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SPECIAL NOTICE.
As there are still many adults and Children who have not yet seen
“PINKIE & THE FAIRIES
and are clamouring for admission to the party, A FINAL MATINEE
has been arranged for Wednesday, April 2nd, at 4.30 p.m. The whole of the ground floor of the Theatre has been purchased, but scats may be secured in the Dress Circ e if carly application is made.
Price: $3.00
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Booking open at MOUTRIE'S on Saturday, March 29th.
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about five hours, can be supplied at $2.40 per 100. PRICES NEIT CASH ON DELIVERY.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
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YVERTS
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FOR
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& PIGEON SHOW, 1919.
MONDAY, MARCH 81st 1919.
| VON MACKENSEN'S ARREST.
EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPT TO
- ESCAPE.
Particulars in regard to the arrest of Van Mackensen have been published by Le Petit Parision,
The interned field-marshal had given 10 make hin
LABOUR PROBLEMS.
ME. APPLETON AND THE OUT- LOOK.
WAGES AND PRODUCTION.
INTIMATIONS
THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
STATE AND LABOUR. MRADAMSON'S VIEWS. NATIONALISING INDUSTRIES, The Right Hon. W. Adamson, M.P who has been re-elected chairman of the Parliamentary Labour party has given me an interview on the industrial outlook and the policy of Labour in the newscape, but information was obtained to Parliament (writes the Labour Corres the effect that he was preparing for flight
on 31st, and unrest, Adamson places in the forefront of the ad already been sent off the day before tain trade unions forcing wages to a level objection be lodged with the Secretary
In reply to a question as to the policy of Labour in the new Parliament, Mr. Adamson gave frank expression to his own personal views on the political and industrial situation.
My opinion (he said) is that the now Parliament will, from the very beginning,
his word of honour not
Colonel Vix, head of the Allied Military Mission at Budapest, having fruitlessly called upon the Hungarian Government to provide guarantees for the field-mar. shat's internment, determined to take action himself.
-Ai 3 am, a body of Moroccan Spahis arrived at Budapest, and by 9 a.m. Fotb Castle was surrounded by them.
FIELD-MARSHAL'R RAGE.
Continuing, be asked, "Would you use force to prevent me from leaving?"
The Colonel replied that be had orders to guard him, and that all the men on
be much occupied with the serious probstard were there for that purpose. lem of industrial unrest.
In the course of the day the field-mar- This is per
HALF AN HOUR TO GET READY.
The dustrial problem has assumed a marshad Colonel Vix notified the field--
BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S" LABQUH CORRESPONDENT.]
LOST SCRIP Notice is herche Kiven that the Sorip for the folloying Ordinary Shares in the above Company are alleged to have been lost: Nos. 27326 to 27370 registered in the name of JOHN PATERSON (deceased) late of Prince's Buildings, No. 1, Des Voeux Road, Hong-
Application has been made to the Company
Mr. WA. Appleton, secretary of the General Federation of Trade Linions gave me an interview on the industrining outlook, the causes which are producing
which will cripple British rouuufactures in the open markets of the world. There no man in the Labour movement who speaks with a wider experience than Mr. Appleton, who is secretary of a federa tion which has within its ranks & number of trade unious in a fairly wide range of industries, with an aggregate meni to his trade-union duties & trained inda bership of one million, and who brings ment on
trade.
economies and international
In answer to my inquiries as to the causes which in his opinion are produc ing widespread unrest in many indus tries, Mr, Appleton said:
or
within thirty-one days from date hereof the application will be complied with.
By Order of the Board,
E. BURROWS, Secretary.
14, Kiakiang Road,
Stianghai, March 27th, 1919.
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THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY, LIMITED,
(IN LIQUIDATION).
NOTICE,
dates
RE LIQUIDATOR is unable to send the necessary forms of Claim to Shares in the new Company to the undermentioned Shareholders as no addresses have been
of prescribed Shares is made Registered. If no application in respect the case may be) the right to take up the (January 20th, 1919. or April 30th, 1919, AS New Shares will lapse and such Shares will be dealt with in accordance with the Agree- ment between the Company and the new Company.
