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and foresight in building up in time a great of peace, and the British public bare no ground of com plaint against ■ body of men whose enterprise placed at the dispossl of the Government at the outbreak of war & magnificent Under the title of * The British and perfrally mobilised transport Shipping Industry," Mr. Edgar service without which it would Crammond desle very exhaustive-have been quits impossible for the Ir with is subject which is of Empire to have take up its proper paramount interest to the whole fonctions in the war. country at the present time, and

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1917.

U.S. TRADE FLEET,`

Shipping Board to Ask

Congress for Funds.

Washington, Hay 8.—Congress appropriate will be asked to $1,000,000,000 for the building of the great American merchant feet designed toovercome the sub- marine menace. The programme evolved by the Shipping Board

Government uses of the products contemplates the diversion to of every steel mill in the country, cancellation of existing contracts between those mills and private consumers, and, where necessary, of damages by the payment Government to the parties whose contracts are cancelled.

gramme will be those needed

atherwice for the national defence.

weeks.

Just how the $1,000,000,000

will be provided is to be left to Congress, but the tentative pro- ramme calls for an additions! isene of bonds.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

MILD

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CURED

YORK CUT HAM.

Agenta

·DAIRY FARM Co. Ltd.

HONGKONG.

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ORDERS.

Co-cparation of the labour Organisations has already been there will be no legislation, unless Major Wakemar. Commanding pledged, it is understood, and,

Order No. 26, issued to-day by the present programme is chang-H. K. V. R. states:- ed, looking to the drafting of the labour necessary to carry out the plane.

Detall.

MILD

AND

OF

DELICATE

FLAVOUR.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

WING to the greatly in-

creased cost of manufac-|

ture it has been decided to raise

the

price of Ice to 14 cents per

JARDINE, MATHESON as from the let July next.

& CO., LTD.

Hongkong. 2nd June, 1917.

But it is already obrious he has presented in a very con- that the war has profoundly erete form many useful facts con- modified the pre-war relations cerning pur premier industry. ef the State, with the ship which it would be exceedingly ping industry. The old free- useful to make more generally dom of intercourse in trade known. There are many features cannot be reamed for several connected with shipping about

It will be which the public might well reek cecessary for the State lo The only manufactures of steel Eccurate information, as is clearly continue, and possibly carry to be exempted from the pro- evident from mosny references to forther, ita present control of the industry, its working, and its British imports and exports, and management which have appeared this mast in torn involve a 90 Bills for introduction in Congrese in the newspapers since the tinued participation in the direct-

have been prepared, and the Ad- tonnage problem became so scate ion of shipping. The ministration hopes to get them as to call for general public economic problems will include, under way to promptly that the attention. The small book'et, of inter alis: (1) The questiton &

firet of the shipbuilding operations which Mr. Orimmond in the to the special treatment to be author, and which Constable and accorded to the shipping and res. may be in motion within two Co., Ltd, London, have published borne commerce of the British at is not, should find a ready Empire sad our Allies in the market amongst those who transitional period, se foreshadow are sericasly desirous of getting ed in the Resolutions passed at the some reliable data in respect Paris Economic Conference; (2)

extent of this branch of the country the

to Thich commerce, and they will find the

may safely exercise our ses

control of information conveyed in a manner power and our that will give them a clear ides bunker coal and of the principal of the development, extent and coaling stations in the world; (3) importance of British abipping the orientation of our national The book consists of three chap ecoacmic policy; (4) the problems ters only, one devoted to "British which aill arise in connection with Shipping Before the War," the substitution of oil fuel for

The only other exception to the

On dots from the morning of British Shipping During the coal; (5) the problems of chip con- War,"

and "The Fature of struction in connection with sub-geceral cancellation of private Sunday, the 24th Jane, to the lb. British Shipping." To those marines and aircraft, which have contracts with steel mills will be morning of Sunday, the 1st July. who have in their mind's eye as yet been only dimly realised; is contemplated, will be permit

those of railroade. Steel mills, it . K. V. C.

Next for duty, "A" CoƑ. B. K. some of the enormous profits (6) the effect which the constructed to supply them with the V. R. made in shipping during the ion of the Chancel tuccel would minimum amount of steel pro- war the second chapter will be have upon our shipping industry, ducts with which the railroads H. Thornbill.

