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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1919.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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1Beular's Service to the China Mail.}
PARIS CONFERENCE
The peace-makers
LEAGUE CRICKET,
TO-MORROW'S PROGRAM SIZ
CHINA'S MACHINERY
REQUIREMENTS,
THE CHINA MAIL-
THEFT FROM BUSINESS LAN ANCIENT SKELETON.
OFFICE.
Colonel H. A. Haines, writes to "The
LOÇAL SOLICITOR WINS M.C.
Mora Solomon and Kitayama early Times from Rochester: An interesting There is little doubt that increased lost #55 worth of tolles articles lasteleton was brought to light here on The larue matobes promise, to be enterprise will shortly be shown is might has a small boy who had been October 28 by some soldiers laying exceptionally interesting to-morrow, developing China's machinery require- especially where three of the leading mente and in steering this class of in their sinplay, broke open the back drain probably that of an ancient teams, KGA, KC.C., and Civil Service business into British channels This window of the office and proceeded to Briton, with shield, spear, and dagger. Lumex, January 18 are engaged. The champion (eriticised) andeavour is one which all having British pack the articles in a basket. Au nano. It was that of a man about 5 ft. 8 in. iu now assem-team, the RG.A., are playing the Chic-interests at heart will endeavour to cessful attempt was made to wrench height and of slender build. The grave bled in Paris saarted their task yes-cao Recreation Club, and although the raider efficacions. It is long overdue, open the safe. O going out the boy was in the chalk; the floor, well levelled terday. At the Quay d'Orsay there Chinese would no doubt very much like and if conducted on approved lines was arrested. Mr. J. H. Solomon star was only 1 ft deep in the chalk, plus was an informal conference and pre-revenge for the beavy daleat experienced should well repay those directly con lim mary exchange of views as to the faw Saturday's ago, by the appearance cerned. "From this point of view the ed that when the boy was in his employ, 1 ft. of hamus; it had been filled i working at the Fence Conference. of the RG. team farther down this following brief resume of the conditions frequent thefts took place and suspicion. with loose fine chalk slightly discoloured; Before the conlesenge inveting hell column, this wish does not look like affecting the Chinese market for falling on the boy, he was dischargedi, adjacent chalk was in hard, luppe by the Supremo Allied War Council, materialising Sutherland, Sharman, machinery will prove of value. It is Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne ordered the boy The body had the right foot crossed Marshal Foch anf other chief mil-Drummand, Asborne, Torr, and others certainly indicative of many methods to be birched and sent to prison for six over the left, feet painting, to a degree tapy advisers being present, an in-are all sound bats, good for rans, while which our American competitors are weeks.
or two north of east; the boss of tha Graham and Athorne, are among the likely to pursue, as it embraces sugges portant decision was taken regarding Colony's leading bowlers. Still, on tione put forward in a recent report by
shield lay on the ankles, with another the renewal of the Armistice for
mall piece of iron, the spear-hoad,...ai which Cermany asked. Among the occasion, the Chinese are redoubtable the Tinited States Bartan of Foreign
the right shoulder, and the other piece of principal questions arising out of the ponents, Ng Sze Kwong, Yew Man and Domestic Commune, renewal of the Arinistice is the milisfint fight of local cricketars. A good, regards, machinery is more a question of Taun sad Ue Hew Fan being in the
iron behind the waht. The well-shaped. The protest situation in China- ta
skull was small, with an intellectual tary resistance which the Allied and sporting game is assured. Associated Powers shoukl give to
supply than of demad. Chica, emerg-
forehead, splendid teeth, the lower left The OC. and Civil Service is's ing from internal dissensions, economi-Times" af October 18
The following appeared in the wisdom tooth being the only ona doflei Poland. The inter-Allied high cour-doubtful proposition with slight odds cally rejuvenated compared with the The King has been pleased to mand considers it indispensable that on Kowken, which has the steador destruction of wealth going cu in approve of the award of the Military on the crown, probably due to a diet of ont; the other grinders, were enpahaped the two Polish divisions should be team all round. Without Wood in top Europe, has found the usual sources of Cross to Temporary Second Lieutenant hard grains. The skall. baing the first supported by is certain number of form the Civil Service are weak in supply practically closed by the war.C.F. Mason, Machine Gun Company. Allied detachments, permitting their batting, Bird and Hamilton, as the first with silver worth more than ever
part opme on by the pick, was rather to occupy militarily the railway bowling pair, are good enough for any known, the people would be anxious charge of two Machine Guna. Ob damaged-there was a round bolo of in,
"During sa attack this oner was in. between Dantzie al Thorn.
