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NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG

THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES.

LONDON

"PYRRHUS *** 3rd May DEMODOCUS" 22nd May "AGAPENOR" 31st May "MACHAON " 14th June

ANCHISES

SERVICE

(Direct)

London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Amsterdam & 'Antwerp London, Amsterdam & Hamburg London, Rotterdam & Hamburg 21st June London, Amsterdam & Antwerp LIVERPOOL SERVICE (Direct or via Continental Ports)

ANTILOCHUS "

"TYDEUS"

"EURYADES"

BELLEROPHON "

Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver

TELEGRAPH.

LABOUR. DENOUNCES PEACE TREATY.

German Indemnity "Impossible."

REVERSAL DEMANDED. The following manifesto was adopted at a joint meeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress and the Executivo Committee of the Labour Party, held in London.

This joint meeting is of the opinion that the causes of the industrial crisis through which this country is passing te, for tho most part, abroad. All Europe has been impoverished by the war, and parts of it have been ruined by the peace, Millions of our former customers are too poor to trade with us, and deliberato policy in the case of Russia has aggravated both their distress and their isolation.

We are now faced in the in-

3rd May, Genoa, M'lies, L'pool & Q'gow 17th May. Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow demuity terms with a demand for 9th June Gonoa, M'llos, L'pool & Ggowan immense tribute from Gergan 24th June Genoa, M'lles, L'pool & G'gow industry which must reduce still PACIFIC SERVICE

further the capacity of the German population to coNEGRO (via Kobe and Yokohama)

our goods. Our exports to Ger- "PROTESILAUS" 4th May

many, measured at pre-war prices, TEUCER"

25th May

were last year worth less than an "TALTHYBIUS" 15th Jun

eighth of what we sont to her int the year before the war. We shipped directly last year to Germau, Russian, and Austro- Hungarian poris less than one- tenth of what we sent out to thom in 1913. That decroase alone would suffice to account for most of the present unemployment. -

NEW YORK SERVICE

(via Suez or Panama)

"KNIGHT COMPANION" 16th May.

vía Suez

HOMEWARD PASSENGER SERVICE

"ANCHISES"

"PYRRHUS "

3rd May

21st June

12th July

"MENTOR"

for Londou for London. for London

For Freight and all Information Apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

THE Steamship

"SEIYO MARU."

:

AGENTS.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

In this general impoverishment, which by ruining our customers has thrown our workers idle, there is something worse than the inevitable waste of wealth caused by the war. The blockade. of Russia was a wanton act of policy. In clause after clause the Peace Treaties have complet- ed the ruin which the war bogan. Austria was dismembered, but Paris forgot to arrange for trade between the sundered parts and cut off great towne and once thriving industries from their tormor supplies of coal. Germany was biddan (quite properly) to work in order that reparations might be earned, but the Treaty which imposed, this obligation took her mercantile marine, de- having arrived from Portland.prived her of three-fourths of hor Ore, via ports, on 28th inst., consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and

THE ADMIRAL LINE." The Steamship

"MONTAGUE"

The above named Steamer ar. rived Tuesday the 3rd May, 1921,

or Extra-Hazardous Godowns of Consignees of cargo are hereby The Hon Shan Godown Co., notified to present their Bills of 16 & 17 Kennedy Town Fraya, Lading for countersignature, and Hongkong, and stored at con-

Į signoo's risk.

take immediate delivery from

Storage will be assessed on cargo remaining undelivered after Monday, 9th May, 1981.

iron-ore, diminished her supply of industrial coal, and closed down the banks and businesses by which alone she can trade abroad.

Humanity as well as self- interest moves us to protest, for the figures of child mortality in

flesh and blood,

tu

wo

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1921.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN KOWLOON.

HARBOUR REPAIRS Call Flag "L".

Sole Agents for "KELVIN MOTORS." Motors from 12 B.H.P. to 50 H.H.P. now in stock also spare paris.

Works Manager... Secretary Harbour Engineers,,

"

Tel, K.21.

K.633. K369.

K,604 & K.622.

Tolegrams "SEYBOURNE,"

Our Portrait is of Mr. E, F. WHEELER, of 22, Regent Street, Balby, Doncaster, England, who writes:-

"About two years ago I had a nasty "wound, break dit in my big ton. I leach It attended to for about three months, lat during that thus it bad spread to ati the foes, with the result that I had to undergo an operation, but with no avail. They

after another

rating, as it

as it hid not get any better, I thought I would give your Clarke's Blood Misture' a trial. After taking the first three botting I could wall. better, and now after having ning bottles the wound has quite healed, and iam pleased to say I have not seen any sign of it breaking out since."

