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GREAT LAKES TO THE ATLANTIC.
Cost of Canal Schemes.
(Reuter's Service. )
Later.
3 M+♬EX® WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1922. A¶#AX+
THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE." {representatives of the Unión
An Amazing-State of Affairs.
counter..
;)
OUR FOOD SUPPLY.
Not Affected by Strike
7
SINGLE DOPY: 10 STR
$30 PER ANNUM
INTERPORT GOLF.
Hongkong Wins.
Time.
GREA
MANS
CORRESPONDENCE.
negotiations for an Anglo-Ameritsa treaty with a view to the Im-ing them for the moment asposals had than been submitted/ of provisions shipped from over, of six points, the indivinal scores overcrowding, would grant marə
THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
side:-
WIS
HONGKONG.
R. M. Smith
bad secured the arrow lead Government, in order to all the facilities to the people? I for example, when s public raad is to be constructed in a site the Government were to take into consideration what people are paying for a piece of land, will it not be a greater inducement for people to build more tenement houses if the Government allow ad- įthem reasonable compensation for the constructing of thas [Road,?—Yours faithfully,
W.E.
A. H. Ferguson
86
Major Bagnall
81
A. B. Stewart
H. R. Bookland
82 87 I
88
Hongkong Total
424
SHANGHAI.
Mr. J. B. Ferrier
86
Capt. Barrett..
88
C. T. Beath
85
84
[who have conferred with the Hon Mr. Halifax (as Isant twice and har • been accepted
To the Editor of the "Hagkung by him as the - Union's zo-
Telegraph. areditad representatives. And they fail to see why they
With the progress of the To-day at Fanling is being
Roads Wan Washington, January 17.
The strike has reached a dead. | should be located' as officials seamen's strike anxious people played the Interpart Golf match!
Bir,-Allow me the Hbsets fà President Harding has transmitted to the Senate without com-lock. Yesterday we were able to when they speak and rejected a who have the high cost of living between Hongkong andShanghai.
The Hongkong taamls-Mfor take up a small spate in your ment a joint commission's report recommending the creation of the announce the owners' proposals without standing when they to contend against are speculat
ing to what extent they will be | Bagnall, Mr. A. B. Stewart, Mr. valuable column. Likes-Atlantic scheme mentioned in the message of the 13th, inst. To-day we give, in parallel write.
The engineers estimate the cost of a 30-ft. channel on the St columns, these proposals and the
The secretary of the Union affected by the situation. Since R. M. Smith, Mr. H. F. Buckland Certainly the questions asked made another point. The Hon. Friday there has been a per- and Mr. A. E. Ferguson..
by the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird and Lawrence from Lake Ontario to Montreal at $269,000,000 and on the men's
counter-proposals. At
The Bhanghai' team is ----Capt, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, E. Ca Walland canal at $69,000,000.
laust, the Union secretary and Mr. Hallifax called at the Union ceptible increase in market prices,
yesterday after the but not so great as should "cause L.L. H. Barrett, Mr. J. B. Ferrier, in the Legislative Council Meeti The previous message stated: A Bill has been introduced into Union oficials state that they offices
were alarm to residents who think the Rev. W. P. Roberta, Mr. C. T. ing haid yesterday, the 16th. the House of Representatives authorising the construction of are the men's counter-proposals.
proposin channel connecting the Great Lakes with the sea ria Welland The owners express uncertainty made and he then offered no that with the regular sources of Beath, and Mr. K. M. Cumming. January, 1932, about the Build-
Hongkong Leads at Tiffin
ing Facilities and Overcrowding Canal and the St. Lawrence River, the expense to be equally borne as to whether they are, or are objection to the paper on which supply cut off by the cessation of by the United States and Canada.]
| are most beneficial to the Govern- not, official. We shall return to the men's counter proposals had the steamship lines, the Colony would be in the position of s
ment and the people, but would that point in s moment. What been made.
Up to tiffa time the Hongkong it not be more beneficial if the Improving the St. Lawrence.
