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HOTEL LISTS.

Howareko HoTEL.

Corrected to 15th August, 1915.

G. S. Archbutt J. B. F. Eoopmaa Mr. & Mrs. P. Kulka

burst

Mr & Mrs J.

Mrs. G. d'Almei! Karr

da & family

H. Yan Ket-

Mrs. G. d'Almei wich

& family F. T. Kidd Mr. & Mrs. E. G.E. C. LÀ

Anderson

Linbird

Mr. & Mr. C AMP and Mrs.

Benson

Lijlstra AN. Bishop A. H. Lunings TA. Bara3 ¡Capt. "W. H. Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Lake

Blandin

Mr. and Mrs 0. Mr. & Mrs. EW. "Lauritsen

Bray

chein

Mme. Leiria

L J. Van Bense G. Ludin Mr. & Mra. C. C. Mr.

Black

J. Barr

and Mrs. Louisse

E. L. Mateson Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Mr. & MA G. D.

Moorhead

de & Barboza . S. McKinlay Miss Bergstrom Mr. & Mr. F. H.

McCrudden

J. M. Brady

D. 1. Biggar Mr. & Mr R. EM & Mrs. N.

McCallum Bergeron

Mr. & Mrs. O. E.

E. R. Boericke Mariouw Mr. E. R. Belilice R. R. McKendrick Mr. & Mrs. 8. Capt. T. 1. Mey.

Bitmey

rick

W. G. Browell RC Monteagle Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Merriman

Master Merriman Colquhoun

P. Madam Mattos Miss Mastos

Mr. & Mrs. E.

Chandler

N. Croncher

J. H. Cosgrove

P. W. Cox

E. E. Maslin

Dr. G. W. McKean

W. P. Neeson

Capt. W. Davi. E H. O'Farrell

900

H. F. Palmer

Mr. J. A. Donne Mr. & Mrs. A. R.

Mr. & Mrs. R. S.

Erriesón

Pollock

son

1

S. S. Perry Mr. માત Mr Mrs. L B Rhin

Egeter Mr. & Mrs. Eb T. F. H. Rottier

bick

E. A. Roberts Master J. EhSink R. R. Roxburgh Mr. & Mrs. H. M. E. H. Ray

Epstein

J. M. Springer Miss K. Euanson W. H. Staves Capt. R. Findlay W. Swann

A. H. Fenwick C. E. Smith Mr. & Mrs. E. H. F. M. Sanderson

Ford

Stephens--

R. F. Fickett Y. Steensby 3. Fetherston-M. & Mrs. G. C.

Thome

haugh

C. R. Greenberg M. & Mrs. R. C.

Thorne

J. J. Gorman

"H. Guest

J. Gill

A. B. Galing

N. C. Galuazi

17. 1. Trafa

C. R. Teaff

J. P. Thornton

Mr & Mr. C. E

J. 8. R. Gardiner Templeton

Mr. & Mrs. G. R. W. Voorendoak

Henkel

J. W. Harding

Thos. Vint

Mr. and Mrs. G.

Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Webster

Herts

J. F. Hsuanie

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

NOTICE.

CONSULAAT-GENERAAL DER NEDERLANDEN HONGKONG

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH.” ⠀ SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. 1919.

FREEDOM OF TRADE.

THE EMBARGO SYSTEM'S

VICIOUSNESS.

Applicants for licences were. frequently told that it was not necessary to import that article, as enough had been imported already, and they were told to gio and buy it in the country. This was asking the importer whether Sir John Simon was the chief he would not prefer to be a middle- speaker at a meeting held in the man and whether he would not Cannon Street Hotel recently to prefer to pay the profit to his rival demand freedom of trade. It was in the same trade. The system arranged by the National Produce was essentially selective. A tariff Traders League and attended by did at least lay down rules which prominent City business men. applied equally to everyone in the Sir Hugh Bell was in the same situation, but under this Daar de verjaardag van Hare chair, and among those on the tapsiem the Board of Trade would Majesteit de Koningin der platform were Lord Sheffield, allow one man to jump the barrier Nederlanden dit jaar op eenen Lod Farrer, Mr. T. Lough. Mr. and then fortify him by prohibit Zondag vali, zal de Consul-Hartley Withers, and George ing the importation of competitive Generaal gaarne Maandag 1 Paish.

