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JARDINE SALARY

DISPUTE.

(Continued from Page 2.) *

HONGKONG TRADE.

CONSIDERABle piece cOODS

BUSINESS..

GIANT AIR LINER IN

FORCED LANDING.

EIGHTEEN PASSENGERS BUT NO CASUALTIES.

Cotton piece goods and fancy cotton Natural Complainte.

London, Aug. 8, goods. During the fortnight under: This turn of events unturally caused review considerable business han

Eighteen passengers travelling complaints from the ranka of the been booked in Fancy Cotton, Place

It has to Paris from Croydon had a lucky Floating Staff, who had been told not goods, although in the main only by the Guilde but by Members of been confined to various grades of escape when the biggest and most the Office Stalt who were acquainted Poplins. So far as the majority of luxurious air liner in the world, with the decision of the General the Spring styles are concerned the Hannibal, was forced to land in Managers, with the result that repre- dealers, Idens of prices appoor to Kent owing to engine trouble.

One of the four propellors sentations were made to the General be considerably below replacing cost. Managers at Shanghai when to the Both, Manchester market and Colton dropped off. There was no panic amazement of the Secretaries that prices-appear to be easier and the position as previously stated was latest Cotton prices to hand are thousand-no-casualties.

A telegraph post was broken by denied and the Secretaries were in of the Cth inst, as follows:

Middling American Spot 4.40 the air liner's tail, which caught. formed that what was meant to bo

the telegraph wires and pulled conveyed was, "Provided the Com- Egyptian Sakel. F.G.F. Spot 6.70d.

Woollena-Nothing to report.

them off. pay's Floating Stadt would agree to

Metale-Dull market. the basis of all Salary at 1/8 to the Dellot from at July tha. Company Heavy. would continue paying salaries on the present existing basis until 30th June."

Stecks

The machine hae brakes so is Flour Stock: American 200,000 able to land in the smallest field. bags, Canadian 70,000 bags, Austra-Router. tian 20,000 bags. Market: Weak. Nor roles.

pletely forgotten as soon as the Meet- ing is over, then resurrected for the inext Annual Meeting.

It is necessary for theen Guilds to stato that at the Interflow hold on 28th, March there was absolutely no

It is hoped, however, that the mention of any proviso, ns it was and continue to pay salaries on a' basis

Chairman looked up the meaning of clearly and distinctly stated that, as of half at 1/8 to the dollar and half complication had arisen regarding the at current rate until 30th June' -

General The foregoing proposal would have the word "economy" in the New Or ford dictionary (which is in his posses- appro- Articles of Agreement the Managers had decided, for the sake of effected an average saving uniformity, to continue the present ximately 382,000 and it is hardly ne-alon, na he had occasion to refer to to say that bind the General during the course of the negotia basis of payment of salaries until 30th cessary June next, after which date Sterling Managers been disposed to accept the tons) and that he does now appreclute basis of all offer made by the Guilds in the first ta significance in view of the fact that would be paid but on

Instance a combined average saving of in 1025 in particular these Guilds were informed by the General Mana- salary at i/o to the Dollar.

If it had been otherwise there would approximately $106.000 would have

economy was engaging their serious have been, no need for the Guilds to been effected for the period 1st Apriler that n general scheme of drastic

attention. submit the alternative suggestion into 31st December, 1931.

In a letter dated 26th June address- order to effect a saving, which con-

inustion of the decision of the Generaled to the Guilds the General Managers Managers would not effect, in fact the definitely refused to agree to the juhla suggestion would have been posal and the Guilds were again pak-

Fed to reconsider the matter. the very reverer of a saving.

thy As it was abundantly evident that: It was then pointed our to General Managers that no misunder-no genuine desire on the part of the standing. If it can be called such, would ever have arisen had they con i firmed what had been said at the lasi interview. They were also advised that the Guilds' letter of th March was not answered until 23 days later. when the decision of the Company was only made known verbally. There was still no written reply, and the Cuilds were still waiting for a reply to their letter of 7th April, to which the General Managers replied that the Guilds could only blame their long- kong Offer, as they were. the people who were dealing with the matter.

Amended Conditions.

It was then urged that the General Managers put in writing the actual proposal of the Company in order to hveld any further misunderstanding taking place, and on 18th April the Gull received a letter stating that the General Managers were prepared to cancel the circular dated 261h February last and continue to pay the staff on a basis of half at 1/6 and half at current rate until 30th June next on the following condition:

(1) The Staff agree to accept their pay at a fixed exchange of 1/6 per dollar for 12 months as from 1st July. 1931 (Pay would be entered in Articles in Ster-

Ang

(2) The Gallds will give assurance in writing that no netion will be taken under Article 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act.

NEA

Command of

world' the largest airship-the new Amari. Can dirigible Akron-has been given to Lieut. Com. Charles E. Rosendahl, above a survivor of the Shenandoah disaster.

