MEN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL
Will you fill deal with an enemy whose vicious countrymen are killing our brave comrades by asphyxiating gases?
SANAPHOS is British. More than that, it is better than the product of the Enemy.
Are there well men and women who continus
to use the German product, and refuse even is test and compare the All-British Sanaphos?
It replaces quickly the elements which are used up rapidly by over- work, overstrain, long hours, and concentrated effort.
These are the elements which are nol. supplied ia sufficient quantity by our ordinary dict. Sinaphos supplies exactly those elements, in liberal quantities.
It is just food, but food that puts its strength into your system alindst instantly. You feel the benefit at once.
Sanaphos is not a drug-medicine, remember. It is not a false stimulant. No stimulant gives such real strength as Sanaphos-the nerve re-constructor and food.
"In addition to rebuilding the wear and tear of nerves and brain, Sanaphos makes muscle and strength. It gives your system almost instantly the substance to rebuild tissues which are used up daily and hourly by hard work, or by ordinary exertion.
The
These necessary elements of nerve, brain and muscle are absorbed by the system more easily than milk, and more quickly than from other foods.
All the active enrymnes" of fresh milk are contained in Sanaphos. That is why it is so easily digestible. Unlike preparations of cascio," it does not cause digestive ills.
It is pleasant in favour and does not tire the most delicate palate. Sanaphos is taken, with relish when other foods are refused
Sir William Taylor, M.D., formerly Principal Medical Officer of H.M. Forces in India, and more recently Surgeon-General of the Forces, is Chairman of the Company which owns and makes Sanaphos.
It is sold at a lower price than the German-owned product which it displaces. It is a better remedial food,
Begin To-day
your test of Sasiphos. Go to your Retailer
Emphasise Get bellio of Sanaphos. "Sonoph," and be careful not to accept any German substitute. Three times a day
take in teaspoonful in kalf = gìwas of water tor in cosik, cocoa, or beet e). See how quickly it given new strangik to the cited body, tised nerves and tired train.
Sample Free.
rout Retailer has not Banaphos, a supply sufficient for a teet of iin merits will be sent post paid if you mention your Chemist's name and address Write to the nearest address below, or to The British Wilk Products Co., Ltd., 69, Mark Lane, London, England.
SANAPHOS
The Superior British Resterative of Nerve
and Tissue. A food reinforcing ordinary diet.
For export markets Sanapho is put up le bottles, and can be obtained from Chemists at a prica which being it within the reach of all. Lo case of any dlaculty in obtaining it, write for a sample sad give the name of your Chaurand arrangements will be made for regular supplies.
THE TRADE UNION OUTLOOK.
COMPLETING THE INDUSTRIAL- CHARTER
IFROM A CORRESPONDENT TO THE TIMES.").
3RD.
and to ensure that the pensions grant ed by the nation shall not become the meang of reducing the standard of wages.
4. Technical Training and Apprentice ship.--To make provision for ado
JUST THE RIGHT SORT.
[BY W. PETT RIDGE."]
This is an account of the life and pro
COLLECTIVE FEEDING IN
GERMANY.
PROSPECT OF COMPULSION. The Kreu Zaitung says that Herr- quato technical training for the gress, during a brief period, of a London members of the industry Apprent conditions of entry the indus of five until he resched fourteen on the the Interior, replying to the Munich ticeship, and the regulation of they whore al name was from the age Helfferich, German Secretary of State fór registers dia County Council school. Municipality, who asked whether existing 5. Publicity. To issue authoritative It would be useless to give it to you for food supplies would suffice till next har-
information upon all matters whercon it is deemed desirable that leaders the reason that he is known to his voat without compulsory collective feed- of public opinion, the Press, and the colleagues and friends as Tich. Alling for the Empire, replied that at pre- was how the most equal. general public should have exact in London youngsters under five feet in sent the question formation. 6. Investigation into, possible, lines of height are invested with this label, just possible division of provisions could be improvement-To investigate, in as their mothers call lady neighbours by attained. Compulsory collectivo feeding- conjunction with exports, foreseeable the title of Mrs. What's-er-name." was the last resource.
