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· HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE.

We have received from the Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce a budget of correspondence recently dealt with by the Chamber, from which we quote the following. -THE DEATH OF SIR HENRY

(Enclosure-i

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUKSDAY, MAY 11TH, 1922.

Admiralty, S.W. 1.

3rd January, 1099. Si-au commanded by My Lorda Commissioners of the Admiralty to ar quaint you for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies that they have, had under consideration your letter 57500/21 of the 25th November trans; MAY.mitting a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong relative to the discartinuance of the supply of Admiralty charts for use by the Mercantile, com-

unity

At the end of February a letter of con 4iolaner was forwarded to Lady May, waveying the following resolution passed by the Committee of the Chamber, at a meeting held on February 23rd. ---

That the Hongkong Grieral Chamber of Commercs has received with profound regret the news of the death of Sir Henry May, G.C.M.G., formerly Gayer nor of Hongkong and desires to place on record its appreciation of his valu able services to Hongkong during a long and distinguished career in the

Colony.

Proposed by the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang.

conded by Mr. C. Montagu Ed«,

DAILY WEATHER MAPS. The following letter was addressed to the Government on this subject:-, *..

Hongkong, 1st March, 199 BR-1 liave the honour to enclose for your information cops of correspondence which has been exchanged between this Chamber and the Director of the Royal Observatory on the questing of the issue of a Daily Weather Binn

The great volume of shipping, trading Ja thego latitudes, where dangerous storms are se prevalent, demands the maximum of minute information procurable, and there is no doubt that a daily meteoro logical survey would be of the utmost practieni value."

My Committee is strongly of opinion that the Community should be supplied with such a service, the expense of pro- viding the equipment and staff for which appears to them small as compared with the benefits to be derived by Mariners.

It is generally recognised that Obsery. valneies 14 be kept up-to-date and enlarged with the growth of shipping interests, and in this connecting Hongkong *Observatory has not adequately met the needs of the Colony, for want of funds. My Committee, therefore, urges that a suflicient supplementary grait of funds should be made to the Obervatory, to" enable it to issue first eles Daily Weather Maps and generally to extend the issue of Weather Guides to Mariners.

It may be noted that, whereas the annual expenditure of the Hongkong Royal Observatory has risen from $23,000 to $34,000 since 1912, expenses in connee tion with the London Meteorological Office have ingreased from $40,000 LO $101,000.

THE EMIGRATION ORDINANCE EUROPEAN PASSAGE BROKER SUMMONED.

· GASE DISMISSED.

Mr. U... Galuzzi, paaugė broker, of 31sers. George Grimble & Company. No. 1, Priner's Building was summoned before Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, for failing to attend the office of the Rcretary for Chinesa Affairs with two emigrants travelling by the s.. Their Lordships regret that the Tjiliwong-a femala, and a chill-before direct supply of charts to the Mercantile the ship sailed for Muensur. Marine and their correction by the Admiralty, which was necessary during the war whilst the service was controlled by the Adimalt, and which was continued until normal conditons were restored, has had to be discontinued.

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LAWN TENNIS.

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL

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The faal of the Mixed Doubles Com- petition, of the Hongkong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament, was played off.

yesterday and resulted in F. A. 'Redmond and Mrs. Lawen (--13) defeiting .J. B. Penman and Mrs. Armstrong (~30), by two set to ones,

The match was keenly contested for the, first two wels, the handicaps balancing matters nicely, with the result that at Mr. Galuzzi, in answer to the charge. the end of the second at play stood at said that he did not think it was access gloven games all. The third set opened sary to produce the emigrante, as he had up in favour of Penman and Mrs. Arm- already given instructions, that they were strong who took the first two games, then The the greater handicap against which they 3.-The Admiralty plaers freely at the not to travel by that steamer. service of, the,, Mercantile Marine the examination was to have taken place at had law struggling all along schel. And charts which, in the first place, hava bern prepared for the Sy, and, by means of .30am. They did not present them the text six games sipped very quickly out of their hands which gave their Notices to Marines affords an opportunity selves for examination until a p.m. to all concerned to keep such charts cor-then told his interpreter to inform them opponents the set, match and the com- rected. Their Lordabips observe in this that they were too late to travel by the petition... connection that Admiralty. Noties to Mariners are supplied direct from, the Taliwnay. They took no notice, and went Admiralty Chart Depot to the principal on board. He was not aware that they shipping Girtus a Hangkong. This is not were on board until the examination took done elsewhere.