Orderly Officer, 2ad. Licet. A. something of revelation, and and, above all, (7) the mobiliea-

Dan get along. particularly that part which toution and control of labour at our

All other industries kindred to cbea

ports Bad in our shipbuilding the steel trade or in which the 'excess profits," and opon

Monday, 25th instant-R the author's-deductions are worth yarda. Those great questions. giving in brief. He mye:-"Any can only be deals with estisfactase of the steel figures largely, cruits on the Cricket Ground at farther increase of the exoems prorily by the Stats working in will be affected by the proposed 5.15 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. legislation. To adjust equitably Orberry. Dress: Drill Order fits daty as applied to shipping co-operation with the shipowners their lceses, the Administration Signalling Section: "A" and "B" can hardly fail to react most pre-and Labour leaders. jadicially upon that industry at a On these grounds it may be contemplates the creation of Classes at Volunteer Beadquarters most critical phase of its history. boped that a great Department of tribunal which probably will be at 5.15 p.m. and "C" Olase at The great need of the moment 18 State may be created on a per- to determine the extent of private p..

designated a court of appraisers, Volunteer Headquarters at 530 Dreas: Clean Fatigue to increase the output of new manent basis for the purpose of

losses due to cancellation of con- Machine Gun Section at ships. In peace years our yards can directing and forstering our ship-

Wellington Barracks at 5.15 p.m. pat nearly 2,000,000 tonegrossinto ping, bat I am convinced that it the water, but during the war for would be a eslamitons mistake for Government actually to take over Section at Polo Ground at 5,30 It may be donecessary for the Dress: Clean Fatigue. Mounted obvious reasons nothing like this the State to attempt to undertake rate has been maintained. In 1814 in the fullest sense of the term 'the the shipbuilding yards of the p.m. Dress: Drill Order: oar output was 1.728.000 tone nationalisation of shipping. I be operated by their present and "B" Caye, on the road out.

country and they probably will Tuesday, 26th instant:"A"] groes, including 330.000 built for British shipping is to maintain ita foreigners; in 1915, 778 000 tons position, actual working of the in-waere ander etriot Governmental side the Orderly Room at 5.15

supervision.

p.. Koxicon and Taikoo Sections grose, and for 1916 it is estimated dostry mast Le left as much as pos to smonat to 620,000 tons gross sible in the hands of the men who the use, to the maximum, of Dress Drill Order.

The programme coatemplates on the Pole Ground at 5:30 p.m. It may be confidently anticipated have brought it up to its highly every resource within the United Wednesday 27th ipatant:-Nil. that the steps taken by the developed condition before the

Sistespeedily to design and Thursday, 28th inetan:- war. These men have doubtless Shipping Controller will reealt in a speedy incrests in the oatpat been guided in the main by build the largest number of ships Signalling Section: The whole of now ships. At the same time economic consideratione, which Fossible. Should the camber of section will parade as Happy it must be remembered that the have resalted in the creation of eeeels thus turned out be inade- Valley for Station Work. Fall in cargo steamers which before the the most efficient and economical ate to meet the German sub- at Monument 5:30 p.m. Dres: shipbuilding Clean Fatigue. Machine Gus bo bailt for £8 types of alipping in their most facilitica will be increased. war could

Section at Wellington Bersacks DOW cost thrifty aẸP.

Estimates of the Shipping at 5.15 p.. Drees: Class 1917. about £25 per tob, and if incentive should be withdrawa Bourd Brė

Mounted Section at that 5,000,000 to Fatigue. car shipowners are to make good and the ships are to be run on

at 5.30 6,000,000 10 of steel and Polo Ground the huge gaps in their tonnage behalf of, and at the risk of, the warden vessels will be cons-Dress: Drill Order. censed by the war, they must be State, there can be only one tructed by the Government dar. Friday, 29.b instant:-Recruite allowed to retain a suficient pro- resal, namely, the serious weak- portion of their profits to parohase aning, if not the destruction of ing the next two years.

or

11

$9 per

ton.

If the economic

tracts.

marine menace

MORE WA COMFORTS.

Parades,

p.w

on the Cricket Ground at 5.15) Sergt. pm. under Isstrector Orberry. Dress: Drill Order.

