Hongkong, Apr. 20.
At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day. m the course of a lengthy view of the year's activities, the Chairman said; 'There is_a strong feeling amongst the shipping community that the Hongkong Observatory needs expansion and that, in view of the importance of Hongkong as cne of the leading ports of the world, no expense should be spare' in providing such equipment as usually associated with modern observatories. I hope that the Government will take in hand at once the construction of a commercial wireless station, which would at night enable Hongkong to be in wireless touch with all the big stations and whereby during the day, communication could be kept up between Hongkong and Shanghai, Japan and Cavite and doubtless, many other stations."
Alluding to the subject of the strike, the Chairman stated that there had been a most remarkable movement in the labour market both skilled and unskilled. "These difficult Labour conditions continue apparently without any regard for the inevitable increase in living costs, which the enhancement of wages must bring about, to say nothing of its effect on the prosperity of South China generally, ju which Chinese and Europeans aye equally concerned."—Reuter.
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