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*BINI, S DAUGHTEN LATKE HAND- business and good will in order to take ng the manufacture of munitions. They Persona from all classes of society: have done it for the saking and ungradava jasped in the manufacture of muni- ing Many of them will find themselves tions. There is, for example, on the stod the end of the war with a great part of the Miniery of Munitions the daughtes of their good will jeopardized or lost. of an early who worked for nine months Coincidentally with this programinalsche hand in munitions factory, began their great offensive bombardment of bringing in private firms became Large numbers of the best known lamilies Tue 27th and for days husled into the evident that even with their help the hare devoted themselves to work in the German lines such an avalanche of steel output still would be inscient the canteens and to other work and load as the world had never known Ministry of paitions proceeded to with the factories. There is a depart provide a large number of wingment in the Ministry which is solely on- expressed wonder that it should have purpose factories--that is, plaats where cerned with the provision of canteens been possible to assemble so use a store the work could be specialized. Skilled for munition workers, and the canteens of munitions. The story of how she engineers divided the work up into provide meals for 300,000 persons daily. empplies were created constitutes one of number of repetition operations such This enables them to get their food under the most important chapters in the history could be done with a few weeks training decent conditions Charges are made to
by woman or unskilled labour.. There are cover the pet." of British achievement during the war.
At the beginning of hostilities, twan in the country fifty-three national years ago, there were only three important shelt factories of this kind, all of which to interfere arbitrarily in private indux- 28 Nov. 4 government munitions series in the either have been built or reconstructed fry in order to surry on, the meritions Nov. 18 British Isles. To-day some four thousand by the government. Of these, thirty-eight work. Private and public building ha Nov. 26 government controlled drms, employing are under the management of the boards been" stopped in many cases, in order to are move the labour elsewhere. or to rent, Dec. 15 more than two million workers, are turn previously referrel" ta Dec. 24ing out virtually all the tremendous
omize material. Whas applies to that building trade holds good with many 1917 amouni of War materials which have gone
others. However, this Interference has Jan. 7 to equip the Eftish soldiers in the fald.
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The organization of this great industry Just as the output of shells, shell has been accomplished in a little more bodies, etc., had to be augmented,, so than one year by the Ministry of Muni-milarly we had to provide explosives and sions, which was established a Mayaling factories. As a result of this, spart 1015, under the leadership of Mr. Duvid from the carous extensions of existing Lloyd Leorge. La that time every avail
factories, nineteen a speriat explosives able resource of the country has been works have been provided. This has built for the production of munitions practically doubled the whole previous Some idea of the scale upon, which this
sutput of the country. Similarly thero organization has been carried out may be had to be built fourteen Alling factories, gathered from the statement that the each of which has been provided siner largest of the new plans covers an area pine miles long and from three to four miles wide.
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last August. Altogether there are now and works, extensions all over the contutry, ninety national factories, which have been with power and plant on up to date w equipped with machinery and in, meste, accurate and anodern machine tools, A staff of 6,000 has been required to eases built during the last twelve months. will add sermusly to our industrial
strength in the markets of bib werid.*** supervise the work at the head of this
"We can now produce in less than a
£1,500,000@3).—$15,000,000 It is stated that the hands of the dil stuff, and responsible only to the Minister month as ranny of the lighter shells as of Munitions, has bech man whose could have been turned-nnt in the whole ferent departments of the Ministry of Munitions are targely directors and man organizing ability has been accorded year of 1914-15. In less than a fortnight wide-spread recognition." He is Dr. we can make more heavy shells than seagers of great industries who have volun- Christopher Addison, internationally
could have done in the year 1914-15. Weered their services. and have given up.
COURT OF DIRECTORS, known for his medical research work. Foteas aw turn out & week far more the whole of their private work to work | some years he has devoted his attention anells, filled and complete, hun were used As one bas put it," the Ministry of Muni-
for the country without remuneration...
