1920-12-22 — Page 7

NEW

XMAS

AND

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2

YEAR GIFTS

"HAVE YOU BOUGHT THAT

CAILLERS

GIFT BOX YET?

EACH FILLED WITH HIGHEST - QUALITY CHOCOLATES.

BOXES CAN AFTERWARDS BE USED FOR HANDKERCHIEFS, GLOVES, etc.

BOXES VARYING FROM 1 TO 8 POUNDS AT PRICES 2.50 TO 16 DOLLARS

SOLD BY

LANE, CRAWFORD

: HUNG CHUNG

WATSON'S

SINCERE'S

WISEMAN'S

BLUE BIRD

BOSTON CANDY STORE

SUN CO.

YAU KEE

WING ON

Look for that Gold Seal Tab “BONBONS CAILLER.”

WE HAVE PREPARED THE FINEST STOCK OF

CIGARS,

CIGARETTES &

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FOUR LONDON LETTER. LABOUR LEADERS AND EXTREMISTS.

PUBLIC INTEREST

ΕΝ KIDWELLY MURDER DRAMA.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.] -

LONDON, November 11th

INDO OHINA STEAM. NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FO KOBE & MOJI.

my

HAKSANGK HIS ASQUITH'S BOOK.

No book within memory has created so having arised from the shows parts: Consignees mach social commotion on publication as of Carge by her are hereby informed that all And Godown Mrs Asquith's autobiography. While copious Goods are being landed at their risk into the extracts were appearing in advance in a hazardons and/or astra hasarlons Godowns af

referred

to the lively the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf

Limited whence, and/or from the Company Sunday paper

may be obtained. the confessions, relating. character of the

Gooda net Was

en. foot to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be lets in the Godowns, where they will ba examined. Claims against the steamer must be

AB

1920.

INDO CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION

SHANGHAI & TAINOTAU via Swa STRAITS CALCUTTA SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI & KOBE MANILA.”

they do, to scores of well-known Pharves, Basrod by Deo, 24th, will be SHANGHAI

living. The first edition of the

out within a few hours, and gold

tions are being printed, I hear

the demand from

Far

orders from henry

KOBE

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BAIPHONG VÀ HỘIHOW.

"KOONSHING*Wed, amd Dec., Noce. HANGSANG...Thur, sird Des. Dlight. Thurs Bird Dec, 1pm. CHARSANG

„D'light. KUMSANG Friith Des LOONGJANG' Fri 34th Deo. 3 pai KWONGSANG Mon, 17th Dec, Noon. Wed, 9th Dec, Dugnt LAISANG" } TAKSANG... Wed, 29th Dec, 10 m

East being Premier is a moiti presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise OALUUTTA LINE:-This Lino aborda regular exillings to Culentba, Fenang “and

The wife of the

Winston

extraordinary persons libery of politicians Churchill, who is in

who figure in the book, says with perfect track in the course of a two-column review in the Daily Mail that Mrs. Asquith does not write as one on the fringe of Society. who has carefully noted down scraps of gossip till she had enough for a volume. She has been at, or rent, the centre all her life and she describes men and public with alisirs with surprising vivacity and candour As an instance, her account of a meeting the late General Booth in a railway carriage

is

not be recognised.

Kher Than Tourance will be affected by us in

Na

any case whatever.

JARDINE MATHESON & 06, Lav., Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

General Managers. - -

(1934 Hongkong, December 18th, 1920.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD.

AND

one of the best things in the way of personal CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION biography that has ever been written. ATTRACTIVE AT all TIMES.

"

- COMFANY, LTD. ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

ALCINOUS”.

Mrs. Asquith has always attracted atten- tion wherever she has been; and her method of dress has contributed to this Short and

with aqulline

features, she is fondare hereby notified that the Cargo will be very store, of frocks just a little "daring-verging on discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, the eccentric and emphasising her want of where it will lie at Consignee's rink. The height and breadth. Her manner matches Cargo will be ready for delivery from Go-

her appearance. She is quick of speech, force-down on and after 31st December. ful, decided, and her voice is distinctly harsh in timbre.

very

THE KIDWELLY DEAMA.

Since the far off days when Mrs Maybrick I for murder no domestic drama

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown where they will

the solicitor in

stood berpopular imagination like the be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays

has stirred

the little Welsh

village

between the hours of 1045 am. and Noen

the free storage period. No claims his wife. It is curious

with the death of a have left the steamer's Godown and all

trial of Harold Greenwowelly, who was within 11 be admitted after the Goods charged with neid, arvuse an interest | Gooda

that this single individual,

that the myriad daily tragedies of the wara Uremaining undelivered after the 27th

"the

could not awaken. But that, of couse, is one of the things that have puzzled psycholo gista before now, and will continue to do so.

is that, despite Perhaps one reason death occasioned by tragic familiarity with the war, the public conscience is abjected to a more definite challenge where a person has appeared to Bout it single

manner. Especially is this the case when the surrounding circumstances are somewhat mysterions, and, as in this instance, the people chiefly concerned are of position and education.