It is clear that the British workmen will, after the war, less than ever consent to sit down quietly under industrial auto cracy. There are employers who ate claiming to-day that they are henceforth going to be "masters in their own works," and that they intend to run their own factorics as they think beat. That way lica danny" and spasmodic rebel- lions
If the Factory Acts and Mines Acts and Shop Hours Acts and Trade Boards Acts do not serve to warn auch employers that the day for industrial. aatocracy has gone by, they must be re minded, not only of their penal liability under the Manitions Acts, but play of the specific obligations to which they, have individually ect their hands in their contracts with the Government entirely to restore the pre-war working conditions of their factories. They cannot be allow ed, even if they would, to stand in the of any differences between masters and firmly. "to decide. You're out of his task of adopting all measures to facilitato
way of a national settlement They will do well to agres quickly, lest worse things befallen
It is, in fact, imperative that the new settlement, it it is to bave any chance of cordial acceptaner, should include a de faite constitutions, both for the little kingdom represented by each establish ment, and for the industry of which it forms part. Such a constitution must, we suggest, include
(a) Universal acceptance of trade unionism by employers-making it a penal offence for an employer to have a rule against engaging trade unionists, or for him to refuse unreasonably to receive the trade union officials or to negotiate with them.
developments, probable changes, and suggested improvements, such as:The scheme avoids an excessive and in- Scientific management.
convenient strain upon the memory. Industrial control, and status of.
labour
The increasing difficulties of providing food, which had created a need for a suit Tich left school, and as the headmaster able form of collective feeding, had be come more pronounced the longer the war Improvements in design and stand-specially and urgently counselled that lasted. Its development must be promot ed by measures of organization whereby much intelligence ards of workmanship.
it might be realized better and more Lone possessing so Cluser association between commer-
should not become a van-boy, and indicat quickly, than by sudden legal compulsion, eist and esthetic requirements, Additions to this list would be as
ed other occupations where the ladder had It was therefore the duty of municipal- occasion arose.
more than one rung, the parents of Tiches where such a need existed to provide, ordered him to go to the Midland Rail-establishments where everyone so desiring establishments palatable food at moderate for a berth as van-boy.
prices The details would be left to the war depot and runke formal application would be able to obtain from publie
There would be many advantages, to employers as well as to the community as whole, if such a deliberative body in each industry could sit regularly to con sider its requirements quito irrespective
mch..
NO LIMITATION OF OUTPUT.
It isn't for your teacher." they said, municipalities, to which belonged the control now. Furthermore, eight bob a the transition from compulsory to colles- week in the and is better than anytive feeding should this become requisite, The Berlin Official Gazette publishes a amount in the busk,”
The decline in the birth-rate is causing- auxiety in many quarters in Germany. The Kölnische Folkszeitung containg an artice headed "Decline of the birth- rate: Danger for German Future"
Tich gave several months to the rail-notice reducing the supplementary daily The foregoing heads of the Charter the Provention of Unemployment, the Main tenance of the Standard Rates, and the way. He stood holding the rope at the ration of potatoes for persons engaged in Grant of a Constitution-wil' seem to tall of the van when it had a load, fend- hard physical labour from 17h. to lb.
ing off boys of little less than his own till July 20th, some employers to represent an enormous concession to labour. Yet they are the age who desired free travel, guarding the very lowest terms on which, if we fail to contents of the van, and becoming prac restore the prewar network of trade fised in the art of exchanging repartee union conditions in accordance with our with tram-car drivers in a hurry. With plighted word, there is any chance of his mate, when the van had been emptied securing the new settlement which is so he discussed the events of the war, and to efficient production, the two decided on the treatment ther indispensable
Tich And it must be remembered the none of would serve the German Emperor should these three concessions reduce by a single he ever come into their hands. penny the margin between cost and price, spoke of his own ambitions to do more a warning against which is the employer's profit. On the useful work, and his mate recommended contrary, by securing continuity of em caution and gove ployment, which involves continuity of impetuosity. Fly high," he said, "fall profit-making as well as continuity of far! A lad, lightly senior to Tich, once wage-paying, the aggregate profit of each in Standard Five when Tich was in decade will actually be increased.