local team but if perchance they are and willing to buy were not the anme serving the infantry advance being diameter in squamous portion of the M. Clemencemy has fort a con-worn down there are no capable change low exchange price in gold for their checked by the fire of a group of hostile temporal, which may have been caused sultative judicial committee for a bowlers in the team, and now Hamilton
exports i daterrant. Everywhere machine guns, he brought up his own by a spear thrust. The clavicle was vising on all peace conference ques- sppears to for quitted the Civil abroad the home markets are being guns with great gallantry in spite of inther effeminate, and thera wors of
Service to play for HECC be closely contested, Craigengower are pareslled out. The result of these surrendered and the infantry, advanced of the femur were set at nearly right The Navy and Craigengower should found for what in left, it is carefully guns. Be silenced them and all four calar attachments. The head and neck considered first and if shipping is heavy artillery fire and engaged these marked ridges on any bone for us- usually good for an innings of about 80, conditions has been the industrial to their objective. Later on working anties, and the necks were very short. which may not be enough to win the awakening of Chias and a determined round a party of the enemy with great all the rise on the right side wern effort to supply some needs at home, skill, this officer barraged their line of A friendly between the H. E. C. C. with the consequent expansion of retreat with his fire and cut them off. crumbled away, as also the mall bones and Royal Engineers appears to com- Chinese domestic industries.
The Hin services wers of the utmost value of bands and feet. The spine was. plate to-morrow's programme... LONDON, Jamatry 13.
necessity
has driven the Particulars of matches to be played, Chinese
(Mr. Mason who is a partner in the slightly curved, concavity to right.|| A Repablic was proclaimed yester
to look to home The Grind grounds, etc., and some of the selected factores to replace importe no longer and Mason went home to join up in may have meant something of haste in manu local firm of aclicitors, Mesars. D'Almada This, with the shallowness of the grave day at Luxemburg. Duchess retires to her castle in the teams follow:
available has been the raother of inven- March 1917, and after training in Eng the interment. The site is about half neighbourhood of the town. She has
tion in more lines than one, and hardly land for one year, went to the front in mila west of the Medway, and not far abdicate.-(Huvos).
any field of manufacture has been left March of the following year and has from the spot where the Pilgrims crossed untouched or untried. Among the new boen in the thick of the fighting ever the river. The best developed sad most ventures noted during 1917 are pump since.) ing, mining, and printing concerns, flour
powerful bone was the lower jaw,,so and rice mills, cotton weaving and silk
that ration troubles probably also ex- flatures, oil and paper mills, brick and
isted in those days. (Perkapa Roman cement work, candle and soap factories; too brief a nature for the accuracy of legionary-Ed. M.] gisssware and porcelain industries, ita recommendation to be either ques electric lighting and water works, Įtioned or confirmed. The question of chemical manufactories, augar refineries representation in China has been fully and factories for making surgical instru- dealt with, however, in many previous ments, beating apparatus, slectric-light | issuen of this journal, and is one which bulbs, bicycles, imitation Panaus bats, requires mature consideration by manu- motors, printing presses, needles and facturers seriously contemplating build- On gaila, clocks, tiles, carpets, canvas, and ing up business interests in the Far leather ware Many other factories East. The quotation given above is have been started in a small way, und į chiefly valuable for the indiestion it in every case there is the primary need conveye of the methods American firme of machinery".
are likely to follow
t
tious. This conimittee consists of a president and mine minbers who are professors of Law.-(Havus).
LUXEMBURG.
LOUVRE OPEN.
Loss. January 13. Several galleries of sculpture in the finuous Louvre, musubi vere opened again yesterday: The picture galleries are not yet ruly Havas!,
THE SEINE...