There was no offence, he place there. 4-Whilst is malatains through its commercial agent. such stocks of charts said, as the vessel was not ready for sail. incal demand warrant, at parts all over ing patil he had given orders to that the world, the Admiralty cannot und reflect. and in this case he had not given take any responsibility for keeping as charts corrected, nor for correcting churts which are in use in ships of the Mercantile

Marie.

5-Tu meet the requirements of the Shipping Community at Hongkong Their Lordships suggest that the shipping com- panies should make za arrangement, such as is made by shipping companies at various parts in the United Kingdom with the sub-agent for the sale of charts to pro vide a competent, person or persons who could undertake, for suitable for, to correct charts as required. Usually the person employed is a retired officer of the The Admiralty-have Merebant Service. no responsibility for such work and are not aware of the terms of the arrang- ments madri

6-1 am to add that if the Chamber of Comtuerer are prepared to my ex- penses, the Admiralty could put them in communication with retired naval officers who could issue charts corrected to data- I am, etc.

-(Signed) ChatteS WALKER. The Under Secretary of Stale, Colonial Office, W. T

A WELCOME TO SHANGHAI REPRESENTATIVES.

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the order.

Mr. W. Schofield, Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, said be could not see how this sort of thing could he stopped. as a passage broker had little Power to prevent emigrants from getting on board.

Mr. Lindsell agreed that Mr. Galuzzi could not be held to have allowed the people to go on board. He had told them not to go and that was all he could do.

M. Schofield But the tickets were wild to them?

The Magistrate (to Mr. Galuzzi): Why were the tickets not taken away from them 1

Mr. Galuzzi: I took the ticket away from them on the first occasion, when I saw them on board.

The Magistrate: There is no augg's- tion of snuggling these passengers out. Mr. Schofield. I don't think a technici offence has been committed.

The case was dismissed.

No definite quantities can be inserted in the contracts 2: it is impossible at the end

of ench

your when the tenders ar usually invited, to estimate even roughly the quantities of multifarious

Both india played excellent tennis and Mrs. they put up some nice rallies. Lawes was perhaps the better of the two her drives being well placed and her lob shot well timed.

Neither of the gentlemen players came

Th scores were 64, 3-7, 6-2. very much into preminence.

CHINESE LABOUR CONDI TIONS AT BALIK PAPIN. MAGISTRATE SUGGESTS THAT INVESTIGATIONS BE MADE.

Nine Chinese stowaways appeared be fore Mr. Lindsel, at the Magistracy, yesterday: "The men were handed over to the Water l'olies on the arrival of the 8. Tibodas from Balik Papin. The cam, which came up for hearing on the presious day, was referred back to the Secretary for Chtucse Affairs for inves tigation.

Mr. Schofield, told. Mr. Lindsell, yes- terday, that as far as he could make out seven of the nine defendanty had been specially imported labourers. They had been employed on a contract of 365 days. The men contended that they had com- pleted their contract but the firm said It ap that co more days were dur. peared that every time they were sick, they were not only required to do an extra day for 1 bat to do two other days as well,without pay. If the men

start likely to be required sectout/had done the other s.xty days they wouldf

The Chamber on April 5th, addressed the following year but as the plans for the following letter of welerine to Afr.cach particular work

mature a a preciso E. C. Pearce and Mr. B. F. Mackay, ef schedule of such stores is prepared and Sharghai-

inder ts for thein are forwarded to the Crown Agents and it is therefore only for sudden casual requirements that pur- chases are

made incally.

DEAR SIS.My Committee desire to express their pleasure at your arrival here to represent the British commanities My Committee will much appreciate of China on the occasion of the visit of if the Government will take the necessary H.R.E.

H.. the Prince of Wales to the steps to provide the Observatory with Colony equipmerit on the lines advocated by the Director-I have the honour to be. Sir, Your obedient servant,

(Sd.) D. K. BLA13.

Secretary. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong

THE REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

The Chamber sent the following to the

Government: ---

Hongkong, 27th February, 192,

The General Electric Company's local branch does not and ceill not keep a sufficient stock to meet the total require- ments of Government during hay

onc

They take special pleasure in this in view of the long association of each of year without obtaining them from Eug you with British Chambers of Composition of Government, and the Govern

land arquired which is precisely the

and in this connection desire to state tha

have got a free passage back,

The Magistrate: Are you going to in vestigate the matter further?

