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1922.

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THE DIRECTORY covers the notable even porta and cities of the Far East. from Nother- landa India to Siberia, in which Europeana

We have revived a printed copy of an The port on the first year's Rocking of the Europeau Luemploymeur Committer Audited Statement of Aegants of the |iz.Malaya is puí lished in the Straits papers, Fines Commission of the Relief Lanides by opposition, from Americans, The Repirt is to the 19th of April, and the cogether with Financial Statements of Japanese, Geruas. Dutch and Portu guese-most of them assisted by their own Chairman mentions that, since that data the nine Provincial Committees engage Governments," was reviewed by Mr. W: C. thirty-äix further applications for assistance in Relief Operations from October, 192 Currie at a diance in Caleuita crently.

according to an Trukan contemporary, luve been received by the Committee.

The sult was edicted by Messis,

Referring 16!” the política) game of The report states :--- Luception-In December, "1920, a Com. | Thomson Brothers and Sterlman, Thom Mohammedan lawyers to obtain control mittee, representative of planting interests,sou Brothers and Bell, at 17. B, and S. of the recruitment of Indian souven, be was formed to deal with unemployment Thomsen, chartered arvatants of Pek-emphasized that unless the campaign, was among planters, and subscriptions to a fatal Tantsin. Hankow, and Shanghai. fought the soul free exerted

Their Report to the Hon Treasurers of crews will end in laying one steaners were inviteal from the planting coumanity.

the Finance Commission of the . Relief | "P") The Gral War Ex-service Association also toan difted Tientsin, April Sth, 1922,

The progress during the 66 year. the Company has HCW been in existence, Mr. took action, and so far ne wis possible, the

Currie said, was reflected in the fact that two bodies worked together.

while in America, Australia, Japan, and Great Britain thousand of cous of ship ping were laid up so far with the excep tion of old ships which has exceeded their British India allotted span not ong vessel had been laid up in the East,

The occasion for the speech was a fare- well dinner in the B.1. club-rcoms, Cal. as these allocations to var-

eutta, in Mr. Robers Reid, superintend ious ferovincial Committees were merged ng engineer of the BLS.N. Company,

who retiring after 39 years in ludia.

The Cord from the chaotic con- like many other indus- into the general funds raised from other sources it was, only practicable to tries, Mas

ditinas Curriq:

practicity all over the reside.

xad from a As a result, Mr. W. Pell was appointed count for the expenditure of the grants world.

Not only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made, but each Colony, at the end of February to deal with the paid by making a complete audit of the sudden fall on the earnings side whist on, the expenditure side the reduction bas question; his ordinary duties as Controller tutul I and Rxpenditure raised and been dew. It has suffered and is sufer Port or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP TION, carefully raved each year, most of which will serve as accurate GUIDE TO THE of Labour brought him' into constant ron-diskursed for the purpose of Famine dring from labour troubles at ports, caus-

ing endless delay to ships: from increased ise, giving every detail in connection with hef in North Chinn

and increasing port expenses, and is the places, their History, Topography, ste bis tuct with the planting community, a fact

Tiri saggestion that Oll instreben ussailed on all sides by opposition, The Information in these Descriptions, consi which was of great assistance in dealing

be tiates shouted

widened,

the from Americans, Japanese, the

Dutch, with many of the cases.

and Portuguese-most of theming of hundred interesting articles, packed charge the Finance Commission assisted by their own Governments. I

with fets concisely set pat, and containing Financial. —At the outest, the Chairman

Relict Loan.

been to cover bus subjected to legislation of differ statistios of the TRADE of each Congtry and sent a letter to the Press, explaining the the whole deld of administration was cut firmly cry. As an example. I

all cesting large sums of money port, would alone suffer to All a large volume.

The Book is printed from New Type specially position and inviting subscriptions. The sympathetically received by all the rewould mention the new Indian Wireless reserved for the purpose, and unformity is appeal was peperously responded to and a petisible authorities and we have, there Act. which will involve an expenditure of every arrangement greatly facilitatos reference.

several lakhs rupes, quite apart from debt of gratitude is due to all those who fore, reported the result of our audy to the extra running charges which will have the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS Besides the nenal Alphabetical List of Firma

baye assisted the fund.

the Honorary Treasurers of the follow- to be incurred. Another example, though of TRADES PROFESSIONS at the larger The Governments of the Straits Settlesing Famine Relief Societies:-- meats and Federated Malay States each contributed $10,000, whik, the Kedah Government has contribute $1,000 per mem for aine months. The other Un fedented Malay States did not contribute, but Johore undertook to find some billets for ita unemployeil. The Federated Malay States War Relief Fund made 'two domai tions of $10,000 each. All subscriptions have been published in the idea! Press from time to time.

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The total contributed amounted to 3160,156, while the total expenditure was $143,187: This was expeaded as follows: Passages $79,032, financial assistance $58,092, administration expenses $5,233.