SYNTHETIC INDIGO.
MANUFACTURE IN BRITISH HANDS.
The manufacture of synthetic indigo at: (b) Workshop committees or shop ste
Standard Six, an acquaintance but not Ellesmere Port, says the Festminster wards to be provided for in every.estab lishment having more than 20 operatives,:
What is most vital to national ef-exactly & friend, came home for a week-Gazette, is a great step towards making to whom the employer should be required ficiency, as it is to the employers' hope end from his work at a munition factory. Great Britain independent of foreign to communicate at least one week prior of profit, is to get rid, fully and permen and on the Sunday afternoon, and it full countries, and more particularly of Ger-
England. to their adoption any proposed new rules,ently, of the workman's tendency to silently view of Kentish Town-road, smoked a many. for dye stuffs. It is an event of Indigo is the staple, dye- and also any proposed changes in wage restrict his output. This has been in the gold-tipped cigarette: On the Monday, rent importance in the industrial history
piecework prices, allowances, past the sulley reprisal of the workshop. Tich, without
stuff of the world, synthetic indigo, ductions, hours of labour, meal times to the employers' constant attempts to or mother, handed in his resignation to which has largely replaced the
tion product on the market, was a Ger- In order to satisfy the methods of working, and conditions affect cut rates and to his peremptory turning the company.
The services of Tich found themselves man monopoly. of of hands whenever work was slack. ing the comfort of the workshop.
These workshop committees should, it Wo can get rid of it only by really main-accepted readily at the munition factory; Patent Act, the Germans were obliged to is suggested, be frankly representative, taining the standard rates and preventing his testimonials were reckoned sufficient, conduct the last stages, at any rate, of partly of the several, trade unions to unemployment. Making these two con- and the cigarette youth graciously forgot its manufacture in England, and the works which the empluges may belong, and cessions, the Government can legitimately past differences and said a word for him, which they erected for this purpose at Manchester. partly of the employes s such, whether ask for a frank abandonment of a practice Tich's hours, at the start, were usually Ellesmere Port were, with the ascent of members of trade unions or not. Possibly which does more harm to British industry en a day, excepting on Saturdays, when the Government, purchased by Messre.
they were five, and on Sundays, when Levinstein, Ltd., of Blackley, a good arrangement would be for half than all the strikes and lock-outs.
they were mil. His duties had not the The firm, which has long been eminent i the members to be nominated in due pri portion on behalf of those employés who
Once unemployment is prevented and clement of importance; it was repetition the colour industry and did important work on which he was engaged, and when pablic service in meeting the trade crisis were members of the several unions, and
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Port Works in August and British made CUILER PALMER & CO'S the other half to be elected by the whole an entire guarantee for ton cinco the buzzer sounded in the evening, he, a caused by the sudden outbreak of war, body of employés. It should be the duty ace of the standard rata is conceded, to good sprinter, was one of the first to entered into possession of the Ellesmer synthetic indigo is now on the market. of workshop committees to see that no gether with a constitution for the factory
decided to take up residence at the Lad's ferred for its superior qualities to the cutting of piecework prices and no reducand the industry, the claims of the labour burry through the gates. tion or other nibbling" of the standarders and the women to remain in thefr being distnut from Kentish Town, hehe synthetic product had come to be pre- rate takes place, or any worsening of new job, and of the employers to organize Hostel nearby; his mother, on hearing plantation" indigo, aud English dyers
on new principles, become
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left him with rather more than he knew bow to disburse wisely, and he therefore began to disburse unwisely. Leaving the company of the serious group, he joined another, which included his old com-
in the possession of a grievance, and gentleman was at the moment, exultaut argued unceasingly-with intervals when he talked of girls-that right was fight, that capital had to be brought down upon its kuues, and that be, for one, did not intend to be brow-beaten. Tich's work in the factory diminished in excellence. For
reproof from a the first time he came under censure and
foreman, "You'll come to a bad end, my son,” said the foreman "A bad end is whe It was here that the firm appointed to you'll come to unless you're careful.