Sufferers from Lege, Abscesses, Ulcers,

Blandeler Swettings. Pres. Eczeme, Bulls, Pimplen. Eruptions, feumaticnt. Gout should realise that lotions and olnuments cas hat ve temporary relief--to be cute of Samplate and lasting burelit, the bleed sous; be theraingly chatsed of the impure was të matter, the true cause of such troubles. Clarke's Blond Mixture quickly attaulo, overcomes, and expels the Impete, that fe' why so many 'teman kable. recoveries statin to Rs giedu. Pleasant to take, and free from injurious ingredients.

Of all Dealers-see that you get

"Everybody'e Blood Purifier."

drastic revision of the economic clauses of the Treaty, Germany could make good the actual devastation.

Central Europo mean that it is the children who will pay in Clarke's Blood Mixture alongside steamer or the Com- Consignees of cargo must pro- | As a Labour movement, pany's Godown, where all cargo the Superintendent of Imports nity terms from the standpoint of duce an Import permit signed by feel bound to regard the indem- impeding immediato discharge and Exports, Hongkong, before the workers, alike in the country will be landed at Consignees' risk. Bills of Lading will be counter which receives it and in the

signed.

country, which pays. It can be All broken, chased and damaged | paid only in exports of goods, cargo is to be left in the Godowne which will come here without where it will be examined at 10 calling forth any answering goods The danger done to France am. on May 3rd by the Co's by way of payment. That must first of all be repaired, and Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and means further disturbance we should prefer that, so far ne Douglas.

one industry. Again, French sentiment and interests if Germany is to pay, he must will allow, this should 33 All claims mitist be presented desist for 42 years from buying done with German materials. within thirty days of the steamer's! any but absolutely necesary | No British claim is 80 arrival hore, after which they goods abroad. That means that urgent at this. We hold that cannot be recognized. No claim our market cannot be recovered, the indemnity bill has been will be recognized after the goods and consequently unemployment. swollen by charges which cannot have loft the Godowns, and cargo The swamping of the world's be reconciled with pre-Armistic undelivered on and after May market with what are virtually terms and these actually com- 4th 1921, will be subject to rent. prison-made goods will comfront promise the just French claim. an un- Only a legal casulat could read No fire insurance whatevor will our own workers with

precedented form of competition, into the phease, "damage done to Wo do not believe, however, the civilian population of the that this indemnity at the figures Allies and to their property by fixed in Paris can be paid. There the agression of Germany by is at present no surplus of land, by sea, and from the air," German exports over imports, an obligation on the Germans to but actually a deficit, nor is there repay to the Allied ExchequerE an evident prospect of a surplus the sums spent on pensions and

allowances, under present conditions. It is un-dependents' thinkable that Europe can exist straightforward reading of the

All broken, chafed and damagel packages will be landed into the Company's Godown, where same will be examined on Thursday, the 12th May, 1921 at 11 a,m.

No claims will be recognised alter the goods have let the steamer or Godown, and none be effected. will be entertained if presented

later than three weeks after arrival of steamer.

No fire insurance whatever will bo effected.

Y. TSUTSUMI,

Manager.

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1921.

Consignees are requested to aend in their Bille of Lading for countersignature immediately.

PACIFIC MAIL 5.8, CO.,

United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation

Managing Agents.

The Admirat Lino.

5th Floor Hotel Mansions.

Hongkong, 27th April, 1921.

SHIPBUILDERS. SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS.

OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED

TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

ENGINEERS.

-DRY DOCK-

LENGTH 767 FEET. LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET

DEPTH ON CENTRE OF

SILL (H.W.0.S.T.) 34 FT. 6 INS. -THREE SLIPWAYS-

CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.

ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL, CAPABLE OF LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS

TEL. ADOXES1 (--" TAIKODDOCK HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE No, 212

CALL FLAC. "C" OVER "ANS, PERNANL"

Continent, and to set going, not one-sided payments, but an active exchange of goods. That in- volves, however, the drastic revision of the economic sections of all the Peace Treaties and the conclusion of a sincere peace with Russia.

Holding as wo do that our present, crisis of unemployment The is the direct outcome of a suicidal foreign policy, we call not merely

as an armed camp for 42 yeare terms on which Germany for a reconeideration of the while the effort is made to extort surrendered would lead to a more indemnity demands, but for a this impossible tribute. We hold modest total for the bill. But reversal of the whole line of the as strongly however that givon the first step is to restore Allies' conduct towards Central some breathing space and a the ruined industry of the Europe and Russia'

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

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