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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAŸ, AUGUST 18, 1938.

P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND RANDOM RAMBLINGS

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through Bille of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAUIUTIUS, E. & 8. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA,, INCLUI ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, NED SEA, EGYPT, EŬROPE, ETC.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

(Under Contract with HM. Government.)

All vessels may call at any porte on or off the route-and the route and all satin

are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Steamiers

f*DANGALORE

NALDERA

*ALIPORE

CORFU

1 BHUTAN

CHITRAL *BEHAR

Tons From H'Kong about 0.000, 14th Aug., Noon. 17,000 20th Aug.

0,000 28th Aug.

14,800 3rd Sept. -0,000 10th Sept. 17,000 17th Sept. 6,000 24th Sept.

14,500 1st Oct.

CARTHAGE

**SOUDAN

4,000 th Oct.

• Cargo only Calls Casablanca

Destination

'bay. M'reilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London

Straits, Colombo, B'bay &

Karachi.

Marseilles & London..

B'bay, M'sellies, Havre, Lidon Hull, H'bg. R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London. 13'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, it'burg, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London. D'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, 'burg, R'dam & A'werp. All vessels may call at Malta

BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (BOUTI}

8,000 13th Aug, 10 aan. S'pore, Fort Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta. 8,000 27th Aug.

DO.

SIRDIZANA

SIHIRALA

10,000 10th Sept

8,000 24th Sept.

10,000 8th Oct.

TILAWA SANTHIA

TALMA

DO.

DO.

DO.

DI. Apoar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengers EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTIL.)

TANDA

NANKIN

NELLORE

7,000

2nd Sept.

7,000

1st Oct.

7,000

4th Nov.

Regular monthly sailings from

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

'kong to Shanghai & Japan & 15ong to Australia. Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAJ & JAPAN.

*BEHAR

0,000 18th Aug.

CHITRAL

17,000 18th Aug.

TILAWA

10,000 30th Aug.

CARTHAGE

14,500

1st Sept.

*SOUDAN

8,000

1st Sept.

SANTHIA

8,000

1st Sept.

NANKIN

7,000

1th Sept.

RAJPUTANA-

17,000 15th Sept. Cargo only.

Shanghal & Japan, Shanghal & Japan. Japan.

Shanghal & Japan. Shanghai & Japon. Japan.

Shanghal & Japas. Shanghal & Japan.

- All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcet measuring not more than 5 e.tt. will be received at the Company's Office up to noor on the day previous to sailing.

For Patrage Rates, Handbooks. Freight, etc., apply

P.&onding, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone

Connaught R.C.

N.Y.K.

Agent

LIN

Laget var

SPECIAL CALL AT BOMBAY S.S. Hakusan Maru sailing Aug. 27 en route to European ports.

*Cargo only.

Telephone 30201.

SAN FRANCISCO vin Japan Ports & Honolulu,

Chichibu Maru (From Kobe) ...... Saturday, 3rd September Anarna Maru (from Kobe) ........ 13th September SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Straits from Kobe)

Helan Maru

NEW YORK via Panama

Nato Maru (from Kobe)

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast)

Mexico & Panama

Helyo Maru

Tuesday, 16th August

10th October

By John Blunt

My criticism of Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke's remarkable effusion in The New Statesman and Nation certainly did off steam occasionally. Forgive my mixed metaphor. upset the radical apple-carts, but it does good to blow

**

The gist of the replies was to the effect that undesirable conditions exist in the Colony, a fact which I have never denied. Indeed, I qualified my previous remarks by stating that "Hongkong has been as ably served as has been possible, taking all the various factors into account.

The correspondent who himself "Just Me" Indulged in an prove the living conditions of the signed movement, slow but sure, to help im- unimposing assortment of statistics, Colony's musses. 80 dearly beloved by the tub thum-

inimitable Hyde Park orators, fer- but can any of my critics name one per. I could visualise one of those at the bottom of the present trouble, The refugee problem is undoubtedly

vently assuring his amused audlenes that...."Last year the Government country where refugees from another spent umpicen millions on so-and-301 are permitted to enter without re- What did you and I get out of it, undertakes to feed, clothe and house steletions, and where that country my brothers?"

an unknown or unlimited number of people?

and

to the

In

His pot of verbiage was unusually well mixed, containing such inge:- dents as....retiring age, bank share within the bounds of common-sense, That Hongkong will do its best holders, Colony's revenue, military have no doubt, but it is contribution, pensions, civil servants reasonable to expect us to bear the utterly un- salaries, charitable purposes, slavery, burden of caring for countless thou- mul-tea, street sleepers, Stanley sands of refugees who have no claim Prison,

Dogs' Home, income tax, on our charity.

conclusion, Queen Mary Hospital, dividend tax would place one and what not. He did, however, point before those who rush in where Incontrovertible greatly assist by providing the

the colum tions to his trickily conceived con- And that is this:

angela would certainly fear to tread. The present inw undrums, was to be that he sneered at commercial life which is common ground-in

be regretted

standard of living-the existence of due "Empire Builders," but his

Inadequate scale of wages pald nom de plume naively explained that by Chinese employers themselves. he is just himself. "Observer" alsa Only a very small percentage proved somewhat verbose, but tried fro