make representations to the employer and
"In return for these concessions the Gov-not in the least know what boys were of its first appearance under a British to communicate with the trade union. concerned. The employer shall not be ernment may fairly act from the trade coming to, and thanked Providence for mark
unions complete freedom for the employ the circumstance that her family con required to receive and consider: any 19% er for engaging any person whatever, for sisted of one son Enty, and a baby girl. presentation asking for an advance in wage rates or other improvement of con any sort of work; complete freedom for who she hoped would eventually do her ditions unless it has received the endorse any person to do any task or carry out any credit. She endeavoured to recall a quo ment of the trade union. The works com- process; and complete freedom for the tation which included reference to a ser uitlee should not be permitted to take introduction of any machinery or process, pent's tooth, but the effort could not be any action contrary to the conditions What is and will remain indispensable is included amongst her successes, Tich's agreed to between the employers and that whoever is engaged should receive, other felt herself on safer ground in
not what wage the employer may dietate, announcing that Tich was morally cer-panion of the gold-tipped cigarettes; this workmen of the districts and its con but the full standard rate for the work,tain to encounter misfortune; when that Ksitation must, of course, not include any
Within a certain space Tich was at clause or agreement restricting the trees authoritatively prescribed and on happened he was not to blame her. dom of employers or employed a to forced. This maintenance of the standard.
rate for the work done, of course, is the bench, enjoying the greatness of doing If what was called man's work, and re- strike or lock-outs,
very cornerstone of the edifice. (c) Can we add to this constitution employers are not prepared to forgo their deiving one pound weekly, with a war clause providing for a deliberative previons practices of cutting rates" bonus added. The task was not, at frst national council for each industry Anand striving to get cheap labour casy. The foreman insisted upon perfect interesting proposal has been made by which did not really pay them-they will accuracy and would have nothing short Mr. Sparkes, s London master builder, not get freedom to improve the organi of this. Fortunately, Tich was of those who are described as nippy with their for a. permanent Industrial Parlia-zation of their factories. ment for the Building Industry," to be If the Government asks the skilled fingers, and, moreover, ac now found in composed of 20 members appointed by crafts to forgo the restoration of their terest in the work and of an evening in the National Associated Building Trades monopoly, the skilled craftsmen have an the hostel, when some were at the baga- Council and a like number representing irresistible claim to have (i) an absolute telle table, he joined a group of serious look after the boys, to become acquainted the Federation of Building, Trades, Em-gun race against anemployment; (ii)youngsters who discussed the occupations with then, and to improve their powers. ployers. Such a body, meeting regularly an absolute guarantee that their stand of the day, estimated the position held by of work, a Supervisor. He was by them for stated sessions, might work out great-ard rates shall suffer no reduction, now the firm, talked of the virtues and defects at once called Mr. Smiler, and, indeed, of their elders, and referred to salaries justified the cle by n genial manner at the and a friendly curicsity. His first suc- ly improved conditions for the industry-ay in the future.