Given a setting of this description, and the age-long drama of human passion, the eternal triangle", never fails in its appeal to the popular mind. It has been so ance the beginning of history, and will doubtless continue so long as the world endures. NEWSPAPERS AND THE PRISONER.

I learn that there has been furious bidding

will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 10th Jan, 1931, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Pongkong. December 20th, 1920,

1940

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD.

AND

COMPANY, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"KNIGHT TEMPLAR "

charged into Holf's Wharf, Kowloon, where it are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis

ready for delivery from Godown on and after" December 20th

by certain Sunday newspapers and newspaperill lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be syndicates for the story of Greenwood's life in prison. A week before the trial commenced

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice £250 WAS Mens

mentioned as the sum be was affer: ed. A couple of days later the figure bad

All braken, chafed, and damaged goods are reached £1,000. This became known, and by has been given prior to steamer's arrival

between midday it had reached £1.800; by nightfall it be left in the Godowns, where they will be

on any Tacedays and Fridays was well over £2,000; and then the sersam examined on 10.35 4.M. and Now within the free

that they were up against discovered hunters

firm offer of £3,600 by a certain journal

the

hours No Chizm will be admitted after the Goodi All these offers were, of course, entirely con- storage period

will, bo tingent upon certain eventualities as to theave left the steamer's Godown, and all goods result of the trial.

remaining undelivered after Dec. 27th, subject to rent.

Another curious point, which a student of contemporary manners might note, is the in- numerable bets that were made on the result of the trial. Long odds were laid on acquittal Large sums of money were involved, and such was the interest taken in the Welsh colliery

the

SMOKING SUNDRIES villages that sweepstakes wore arranged oa

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Feb 7th

March 18th

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April 3rd

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH OLASB PARSENGER SERVICE

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FREIGHT & PARINGER AGENT, PINOS & BUILDING ICH HOUSE STEINE, TELEPHONE, PASIEGEL DERE

No. 1934

No. 2161

A BOON FOR WORKERS

into

new

great measure of social reform has come this week. The Government's

•operation at Insurance Act

under State Insurarice something approach- ing 8,000,000 people. These, added to 4,000,000 persons insured under the National total of 13,000,00 Insurance Act, make a

earning less than £250 per annum who aro Government's insurance now helped by the plans

The first three days of unemployment con-

stitute a waiting period. After that berett

All Claims agamat the Steamer met be presented to the undersigned on or before Jan.

No Fire Insurance will be effected, 10th, 1921, or they will not be recognised.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

(1941 Hongkong, December 20th, 1990.

LAIDUL JUAN BLOGE-GOMAZA

VETARZO

The Cag

PILES POR

DR. LE CLERC'S divination

will be available at the rate of 15/- week FBEURE

for men, 19/6 a week for women, and 7,0 THE MEANING OF REVOLUTION.

week for boys under 18 years and of for girls.

contributors

This week Mr. Thomas pointed a moral and adored the tale of the miners strike,

In order to qualify for bene good cause, and also the insane proposal of the N. U. R

must not

give up work without nor mast they lose it by misconduct.. UP TO 18 WEEKS.

If offered a suitable "job" the unemployed not refuse it, but the question

person

firebrands to join in the fray. He bluntly stated that if the railway strike had taken place it might have led to revolution; and he added that all history shows that

Be

of its suitability can be referred by the in- revolution means, bloodshed, with resultant Democracy has nothing to gain sured to a Court of Referees During the misery and diaster for the masses of the first year benefit up to eight weeks may be postthing to lose by viclent aggression claimed as soon as four contributions have been paid. Thenceforth one week's benefit against the existing social order.

these days to tell a big every air contributions. It requires courage and independence for may be drawn for:

but not more than 15 weeks' benefit can a Labour leader in

audience of workingmen home tratha- which to all they have heard for many

paid,

Industries that are able and willing

be secured in any one insurance year to month of agitation. There are men

make

and

special arrangements may, they loog

him down Bat so choose, contract out of the general theme in the N. UR nearly as powerful as Mr. set up schemes of their own as long as Thomas himself, and they are only waiting to long

as there are men of his calibre in the equal or greater benefit is given. So far 148 and wire pulling to pull Trade

Unions have notified their intention

ion Labour movement nobody need despair of must do this. The Transport Workers Federation estimates that in industries not liable to ex- the ditimate fature. If and when d' Labour; unemployment an extra contribu- Government comes into power, as

provide 6/- addi-happen sooner or later it will be very much

later than appeared

high office. I have tion of ed per week will tional benefit; an extra 4d, 121, to 13- more; and an extra 6d, £i more. This means that Mr. Thomas will heable a year ago |--| for ad., paid under the Act plus 6d a work- beard his Lame mentioned as the first

AGAINST EXTREMISTS. nan would receive 36/- per week daring Labour Prime Minister.

unavoidable unemployment for 15 works in have mentioned the stand made by Mr.