is clear is that the men in But his memory may have slipped besinged olty. The fact of the Prasidant Harding intends to use his influence to commence their counter-proposals-accept to whether the counter-proof pier is that with the exception of
or bot Anyhow, there are the s, as for example flour and rice, being
the other foodstuffs harS -MAIN- provement of the River St. Lawrence between Lake Ontario and genuine have departed from the
original demand for a 40 per cent. facts as stated by each side. Montreal
Meanwhile, we are told, feelingtained a regular, though it may increase on all wages below $30 and 30 per cent. on all wages amongst tha, men in Canton is be a little diminished, inflow into above $30, whatever the charact-stiffening. The owners' offer the Colony, through channels that the bave been opened up by the strike. er of the steamers. Here are the wired to Canton as
Whereas most of our vegetables men's owners' offer and the men's men's reply and the counter-proposals set out side by counter-proposals were promptly were hitherto brought here by accepted. Neither here nor in the coastal vessels from Kong. Shekci, Canton and Canton, say the Union officials, on,
the
of of Macao, thera
suspension accepling the
offer. these lines has diverted the goods | The strikers who have gone on to the railway line and an in- to Canton have been entertained Creased number of freight cars bas the Presidential residence been running in order to cope with again by the Chamber of Com-this new business. The prices of merce and a third time by the Chinese vegetables have shown Labour Guilds. There is no sign an increase of half a cent to a of perturbation Fielding cent per catty, the higher charge amongst them, it would seem. being due not so much to the
Hongkong won by threestrokes. Yeong Shing Sang, a fugitive Their sumbers were swelled by scarcity of supplies as to the
The course was found to be in from Singapore where he is want some 450 who left this morning. bigher freight imposed by the
There is good condition, but during the led by the palion, or a change of result of the strike railway authorities. the
the morning a drizzling raia se: in committing a criminal breach of bacomes harbour
The markets; our reporter was assur- and the geceral conditions of the trust was yesterday arrested by sod
more congested.
ed by kindly
z vegetable vendor, match were not of the best
Inspector Watt of the Datective authoritiesTM harbour
to -100 the
The following are the Umpires: Office aboard the Nagoya oo her · favour, us with the following!
papalation fizures showice the number of through the Chinese New Year Mr. T. W. Hill, Mr. R. Han arrival from Singapore yesterday. ocean-going steamers in port at without any call for higher prices, cock, Mr. R. A. Camidge. Mr. F. The prisoner was this mean
as, in anticipation of the possible B. Marshall and the Rev. H. G.brought up before Mr. J. R.. 10 am, today.
effects of the strike, and having Rarison.
Wood for extradition. and it was Nationality
It will be remembered that last stated by the Inspector that in the in viaw the big business usually British
done through the Dew year year Hongkong won by 21 points search made at the time of arrest Chinese
23,705 festivities, the market people last on the best three cards of the day, a sum of $12,977.66 and a quantity 42.052 week made extensive purchases.
af jewellery were taken from his There should be no fear of a
person. The prisoner said he was shortage or increase in the price profitearing than to any other prepared to go back and fight the reason. Within the last few days case. A remand was ordered for of vegetables, for supplies are always to hand, being obtained in-half cents has been quoted! an increase of one to one-mod-{
& week. fact, from the New Territories for the common varieties. which 3,395 All the products grown by the
Reply to Chambers of Commerce Plea for Improvement.
London. January 17.
A meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Great Britain passed a resolution urging the Government farther to improve the British Consular Service in order to facilitate British trade abroad.
Sir George Renwick, M. P., moving the resolution, declared that Britain was losing export trade because the Consular Service was inadequate, underpaid, and understaffed.
Sir William Clark, Permanen: Under-Secretary of the Depart- ment of Overseas Trada, emphasised that och had been done in the past few years to improve the Consuls: Service. Salaries had been raised, housing improved, and the salaried personnel
The S-rvice to-day cost
a million sterling compared with £190,000 before the wat. I was quite impracticable to abolish foreigners entirely, owing to cost, but improvements bad been made where most needed.
increased.
over
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
Difficulty Over Shantung Mines.
Chinese River
Steamers.. OtherChineseSteam- e, up to 1,000 D. W. Tons Canton.. Hongkong
Owners'
Officer.
Men's
Counter
3212
Proposals.
...255 3276 1
Macao Steam- boat Co's Steamers15 25°/ Other British Com-
panies" River Steamers...
...15%
23 Coasting Steamers...12% 25%
Java Linea ... Europe in Lines Australian Lines Pacific Lines
...714 1716
10" 20% 756% 17167
But a call on an accredited re- Presentative of the owners elicit Washington. January 11.
ed the statement that the new Virtually no progress was made si to-day's Chino-Japanese con-proposals were not being con- They ference, which dealt with the question of the iron and coal mines insidered by the owners. the Kiaochow leasehold. The Chinese desired to control the mines, were not being considered, if for offering the Japanese a 30 per cent. share in the capital but the no other reason, than that there Japanese objected and intimated that they would require joint was nothing in the paper, sen: to the Hon. Mr. Hallifax, which control.