articles by other people. A resolution was carried pro- a. s. des voormiddags van. 11 tot 12

teresting against the Government belangstellenden kanselarijan het Consulaat-control of trade," which has the Generaal ontvangen...

uur

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE NETHERLANDS

HONGKONG ·

effect of diminishing and seriously delaying the arrival of available supplies from sources at home and abroad and of raising the price of necessary commodities." A de mand was made for the immediate removal of all, embargoes on

importa.

A REPLY TO SIRA. GEDDES, Examining Sir Auckland Goddes's defence of embargoes, Sir John Simon said that it was difficult to regard such things as motor scooters, mangles, or mops as key industries which must be protected.. Sir Auckland Goddes said that it was necesary to exclude manufactured articles Sir Hugh Bell said that busi- which were not needed in the ness men generally demanded country. What did he suppose the restoration of pre-war free people wanted to import articles birthday of Her Majesty the dom of trade now that the state for if they were not needed? A

of siege was over. Mr. Lough. a matter of fact, such things as Queen of the Netherlands falls on who moved the resolution, point-white tead. which

Sunday this year, the Consuled out the invariable effect of needed for paint and domestic WRI much General will be "at home" on Government control was to raise furniture, was also prohibited. Monday the 1st September next prices to an unheard of extent. and this no doubt, had something from 11 to 12 sm. at the office of The cohtry was now thorough- to do with the amazing high the Consulate General.

ly sick of the policy of controls.

prices.

As the anniversary of the

PEAK HOTEL

SIR SOUS SIMON'S SPEECH. Sir Sohn Simon went over the whole field in a brilliant speech. He said it was very necessary 1919.that the public shoult realise the Miss M. Jenks

close relation between high prices Miss Knight

Sir Ellis Kadoors LL-Col. Loring.

D.S.O.

Corrected to 15th August Capt Archer Capt. Allen FE. J. Adara Miss M. Bankes Major Bird, D.5.0. Mr. N. Bricovitz Mrs. Loring Mrs. Bird

WA. Knight Mr. & Mrs. A. Miss Marsh

Beattie

Lt-Comdr. and Miss F. A. Brit Mrs. Milkasher.

sky

ŁAD

Mrs. Bull Mr. and Mrs. R. Maj. F. T. Bowen Kewley Dr. & Mra Byer Miss L B. Loshe 0. T. Breakspear Capt Monteith W. A Butterfield. A. Morrissey G. T. Barton Miss McEwan C. B: Bird

J. D. Lloyd

Mr. & Mrs. D. E. J. Finlay Miller

Blair

C. M. Bliter

A. Retton Bev.

R

Martin Mr. and Mrs. J.

Milne A

D. McMurray Miss H. S. North Mrs & Misses

and the system of embargoes

one

GIANT AIRSHIPS.

FOUR TIMES BIGGER THAN R. 34.

• Giant airships, which will bring every important city in the world within 10 days' journey of London, are foreshadowed by the firm of Vickers, Limited. Sir Trevor Dawson, the managing director. tells a Daily Chronicle represent- ative that he expects to see air- ships twice or three times the size of RS4, while Brigadier General Groves, RAF, forecasts airships of 8,000,000 cubic feet capacity, four times the size of R34, capable of travelling 15,000 miles and with strong under carriages,..

Vickers are convinced that it would be a practicale proposition to build a rigid airship to carry 50 tons of passengers and freight for a non-stop voyage of 10,000 miles at 80 miles per hour.

It is probable that three classes of airships may be designed

Ships of moderate size and high

speed, for carrying express mails and passengers; Liners for passenger traffic, of

a large size and high speed;| and

Carge airships of comparatively

slow speed and large carry- ing capacity, for general transport.

STEAMING THROUGH THE SKIES.

Sir Trevor indicates that the firm's engineers are studying the possibilities of the use of steam engines in these great airships. We certainly look for success within a reasonable time," he added.

