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LAMMERT BROS.
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AND SERVÉTOES.
Public Auctions—
ESSRS LAMMERT BROS. are
instructed to sell
The Steamship
"JEHANGIR"
Now ying in the Harbour of Hongkong,
*Hader st
Order of the Court
BY
PUBLIC AUCTION
حاد
MONDAY,
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the 25th day of June, 1920, at
3 o'clock r..
IN ONE LOT
At their Auction Rooms, in Duddell
Street.
The ship is a British ship registered at Hongkong of 5206 tons Gross and of $360.71 Registered tonnage and was bailt by W. Denny, and Brothers; Dumbarton.
For particular to view apply to Mass Lammert Bros., the Auctioneers.
For further particulars.
Apply to
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& MASTER,
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A XORTHCLIFFE COUP.
FACTS COMING TO LIGHT.
The truth about the Northcliffe Lloyd George coup of 1916 is coming into the light, and the are many interesting facts concerning it in "Adventures in Interviewing," a book by Mr. Isaac F. Marcosson, the well-known American journalist publi. sted recently.
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THE ONE "TIED": THE OTHER FREE N.Y.K. PASSENGER RATES.
Mr. Marcosson declares that "it
was Beaverbrook, immersed in the
policies of the deal, who tied himself¦ HIGHER FARES TO EUROPE.
up with various obligations. North
cliffe emerged from the transaction with an absolutely free hapd."
The Japan Advertiser saysThe
the for
sub-
Later Lord Northcliffe began to long outstanding 20plication of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha to the make his hand felt. 'Lloyd George
Department of Communications now faced the difficult task of making for permission to raise passes- = Cabinet. To this piece of State
ger fares carpentry Northcliffe contributed a full share. He demanded pra tical, sidised steamers on the European men of business experience. It is no run, it is expected, will be shortly secret that he named Sir Albert Rranted. The application dates back Stanley as President of the Board of to May of last year, when the com- Trade, Lord Rhondda as President of pany asked the authorities for permis- the Local Government Board Sir sion to raise the European passenger In an interesting chapter on Joseob Maclay, Shipping Controller. fares between 20 and 30 per cent. an "Northcliffe, the King-maker," Mr. and Lord Devonport, Food Controller, the ground of the increase in working Marcosson tells how the Northclife But as in other things, so also expenses. The authorities took the Fress attacked Mr. Asquith, to whom here. Things not shaping to his view that the increase in expenses was a temporary phenomenon due a suggested reorganisation of the satisfaction, the "King-maker."
to the abnormal conditions produced War Committee had been made by became irritated at what he termed by the want and that the considera- Mr. Lloyd George. The Pime Minister the failure of the food administra- would not agree, and "Lloyd George tion. This meant that he let loosetion of the application by the ship- became an insurgent, and was backed at the Controller in his papers. ping company had better be left up by Northcliffe," After a reference Soon after these attacks began, I met until after the return of the ship to Mr. Asquith's sacrifice of his post, Devonport, who said: "Your friend" ping and the financial situation to rather than expose the Cabinet Northcliffe, is a strange person. He normal conditions. Moreover, in the skeleton," which would aid the got me into the Cabinet, and now be view of the authorities, passenger enemy, the writer proceeds:
is moving heaven and earth to get receipts were not of great import- ance to the company in view of "Lloyd George's great opportunity me out. A few days later. I saw was now at tand, for the road to Northcliffe, and told him what the considerable receipts from cargo the Premiership was open.. North Devonport had said. He smiled traffic. From this point of view, the Devonport seemed authorities have postponed the con- cliffe saw in him the hope of the and remarked: hour and advocated his elevation to have lost all his business sense sideration of the shipping company's He was not alone in this desire, nor the moment he got into the Cabinet." Proposal
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In the meantine, the position of
did he lack a valiant colleague. For Northcliffe had his way, and Devon- two years there had larked "behind port retired in favour of Lord shipping companies generally has become worse. While freight receipts the political scenes a remarkable Rhondda, who literally died in have dropped all round, there has man whose peculiar talents were barness."
The break between the "King. been a progressive rise in: working now to bave full play. Indeed, they
expenses. and passenger fares, and Mr. Lloyd George had been employed for a year in maker" shaping, and maintaining the Coal began soon after the signing of the owing to the drop in freight rates. "Whether Northclife which have become very important tion. That man was Lord Beaver-armistice. brook.
bad an ambition to be a member of as a source of income. Under "Bonar Law practically held the the British Peace Mission, I am not the circumstances the Nippon Yusen Unionist whip-hand. He was essential prepared to say. One thing is cer. Kaisha has requested the Government to a renewal of the Coalition. The tain. He was dissatisfied with its to take prompt action on its applican personnel." As a result, the twotion, and it is expected that the per- moment Asquith resigned the King vest wires in England got crossed, mission sought will be shortly given.. formally and prefunctorily asked and sparks few.
The present passenger fares of the Bonar Law to form a Cabinet, which
That the struggle is bound to be a Nippon Yusen Kaisha are considerably was about as feasible an undertaking long and bitter one, Mr. Marcosson lower than the rates charged by for him as crossing the Atlantic in a continues, no one can doubt foreign companies. canoe. Here is where Beaverbrook Neither Lloyd George nor Northcliffe Even when the application of the came in. Down at his country house quitter. Each has a tremendous Nippon Yusen Kaisha is granted, at Leatherhead, in Surrey, was held a following Northcliffe was largely therefore, the Japanese rates are series of conferences at which the strumental in driving Asquith into lower by between 40 and 60 per new Government was practically
private life. Can he duplicate the cent. formed. Every manner of conflict performance with Lloyd George? ing political interest and personal Asquith was no fighter, while Lloyd ambition had to be reconciled. The George, was born with a chip one-time Canadian bank clerk proved on his shoulder More, than once that he could handle men as readily Northcliffe's name has been men Prime Minister has resigned." and as he could make millions. He
tioned in connection with the that "Northcliffe has sent for the had the call, so to speak, on Bonar Prime Ministership. The disagree King"! 'Law, and exercised strong influence. ment with Lloyd George revived with Lloyd George. While North the suggestion that he might head ciffe threw out a smoke screen the Government No man can be in the books, some of which are not the shape of a De Prime Minister, however, without a without unconscious humour, not to paper, barrage, it was Beaverbrook,
and party.
Northcliffe, has no say irony. Of Mr. Lloyd George, for He instance, Mr. Marcosson says: in the role of manipulator of: men,
party." who really framed. up the new
And here, it may not be out of lost a great star when he went into is a consummate actor. The stage Government with Lloyd George as Premier. Here in a putshell, is the place to mention that there is an
amusingly malicious little story (polítics"! inside story of one of the most dramatic episodes of the war
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