THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 16гm, 1918.
TENNIS SHOES.
New delivery of serviceable, American made White Canvas Tennis Shoes, with strong white rubber sole, no toe cap.
SPLENDID VALUE.
Price $4,50 s pair. Price $5.00 a pair. Price $4.25 a pair. ) Price $4.00 a pair.
Men's Sizes... Ladies' Girls" Children's,
(with ankle strap).
RUBBER
Men's Sizes....
Ladies'
Girls'
Children's..
GOLOSHES.
Shape as illustration.
To cover the whole foot. American manufacture, very service
able and quite inexpensive.
„Price $3.25 à pair.
$2.25
$1.95
$1.75
The above are recommended, as being exceptional value.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW
Tel. 92.
& CO., LTD.,
20, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
Chinese Name "WAYLOO.
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BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT.
LAST YEAR'S RECORD
CABINETS REPORT,
left free to devote their whole time to Nor must it be forgotten that these mea- this aspect of governmental work. By sures would have been fruitless unless this arrangement the War Cabinet were the merchant service had accepted the able to give all their attention to the responsibilities thus placed upon them, tasks of coordination and direction, and and carried out their duties with a so make more effective use of the impatience and disregard for danger worthy | meuse resources which the Empire bad of the best traditions of the Navy
gradually produced during the preceding
SHIPBUILDING OUTLOOK. UILDING OUTLOOK.
years
An optimistic view is taken of the ship. building prospects in the present your
states:
"SERVANTLESS HOMES.
HOUSEKEEPING MADE EASY IN THE U.S.A.
[BTQ LVY SANDERS
When first I arrived in the United States a stranger in a strange land I reluctantly resigned myself to the idea.
A document of great historical interest and importance has been presented to Parliament. Briefly, it is a detailed
The administrative problems which record, covering the year 1917, of the fuced the Government thus reorganised, manifold, activities at home and abroad in the early part of the year, were two On this important subject the report of spending my visit here "homeless "
fold. I had to make provision for the still more vigorous porsecution of the war and for the supply of the evergrow ing needs of the arniks in the field, in cluding a great deal of material for the Allies, and it had to meet the new menace to its communications from the unlimited submaring campaign.
ment."
Notwithstanding: these tremendous calls on our man-power, the production of munitions has steadily risen
This
Other mensures adopted to relieve the strain on tonnage included the drastic reduction of imports and the increase of home produced food and raw materials.
in various hotels. :
Any woman will readily understand my feelings at this dull prospect, for all women and particularly women work- ers—are instinctive home-makers"; but I was bound to admit that house- keeping under the conditions to which
...
one was accustomed at home would be
quite impossible.
My time is too occupied," I re- minded myself a score of times a
day. whin the home-bunger crept into my heart and I tried to be content in my cightoenten floor rooms in a great New York hotel, But very quickly I dis covered that New York la filled with busy women workers who still are not "too occupied to live in little homes. of their own
The scarcity of domestic labour and the vory extensive employment of women in this country have resulted in the pro- vision of just such wonderful housekeep.. ing convenienees as those of which, wo English women have always dreamed, and for which most of us have longed in
central heating, entirely eliminates the A constant supply of hot water, with bother of fire-lighting, Froczing pipes. render the ice-chest (an absolute neces- sity during the hot weather in this country) perpetually cold; iced water is vals round the flat electric plugs are laid on in taps. At convenient inter-
cleaner, which sucks up all the dirt from fired from which to run the vacuum the carpets, covers, curtains, and books, with no dust and very little effort.