W. Puttenden, Faq-Chairman to politics, and "besides holding a seat in the whole battle of Lexm, which ions is, in tact, the general staff of Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy Chairman. ANTING-HSTAN the House of Commons had been extended over a fortnight, and they had British industry, organized for war." To G.TM. Elkins Esq. Hoo Mr. D. Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of been saving ammunition for that battle
Landate a American who has volunteered his C. B. Gabhay, Esq Education before entering on his present for a month. We could have a battle of services in gives credit for affecting reduc. Hon. M
5. A.. Plumier, Esq. duties to Parliamentary Secretary to the Icos every week now, and it wouldn'tions in shell atrast prices which saved
P. H. Holyoak. Hon Mr. EShellin Ministry of Munitions. Every detail of tunch the shell reserve stock.
CHIEF MANAGER : the munitions production is known to Dr.
the governinens £100,000 a week. The manufacture of guns, which did
Hongkong N.J. STABE, 197. Addison, and he has told as much of the not lend itself to the process of b story of the creation of this industry division like ammunition, has had to ba could be made public at this time,
concentrated largely in the hands of VISITORS AT THE HOTELS. At the outset he disposed of the state-experienced arms, but new factories under ment which has been made in America to the direction of these firms have been
HONGKONG HOTEL the effect that if it were not for munitions made for single purpose work..
Mr Atholl Anderson Mr W.J. Hodgs furnished by the United States Grent
Regarding our present sapacity for Mr R. L. Atkinson Mr A. Shelton Hooper
Anderson Mr G. Holman Mr G. E. Britain would have to quit the war.
gun production as compared with the Mr Murray Bain MrF. 11. Howard capacity in June, 1914, before the war. Mr. Beker Mr atul
Baring Mr & Mrs R. Hunter we are now making in the case of the Mr
MayTP. Jefferson per cent per annum on the daily balance. lightest gun ore than to times what Mrs E. R. Belilios
Mr. C. D. J. Pell
MrE. M. Joseph
AKroderofy
ON ELLED DEPOSITS- of course. The United States has we then in the case of medium Ar ST. Betting..
Kullmus
For a months 2 per cent. per annum furnished and is furnishing many rawweight guns more than twenty times, and Mr H. J. Birbeck
Ą rnaterials which we are anxious to get for in the case of heavy guns more than Alby Capt. R Branch Capt. Larssen
Me and is W. G. Mr & Mrs C. Laurit the maufacture of munitions, but so far tincs. as the actual production of shells "goes The production,
treach warfare Erik Brownlow FO. Lisd
1 Bral Mr S Longfield America has provided us with only a very supplies has meant the creation of an Mr E
-Bryant small percentage of those which we have industry of which there, was practically Me and Mrs. Lt. J. M. Lopes
no experience in "this country. Now
Alise Bryant Turning to the ranulieth of muni. grensdes are being inade in back surdnes De Buchanan tions in this country, bu continued and in all sorts of small shops as well as Cape L. Cueto
At the beginning of the was there in the big factories, and hendreds of MrR Cole MD. McMurray
Mr. B. KaMehta were only three importent munitions thousands are being produred weekly. In Mrail. A. R. Conat factories in the United Kingdom. In the early days of the war the treach Mr G. L. Courtney Mr and Mrs W. A.THE business of the acose Rank is
3W Courtney Mentzer
conducted by the HONGKONG addition there were a number of farge mortar as a weapon which had received fr N. Crusher
Mr J. Merecki
AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR" private zranitions and armament firms, little attention and undergone Little WR Dhvenport Mrs C. H. Oliver At the start refarce was placed mainly development and there was Diero Mrg PE Davis Capt. A R. Pilkington in these national factories and experienced handful of these weapons in existence Cap. Dewar MFER firms, and at that time they were full of They are new being produced in 37. E. Douglas Capt. 1. Ruther orders.
immensely improved, types in hundreds Miss M. E. Dally M J. H. Roott In the curly stages of the conflict where they were previously in units. And Sir. A.W. Eastman Capt. W. Shane more attention was pail to field guns and the output of their heavy ammunition Capt. J. B. Evans Mr J.Sibley their equipment than to heavy guns, but have had to keep pace. The output of Me and Mrs. F. J. Mt T. W. Simmons
Ealouter Me as time went on the requirements for bombs, where it previously was reckoned Mrs Fowkes Mr P
AMERICAS, SHELL PRODUCTION.....
