:-

upon to remove their establishments, which erected at considerable expense dur- ing the German regine.

It way recognised that the territory is stk under military government, but in making representations to His Majesty's Government we pointed out that it w

Control that in abmastering the Port generally understood that at the Peace Conference the

representatives the spirit of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of 1005 would be strictly and literally adhered to. The objects of that Treaty, Fater alia, are: The preservation of the common interests of oil Powers in China, by

which had grown sofamiliar to them all, materialised or mado y progress, but suring the independence and integrity

Elliott paid her a visit that she becaus This nows that our hopes of an improve aware of the 'work in Hongkong. The signment in the ways of the Chinese Authori. ties in managing their currency have not had grown to be an essential sign through rather the other way, as they continue to of equal opportunities for the commerce of the Chinese Empire, and the principle out the world, and if the work of the tyo turn out masses of copper coins at their al industry of all nations in China." Associations needed any justification, she different mints quite regardless of the effect We expressed the hope that is would be was sure they had 'justified their existence the public for the sake of the imunedinte ese Government to the complaints referred upon their trade and the requirements of sufficient to call the attention of the Japan by the splendid work they had performed pront which they make on the coinage, to above, to bring about a change in the in the war. There were two things which or for some other reason" which is not local administration under which the spirit apparent to us at home. The British of the Treaty wond be carried out in she would like to say to them.. She had Chamber of Commerce in China-and Hong practice. noticed in the speeches reference to open kong passed a resolution as a conference in "gir'expeditions and exercise. She felt that Shanghai last November, advocating Unit-

lishment in Shangai of a es currency relor, including the estab mint for coining silver dollars, under European aupervision, and, as our British Minister as pressed upon the Chinese Government the urgency of the matter, we can but hope these representations will be listened to on

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ARE HOLDING A

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SALE

OF

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DRESSES

FOR 3 DAYS ONLY

Friday, Saturday & Monday,

·July 2nd, 3rd-and-5th.

ALSO

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JUST RECEIVED

FROM

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·A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF COMPASSES

SOUNDING MACHINES, CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, ANEROIDS, SEXTANTS, TELES

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was of paramount importance all over the world. Women would be better, physically and mentally, if they could get more open air exercise. The other point touched upon the great difficulty of obtaining accommodation in Hongkong. It was a this occasion. The year 1919 has been has been arrested by the Police on a charge tremendous problem, but she fait sure that factory and the prospects for 1920 are of having committed perjury in the also favourable, as late telegrami report Supreme Court by giving false evidence on with time and patience things would be affective receipts for the first four months a material issue in Summary Jurisdiction improved, and then they would be able to a $557,301, or an increase of 880.354, as nction No 392. establish the hostel. If she could do any profit for the same period is estimated to at 85,000.

compared with 1919, and the operating

The case was remanded, bail being fixed thing to further it she would certainly do how an increase c1 Boy, 194 The Local a. She was sure the Government would Board has continued to be of great value give serious consideration to their needs, to the Company, and Mr. Cubitt has been and she hoped that long before she lets appointed to take Mr. Wheeley's place as Chairman thereof. The officials and local Hongkong she would be able to see the staff generally have put in loyal and hostel erected in the proper peace where it efficient work, and despite efforts to intimi should be. (Applause)

date our native employees daring the boiler explosion occurred on board mriker in Shanghai, and the political the Portuguese steamer Sin. Tuk on Thure, Lady Stubbs was presented; as, il memento agitation, the manager reports that they day night, resulting in might of the crow, POSTAGE STAMPS of her visit, with a Y.W.O.A. banner work were able to keep our full service going all Chinees being more less seriously

Single, Sete, Packets," Bags,

ed in white natin, with hine borders, and The number of employees in our service at injured. The men were removed to has decorated with baads, for which she thank with 1,983 at the end of 1818. Our General

the close of the year was 1,339, as compared pita by the Police in ambulances. and

ed the donor........

Manager, Mr-MeColl,-is-home-o-leave

Hongkong.

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Cakes and waters then moved and eight years from this country, and will be

and with us today after an absence of HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE , pleasant time was spent by all","

able to give you a good deal of interesting information as to the methods which have been employed in attaining the present antisfactory development of our business.

PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY. There is no doubt that the business in cap-

HOTEL RUNNER STABS

COLLEAGUE

A serious stabbing affray took place in Upper Lascar Row on Thursday night

able of still further development, but your will understand that present-day condi tions are altogether different from those which obtained when this Company' original project was initiated, and that

scheme of development requires the most careful consideration, having regard to new and to some extent possibly tempor ary conditions, such as the very high cost

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ORDERS FOR CADET COMPANY BY LIEUT. AO... BRAWN...

PARADE-BATHING:

Launch will ea Blako Pier on Wednes

day, the 7th inst,, at 5.15 p.m., and til at kosiloon ten minutes lates

G. F. E. RAPSON, Bt.-Major,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.. Hongkong, Jul 2nd, 1920:

when a Chinose hotel runner stabbed of amstruction and the wide and sudden adopted, and that a Gnal dividend of 2 HONGKONG WEEKLY work. The injured

colleague-as-a-roult of a quarrel-overfluctuations of silver, exchange. You may per cent, less income-tax, and a bonus of

man managed to bind rest hasured that any project of develop per cent, also less income-tax, be and they up his wound and then walked some disent will be very closely scrutinised with are hereby declared,

due

Mr. J. S. HASKELL seconded the resolu regard to all the interests concerned. tance-before-ho-collapsed,

He was removed to hospital where his of the directors and the statement of General Manager to address the meeting.

I hate now to propose That the report tion and it was carried unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN then called upon the accounts for the year ended December 31st,

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKS

LODAL NEWS

The Paper to send-Homa

dying deposition was taken. Hin assailant 1010, be and they are hereby approved and was arrested later by a constable

(Continued at foot of ncet column,).

considerable length, after which the sunl Mr. MCCOLL aldressed the meeting "at

formal resolutions were adopted

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