On the other hand, if these two guaran-earned by affluent youths
Within twenty-four From this the debate went css came in listening to the cigarette He suggests that:
tees are effectively secured to them, it Arsenal. "The Parliament would not concern itself with the adjustment of differences is suggested that there is no reason why, naturally to the topic of disbursements. lad's grievance. or the settlement of disputes. Means in the interests of a national settlement, The view of the most serious of the hours the grievance was removed, and already exist for conducting such negotin the skilled crafts should not abandon serious-minded was that, as the war could its late owner went about glumly for a tions and settling such issues. The fune their monopoly, and allow the employer not be reanimably expected to last for while, as one deprived of a valued and tion of the Parliament would not be to put any person, male or female. to ever, there was something in the notion of intimate colleague. Some of the boys judicial or conciliatory, but constructive any work, conditional on (i.) the fixed putting in by the Savings Bank; this they brought imitation complainings, and Mr "The agenda of the Parliament would standard rate for the work as actually offered as a theory only; the less serious Smiler pointed out to them that he could be determined from time to time according performed being paid; and (1) on the cuntended that a man had the right to do deal with the genuine article only. Ho to circumstances as they arose. The fol person inmediately joining the trade as he pleased with his carnings, and if spoke to Tich and others of the useful.
enjoyment-living the life, they desorio lowing matters call argently for attenuaton concerned, (which must, of course, he cared to expend them on his own nature of the work on which they were tion from such a joint council of employ be open to cut personing that exactly edit he was well entitled to do so. ⠀ this freedom has long been conceded by A pencilled note reached Tich in the cotton spinners--one of the strongest handwriting unfamiliar to him it 1. Regulation of wages, The provision
of a graduated scale of minium and most successful of unions upon exproved on examination to have come from ranged a technical olasa thint hand to de
actly these two conditions. The London
name and the prefix of Mrs. The word the firm. He started a boxing room, and rates designed to maintain real wages Society of Compositors takes up prae his mother who sigured it with her sur with the particular work carried on by as nearly as possible identical tically the same line, kad cea de ing was not too clear, but the intention Tich did uncommon well amongst the throughout the country. Subsequent Indeed (if effective guarantees are became evident. Tich's mother pointed bantams. The canteen arrangements, on advances to be on
to be on national has given agation of the the out that the
ers and employed in the building industry at the present mordent-
It is worth remembering
2. Unemployment. To acquire a fuller participation in the control of the Board of Trade Labour Exclages, and to suppplement their work by improved, organization special to the building trade for (a) the decasualization id labour and (b) by minimizing the fluctuation of trade by ateligent anticipation and the suggested new Charter which employers augmentation of demand in slack and workmen might alike be asked as the periods, in cooperation with the basis for that new setilement of, industry National Housing and Town Plan which the new industrial revolution and ning Council and the Local Govern the nation's inevitable failure to fun its pledge of the restoration of trade union conditions render indispensable Employment of partially disabled Without some such new settlement, cor- Buldiers-To conaider the employdially accepted by all parties, the future ment of partially disabled soldiers is dark,
ment Board"
a new sensation; they went around, in engaged, and his enthusiasm gave them the overalls that had been introduced, with ching up, and began to think little or nothing of slackers. Mr. Smiler ar
any reduction of the standard rate), the shillings, weekly, the sum paid to the proved. Adroitly, and most enrefully, he concession to the employers of complete home when he took railway wages; she approached the delicate question of thris
herty of choice of operatives, is really recommended in the improved circum Ho produced forms to be signed, agreeing advantageous, in leading to a stane stances an increase. Tich made the to the stopping, for this purpose, of o preference for the more skilled and more amount half a sovereign, and the acknow sum from the weekly wage, efficient operative, and so to an actual ledgement received did not prevent him The Post Office Savinge Book shows to advancement of skill from envying colleagues who were expect Tich's credit, at the moment of writing, the sum of four pounds fifteen. He has Here, then, are the Five Points" of led to remit nothing to their homes
A further addition of hours and of also some money in hand, and he pro- wages came, and with it the lad's mo poses to give to his mother a jacket, not & printed form to parents advising them with whom he has taken counsel, declare ment of peril arrived. Some firms send exactly of sealskin, but the shop-people. of any change in the son's income; Tich there is no reason why it should be called people had not adopted this plan, and he by any other name. To his father, a decided to keep back the information new bowler hat (black) and a new pair The best doll that can be bought for five from Kentish Town. The new margin of boots (brown), To his "ittle sister.
shillings. Daily News. (Continued at foot of nezt column.)