Toxpox, January 18. The wuter of the Reine continue to subsideAother drop of. IB Chéhes is recorded.—(Haves),
AN EMERGENCY MEASURE.
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The Ministry of Labour anaounces far-reaching scheme for providing out at work benefit for soldiers, salios Civilians during the transition period which will come between demobilisation - of the fighting forces and the resump tion of pescatel industries. The scheme
match to morOW.
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HONGKONG LEAGUE
Craigengover v. Navy. On the C&C ground at 2 pm
K.C.C. v. Civil Service. On the K.C.C. ground at 9 pm. sharp.
CRC v. RGA On the Chinese Recreation Club ground at 2:15 pm.
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-FRIENDLY MATCH.
HKCC.. Royal Engineers. the H.R.C.C. ground at 2 pm, «
Selected Teains:--
and J. H. Mead.
ew
that
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
R.
“PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- structions from H. M. VICTUALLING Stonz OFFICER, to sell by Public Auction,
од
Jan 24 1919 at 10. Voeux Road, Corner of Ice
FRIDAY,
House Street,
·A QUANTITY OF ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS,
NAPERY, &c., ko,
"As follows: Barviettes, Table Clotha," Pantry and
KCC JP. Robinson, C. P. James;
Due to the lack of capital the large
The decrease of the imports of textile L. J. Blackburn, G. J. Stapleton, H. H. majority of Chinese enterprises are of machinery into Chiss noted during the Tayler, E. R. Macaskill, E. J. Edwards. joint nature, the Chinese supplying the past three years in no way denote D. M. Goodall, R. Pestouji, H. Overy working capital and foreign interests backwardness in that industry. The RGA-Liauta. A. O. Coltman,pplying the fixed capital, in the form practical closing of the British market A. R. Sutherland, H Torr, Q. M
of machinery and supplies. It must ba and the increased demand for Japanese) Sergt. Talfour, Sergeants Drummond instances original installations have been unusual expansion of textile industry pointed out that in a great many machinery at bome caused by the Achorie and Graham, Corp: Main male at a lose with a view to getting in Japan, together with the lack of Bembr. Sharman, Gunners Bajacs, and the profits out of the antifolder constus, as CORE, MUST COND Perkins.
well a from an advertising standpoint, anything else to retard imports. The Man Taun, Barry Ching, George Lec, with the advantage of subsequent most, striking features are
the remark- Un Hew Fan, Wei Lee San, K. E business elserbe. As a rule the able increase of Canada's share of the Wong, James Wong, Wong Po Keung Chinese wish to pay for a new installa textile machinery imported, which Sin Man Ping and Chow Yet Cheong
Craigongover.-R. Basa (Capt), F.G. position of German machinery
tias out of the profits, and the dominant advanced from nothing in 1915 to China 203,132 tacle worth in 1917, and the will apply to all discharged soldiers' and Thompson, F. Ford, Fow, LE before the war as largely due to the 50 per cent decrease of Great Britain's Lammert, W. Hall, A. Areulli, U. Omar, fact that they always took part payment trade. The importance of this sailors and members of the women's M. E. Abbas, D. Rumjahn, and A. at extended the balance over a few business cannot be estimated from the corps who have been enrolled in the Goldenberg.
Civil Service-Hon. Mr. C. Govern years, Moreover, German firme carried past results. There were 56 spinning Glass Clothe, Turkish and Huckaback fighting services, and also to all civilians
ho come under the National Insurance CG., (Capt.), REO. Bird, A. E small boilers, steam engines, ice.making companies in China in 1917, and the Towels, Shests, Pillow Cases, Blankate, Act of 11; thas is, all persons whose Food, F. Syme. Thompoo, P. T. Lamingtas, polos, and rice mille, oil total output of these companiet Eas Counterpsies, etc.
engines, dynamos, and machine tools in only served to decrease the importation
Electro-plated Vegetable and Entres earnings are under £150 a year. The ble, B. W. Bradbury, W. H. Edmond stock, which were installed and payment of cotton goods from 32 per cent of the
T. J. Ling, C. Sara, E. T. Crocker, and arranged later.
total imports in 1915 to 27 per cent in Dishes, Soup Tureens, Sauceboats and II. Strange.