of the Imperial Governtacat, and the vast
A large programme of shipbuilding naval, military, and civil services which
was put into operation, not only in they direct and control. Every aspect of
British yards, but in all the available yards in neutral countries as well. In our part in the world-struggle and its
spite of the difficulties of all kinds which reactions on the social and organisation
have confronted the production of ships, notably the shortage in the supply of of the country, are reviewed in the 950
The first problem was that of man steel plates and of labour, the output has pages of the book. In short, the volume power. During the preceding year all steadity mounted. During 1017 1,183,500 a mine of information on British's sourers which could be tapped without tons of new ships were built as against war effort which will prove invaluable trenching upon the essential supplies of 542,000 tons in 1916, and by the end of the Allied armies and the nation had 1918 the rate of output of all ships, war nlike to student of contemporary heen exhausted. Though the plan of and merchant, ought to be double that of events and the future historian Its enrolling an army of industrial volun-any previous year in British history In seope and purpose are indicated in theters had eventually to be abandoned, the order to make possible this increase forty. system of dilution and substitution was five now berths have been provided in following extract from the preface;
steadily carried out and 820,646 men of private shipyards and the construction There are times in the history of every firmy during the year. A large ing thirty-four berths has been began all categorios were taken for the service of three new national shipyards contain- nation when events shape themsees, so amount of additional labour was also re- Besides this effort at home 176,800 tons quickly and with such significance that [quired for agriculture, timber production of shipping wore purchased abroad, an a trustworthy contemporary record is and iron ore mining, as well as for in amount which would have been very dustrial purposes. Tho needs in these greatly exceeded if the United States bad of special interest, not merely to poste-
respects also wore gradually supplied not taken over the whole programme rity, he even to those living at theby reducing unessential industries and by of ships being constructed on British period itself. Such a time was the year organising supplies of soldier, civilian, account when they entered the war 1917. During that year gradual and foreign labour. change came over the whole racter of the war, and measures of ad histrative were carries through, reorganisation which are bound to have lasting effects In addition to large consignments to
In 1916 imports, were cut down by upon the future of the country, The War other fronts of the war, there has been an 1,600,000 tons. Early in 1917 Committee vain. Cabinet decided that an official account increase of 30 per cent. in all kinds of was appointed, which recommended a ་་ of these developments, which in many guns and howitzers and of over 100 per preliminary programute of seductions Installed in my cosy little apartment cases were the logical sequel to the steps erat. in heavy guns and howitzers in the amounting to 0,000,000 tons. This was over-looking beautiful Central Park taken by their predeceation, recent offensive in France as compared March 1st. The programme was shortly show, I can smile at my fears of hotel
approved and came into operation on
now covered with a deep, mantle of useful to Parliament and
and with those of last year. The weight of gave instructions that a general report shell felled per month has been more afterwards increased by further severe e existence. Far above the noise of the on the your 1917 should ha prepared in doubled since 1915. The output of strictions of the imports of timber. The city, my apartment is just large enough. They now submit the results to Parlin-high explosives has been sufficient to meet outcome of this policy has been that pra to be roomy, just small enough not to be the increased demands of our armies to tically all cargo space is now reserved for lonely. It consists of a large and lofty The report does not sti out to be an build up stocks, and to supply part of goods carried directly or indirectly on studio with a gallery at one end pro- exhaustive account of the Governmental the needs of the Allies. There has been Government account and consists almostviding a bed-room and perfectly equip
entirely of essential foodstuffs, raw work, department by department, or, to steady, improvement in the detonating materials required for the manufacture of Ped bathroom; under the gallery are a supersede the annual records published value of gun ammunition and a continu national necessities and military needs thing is perfectly arranged and care box-room and a "kitchenette." Every by the departments themselves. It is ous reduction in the number of prematuro or of munitions of war. The chief refully, planned to reduce housekeeping rather an attempt to survey the Govern explosions.
ductions wore in timber, paper, feeding cares to the minimum. No servant ever mental history of the year 1017 as a whole. Besides guns, shells, and rifles the de- stuffs, and brewing materials enter in order to enable the reader to realise mands for aircraft, tanks, mechanical hoth the extent and the significance of transpori, railway material, and equip produced less than 40 per cent. of all its Before the war the United Kingdom the administrative developments which ment of every sort and kind have been cereal supplies: A campaign for develop have taken place. The War Cabinet endless, and these demands have, on the ing home grown supplicy was immediate hope that a report which will inform the whole, been supplied. The British Army yet sin fool. Despite the late period nation more fully as to the heavy re, now probably the best provided of all of the year the campaign for increased sponsibilities which have been placed the armies in the field, only in upon the administrative servicen und technical equipment, but in clothing nearly 1,000,000 acres to the area under production resulted in the addition of which require the closest co-operation food, and similar pravision. and goodwill of the public for their achievement could never have been accontand the crop returns afterwards showed corn and potatoes in the United Kingdom, effectual discharge will assist the people plished but for the zeal and energy of all that the supply of home-grown cereals in the consideration of the very import classes, both at home and in the Empire was over 850,000 ton, greater than in ant problems which lie abend, both in the oversons, nu prosecation of the war and in the