Mr. Schofield: I have not spoken to anybody yet, but think it is worth while going into it further.

The second and eighth defendants, Mr. Schofield said, were free or independent emigrants. They were deliberate stow- aways,

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The Magistrate ordered these two men to be sent to prison for three weeks.

Addressing the remainder, the Magis trate paid, that if they had worked a

in China and with the China Association.it is by its system cf obtaining goods little longer they would have got their

to go to prison for seven days.

WATERED MILK.

if there are any questions which you think through the Crown Agenta able to obtain passage paid; as it was, they would have

der submitted could be debated with mutual"advantage and accept the lowest tender submit to British interests in China and in Honu by all electrical manufacturers at home. kong before your return to Shanghai, my It is natural to request business houser Committee will be happy to arrange ato quote prices in local currency for goods menting with you for consultation thereon. to be supplied locally and the prices sub

In expressing car welcome we desire illed are net rothpared with those at the same time to convey to you our ohtaised by the Crown Agents for the THE SINCERE COMPANY AND THE wishes that you may have a very pleasant bulk material as it is recognised that the TAI TUNG HOTEL RESTAURANTS bit, bave i honour to acknow-time during your visit to the Colony paditions are totally different.--I am,

FINED. ledge receipt of your letter No. 3577/10-Yours faithfully.

sir, your c

obedient servant, of the 20th ult, exclusing draft of

(Sd.) A. O. LANG,

(Sd.) CLAUD BEVERN, Chairman. Ordinance which it is proposed to intro

Colonial Secretary. The Secretary. duce for the purpose of collecting trade

TIK REPLY. staukties,

Hongkong Gederal Chamber of Commni rco, Hongkong, April 8tb, 1922.

A copy of this reply was forwarded by the Secretary of the Chamber to the Branch Manager of the General Electric Co. of China, Ltd., in Hongkong. PROPOSED HONGKONG SHIPPING

Dew.

I am to late that my Committee generally offers no objection to the pro-A. 0. Lang, Esq., Chairman, posed legislation, the association of Exporters, however, is of the opinion that tho powers vested in certain andez Clauses and 6 might be somewhat

podified.

"H.K. Geberd' Chamber of Commerce.

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DEAR HIR.--We are in receipt of your latter of the 5th inst, and have to thank you for the kind welcome you have extended in us on our arrival hern as re-

We much appreciate your offer to meet

ASSOCIATION.

The Chairman, Hongkong Bhipowners' Conference, on 10th March, addressed the following letter to the Secretary of the

Chamber:

circumstances, therefore, my Committee though we fully realise that after the ment of the Chinese

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant,

(Ed.) D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary.

The Hon, the Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.

mat-

Inspector Taylor of the Sanitary Board prosecuted three firms, yesterday morning, before Mr. Fraser, at the Magistracy, for Belling watered milk.

In the case of the Tai Tung Hotel, a quantity of milk for sale, on examina tian by the Government Analyst, was found to contain 54 per cent. of water. A fine of $50 was imposed.

In the case of the Sincere Company, 1 per cent of water bad been added and a fine of $25 was imposed.

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The On Look Yuca Restaurant was also charged with a similar offence, but us Mr. Hall naked for a remand, the case was put back for hearing. In this case, it is alleged that 41 per cent. of water had boen added.

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BASEMENT USED AS· A DAIRY,

"A PLACE AS DARK AS A DUNGEON.

With regard to Regulation (Clause 5 presentatives of the British communities at is considered by my Commswe that 4 of China, on the occasion of the visit of hours from time of arrival is insuficient H the Prince of Wales to the

Colony, to permit of consignees notifying the Superintendent ro short-landed cargo,

DEAB STB-I have to advise that at a many instances ships will us for the purpose of onsultation on any Representative Meeting of Shipowners finished discharging within 48 outstanding question which may be of held at the City Hall on the 8th instant hours of arrival and even the agents thera: mutual interest to us, and we shal

shall be when I laid upon the table the signed dres will not be in possession of details glad to attend at any time convenient to Agreement and explaiced the final points of short-landed cargo until a period of you on Monday forenoon or afternoon. agreed upon in connection with the settle

