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NOTICE

THE MERCURY GARAGE CO.

GOOD CARS

FOR

PROMPT SERVICE

REASONABLE CHARGES,

CAREFUL DRIVERS.

TELEPHONE: 977.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

SUMMER

SALE

SALE STARTS Ist July.

ABSOLUTELY

ASTONISHING

VALUES !

Dont' Fail to Take Advantage

BARGAINS!

BARGAINS!

Will be the Slogan

in all Departments

FIRST COME,

FIRST SELECTION.

SALF FOR CASH ONLY.

OUR TELEPHONE BOOK.

porte |first-cabin

|sengers. The ssel, on har seoazıd trip in the trans-Paoffis servios, made a very good passage, which speaks well of the Improvements that were effected on her at San Franciscoʻaftar hér first vOYAKE. Leaving Bán Francisco on June 2, the Golden State was five days ta]

DAMI

REDUCTION IN PRICE

behind her scheduled date due to "DAISY"

the

unsettled state of siniro

On American waterfronts: at]

that time. By putting her to "DAIRYMAID

the tast and saving time.

"PASTRY"

| where possible, the vessel reached

port bere in her original time-las tablerunning. The voyage was [deroid of anything in the cature of A sensation. The death of a Chinese steerage passenger occurred, however,

result of sickness.

A summary of the Cargo

| brought for discharge here, shows

the following items-617 pkgs: merchandise; 966 cases canned

OF BUTTER.

$1.45 per lb.

GREAT OUTHITTING SALE

SHIRTS.

PYJAMAS

UNDERWEAR

SHOES SOCKS BELTS HANDKERCHIFES DRESS SHIRTS NECKWEAR..

1.35 per lb.

J.

1.15 per lb.

THE DAIRY FARM, IGE & GOLD STORAGE GO. LTD.

BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC

POSITION.

Co-operation The Remedy. Britain found herself at the

goods; 31 pkgs, printing ink; 690 Hongkong" has declined to sight cases canned milk; 2 cases wine, cents per picul nominal: Saigon 30 boxes butter; 2877 barrals to Singapore, 23 cents; Saigon to [lubricating oil; 83 boxes fresh Java, 45 cents'; while Java to fruits: 5 baxes gold coin: 263 bars Hongkong is. 20 cents. Hongay silver bullion: 200 cases tobacco; to Hongkong, $3 ton is ruling. 12 cases silk; and 1 case cigars. Coal freights from Japan are

The passenger list carries the weak. Quotations from Moji close of the war in what might names of many Americans, pro- to Singapore, Ten 7:40 ton and

have been considered a truly minent in business and society, to Hongkong from $3.75 to $4. who are touring the Far East On

saviable position. She had spent The vessel Mr. C. H. Rowell

Cheap Ships.

a considerable portion of thef and his wife and family, of Discussing the depressed state money raised for the purposes o. California, are travelling back of shipping at the present time,

war on the building of factories to the Golden State" (aftar Phirplay on May 19, says that which the vessel is named, by the with working costs as they are The world was bare ofthe things way); also Mr. and Mrs. ER. today, it seems impossible that that it wanted owing to the fact. Morgan, of Manila. Mr. C. such a price as ££15.0 a ton that those who should have been Rodreguez, a member of the deadweight which was taken by making them were either engaged Philippine Islands Senate, is on a contractor building a 7,500 ton In destruction board the vessel with Mrs. steamer in 1908, will ever be

or in cre ting: Roderguez Mr. R. C. Morton, quoted in future, when a steamer aaproductive munitions. When general agent of the the Pacific of the same type and sixa now Mail Steamship Company at costs £21, a ton. To show how Manila is proceeding to Sen the prices of practically new Francisco on leave.

second-hand tommage have fallen doring the last few months the Shinyo Maru Reaches port. figures at which ex-German ships Coming from San Francisco, changed hands at Lord Inch via Northern ports, the Toyo cape's sales are given. Kisen Kaisha mail

koog passengers

cargo,

The

the Armistice came Britain, equipped with all these factortias, with vast numbers of demobilised men, not only from munitions but from the fighting line, might have set to work to take advantage of her opportunity. The price of food tended downwards. Reasonable

Shingo Maru arrived at Hong-built in 1907, sold at £3 a 10 Instead of making efforts we had steamer Naime, of 8,500 tons deadweight, effort would have enabled us to take advantage of our position. early last night with the Alster, of 6,200 tons, built

She in 1906, at £1.15.2 the Wolfsstrike after strike. The oppor and brought 319 passengers for this burg, of 10,017 ions, deadweight,tunity was lost. Our people be port, of whom 79 were first-and built in 1915, and, the Frost, came more and more naemployed. 30 second-cabin and 210 steerage. of 9,300-tons deadweight, built Our shipyards are idle. Our ships are laid up. Belgiom and Ger- The cargo for discharge here in 1916, at £6 a ton, while the totals 340 tons, which is made up steamer Schwarzenfels, of 12,300 may are sending in the iron that we need, and that we should have of the following commodities tons, fitted with quadruple en- 1047 pinces of steel; 68 pkgs gines and built in 1915,, realised produced. The Americans are merchandise; 107 cases canned only £5 a ton, against nearly £18 securing the coal markets which goods; 25 pkgs cotton yarn: paid for a sister ship nine months had been ours for so long. Surely 154 cases groceries: 18 rolls ago. The price obtained for the the lesson should be learnt that matting: 1200 bales old last-mentioned steamer. would strikes are fatal not only to capit newspapers; 342 pkgs provisions: allowing for depreciation, real, but also to employment. The to a local bank) and 93 bags of £7.3.0. a ton, and it is safe to say miners have anything that they 44 bars silver bullios (consigned present a first cost of about coal strike cannot last for ever. Whatever happens. can the (says Fairplay) that never in the history of shipping has a vessel could not have The Shinyo Maru sailed from of such size and type been built or negotiation, and the cost, hot the Pacific Coast on June 2, and sold at such a farcical figure only to their employers and to E fioe passage ACTOSS W&S The position, however, of the the public, including workers in experienced. Notable among the passengers on board were:-Mr. freight market and the immediate Almost every other industry C. N. Ariza, of the Mexican outlook for shipowners do not but also to themselves is beyond