Sir Auckland Geddes had said hat the policy was to do every thing to get the entrepot of trade said Sir John Simon, obstacles going, but as a matter of fact, were placed in the way of any

who applied for & "We know more about the upon imports. This was contrary articles for transhipment. What than about internal combustion licence to import prohibited development of steam engines to the whole has is upon which' trade had hitherto been conductas, the sense of keeping up engines. The result to be attain- the prolibitions, which were

an engine of ed in this country. The list of undermining our whole posit sufficient power and not probibited articles had grown to

ceeding à certain enormous dimensions, and even

limit weight; with developments made traders who knew their Own business well were constantly in

recently in steam turbines this the greatest doubt as to whether

should not be a difficulty." a particular transaction would need a licence and in still greater doubt whether they would get

onë.

ion as the centre, and mark of the world? The actual result was greatly to reduce the supply of commodities in this country, and prices went up. It was a great mistake to suppose that the limi- fation of imports affected prices

at home only slightly. The mo- ment they began to interfere with the natural balance between scp- Ply and demand the prices of

commodities were increased more than people realised. How did anyone suppose that it was possi- which was so urgently needed ble to extend the export trade, after the war, while commerce was being forbidden to breathe through its own pores and to import in return for export.

Apart from the economic effects and the doubts whetherthe system were constitutional. or indeed Mr. and Mrs. Jlegal. it had the great vice that it placed every kind of obstacle in the way of commercial trans actions. and resulted in many transactions". being dropped altogether. with the result that not only were supplies to this country unnecessarily restricted. but all the elements which went

Discussing embargoes from the to raise prices had the fullest

constitutional point of view. Sir opportunity to come into play.

John Simon urged that the sys- The system had the fundament-m had no relation to the opinion

vice of treating each Capt. and Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Re commercial transaction as if it or wishes of the people at all. It

Bundle, c.. R. D. Cromartie Mrs. Charlton B. C. Comrie J.Cochrane

Coles

Pike

Mias Philips Mr. & Mrs. J. H. CL E.

G. T. L. Perkins Williams

Lt-Col and Mrs. Mrs. Cormack Thursby Pelham Miss J. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. J. Miss B. Tickson Pilger

H. H. Harrison R. Weil

McConnell Cant, B. Mrs.

Husser

H. E. Hart

Walker.

S. Thitting

Capt. T. P. Hall F. A Welda

G. Harper

A.

L. Wiltinsas

EL. P. Holzheiser William

A Shelton Hooper M

Capt. & Mrs. R

Innes

W. R. JoDes

E. M. Joseph

Mrs. T...

Wafferman

VS Wetjerman M- & Mrs, GT

Fork

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Corrected to 15th August, 1915.

Dr. M. E. Asger Capt. J. Legge Mrs. R. Almond" Caja E. Lätisem Mr. & Mrs. Lun

mis

R. BearD

S. Bawder

·F. G. Becke

G. P. Carry

H. C. Corlson

E. G. Coomes'

J. G. Chadwick

Choi Shing & son

J. D. Danby

R. G. Douglas

Look Tin family Capt. J.

werd

W. Eborall.

A. L. Fry

P. T. Farrell

Miss Farrell

E. P. Fielding

C. Y. Grootes

&

J. H. Malion

¡M: Manuk

Miss M. Manuk

D. Mackintosh

J. B.. Meikle Mr. & Mrs. Moline

Mrs. L M. Peson Mrs. W. C. Pass

more

Capt. A. W. Im Ed. "Roby

Mr. & Mrs W.

Horley Master C. Ham-

дей

Mrs. A. Robert-

: 100

Mr. & Mrs. C. - R

Richardson

H. F. Stres

R. Slessor

R. K. Spencer

änd Mrs. Stewart and family

IF. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. C. J. F. C. Todd

Hammes

Miss F. Hammes

A Harrison

EL. James

Mrs. J. John

stone

B. James

P. J. de Kant

".