Applications for assistanće ----Six hundred and thirty applications for assistance were received. A few of these were from people who were not genuine Europeans, and a few from non-British subjects. A large number bad wives and children.

by

说到 10 mean

All types were represented, and it was cast task to sift out deserving cases, Charity, however, if it is to justify itself, must tend to err

Rebel Comittee.

1. Peking United International Famine 2. North China International Society

for Faming Relief Tirni Chinese-Foreign" Faining

Committee Shanghai.

Relief

4. International Auxiliary of the Shan-

Lung Faming Belief podlety.

5. Shantung Chinese Foreign Fanine

Relief Committee.

6. doma International Famine Relief

Committee.

Shaus' International Faming Relief Lämmatter.

S. Shensi International Famine Relief

Committee...

Katsu International Famine Belief

Committee.

The total am Feressed and agwanted for by the various Committees amounts to $17,359,60.39 after eliminating from

representing $303.709.10 account transfers of mony between the various Committees. This serves to explain why

the

and

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The

20,000 FOREIGNERS, arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sur names, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that. any name can be found instantly.

not measurable in terms of money, the Commercial Centres. attempt, by the Indian Stamen's Union' to chain control of the recruitment of our ladian seanen. The game is politica! and we have to fight it. otherwise the ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in Mohammedan lawyers who rap it will the Far East contains the names of over exert their soul force upon our crews, which will end in laying our teamers aņa. ADVERSE CONDITIONS. The result if the adverse conditions with which we are at present faced," said

is seen in the voyage"ac Mr. Currie counts, which are depressing reading, but after of years

of careful and steny pro geess we must carry on. We must keep our lives rating, we must carry the mails, we must assist our constituents to

The CHRONICLE covers the notable svanis carry on their trade, and how far we have: uchieved this is reflected in the fact that whereas in Amerien. Australia, Japan together with the Texts of all the most import onl Trenties concluded with the countries of and rent fritain we hear of thousands Easter Amis, the various Cuntons Tarifia ૬, with the exception of old ships which have Scales of Commissions, Consular and Court of tong

of shipping being laid up, so far. Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerce, exceeded their allotted span, not one Fees, Hongkong Stamps Datier, Signal British-india vesa has been laid up in Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tables of Money, the East.

Weights and Measures and other Com mercial Information.

ing.

it was not

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THE MAPS AND PLANS of the principal ports of the Far East have been engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Britain and are sarually corrected and trought up to date

It is published at the "Office of the "Home"

The Directories and Descriptions are of -

Mr. Carrin thought that the future was mainly dependent on polities. Ever since the Kansu Committee's expeniliture, as the War started, he pointed out, almost

every Government had become imbued tone Dany Press. shown in the summarised statement, was with

with the idea of its great and inherent on the generous side," and this has been greater than the receipts. Fifty thousand gift for running. all industries. Under the general principle followed by the Com-

that he did not say

right mittee. A number of the appliesatu be-dollars was contributed to Kanse by the the phenomenal eircumstances then exist- longed to a class. which is always to be Peking United International Famine Re- that they should have exercised control: Found in every country, and more especially lef Committee as shown in the Kansu in fact the requisitioning, of all shipping

in 2017, WAS, Justme in a big port like Singapore: their state of Financial Statement

by results, but by was Justified the time this requisitioning took phize unemployement was in no way to the"

faridition to the Financial State the Government had awakened to the fact local depression and generally speak- ing, they were not assisted from the Fund.ments above referred to we have made that it was necessary to appoint in charge au experienced and able Shipowner, and A large number of the applicants were a complete Ault of the Manchurian and to him the success was due not to the

effected by Government as a Government. e-Service men, some of whom hail unly Local Grain Purchases

Süme 172 in all were found employment, apart from some 37 who succeeded in ob taining work through their bera efforts.

In addition to our Staff the services of practised Accountants, were secured for several of the Provincial Committees...

wall".

A SILVER LINING.

*

Manchurian Yochow

Trade Cures Shari Newchwang

Dairen Port

Ichang

Peking

CHIKA.

Boschow

. Ticutain

Cunkiang

#Canton

Whampon

Peitaiho

Nanking

Kowloon

Chinwangtao Wahn

Lappa

Taku

Kewkiang

Shangai

Aatang.. Bankow

Kongmoor

Nanning Wachowia K'Chauwar

Pathei

Arthur

Hoihow

Chefoo

Weihaiwei

Ningpo

Langeho

Wenchow

fengtse

Santoso

Hokow

"Foochow

Szemao

Amo

Tengyuan

Kirin

Changchun

Longkow

JAPAN & FORMOSA.

Hunchun

Tokyo Yokohama Logo. Kobe

Omaks Bloji

Taiseniz

Nagasaki Halodais

Tatow Anping,

EASTERN SIBERIA.

Vladivostock

Niedlajovak

Scoal

CHOSEN (Korea).