Dated the Eighth day of January, IDIR. Shareholders names
Chinese No. of Sheree No.of Shares
Loung Po Yeo Poon Yuen Chuen
do.
Lo Tai Goon
do.
do.
100 14679/14776-
20 181/200
50 1/20 31/40, 1/70. 900.301/400, 11614/11813, 20001/30600 7420001/31300
500 80401/30500)
· 20601/30800
31801/31500
500 31061/31700)
$1761/31600 31001/32200 82601/32700 50 13747/12796 60: 13797/12846 H. F. CAMPBELL,
Liquidator.
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"work awaiting the Government and the House of Commons a full consideration of the causes of the widespread industria) unrest, and the application of remedial muensures for ita removal, among which be mentions the nationalisation of case tial services, such as coal mines, railways," canals, shipping, and electricity supplice. la the opinion of Mr. Adamson, the urgency of the problem of industria nn- rost, and the danger which it involves, will
Mackensen burst into a violent rage, cause it to take precedence of all the
and refused to receive Colonel Vix, but While I am satisfied that the present other questions which were discussed at
the latter maintained a firma attitude, and trouble is psychological rather than I do feel that some empleyers the General Election. Mr. Adamson
the field-marshal presently had him ad economic,
have failed to take a long view. They speaks with intimate and inside know-
have mitted. Colonel Vix, addressing Macken. realised that during the period of ledge of the Labour problem in one of
a deplete the the greatest of our industries, that ofsen, said. I have been given orders to month's steik, world peace production Ascertain the fact of your presence.. Myof the trade unions without unduly injur: coal mining, as one of the ablest and most
And some of mission has been accomplished. 1. shalling their own business. trusted leaders of the Miners' Federation,
them have succeeded in carrying out the withdraw."
The hardest object they bad in view. and treasurer of the Brattish Mine Work-
Mackensen replied: "I protest against thing the trade union official has now to ers Federation.
this arrest.
I placed myself in the hands do is not to play the game of the un It is obvious that scrupulous employer. of the Hungarian Government, not of the some of the conditions accompanying the
concession of the 47-hour week by em Allim"
ployers in the engineering trades"
tes buvo Eagle intensified the irritation felt by the workers, whose nerves are in an abnormal state from the strain of war conditions.
Some of the industrial unrest which exists in fostered by the small political *has a definite revolutionary group which with Programme not concerned the welfare of the people, but the vading almost every industry and suri-shal despatched a vehement protest to the propagation of political theorice. It is are making. In this ously threatens our productive, power. Hungarian Government, which in its unwise to ignore the effect of the pro-
tura addressed a protat to the Allies, paganda they see Mr. Bonar Law mentions that the who, however, pointed at that the field respect the Fress can do much, and so first work of the new Parliament will be marshal had not fulfiled a single clause can those who hold important positions in the Church or as educationists. Un- that of establishing Ministries of Trans of his act of surrender.
fortunately, the last thing we think of port and of Health and dealing with the housing of the people. These are all After some hesitation the Hungarian teaching in the schools or universities is
history
commercial matters of much importance to the social Government agreed to the transference of industrial So while we have many welfare and health of the people, and Mackensen to Nouaatz Ujvidek, under a economies. thousands obviously require carly consideration.
of people willing to guide, we guard provided by the Franco-Serbian have very few capable of giving guidance. The Government may propose, the inArmy.
In the light of my experience in this exorable march of events will dispose At 7 1.
this decision, and on his and other countries, I often sit and think attempting to dispute the validity of the humanity I perceive how difficult it is of the future of industry and of order, gave him tef minutes in which to for a small country with a dense popula get ready. At Hackensen's request this tion to maintain a high standard of time-limit was, however, extended to half existence spart from a high standard of an hour.
Eventually at 7.50 p.m. Mackensen und Hussin and Amories there is less diff:
thought and effort.