the preceding year. The potato crop, Namorous cupboards with plate glass national reconstruction which will follow
helped by very favourable, conditions, ex- ceeded the 1916 figures by more than doors are let into the walls. The tele 3,000,000 tons There was also a large phone is connected with each room, Of so voluminous a-document it is
increase in the produce from urban rural including the bathroom, which is
"revolation " of tiles and conveniences. allotments and from the use of gardens The bath tub is sunk to the level of the features, supplemented by a few extracts
for vegetable growing. There now relating to the more striking achieve ments of the year. Two developments in
good reason to expect that in 1918 the tiled Boor. The heating radiator is 1917 which profoundly affected the war
exceed that of 1916 by over 3,000,000 acres. tillage area in the United Kingdom will partly enclosed in the airing-cupboard. The toilet hasin, when not in use, shuts outlook were the inauguration of the The counter measures adopted by tho These satisfactory results have only been up into the wall. There are taps for unrestricted submarine campaign and the Navy, however, were successiul in retic possible through the public spirited liquid soap in both bath and basin.. collapse of Russia. These developments ing the attack to manageable proportions, activity of large numbers of people
Spacious clothes cupboards, are let into emphasised the necessity for large mea though they involved a drain upon the throughout the country, including farm- the wall and so do not encroach upon sures of concentration and co-ordination national resources both in man-power and ers, workers, and organisere, to whom the the limited space Each ono la fittedi not only as between the Allies, but la the material which is often not fully recognation has good reason to be grateful with plate-glass doors, and electric administrative system of the United nised, and which is by no means the lenst As a result of the measures taken to opening of the doors,
lights switch on automatically with tho Kingdom and the other parts of the important of the contributions of the control food consumption, the national Empire, and in the year under review British Empire to the war. The number serve of breadstuffs was in a more satis this inter-communication developed very of men engaged either in the Navy or in factory position at the beginning of the in every detail There are an electrio rapidly. Mr. Henderson's mission to supplying naval needs now exceeds a Bussia, and Mr. Balfour's to America are million. Unfortunately, it is not possible outbreak of war, the wheat stocks alone table is hinged to the wall and lios fiat winter of 1817 than at any time since the kettle, toaster, hot-plate and iron; the examples, but throughout the twelve to set forth in detail the immense scope being 1,000,000 quarters in excess of the against it when not in use. The little months an increasing number of inter of the Admiralty operations. But they stocks in the corresponding period of porcelain sink is fitted with liquid conp governmental and inter-departmental con include a very great addition to the 1910. A serious shortage, however, in the and a drying rack. _____ ferences took place both on diplomatic armed craft in the service of the Navy, French and Italian harvests and the needs and military questions, and on problems from torpedo-boat destroyers to mine of our Allies placed a heavy demand upon connected with the distribution between sweepers, airships and aeroplanes, and the Allies of imported supplies. This the organization of a vast system of end of the year considerable quantities our supplies of wheat, and towards the gradual integration of the Alliance was patrols and mine sweepers. As a result were diverted to their use brought to a head towards the end of the of the self-sacrificing devotion on the part year by the Rapallo agreement, providing of the men of the Navy and the auxiliary
Imports of timber for 1917 fell from for the formation of a Supreme War services, and the steadfast performancs 6,300,000 tons to 2,800,000 tons, while the Council of the Allies. Shortly after in all weather, and seasons of their mone. home grown production rose from 1,200,000 wards the Naval War Congeil of the tonous and dangerous duties, the enemy
tons in 1916 to 3,000,00 tons in 1917. Allies wa, brought into being. During never sucorded in interfering to any At the same time the Ministry of Muni And my little home is but one of two the year the democratic Alliance thus vital degree with the sen communications tions set in motion a large programme hundred in the building, and the build- acquired the rudiments of a permanent of the Allies,
for the development of the home deposits ing but one of dozens of similar design machinery.
of iron ore which has resulted in an in- in Nw York. I know it all sounds like crease in the amount of phosphoric ores a fairy-story, but it isn't. It is just mined of 1,000,000 tons Attention has the outcome of the thoroughnes and also been directed towards the possibility ingenuity which are typical of the of increasing the supplice of oils from United States British sources as well as to the more economical methods of using coal. Strong measures have been taken to restrict the consumption of coal, oils, timber, cotton, is noted that British prestige in the East and other articles, the coal mines and has been completely restored, and that fron mines have been taken over. It is 100,000 square miles of territory have been much overseas shipping for war purposes, estimated that the coal distribution taken from enemy control. and neutral shipping was brought as far system will result in an economy of no as possible into Allied service. A close less than seven hundred million railway crutiny was then made of the countries tons miles in the carriage of conidia from which the necessary imports could he derived, and shipping was concen-
_______ U-BOATS- ́ ́ DEFINITELY BAFFLED." rated on the shortest routes, thereby These drastic measures have gone far multiplying the number of voyages the to defeat the plans of the enemy. Says ships could make in the year loading the report regulations were revised, which increased
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COUNTERING. THE COUNTERING THE SUBMARINE..........