Chemsipo Tusan

Kansan

Pingyang

Mokpo Chinnampo Songchin

Shimmunosod "ameni

HONGXONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, MADAC, Fxxxcx I-CHINA.

come to Mulaya after the war, while others Messrs. Arnhold Brothers, & Co. Ltd., Thank goodness," Mr. Curric con- had been employed there prior to the war on behalf of the Purchasing Board of thecluded. Great Britain had been saved the caucus of a nationalized mercantile and had left to join up. A sum exceeding North Ching International Suciety for marine with its intertainable red tape and Tsinanfu by $3,583 the $20,000 contributed from the Famine Relief, Tientsin.

These Pits inelasticity."

Mukden the incidental exposes Federated Malay States War Relief Fund, chases, and

the During

be remembered Shanghai therewith. connected

amounted

Barbin to attempting to assist some commanders of was expended in assisting the latter.

$2,121,500.00.

transports to

8 stow recover their purserage

Lungchingchun The Audit bow sccupied members of claims; one they chased through several our Staff from March, 1921, to date. Government departments in Bombay, to Although much of the heavy burden of Poons, thence to Quetta, and then they Passages. Although the prospect of work fell upon the Honorary Treasurers gave it up. One could imagine an irate ployment in other countries was not very and. Field Workers in the period commander. after a six months" võjuge, bright, the Committee were of opinion October, 1920, to February, 1021, possible chasing his Portage bill from bero to that it was better for Europeans to try their facility and assistance was given us in Delai, and if the summer had just fortune in a more temporate climate and making our Audit retrospective and in arrived, thence to Simla. At the present among people of their own nationality.organising a system of accounts upon a time they were struggling in the office Passages, therefore, were freely offered uniforth basis.

to trase something like two dozen forks especially to Australia. It was exceedingly Visits of some duration were made to issued to the Pentaketa at Port Said difficult to get cheap accommodation, Txinaufu, Taiyuanfu, Kaifengiu, Sianfu, somewhere about 1815. scarcely any of the ships sailing from Tizchow, and our Peking Office generally supervised and checked the expenditure Malaya provide stearage accommodation:

*Unfortunately, Mr. Currie remark of the various Committees throughouted, other countries did not possess a The Henderson Line" agreed to allow a

the year.

British-India Chairman, and to mention reduction of about 15 per cent., and most

a few-Australia, Canada, and the of those who were sent to England tra

United States have all been bitten by the velled by their boats: the Bibby Lite

mania for possessing their own! mercantile offered a similar reduction. The Holt' ine

marine. And now we have a certain sec THE OVERREAD CHANGES. · took one small batch in quasi-steerago

tion India thinking likewise. But

"ią The auditors' certificates attached to

to the accomicodation at 250 a head, and offered

the various Committeo accounts show cloud and one part of this to do so again, provided that a certain num. ber, who were to be all males, were guar exceed 25 per cent.

that in case did the overhead charges loss sustained by these Governments at In the case of the present busy with this hobbs of ship- anteed: this unfortunately was not practi- cable. Passages to Africa (South and Peking United International Famine owning one country. I am told, after Helief Committec, which disbursed writing off depreciation, loste £1,800,000 East) were somewhat difficult, as there 86,030,280.23 the overhead charges repre- last year. The worm, otherwise the tax- were few direct boats.

sented one and nine-tenths por cent. payer, will surely turn sooner or later and, trust, discourage other Governments It was arranged in all cases where The auditors have certified in the case

The other necessity was shown that the people sent of each committee that the overhead following the road to ruin. away should each receive a sum of money, charges have been incurred for legiti-part of the silver lining is that Britain's usually £10, on arrival at their destina-mate purposes connected with the ope- supremacy in shipping is due to the im rations of the Committee, and have been bued love of the sea of its inhabitants, to the race being a race of seamen, a circum- fully voucher. Passages were granted to 180 men, 44

It will be remembered that allegations stance which has been somewhat over- women and 24 children. In a few cases, were made at the time of the lamide locked by our American friends Govern. cheaper rate of passage was obtained that all the money which the Chinese ments can build ships but they can't

build through the Commitice, the applicants Government was raising by means of

I have mentioned already, we are themselves defraying the cost.

sartaxes was not going into the roer being aasailed on all sides but so far wo Offers of a passage were declined by funds. We are unable to find in these have not lost our clientele, and so long as audited accounts any reference to we work efficiently and economically and some 17 men-involving 5 dependents.

Government contribution other than the continue to extend to our constituents→→ At the present time, there are only 58. Loss of $4,000,000 rained on the security of whatever race they may be, of what

boncourtesy on the register who have not been finally of a Customs surtax. How much the ever class they may

And dens dealt with. Of these, 9 have got temporary Government raised by that surtax, and sideration, so long as we all pull together employment of the remainder, 26 registered the surtax on railway fares and tele- I have no fear we will carry on and is. themselves for employment only, and of graph charges, and whether it exceeded spite of the troublous times which un- these, probably most hare some means to the loan, in known quly to the Ministry doubtedly lie ahead of us, we will emerge

of Finance.

stronger than ever before. (Applause.) carry on with.

tion.

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