The sale of machinery is largely de 1917, showing that the demand for this Ladies, Cruet Stands and Frames, HK.C.C.-T. E Pearce (Captain), pendent upon the mode of financing class of manufactures in growing, and Fruit and Fish Knives and Forks, F. J. de Rome, D. E'Donnelly, F. W. S
&c.,
&c.. Evans, E. Hamilton, P Jacke, R. auch private enterprises, for us has been it is safe to ssume that the growth of Spoons, Sugar Tonga, Nut Crackers,
pointed out, the lack of ready capital to the Chinesa industries engaged in this Kennedy, M. M. Ma, Capt. B. Ecover initial purchases often leads to business will he co-extensive.
On view day of vale, Murray, F. Sutton and C. C. Zeveryn.
the machinery supplier being invited to The decrease in importa of boilers,
**Terms :-Cash, participate in the enterprise. To those and other propelling machinery has been
HUGEES & HOUGA. desiring to do businees in this way the practically due to inability to get the
Auctioneers to the Admiralty, field is practically unlimited. Happily, goods. After the war China will offer the extension of industrial banking an important market for agricultural
Hongkong, Jan, 17, 1919. facilities, both at home and in the Farmachinery and plant, and equipment! East, is becoming more and more an will be required for the many new in- established fact, and will serve as dustries which have opened up during valuable intermediary to those not the past three years. The total trade desiring actual participation in the in machine tools has increased 200 per enterprises on the machinery for which cent. since 1916, and Japan's share bas they wish to bid.
increased 300 per cent, that country
cost of the scheme is estimated at 220,000,000-ór about the cost of 4 days
War.
So far as the fighting forces of the Crown are concerned, the scheme applies. -to all men below commissioned rank,
and to mobile members of the women's corpa who enrolled under one of the fighting services for the duration of the war. The classes entitled to benefit Are:-
"All persons, other than officers, whe bave given actual service under the
Naval Discipline Act or in the Royal
Marine Forces.
All duly enlisted soldiers below com missioned rank who have given actual service during the present war, and all airmen who come under the same
FOOTBALL.
NO FIRST LEAGUE GAMES.
EO.
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA,
NOTICE TO CONSIONLES.
From EUROPE AND STRAITS.
THE Company's Steamship.
It is interesting to nets that taking only its own share of the total according to the report of the increase but practiclly if of the trade of
States Bareau, previously Great Britain and France. One of the BADO MARU,"
United
For the first time during the present season there are no first division matches on 4 Saturday, South China Althletic consented to the RG.A. postponing their football match, while owing to sickness, the Navy bare postponed their match with the Royal Engineers. Thus referred to, American manufacturers are evidentes of increased purchasing power the Navy remain at the head of the advised of two recognised methods of due to the rise in price of silver bas United Services League with the same securing machinery contracts in China. best the increased demand for sewing, baring arrived from the above Ports, Mobile members of the Women's Corps number of points as the Club with &The reference in the report states that: embroidery, and knitting machines. Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed I to supply the local demand. The at their risk in the Honakond services for the duration of the war.
having branches at all the important trade which Great Britain formerly KOWLOON WHARF, AND GODOWN ČO.'S Chinese trade centres as general agents enjoyed in this line of machines has been
category.
who enrolled under one of the fighting match in hand while in the Hongkong The frat method in that of appoint League the Club lend the Navy by a Applicants for benefit will apply at point, with the same number of matches ing one of the large mercantile houses to all businessca. have. bosa insti- that their Goods are being landed and
their, Employme t Exchange. It will
not be pid during the first 3 days of sinemployment. "In order to be eligible,
played.
THE 2ND-DIVISION,
on a. fixed agreement for a term of taken over for the time being almost Jodowns at Kowloon, where each consigne The second division furnish all the years. This was the system employed entirely by the United States. The con- ment will be sorted out mark by maric and an applicant must be capable of work football to-morrow, the match between by almost all the large German manu start growth in the demand for electrical delivery can be obtained as soon as the but unable to obtain employment. He St. Joseph's College and Navy Reserves facturera and its principal advantage materials and fittings is promising, as Goods are landed.