In the present dispute the Guilda were again informed that "the cut in salaries is part and parcel of a great Economy Scheme." Öther quotations could are identical in tenor, but he forego- front letters in 1925 and 1931 which ing will suffice.

be given

flow far, then, has the polley indien. ted in 1925 been adhered to during the intervening vers?

There is an intention at this stage to ro into Agures, as it will be quite sufficient to say that had there exist- ed in 1025 n genuine desire on the part of the General Muragers to equneming in one tom of expenditure alone, and us distinctly apart from other methods 0 the of retrenchment pertaining working and Management of the Fleet, the Company could have saved enin equivalent to what would be enved by ʼn 20% salary reduction for four years, for what is possible in 1931 was surely equally possible in 1926)

It should be mentioned that the calculations regarding the fregning are based on certain information sun- plied by the Company.

No Retrenchment.

Is it any wonder then that the Float- ing Staff are thoroughly dissatisfied, and bitterly complain that the reduc tion new arbitrarily imposed on them is unreasonably drastic in view of the fact that the General Managers have not made the slightest altempt to enforce the polley of rotrenchment so glibly indicated by Chairmen at Annual Meetings year after year.

That there are numerous other methods of retrenchment hitherto un- explored well known, but no good purpose will be served by stating them here. The General Managers, how- ever, can roat assured that the Fisst-

the

otherwise the terms as per circalar of General Managers existed to come toing Staff are closely watching events An amicable settlement, although the in order to determine whether the 25th February must remain in force.

that On 27th April the Guilds again sub Chairman at the Annual General policy now Indiented will be adhered- mitted the offer that payment of sala- Meeting of the Company went out of io. it is noted already ries be made on a basis of one half at his way to tell shareholders that he General Managers have certainly not A very good start when the 1/0 and one half at current rate of hoped a friendly conclusion of the made exchange from 1st April for three mintter in dispute would be reached. Chairman, announces the policy of re- months, subject to review at the ex-and as it was absolutely impossible to trenchment on the one hand, and in arrive at an agreement acceptable to practically the same breath advocates, ulration of that period.

This offer was refused by the Com both parties, these Guilds were reluc- although he infers it is not important, pany, who gave na the reason for not tantly compelled to accept on behalf of an increase in the Auditors' fees on accepting that it did not resist the the Company's Floating Staff the re- the other.

The Chairman's reply, with re- Company to the extent so vitally ne duction in salary na announced by the cessary. It should be particularly Company subject to review at the end ference to the telegram received from noted that the Guilds proposal was of six months, but the Members only certain influential Shareholders, is the terms expected, for

period of three months only did so by entering the most emphatic exactly in after which date the matter was to be protest at the unreasonably drastic re-especially the part in which he states reviewed, and taking the current rate duction made, having regard to the that the Office Staff are employed by at 1/- the average saving of appro-fact that the General Managers have the General Managers, not the Indo- ximately $25,000 would have been made no attempt whatever, parlicu-Chinn Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., and larly since 1926, to enforce in other are paid out of the Management Cur- effected during that period.

What he did not tell the The General Managers, however, re-directions the policy of retrenchment mission.

Shareholders, however, was that cer-

the of

General fused to economise even between 1st indicated by them,

tnin employees April and 30th June, on they would not

Managers Staff receive a yearly com agree to the offer, and naked the

So much for the friendly (7) con-mission on the earnings of the Indo- Guilds to give the matter further con-

clusion which the Chairman hoped Chinn Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. sideration.

would be reached. Now a word about which sometimes amounts to more If the General |"rigid economy."

than their salary! The Chairman stated at the Meeting Managers can afford to pay commis- sion over and above salary to cer that:

"Strict attention has been paid to tain of their employees out of the rigid economy and every possible General Management Commission, the effort has been made to reduce ex- Shareholders referred to were not penditure to an absolute minimum." very far wrong when they suggested Did the Chairman really mean that a reduction.

In conclusion Members of the or should he not have added "at the

Counter Offer.

Economy question.

A final ballot on the subject was taken and on 22nd June the General Managers

were advised, inter alin that, notwithstanding the decision of the Members by ballot which showed n large majority against accepting the announced Salary reduction, these Guilds, in a further carment endeavour to arrive at an amicable settlement of expense of the Floating Staff," for Gulida have acted with consideration the dispute, were prepared to agree to that is what it practically amounts to, for the Interests of the Shareholders salaries being paid at a fixed exchange or is he merely repeating what has in the Indo-China Steam Navigation of 1/4 to the dollar us from 1st July been said on the subject by previous Co. Ltd. and have now every right for six months subject to review at Chairmen ever since the Great War to expect real and radical retrench. the expiration of that period, provid-terminated? It certainly seems to be ment effected by the General Manag- ed the Company cancel their circular in stock phrase, and one to be com-jens in other obvious directions.

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