C. H Tumer

T. E. Taylor

Davies.

mington

L. J. Davies Rev W. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. John Miss Rogers

Danczo Mr. & M. Carr

Mr. and Mrs. D

Eager

S. Evans

Ramsey E. A. Ram W. E. Roberts

Mr. & Mrs. D. G.J. Grant Smith

A. Fraser

Mrs. Fasze

Mr. and

Floquet

al

were

an isolated thing, and in that way interfered to a inost harmful extent with the natural stream of commerce. The injury which the Government was doing

was the essence of British tradi- tion that burdens placed, upan commerce either by way of taxa- tion or tariff should apply equally This selection of who should be to everyone in the same situation in that way by throwing doubt allowed to trade and who should and difficulty in the way of

not was a complete denial of con- transactions was far greater even than what was done by prohibit-stitutional rights. and was not Jing transactions which ought to only the obvious way which led

be permitted.

to corruption before long, but long before that it led to a com. plete want of confidence in the impartiality of the administra-

Mins

E. H. Stansfield Mr. & Mrs. Spit Miss Funderburke Maj. V.

Scantlebury Mrs.

Mrs. and A. D. Calloway

Stabbinge Miss Garrison A Findlay Smith Mrs. Grave Mr. & Mrs. G. Lt.-Com. Mr. Thomson

Haslewood Maj Gen. Mr. and Miss Ventris

Holworthy

Maj. D. L. Hard

ing

Lt. Col. J. Ham Weeks

phrey

¡Mr. & Mrs. G. M.

Wolf Miss Williams H. du F. Burchi Mrs. A. Wilson

P. D. Wilson (Maj. WakeroaO D. Hall Mrs. E. G. Jamie Mr. & Mr«, E. 1

Warren R. W. Lee J

Son

son

CARLTOS BOTEL

Corrected to 17th August, 1919. 6. Alestandio Capt. Kolenzor Cet. Aramatot Capt. Korosto L. Blerrett M. K. Kapadia C. Blashfield

'G. Bell

A. Bor

Capt. Brieicky

JA. Ranto

Mr. and Mrs., W. | 7, T. Bominel

Underwood J. F. Coughlin Mr. and Mrs. G. C Cater

B. Witchell

G. E. Wetton

KINOSOLERE HOTEL.

Alabaster. G.

Bitting T Bardis BC:

A CIRCUIT OF TWENTY-TWO OFFICIALS.

Sir John Simon gave

some examples of delays caused by chasing for licences, He was told of a trader who had to inter-

tion.

A SHAKY LEGAL FOUNDATION.

ed is to have

ex-

of

When the great ocean routes are time-tabled it is calculated

that times from London would be:

FROM LONDON TO

New York. San Francisco Cairo

Colombo.

Perth (Australia), Nairobi Cape Town

Rio de Janeio

Days. 2 to 244

414

114

4

311⁄2

516 4

The cost of operation for a regular service would be ata passenger rate of 4d. per mile and larger airships, carrying greater a mail rate of 3d. per oz. With loads, lower rates raight apply.

By the use of a mooring-mast.. or tower, to which the airship is moored by the nose, the dirigible

would be able to ride out in any airship could easily be moored to, weather clear of the ground. The or released from, the tower in any wind up to 60 miles per hour without difficulty.

Passengers could get into or out of the ship by means of a lift in the tower, and so there would be he no need to house the ship, except for periodic overhaul and

refit.

•

Trade had been careful not to takej any proceedings which would bring the legality of their acts into question.

Airships would have. saloons rivalling those of the great steam- Finally, he asked. upon what ships for comfort and luxury. As view twenty-two officials, and legal basis did this elaborate new-lightness is, of course, essential Mr. & Mrs. E. 1. the last official he interviewed fangled system of departmental it is probable that practically Was the one he went to see first. prohibition rest? Parliament had everything would be made of Even now it was very difficult never approved the list of embaraluminium alloy, as strong as even for a trader of experience to goes. Where did the Board, of steel and one-third the weight. know where to go for a licence. Trade geriis powers? If it was He quoted the