Options! Goods will be carried on maless must not refuse an offer of suitable providing the beat game on the card.lies in the benefita accruing.from, so the use of these appliances is naturally employment made to him at the Employ- Staff and Departments should have no old-established connection on the ground limited to the circular instructions in given to the contrary difficulty in disposing of the University, with valuable Chiness connections. In where electric power is obtainable, yẨ and if the Navy Reservos loss will be addition to such agency it has been great many electric-power plants have before Noor, TO-DAY. conready to jump into second position as found advisable to send one or more been unable to get machinery: daring Goods no cleared by the 22nd Jan,
they would be a point behind the sailors qualified, engineers trained at the home the past year to take care of natural 1919, will be subject to rent. with a match less played.
factory, who could use the offices and increases in consumption and new con
Damaged package must be left in the The other match will have a heap of staff of the agents' branches in Chins on tracta for current bave been subsequent Godeans for examination by the Consignee's spectators because the South China their trips of inspection and co-operately refused. With an increased import second string will be playing, their with the agents saleamen in obtain of appliances under auch circumstances and the Co.'s representatives at an appointe opponents being the 87th Co. R.G.A.. ing business, The other and less it can only be inferred to what size the ad hoor on TUESDAY and FRIDAY.
Programie:
desirable
method for those just business would bare grown under All claims must be presented withi
ten days of the steamer's arrivil entoring Fbe Ckineie field is to con- normal conditions..
ment Exchange provided
(a) it is not a situation vacant in sequones of a trade dispute;d
(b) the wage and conditions of on ployment are not less favourable than those he or she has habitually obtained
in his or her district; or less favourable than the conditions generally observed in the district
JJ
2ND DIVISION, H.K. LEAGUE
NIPPON YUYEN KAISELL
Agent Bongbong, Jan. 17, 1919.
Frovision is made for, kooping the ap
duet the business direct with the Generally considered, the position here, after which data they cannot. ba plicant's health insurance card paid up
Chipcse and open offices at four or five ebows a consistent demand for industrial roognized. “No, elsims will be admitted during periods of unemployment, It
of the trade centres with goalified machinery and equipment in China after the goole have left the Godowas, should be understood that the whole
St. Joseph's College. Naval Reserves. engineers attached, who are competent which has been unaffected by scarcity of scheme is solo y intended to bridge over On the Club ground at 4pm. Referee, not only to draw up specifications and goods abroad, bigh prices, or lack of the inevitable period of dislocation fol Mr. Emary
quotations on the spot, bat to carry on shipping bus even taking into considera lowing the pose of the war, and as a non University v. Staff and Departments, negotiations with Chinese officials and tion the increased price of goods s contributory scheme it must be regarded On the Military ground at 2.30 pm purchasers There are of course, any affecting total values, has at least held number of variations from, these two it own in a time of considerable disturb As an emergency mesure. While it is Raferes, Mr. Dawhirat.
South Chins Athletic Res. e. 87th general methode, hat as a role the Emt ance. Although Japan has increased in operation the existing compulsory Co. R.G.A. On the Club, ground at 2.50 method is by far the more desirable for its sales to a greater degree thot we unemployment scheme will remain in aboyatco so far as benefits are concorbed, pra Referee, Mr. Townsend, those near to the field, na the peculiar here this increase has been mainly in
St. Joseph's College E Sou; W. conditions of Chinese trade have nothing electrical fittings and equipment, sup
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Contributions will, however, be still Ogloy: and AL, N, Other P. E. Bynd-fin common with conditions in this pics which China is rapidly making at ON D'inverstrain the fine meinbrane
payable in order to build up a reserve when the temporary scheme comes to an
And,
man, P. Xavier and S. Marcil; R. Omar, country or in other foreign countries home. The growth of Canada's trade, J. Silva Hyndman (Capt.) S. This reference to such an important in other clase is also a feature topher and L Xavierzu
matter as representation in Chian is of Eastern Engineering.
the
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phlegm Chamberlan's Canigh: Ba
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