I have hear that statemens made," said fir. Addison, and it is preposterous,
used.
Major D. Blacdonald Dr GW. Mackean Dr. O. Marriott
Mr H. Maxwell
beary uhells greatly increased: In June, in hundreday; has now reached a total of Mrs C. Finlayson 3
weekster
N
Stackhouse
Mr J. Strickland
1915, we made an inventory of all the scores of thousands weekly The produc. Mr M.S. E. Frank Mr H. F. Stonahism available machinery in the country and tin of trench warfare munitions in a
CONTROL OF TOOL MAKEDA.
Gray
Wheold 1 Mr and Mrs W. A. MrS.P.J.Wiliamson HannibalCapti M: B. Wilson Mr. A.Hickar. G. G. Wood
W. B. Hind my last modif
WTZAK HOTELA MR Buthan Mrs Jones Mr and Mrs H. E.Mr&Mrs A. Lembelet
Carmichael
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it was evident that it was entirely inades most miserlianants collection of work-onum Mr.A... Toot quate to meet the demands. There were shops, of course, has necessitated the Mr and Mrs PJ however, great say private firms provision of many assembly, and inspec- which could be brought in to make tion stations. e). munitions, and it was decided to mobilize them for national service. In order to da this we created an organization embracing the entire country. The country was divided into districts, in each of which working board of management was set up. By means of this scheme of locs! organization thousands of firms have been brought in, many pi which had never seen
shell body or a fine or a grenade or ↑ The tools have been sent where they were bomb before, much less than made them, how munition making in some form be other has extended well-nigh to every considerable town--indeed, to large num Sbers of villages, big ma
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One of the earliest steps the Ministry of Munitions had to take was to acquire control of "every machine tool maker in the United Kingdom and ale to bring i the manufacturers of machine tools. Every machine tool made during the last twelve months has been disposed of as Me FoW. Cary- directed by the Ministry of Munitions. Mr and Mrs D. G
Calli
Mr and Mrs Nel Muolatyre & child Mr B. F. Mattingly Mr and Mrs E B Mr and Mrs. Charley,
Cabe
most needed for the making of munitions. One of our moet anzio problems has been the supply and the distribution of skilled labour. There was not enough Col Darling, RE Lt Cold Mrs Morgan
Tals fact Mr XJ Dexter Mr TL Perkins stilled labour to gorged. was recognized by the grade unions and Mr and Mrs Dubois Mr and Mrs Silv desire to help the government has received their bearty Mr&Mrs W.Dainton Mr C. Skott adaptability and eagerness to Tearn how assistance throughout in the distribution Lt Col Faithnie Mr & Mrs A Findlay brought into munition making the most of skilled labour and in the dilution of Mr H Ford Smith teame:from Hongkong," ["on <r about Connecting at Calcutta with On or about remarkable assortment imaginable of filed labour with siled The Mr Denman Fuller Mr Her V-Findlay
shops and factories. In ons era alone introduction of unskilled labour into the Mrs Flicher Smith
Mrs Staple Smith shell bodies or the componente of shells-field of skilled labour is a sacrifice of Mrs Goh Ta
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nechines and methods which would be difficult by the fact that me skilled Mrs Bluteon Mr B. White "horrifying to the apostles af orthodoxy workmen crowded in the More Mr & Mew E. Howard Mr and Piry David Wast all this amounts to in the than 48,000 highly scilled workman have Mr Lee Junonood aggregata you can form, some conception since been withdrawn for munition work
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-ban KINI KUWAEDHOTENST three weeks ago abowed that there were anven to the Ministry of Munitions controls. Almond MY T. Leeman being burned out weekly by arm which at a large body of skilled workinen who Mr and Mrs Baker Mr. H. McTavish
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