Thomas against the extremists in his own any one year. A NOTABLE LABOUR MAN

One of the few acknowledged leaders of Union In other Unions the effect of factions Labour who have come out of the more re-who seek to

cent troubles with an enhanced reputation is happened in R in Britain all that hag

Cars,

is having the inevitable P secretary of the effect. Some well-known men like Mr. Hart- P the miners agent, who has and Mr. J. H. Thomas, M. P National Union of Railwaymen As mention-shorn, M

prominent member ed in 6 recent letter, de refused to sign the served Labour devotedly for many notices calling a lightning strike on the rail- Mr. Brace, M. P. the most ways as a means of forcing the Government of the executive of the South Wales Miners to luuckle under to the miners, and by his Federation, are in open revolt against the re the revolution volutionaries More striking still is the fact action be scotched the aries in his own and odber. Unions to create that eren Mr. Ramsey MacDonald and Mr. With their own Philip Snowden have found it necessary to

the policyrave the mark 1. country chaos in the

of the rate men in the N. U. R. refused to respond af Jate

protest is simply that ma of It gave them a LLP. And they are far from being mode to the call to come. chance to stand firm without being accused rate.men. of blacklegging, and they made the moet tisa less violent against the more violent, and is

of

Union secretary against a strike, the mallar against of their own dearly beloved

of it. Incidentally, Mr. Thomas's action was plain proof of the utter and complete rotter

a pasty blow for the minera

(Continuzi at foot of neat column.)

ness of the policy of fanatics in the Trade

Union movement.-H.B.

Singapore; returning from Calcuts aboumers proceed, vin Strath and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai.

All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, Are fitted with Electric Light and Fans and carry a fully-analited "Surgeat

approximately every fire days between Unator and, SHANGHAI LINE:-Sangusl. ometimes calling a Bwsbow. Through tickets our

MANILA BAIPHONG BORSEO

be

obtained

and through Bill of Lading: are issued to all Northern and Yangtase Ports via Shanghal. LINEA weekly servics la

ntained with Manila by vessels with good. pamsenger accommerlation allingt team baths ports weary Friday. LINE-Sallings approximately woolly for passengers and cargo,

calling a Hollow when inducement offers...

LINE:-One sailing per month between Hongtang and Bandskan by

sboazer haring up-to-date accommodation for passengers

Cargo taken on through Bill of Lading for Kundat, Jamwalvom. Labuan, Tawao and labad Data

TIGHTSIN LINE-A regular service is van from March to November between

Hongkong and Tientsin, calling as Welhalwal and Chstoo

CALCUTTA

8.3.

LINE

CHAKSANG” will be despatched

on or about

Dec., 23rd, for SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA.

N

Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWETTENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.

·For Freight or Passage apply to-

TELEFKER No. 21.

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,

GLEN

GENERAL MANAGERS

AND

SHIRE

Joint Service of Steamers.

U.K-STRAITS CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.

Vessel

"GLENLUCE":

GLENADE "GLENTABA"

Yomel

*#LENLUC

GLENADE"

OUTWARDS.

HOMKWARDS. Leaves Hongkong

about 30th Jan. about 7th Feb.

Das Hongkong

Brd Jan.

7th Jan

18th Jan.

Elscharg

GERQA, LONDON & HozzTEDAM. LONDON, BOTEKDAM & ANTWIKP,

Movements are subject to change withoni polios.

For Freight or further parkieniaze please apply to

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,

The Glen Line, Ito

Tel No 41 rab. 5 x 23 And 2895.

Cable Address

Kawakisen, Kobe. Bentley's ABC. 5th Ed.- and Scott's Codes

KAWASAKI

KISEN

AGENTS.

Telephons Sannomly

(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)

CAPITAL PAID-UP

KAISHA

Y20,000,000

President: M. KATABAKL Vice-President Mr. E. MatsugaZL. Managing Director: Mr. Masata AKT

The Company has on hand a Large Number of

NEW CARGO

STEAMERS

ALWAYS READY

CHARTERS of

descriptions.

The following are comprised in the Company's Fleet sinis

Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.

And under the Company's management you Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight each. Two steamers of about 8,400 tons deadweight - esch. (Belonging to the Kawasaki Dockyard Co, Ltd.)

For Charter Rates and all other particulars apply to the

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KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA,

No 6-Burn, Krin