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that

an extraordinary general meeting of GANDE, PRICE & Co,. LIMITED, will be held at the registered Office of the Company. No. 6, Qaren's Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 7th day of July, 1917. at 12 o'clock NOON, when the subjoined resolution which was passed at the extra- ordinary general meeting of the Company held on the 19th day of June, 1917, will submitted for confirmation as a special resolu- tion :--

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That the regulations con- tained in the printed document submitted to

the, meeting, and for the purpose of identi- "fication eubscribed by "two of the Directors,; he, and the same are hereby, approved, and that such regulations "be and they are hereby "adopted as the Articles "of the Company, to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles there.' " of ". Dated this 2nd day of June,

By Order.

C. BOND,

Secretary. Hongkong, June 22nd, 1917.

Saturday, 30th instant-Nil SAKURA BEER

Strength.

No. 655 Pie. W. G. Browell,

Mrs. Capell informs us that the week sent off the following parcels, Kowloon Unity Workers bave this having rejoined, is posted to Coy.

"B". Platoon No. 8 Section 14. through Merers. Shewan, Tomes and Company:-

new ekipe." The author in slao our ses power. After the war of opinion that the Blue Book the State will be fully occupied rates require revision, and here with a multitude of other import- he is bat echoing the opinion of ant matters which cannot te of all who are acquainted with the delegated to private enterprise. facts of the case, even the Govern ment officials themselves. Headds: of the successful nationalization "There are an examples extant "One of the greatest lessons that of shipping, and it may be safely the war has taught the maritime affirmed that there is no great and other Powers of the world public service of which the State is the supreme importance of the could undertake the nationalisa- possession of a powerful and tion which offers less prospect of well-equipped" antional mercan-success of gresier liktibood of tile marine, and it may be taken irreparable disaster thin chipping. for granted the principal mari. Under the arrangement created

To Hra, Lefroy, Vice President and Diarrhoes during the summer time Powers will strain every by the late Government, the of the S. 8. F. A. Horton branch. months a gentle laxative should be used whenever necessary to nervs to strengthen their mer State a sleeping partner -Two parcela containing 39

pieces of women's and children's keep the system cleno.

ia

To Misa Tacker, Soldiers and TO AVOID DYSENTERY. Sailors' Help Society.-One parcel otaining 24 pieces of men's olothing.

To Miss Vivian, the Maurice

PINKETTES

chant marine, so that British in our greatest inda-try, & partner clothing. shipping will have an extremely who takes nearly £110,000,000 per difficult aphill fight to win back aboum of the pr fis as compared Hostel, Hoxton-OLs parcel con- ite former sscendency in the ship-with the shareholders who take

Daling all the responsibilies and risks of tsining 17 pieces of women's and are laxative perfection. They ping of the world

with the future of the British running the ships and who only children's clothing.

shipping industry, the author says: receive in dividends 830,000, in

it

apori

the

dispel constipation, liverisbnees, wick headaches, bile. As good for the children as for adults. Of chemists, or post free 60 cent- the vial, from Dr. Williams*

abonghai.

"The Government has done's year of abnormal prosperity. A very little in the past to facilitate strong, prosperous, shipping in-8

does. the growth of British shipping.dustry "working" in the closest Royal Navy, The Navy Medicine Co., 98 Szechuan Road, The icdastry has thriven by its agreement with the State is ose silent as to most of its work, and freedom from oppressive legisla of the greatest national sesete the balk of the British people tive interference., Ite develop-which the Empire can possess, will never know, or be able to meat has been entirely due to sad this is the objective for which appreciate, the magnitude of the work which the Navy is perform the courage, skill, and initiative) we should aim.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

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WANTED.

of our shipowners and ship "I cannot conclade without a ling. The mercantile murine is builders and our merchant ses-brief reference to the debt which also a silent service, although meo. Over a long period of the Empire and our Allies owe to the maintenance of our food sap. years it has not been a remaner-the officers and men of the Boyel plies and the food supplies of our ative industry. The very Navy and to the men of the Bri- Allies and the transport of vast considerable prefite which ship-tieb mercantile marine. The war gaantities of men, munitions, and WANTED A DENTAL

MECHANIC.

Apply Downers have enjoyed in con has clearly demonstrated that horses afford striking evidence an

Mequence of the war are the our ses power depends as much to the greatness and world-wide Stephens, Dentis, Cosmopolitan

Bldg. Manila,” natarul roward of their prađenoes upon the merchant service ramifiostions of its motivities,”

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