Seamen's Strike, a about 8 days has elapsed. Under these

heavy calls on the time of your members suggestion was made to the affect that suggests that the time allowance under daring the week of magnificent festivities, in the future interests, of all Shipping this head should be fixed as 10 days in which we have been allowed to take Companies operating steamers to and

an active and most interested part, you from Hongkong, it was very advisable

find that your time will be so fully form without delay a Hongkong Ship muy Occupied during the remainder of our owners Association. The purpose of such visit that you may not be able to arrange Association would be for the members Chinese were charged with selling adul Arising out of the case in which threo menting

thereof to

to consider and decide урст We with. in conclusion, to express our ters affecting the general interests of terated milk, a Chinese was charged before feelings of great pleasure that the success cwners as a whole, the intention being Mr. Fraser, yesterday, with keeping a Government's Reply.

the arrangements made by the to get in the closest co-operation with dairy without a licence Hongkong, 18th April, 1929. Hongkong Committees to entertain. His the Hongkong General Chamber of Com-Inspector Taylor said that on informa

received the Sincere stated that no decision on SIE,With reference to the two paints Royal Highness, bas been so marked, and merce.

Hotel he visited the raised in your letter of 27th February we feel sure he will carry away with him points which affect other interests would and the Tai

he come to without the closest co-operation unlicensed dairy was kept in the base. defendant's premises and found that an regarding the proposed new Ordinance for impressions of immense satisfaction with

Chamber and, if necessary. the the collection of trade statisties, I am the feelings of deep loyalty which were

ment of an unoccupied house at No. 75, directed to informs you that the powers inde so evident during his visit not only Government.

The suggestion met with the general Hollywood Road. The place was as dark. given to certain offers are the ordinary by his own subjects, but by the entire mowers of search and of verification with foreign community.We are dear sir, aproval of the meeting. It would there, as a dungeon and on entering it one

yours faithfully.

fore be of great assistance if you would not see one's our hand, a licence would ent which it would be difficult to carry

kindly telegraph to the Chamber of Com. never have been granted to keep a dairy on the Customs, Service efficiently,

merce in London advising them that it

a place. Stored away in one of in such a 2 proposed to form this Association and and several ingredients for mixiju the corners he found hundreds of milk The period for notification of short!

requesting them to approach

Ship Landed cargo has been altered to 10 days

ping Associations, such The

0.5 as suggested by you.-I am, Sir, Your

Liverpool in milk. There were also several empty

milk tina.

He

could not say if any milk bedient servant,

& London Steamship Association, with view to obtaining from the latter such had been adulterated there. The sample information and data as would assist of milk taken there was quite in order.

The defendant was a Those concerned in drawing up, Bules and

shareholder in the Wo Ping Fook Dairy at Shum shui-po Regulations to meet local conditions.

In reply to Mr. Fraser, the defendant Thanking you in anticipation and wailing the favour of your reply.-I am, said that he had used the basement as a

dairy for a little over three years B.

Inspector Taylor mentioned that the Chairman, Bergkong Shipowners, milk examined at the Sincero Company's

Conference

store and at the Tai Tung Hotel had Acable was sent to the London Chambeen purchased from the defendant. In a ber of Commerce asking for such in-view of this He asked the Magistrate t formation and data aa would assist in take a very serious view of the case.

Mr. Fraser imposed a fine of $25 and drawing on rules and regulations to meet local conditions. The request was con-ordered the man to apply to the Sanitary Ormed by letter.

Board for registration forthwith.

(8d.) CLAUD BevelN,

Colonial Secretary, „The Eccretary,

Hongkong General Chamber of Com-

morce.

E. C. PEARCE, EDW. F. MAOKAY. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TENDERS.

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The following reply from the Govern- ment to the Chamber's letter of 23ib November, 1921, was received:-

Hongkong, 28th March, 1922. SIR. With reference to your letter of the 28th Novembr, 121, which I regret ADMIRALTY CHARTS.

has remained so long unanswered, I am The Colonial Secretary on February for electrical material made by the Public 17th forward for the consideration of the Worka Depariment towards the end of

crauni. Chamber the appended copy of a latter

each year are solely to provide for the Secretary to the addressed by

requirements consigling of numberless Admiralty to the Under Secretary of small items as most of the electrical Slate for the Colonies relative to the materialared by this Government is discontinuance of the supply of Admiralty Lobtained in bulk through the Crown Charts for use by the Mercantile Com Agents. manity.

directed to inform you that the contracts dear sir, yours falTURLAND..

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