A Japanese delegate, interviewed, declared that the dispute was contained the proposals, to show similar to the discussion which took place over the control of the that it and the figures. it boze were official and definitely re- Shantung Railway.
of the men's de-
The delegate stated that the Japanese suggested joint control presentative of the mines by Chinese and Japanese companies, the two Govern-mands. It was not in proper men's being in nowise party to the arrangement, the details of which form. And there was nothing to should be left to a Sino-Japanese commission.
(prove who actually sent it.
"Perhaps the Union officials are unaware of what is proper form," suggested a Dewspaper-
The Chinese declined to accept the suggestion.
NEW BRITISH COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION-
Traders to India Reject The Hague B. o. L.
London. January 17.
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more
Tonnsze
+ 50,542)
55 28
Japanese 16 American 8 Norwegian 6
Datch French Portuguese 1 Italian
19,274 6.035 13,145 1,383 1.145
1
123
Gozan Maro, Egypt, Nikko Maru, Eurypylus, Band Haru, Tonglee, Chefco, Szechden. Daigo Marg.
"Squeeze" Alleged.
to
him
sufficient
atook in
Our Meat.
+
Rev. Roberts KM. Camming
Shanghai Tota!
Poultry.
430
Later.
DAY BY DAY.
with
From
farmers in the Heangshan and the the ordinary course would not With the near approach of the 160,605 Kongmoon districts are collected cost more than twenty or twenty-Chinese New Year, robbers are
busy
throughout the town. The clearances up till noon to the railway town of Shekki two cents per catty.
Following on the daring attacks day Were Yoshino Maru, and sent to Kowloon,
In no other market lines basade on two shops in Shanghai the upward tendency been more
Street. Yaumati, another armed A great deal of the Colony's marked than in poultry. This is sitempt was successfully carried meat coming from the West being quoted a 75 cents the Town last night. At 640 pm through by a gang si Kennedy River and all the vessels which catty, an increase of over 50 per According to information gives ply in that direction lying idle cent over the prices ruling before three men rutered a money to us by one of the parties con- slongside the quay, some anxiety the strike. There is real danger of changer's shop located at Noll "They do know proper form," cerned the dispute is not purely has been felt with regard to the supplies running short. It costs evolvere
Irving Street and produced the reply. They have confined to one of an increase, as supplies. Prices have risen in the something like $80 for transporta
which they their own notepaper with official other matters relative to the coo-market, it is stated, and the tion charges per carload by the induced the fokis to keep quiet heading. Our informant alleged ditions of employment have been thinking housewife has been railway, and still more by the while ther looked over The
tilla. that the communication sent yes brought into the negotiations. As asking herself if there is going to two additional janks which bave contents of the As an outcome of the committee under the chairmanship of Sir terday to Mr. Hallifax was on a
started aa instance be pointed out the be a shortage.
(various drawers they collected · running between Stephen Demetriadi established in 1920 to discuss the conditions which dirty piece of paper" without complaint
Mr. M. Manuk, of the Dairy Shekki and Hongkong to cope certain shipowners endeavoured to impose regarding India and heading.
notes and coins to the total value madai BIAMEN
after which yesterday the Farm, smiled when a Telegraph with
to
the increased
they of $350. traffic. homeward bills of lading. the Federation of British Traders A call was promptly paid to the effect that the stevedore of a representative called upon him Another factor responsible for the [decamped, escaping in the Associations was formed to day comprising prominent oilseed, cotton, headquarters of the Seamen's certain well-known line of ocean-and asked if there was any need present high price is the increas.direction of Catchick Street. tea, jute, and shellac a-sociations.
Union and enquiry made into going steamers has too much for alarm. "You can tell the ed charge made by the exporters The inaugural meeting passed a resolution urging legislation on these matters. The allegations power in his hands in being able public that, we have made all for the crates, and the figures a the lines of the Imperial Shipping Committee's report, declined to
were warmly denied. The co-to supervise the payment of the arrangements to carry on accept The Hague rules. bat offered to meet shipowners to discuss munication, we were told. was seamen. The wages allowed braust for the next two or three connection are almost unbeliev
poultry dealer gave us in this a definitive form of bill of lading acceptable to both sides.
written in Chinese on the Urion's this company were unquestionably months, at least," he said.able. It was stated that 54 picals notepaper which bears (in Eng-fair, the fellow stated, bat owing "Perhaps the poultry will not last of poultry are brought into the lish and Chinese) this heading to the fact that they were paid out, but we are all right for, beef, Central Market alone every day,
"Outside the Law" is coming CHINESE SEAMEN'S UNION.through this stevedore who acted mutton and pork."