Hongkong's

Chinese

population is in hard to make some good points. foreign employ, and the wages pold The sheep-like manner in which by foreign firms are away and above some people follow is really pathetic, the scale which rules amongst the Spreckley associated himself native employers of Inbour. whole-heartedly with the sentiments sneer,

the therefore, at

foreign of Mrs. Selwyn Clarke, although if population, or the Government, is not really possesses the wide know only unpardonable, but indefensibic ledge of the Colony of which he and disinyal. Those who do not un- bonsts, how can he believe that the derstand the real ies of our problems roads of the Colony are bullt for would do better to hold their peace, Europeans only?

and not spread false impressions of this little corner of the Empire The unfortunate aspect is that which, at any rate, gives them their few well-meaning, albeit, unthink-bread and butter. ing persons, will persist in disregard-

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of

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To

ing the practical for the theoretical Persuade the Chinese themselves side of life. They overlook, or wil-to ruise the standard of living by fully will not see, that economic paying the same scale of wages standards exist in all countries, but which foreign firms do, and my cri- cannot be universally synchronised, tics will be getting down to some- When synchronization is possible, thing logical and useful. that elusive and visionary millenium

will have arrived.

I am well aware that Hongkong CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

has its slums in common with the

rest of the Far East, or with the COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES world for that matter, but the re-

medy is a matter of slow evolution,

MARITIMES.

"MEN"

No. 9 AEO/30

and cannot be accomplished by Steamship

* mere wave of a magic wand, Nor can it be solved by unconstructive and unfair criticism. All the Hilda Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk va Selwyn-Clarkes,

"Just Me's," "Obser- ports, etc., arrived Hongkong vers and Spreckleys cannot bring Friday, 12th August, 1938. about the transformation they prate Consignees are hereby informed about so irresponsibly. They must that their goods with the exception realise this and be prepared to take of Opium, Treasure and Valuables a Jogical view,

are being landed and stored into the Perhaps a little object lesson will Godowny of the Hongkong Kowloon assist them. We will imagine a Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kew- little rock pool, such as may be loon, whence delivery may be ob. seen at any of our beaches. It retained immediately after landing.

vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, out and to reling ited by the Company's

... Thursday. 18h Augus

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM,

Hakusan Maru

Haruna Maru

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,

Kamo Maru

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

Morioka Maru

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Katori Maru (vin Klung & S'hai) Alsuta Maru (Nagasaki direct)

Kosima Maru (via Shanghai)

Saturday, 27th August 10th September

Davao, Thursday Island, Brisbane,

Saturday, 27th August

Saturday, 13th Aug. Saturday, 13th August Friday, 19th August Saturday, 27th August

General passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

Monthly Service to

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indles ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol Buenos Aires. South America.

NEXT SAILING:--

M.V. "TAI SHAN"

22nd August.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong Bank Bldg.

Telephone 28021.

Any

tains the water when the tide ctbs;;

All claims must be sent in to me it is separate from, and yet a part on or before 23rd August, 1938, or of the sen. If the sea happens to be they will not be recognized, muddy, the

Damaged Packages will be examin pool will contain muddy water, and

short of

Surveyor with Mesurs-Goddard and Douglas in crystal-clear water will effect

the presence of the Consignees af change. Even were that done, the 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 18th August,

1930. tide would surge in again, and the

Consignees must have a Revenue muddy condition would obtain. Hongkong may be likened to a little able goods are

Ofeer in attendance when any dutt- pool on the fringe of the ocean of Campany's Surveyors.

examined by the China's teeming millions. The No Fire Insurance will be effected economic standard of the millions, free to come and go, must show its by us in any case whatever. effect in Hongkong. While we may be able to raise the local standard

shall

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of living slightly, or to otherwise Improve conditions, we never

the

be able entirely to rid ourselves of the underlying influence of Chinese standard. The

Chinese

population of the Colony is

Is part and parcel of the great masses of their countrymen in their own country. If we barred the gate to immigrants.

and managed to find work for all in

side, we might cut adrift from the influence which affects the lower classes so vitally.

The logical way for my critics to Improve the common standard is to start

their work in China itself, thus commencing at the very root of the problem. I shall always main- tain that it is grossly unfair, and un- sporting to belittle the efforts which are being made, against tremendous odds, to improve conditions for the poor classes. Are my critics UWBre of the Factories Ordinance insofar as the hours of labour art

Of the free inoculations, v

and other services which have been provided to improve the lot and safe- guard the lives of even the poorest. among us. Do they not know that in recent years land has been set askde to be used as playing grounds in the heart of densely populated districts. This is all part of the

IL OHL Agent. Hongkong, 12th August, 1938.

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Price 20 cents Postage.extra.

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