In countries like his orderly officers took their seats in culty, because of the inherent capacity. tmotor cars under guard of the French for
for producing and distributing all
the I am strongly of opinion that both oflicers in command of the Spahis, and things, that are essential to life and Parliament and the Government must proceeded to Goedelo railway station.
Further particulars and copies of thres material happiness. In an island coun: Arrived bare, Mackensen, having cere
independent Survey Reports on the ship face the industrial situation, and care-
try like Britain, where we depend upon can be inspected at the Office of Messrs Fully examine the causes which have pro- the train which awaited him and wistence and most of our comforts, we are moniously saluted the French officers,
overseas markets for much of our au GILMAN & Co., Lloyd's Agents, Hongkong. duced the widespread unreat which is entered
The buyer will be required to pay 10% of really little short of a spirit of
which dinner was at once served to compelled to maintain and extend our the purchase money on acceptance of the revolt
in against existing industrial conditions.
him in a restaurant car placed exclusively oversens trado if we are going to main- tender, and the balange on delivery of the When the cases of disaffection have been at the disposed of himself and his contain standards of living similar to those ship, which must be taken at Rangoon traced to their source, then the Clovern-
panions.
that, are possible in self-contained counwithin fifteen days of the acceptance of such ment will have to set to work to reach
tender. speedy solution, bocause, failing accept- able remedies, the present position, grave as it is, will become even more dangerous to the country. In all parts the workers are patting forward demands for short- or working day. A47-hour week is clain ed in some trades, 44 hours in others, and there is the probability of
a general strike, not only in the Clyde arva, but in other parts of Scotland, to cere a 40-hour week. The primary reason for the almost universal demand for a shorter working day is the desire of workers for employers who believe that, with the end of the war, it is possible to bring labour more leisure. A second reason is that
back to the pre-war conditions that they work may be found in the mine, the mill, the workshop, and the shipyard for can again lower the standard to the old law of diminishing returns, decrease the the inen demobilised from the Navy and
evil days of locks and garlic. Bome trade value of their own labour. One effect of the extraordinary increase in the price the Army without displacing the present union-theils have an unpleasant, incite of coal will be to direct the attention of workers or causing the evils and the discussion with employers of wages, er
come to the scientists to the production of some other of spirit, when suffering of unemployment."
houre, or conditions of work, and are met form of fuel for power and heating pur with such foolish answers as:**
to imagine that there is no substitute for The miners put forward their claim for
men strike if they are not satisfied at the to it would be stupid for the miners
Goal. six-hours, day by statutory enactment.
will said to that is this: If that spirit During the last fifty years this country We have now, an eight-hours day, and
is to be broadly applied to the considhas drawn ite comforts mainly from ita we consider the shortening of the work eration of our industrial dificulties, it overseas trades. If the cost of fuel and ing day to six hours should be on the
will be a bad day for the country: same basis. So far as the miners are con
There is a section of the Labour forces transport are materially increased, with the competition of other countries in the cerned, the claim for a six-hours day will desirous of dealing with these matters by markets of the world, greater effort, be pressed upon the Government, and drastic industrial action. Any delay on instead of less, will be necessary in order failing prompt dealing with it I believe the part of employers or the Government to maintain the existing standard of
use the power
and the men will take action to secure six will simply increase
living hours by trade-union means. It may be fluence of that section. As a constitu said that the miners are asking for a
tionalist I wish to see these matters liftede pressing of wages beyond a certain unduly forcing the pres shorter working day than those in other more largely out of the haggle of the aure of a steam bailer: The engineer industries, but to those who make this markets, and dealt with by the Govern knows that a boilar will safely carry so eriticism my answer is that there is no ment on broad, comprehensive lines. If many pounds pressure per square inch. olber employment which is more some of our industrial problems, and the arduous followed under greater danger, demands of the workers, are to be fairly If he doubles the pressure he does not increase the power capacity of the boiler
gravity which does not admit of delay It is much too serious at this moment, when men's nerves are jumpy from the protracted atrain of the war, to perro, of a policy of procrastination. of put ting off action in the vam hope that some thing way happen to remove the diff culty.