One of the most interesting: sections is that dealing with the measures taken to coulled that the immediate afect of the
recalled that
new enemy campaign was damdouble tha rate of losses which had been incurred during 1010
The tiny kitchenette, tiled, is complete
a small electric lift, the convoyer of Finally, there is the dumb waiter!*
monu-which connects hot, daintily served meals from the daily cooks and many conveniences of the main the excellent
kitchen with the flat for I can buy uncooked food and send it down the dumb waiter to be served to me at ang specified time.
Reference is made to the far-reaching effects of war conditions on the social and economic life of the community the atrengthening of the organic life of the people by the wide extension of public service, the improvement of national organisation, the marked advance to wards a satisfactory solution of the indus trial problem; the restoration of agricul
second step was to create the Ministry of Shipping. At the end of Corresponding with this development 1913 the tonnage requisitioned by the was the creation of the Imperial War State was less than one-half of the whole Cabinet, which enabled representatives During 1917 practically the whole of the of the Overseas Dominions and of India remainder of the British occan-going to deliberate and to come to decision on mercantile marine was brought under questions affecting the day to day cen-requisition at Blue Book rates and duct of the war, as well as on the larger organised as a national war service issues of Imperial policy, without im- The Dominion Governments also liberated pairing the autonomy of the units of which the Empire is composed. This development and the sessions of the Im perial War Conference were the natural outcome of the wonderful spirit of unity and self-sacrifice which has enabled the peoples of the British Commonwealth to produce no less than 7,500,000 men to fight for freedom, in addition to vast quan- tities of munitions and supplies of all kinds. The third sphere in which re the carrying capacity from the 1913 figure Despite all the enemy efforts to win a organisation and expansion was necessary of 100 to 150 tons per 100 tons net of victory by the destruction of the mature; and, finally, the realisation of the was that of home affairs. The period shipping entering our ports, and archant slupping of the world, the British need for a national effort to grapple with began with a reconstruction of the ad rangements were made for shortening the proples have been able to prosecute the the great problems of reconstruction ministrative machinery at the centre, time occupied in the turn-round of ships war with the utmost vigour during the which will emerge with the restoration. It had become increasingly evident that at the ports. In the latter produced, hold its predominant position at sea, has Taking the year as a whole, the Ad-
whole year. The Navy has continued to of prace. the older system under which the supreme which reduced the shipping losses, though denied the oceans to the enemy for the ministration has been brought into far direction of the war rested with a Cabinet it involved certain delays to individual purpose of transporting troops or su oloser contact with every aspect of the consisting of the departmental chiefs
plies, and has exercised an ever growing life of the people, the provinces and the under the chairmanship of the Frim ships.
The results of this mobilisation and Pressure upon him through the blockade metropolis have been linked more closely- Minister was not sufficiently prompt and elastic for the conduct of a war which Organisation of our shipping resources menace has not yet been mastered the received an education in the problems of At the same time, though the submarine together and the whole community has involved the mobilisation and dièretion wn that despite the heavy submarine supply both of the military expeditions practical democracy such as it has never of the resources, not only of the United losses, British imports during September in all parts of the world and of the had before. There has been a growth in Kingdom but of the British Empire: October, and November were equal civilian population of home has been the sense of public service and of the Even the formation of a smaller Cabinet quantity to those of February, March maintained. It may, indeed, be said power to improve and adapt economic Committee of the departmental Ministers and April notwithstanding the fact that with confidence that as the result of the and social and administrative methods chiefly concerned in the war did not meet grest quantities of shipping werom work of the Navy of the merchant which will make it for easier to build up the needs of the case. With the advent ployed on directly military and naval of the new Government, a modification duties, and that over 1,000,000 tons were marine, and if many civilian sections of a healthier and more equitably organised was introduced whereby the supreme lent to France, 300,000 tons were placed the community the Germans attempt to society in future This record, indeed direction of the war was entrusted to a at the service of Italy, and much ship win the war by the destruction of the bow that the spirit in which they have small War Cabinet, freed from all ad ping was used for meeting, the needs of definitely baffled of the last past three years enable them merchant shipping of the world has been set themselves to deal with the problerna ministrative duties, and yet in the closest Russia, Portugal, and Grecce, as well.
In a review of last year's military to master successfully the still greater touch witz all departmental Ministers, These results reflect the greatest credit on efforts in the various theatres of war it problems which lie ahead Daily Tel- while administrative responsibility was those who have been responsible for the placed in the hands of Ministers who were direction of the shipping of the Empire. (Continued at foot of neat Column.) graph
year the convoy system was introduced,"