computation. Consular Service: Mr. and Mrs. justify a higher price being paid, for the vessels may have to lay B. H. Taylor, of Hongkong. who up on delivery, and there is no returned from Shanghai: and bir telling when times will improve Fong Kong Un and Mrs. Vu, also sufficiently to justify their being of the Colony.

employed again.

mail.

Stowaways.

Capt. Y. Maki, who brought the hinyo Mara, from America left the vessel at Yokohama, on leave,

On board the Golden State, and was succeeded by Capt. which arrived from Manila this Nagano, formerly commander on

the Siberia Maru.

AND THERE ARE MANY SOTHER!

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We must profit by this dearly- bought lesson. It is no crying over spilt milk. All we can do is to resolve that we will

take to heart what we have been taught. It may be that with labour coming into power it will claim to take a larger share of the fruits of industry. But it is clear that any movement in that direction must be slow and gradual Heavy taxation, which some of the labour leaders desiro to maintain, and even to increase, certainly falls in the first instance on capital. But it eventually Sism Maro, which passes on to the rest of the com- of Canada into the service later arrived yesterday from Shang strikes eventually injure the munity, just as the evil results of

morning, are five English stow sways, who secreted themselves aboard the ship when the vessel WES at Shangbai. They are being taken back to that port.

Sailor Disappears.

C. P. 0. S. Promotions. Promotions of masters on the "Empress" ships in the Pacific service, in consequence of the entrance of the now liner Empress The

in the year, were announced at hal reports 署 Japanese the Compay's local Mariasilor

position of the worker, and con- apprentice disappeared Superintendent's office to-day, between 115 p.m. and 330 p.m. though perhaps less obvious, that sumer. It is just as certain, Capt. A.R. V. Lovegrove, from- on the 29th and has not been due taxation maintains the erly staff captain on the Empress since. It is believed that he fell vicious circle. It tends to of Russia, will arrive at Hong-overboard. kong on July 7 as master on the

keep us out of the international markets, with the necessary| Empress of Japan.

CONVERTED PIANO-PLAYERS.

JUST RECEIVED.

ANDERSON'S

(THE COLUMBIA SHOP)

GINS

Caldbeck's Old Tom and Dry

Jas. Coutts & Co., Old Tom and Dry Boord & Son Old Tom and Dry}

Booth's No. 1 Old Tom

Plymouth (Coates & Co.)

Bols Dry Gin (London Style):

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

..

"15, Queen's Rood-Dastra).

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WHEN YOU THINK?

consequence that unemployment BETTER SOUP & PUDDINGS

time is limited, to say nothing about permanent residents in the Capt. Dixon Hoperafi, formerly

increases, and the consumer Colony, it is a considerable in- on the Emprese of Japan, will join

finds that the purchasing power convenience to have to consult a the Empress of Russia as master,

A London firm has recently of his money is largely regular directory to ascertain the upon her arrival at Vancouver on perfected a system of building decreased. In point of fact A Subscriber's Suggestion.address of a business house, July 11..

player mechanism into any or it must never be forgotten that "Phone Book" writes to the whereas, the insertion of the Capt. S. Robinson, who will be dinary piano of reputable man the real struggle is not, or should Editor of the Telegraph on the address after the subscriber's relieved as master of the Empress ufacture. Instruments converted not be, between employed and subject of the telephone directory name would save tremendous time of Russia, will proceed to England, on the Apollo system are altered employer. It is, and must be be- issued by the China and Japan and improve the usefulness of the where he will await the comple very slightly in bulk and appest-tween British Industry, as" a Telephone and Electric Co. Ltd., directory wonderfully. If the tion of the Empress of Canada, ance, and play the standard full- whole, that is to say, betweÓD as follows: May I make a Company will accept this sugges- which he will command when she scale rolls. They are controlled employers and employed in all reasonable suggestion to the local tion and put it into effect in the is commissioned.

telephone company in regard to next issue of the directory I am The Charter Market.

its directory of subscribers? Us- I sure that it will win the esteem of

and managed in exactly the trades, on the one hand, and our same way as di player various competitors overses. The pianos, while the keyboard is nation, that can place the best

ually, such a directors gives the all the many users of its tele-- There is no improvement in the unaffected for hand" playing. | goods of their kind, most cheaply address of each subscriber, which phones. In a few cases the ad- charter market, it was stated this The cost of converting s piano in at the doors of our potential is a great ald to anyone wishing dresses of subscribers are given, morning in Hongkong. If any about one-third that of a cóm- buyers is the nation that will to have a personal interview with so if the Company will do likewise thing, business is becomingquieter, plete player instrument. The fattain and maintain industrial a telephone subscriber at his busi- |with the remainder, whose ad- our informant said. The market Apollo Piano Company have s nese office or his home. To adresses are now blank, it will for South China is very dull and established works at Acton to commercial mso, who is a render a great service to the com-the demand for tonnage is litulted deal with the prospect stranger in Hongkong and whose munity,"

indeed. · The rate from Saigon to|mand,

Cooperation between fubdar is the only

tion. Journal of

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