The congestion on the railway as a cruiting agent for thei The Head of the Sanitary is such that it has been
soon to the World Theatre.-Page company, the seaman have in Department told the pressman found necessary to increase the
The Quints repest last night's many cases found that they that there is at present no provision trains received less than they shortage, so it would appear that
day. every
Even then the Performance of "Wsatei a Sorile" But that was not all, we were were entitled to, through the some of the mest vendors in the capacity of the cars in taxed to the Theatre Royal to-night..
Page 4. told. The communication wad squeezing propensities of this markets are making the most of their utmost. Supplies are signed by the four accreditoe particular stevedore.
their opportunities to do a little accumulating at Shekki, Kong-Piano Recital at the City Hall on Harry Ors gives his Fifth profiteering,
moon, and other exporting points Fish Supplies.
and it is given out by various January 23-Page 4.
The Liquidators of the Facific That there is absolutely no dealers to-day that prices will be danger of the supplies of fish instantly eased the moment the Trading Company insert a notice running short is the assurance steamere resume operations. on Page 4. given by a fishmonger, in the coarse of enquiries our reporter The stocks of rice in the Colony inado yesterday. Strikes may are fully sufficient ta meet may : 821 local requirements for some con-
THE GENOA CONFERENCE.
Twenty-Six Nations Invited.
London, January 17, Twenty-four European nations have been invited to the Genos conference, in addition to the United States and Japan. It is stifl doubtful whether the British Dominions will be represented.
Holland Invited.
11
The Hague, January 17. Holland has been invited to the Genos conference.
NAPHTHA-CARRYING VESSEL AFIRE.
Tragic Scene in the North Sea
London, January 17., Eleven lives were lost through the burning in the North Sea of the German steamer Vesta, whose cargo of naphtha exploded.
One boat was destroyed and another swept away by the heavy sea. Three men were drowned.
Several of the crew, including the mate. with his newly married wife in his arms, jumped overboard and were drowned. A Lowestoft trawler very pluckily rescued ten survivors.
TREASURY BOND ISSUES.
First Set Subscribed.
London, January 17. The receipt of applications for 511⁄2 per cent. Treasury Bonds due May 15, 1930 terminated at the close of business fo-day. Ou and after the 23rd. Inst applications will be received for an issue of paper cent. Tressury Boada due February 1, 1927 si the saine price
No. 137. Des Voeux Road Central 2nd Floor, HONGKONG.
FRENCH MUNICIPALITY RAISES MONEY IN
LONDON.
30-year Bonds at 7 per cent.
Paris, January: 17.
Rice.
to
7.
three
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
Breezy Eason and the story.of his childhood adventure, is being aimed at the Hongkong Theatre. tonight-Page 12.
Messrs. Butterfield and Swite
A new departure, that of raising money in foreign country, come and strikes has been taken by the Seins Department, which has best authorised but unless our fishermen take it siderable time to come, it was advise consignees of cargo of the to issue 23,000,000 of bonds in London, interest 7 per cent, redeem, into their heads to follow the stated by a Chinese businessman arrival in port of the Bloe Funnel able in sterling in thirty years.
sa Phemian-Page 5.5
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN AMERICA.
Lasts Over an Hour.
Washington, January 17. An earthquake shock described as most safer and estimated have occurred 2,500 miles south of Washington was recorded the seismograph at midnight.. "It lasted over ze hous,
ALLIED DEBTS TO THE US
President Approves Senate Funding Bill,
that the Senat
example of their countrymen when questioned 00 the aboard the steamers, the supplies subject. Though the supplies The U. 8. Shipping Board is of fish will never diminish, from Saigon and coasted calling for offers for the s
the Colony ports may be cut off
Quinnébang and s.s. Midget.- iz. within convenient reach by the strike, the Colony receives Page 4.
situated
che
of the deep sea fishing grounds. Its quota from Haiphong. The The new programmee True, the fresh fish that usually str. Hanoi and Jade which are Coronet, and Kowloon, Theatros to comes from Canton, Shekki and manned by Indo-Chinese crews are given on page 12.
by Leesun has decreased by about are still running according to Messrs. Lammert Bros,, are 50 per cent, in quantity and sup their schedules, and rios is being selling household furniture at plies which have arrived are not brought by them to this Colous Kowloon on Monday nest-Page so franhas the fishmongers from the Tarkiness port. ~~ There. would like them to be. The is, however, no assurance that shortage in this direction is more prices may not be increased by| than made up by the deep ses profiteering - dealers. catcher of the Aberdeen fishing confinuance of the strike first Fries" w, however, mount within, hum
January 17
with the fund
Motorista and othe
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