of case

aadmitted that a Government De.. Company which desired to partment had power to grant import hops. Although it had licences under this system..the expert advice on the ins and little anger of a subordinate oute of the Departments, it took official in one of the new depart over a week to ascertain for the ments was more powerful than refusal which the Departments ever Gladstone of Chamberlain were giving, and even when these believed themselves to be, for outposts had been penetrated the those great authorities believes company had stil to cross a Hia- that Parliamentary authority is denburg line of trenches, and in necessary before the course of a distant one was the Board of opf external trade could be Agricultur, which, held that the affected by Government action. Kentish hop-grower had some-. The powers which the Board thing to say, even though he had of Trade now claimed to exercise sold the whole of his crop, and were not based upon any war and had considerable power to emergency statute at all. Jus- prevent permission. being giventification, if there was justificat- to the importer.

ion, for this sheaf of prohibitions It was impossible for any Gov- ought to be found in a law made ernment department to have the in 1876, which prohibited the im- Mrs knowledge which would allow it portation of arms and gunpowder. to judge wisely among the ap- If what was happening now was plications. Advisory committees lawful, it could be done without had therefore been set up.com- the consent of Parliament at any posed of prominent persons con-time and to any extent, without nected with the trade, to advise any regard as to whether trade how the trade should be carried was interfered with or not. How on. The result was that a man could a law which covered the who applied for a licence found importation of munitions be held that his application was arbitratto prohibit auch things as brooming prices, creating the ed upon by a comittee which was handles, metai fitings for corsets staffed by his own competitors and suspendørs ↑

J. H. Kelly E. Koops Lt. Lebedoff Capt. Lipinsky

T. Van. Lom F. Lammert IS. H. Maye

Murray

Mrs. F. E. Came-Mr.

Ton

We Chan Tavis

M. Doig

Col Datzento

Tt. Deingur

It Tankoff Langston Mr & Mr Edekleri

BK Loren W

WeVicall Mr & Mra

LD

.C

Robertson Mr & Mfen Droßes Me & Mrs Joka "e

Robinson Mr & Mis Elliott GH Fairley V L Pulius Kim D Waskett (R Hoda LKS

awings

Johnson Mrs E

Bachse Mr G & Fett Walmar

and

Aeror Miss Meyer.

IN. Qillot

T. Dostinga

J. Oradeabura

Capt. Poprogcato Capt. Poproujen.

ket W. F. Farrell W. Bilbe 4. J. Van Genk Lt, Rosinofi You, F. E. Hamil-Com. Rinkit

bow 27

Lt. Roding... I. P. Hepworth Ratelierf

and rivala in trade. It was ime H. HennesUPERV

Win. Raga

possible for the Government-de- Mr & Mr D. P. Cal. Strokni

Fandergon Cart. J. Thompartment to inquire properly into

R. A Jamison Ringer M&TA, R. Jamison grites Capt & Mrs. Juden

FL

V. A. Kumor. Stevenson DV Tods MEM ALE. P. Kwah

Webb E M

· Lt. Kititoref:

INTOLERAHUL AND

MONSTROUS."

The embargo system had this in common with the tariff, that it divided the community, which ought to be living in friendly rivalry, without jealousies or any suspicion of preferences, into two campa-people who had got lic- ences and did not want anyone else to have them, and people who had not got licences and very much wanted them. result of the struggle was that a serious effect was being produced upon the prices of the ordinary commodites in use.

The

The absurdity of the Govern- ment in preaching patience, deliberation, and lawfulness, and denouncing extreme courses, was self-evident. They were them. selves, by persisting in this kind of favouritism between one trade and another, and thereby increas

very

spirit which they were seeking to exorcise. There was the pro- spect of our shipping fato, & dangerous situstion, not do the result of Parliamentary action or the applications without asking Apparently the authorities the deliberate judgment of the for information from the trader know perfectly well upon what a country, but simply by continuing and Mrs as to his sources of supply and shaky foundation this super-system which was tolerated.

the price he was paying all de a structurs rested. - Casos had during the war for patriotic re tails of great interest to com occurred when prohibitions had asons, but which was now ins petitors in the same trade. **been disregarded, but the Board of tolerable and

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