MINERS AND THE-SIX HOURS.
S.8. "CHI YUEN". (LLOYD'S REGISTER NO. 823).
Tag prate of this Undersigned, are prepared to receive vessel which has been damaged by fire, and is now lying at Rangoon.
of the consideration shown for him, say Mackensen expressed his appreciation
200 tries.
It becomes, therefore, increasingly Harbour Dues and other charges incurred ing that it was a example of real necessary for leaders of men, and those from the date of acceptance of the tender Neusatz-Uividek at 0 a.. next day, and French courtesy."
He arrived at who aspire to be leaders, to understand will be for account of the buyer.
the dependence of this country upon its was interned in a castle in the neighbour-oversens marketa, and to realise that hood of the town, where he is under a every penny added to the cost of produc military guard.
tion increases the selling price of the articles manufactured, and thus decreases the possibility of employment.
value it. But at the same time it can not be denied that there is a section of
"All I
If the miners increase the cost of fuel, and the railway workers the nost of trans
they limit the markete in which their fellow-workers sell their goods, and ultimately, owing to the operation of the
and with a higher casualty list. The toll met csn gee no way to a solution short What he does is to send the boiler out of of death and injury to the workmen as dustries, such as mines, railways, canals, self. That illustration represents an of the nationalisation of essential in the window, and ho goes out with it him the price of winning coal is grievously heavy. Personally, I hope the Govern shipping and electrical services: The immutable law There is no escape from ment will meet the claim of the minera State will have to take control of those it. When the workman learns this lesson for a shorter working day and be pre great industries upon which our commerit will be an advantage to him and to the pared to effect a settlement by legislation, cial structure reste, and by working them community, so that the six hours may speedily be for the whole nation instead of the profit of Grant Bra operation in tovory coalfield of individual owners, secure the best re-
Britain.
sults for the community.
EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN.
The undersigned do not bind themselves
to accept the highest or any tender.
GEORGE GORDON & COMPANY, LLOYD'S AGENTS,
BANGOON.
Telegraphic Address:
Gordon, Rangoon."
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"BRITISH', MUNICIPAL, COUNCIL, TIENTSIN.
LOW
SUPPLY PRESSURE WATER SPECIFICATION FOR PUMPING PLANT
THE COUNCIL invites tenders for the
following plant ENGINES Three separate independent modern internal combustion engines, to run on gasolene, kerosene or crude potroleam, complete with all necessary valves, fuel tanks, piping, silencers, exhaust piping, water cooling eter approximately of 30 B.H.P. at normal. operating sped
PUMPS to be driven by the foregoing
INDIAN LADY AS LINER'S DOCTORS
On the question of wages as a enuc T asked Mr. Adamson what would be of industrial unrest I say, that the ander the legislative programme el Labour in No more striking illustration could be lying motive of this movement is the the new. Parliament, AL A afforded of the increasing importance of vonsonable desire of the working class to The Labour party, said Mr. Adamson the part women are taking in the world's higher standard of Wages and Thing in reply, has already drafted a bill which work than that provided by the writer of than they have been accustomed to in the has for its purpose the emancipation of A Club Man's Notebook,"
in the Pall past. The workers have made up their women und in favour-I believe, the Mall Garettes I received, Inat night, minds that there must be a higher whole Labour party shares do opinion he soya, lotter written on board & A SHOW in connection with heard of living and of comfort of the onfranobisement of women on P. 20. steamer bound fi
the above will be held (by han their pro war earnings enabled the admission freely to those professions Mula Devi, who had been asked to take opportunity of a better and fuller life projrely the same terns as men, their Indian woman doctor. Shrimati (Miss) kind permission of the Stewards, to live. The demands for bigher wages which are now closed to them, and in charge as physician and surgeon when the Hongkong Jockey Club) within into different induring am of very every profession and industry into which ship's surgeon an old man-had to be
sing"anount, but they are not met their enclosure HAPPY VALLEY out unnecessary delay by employers, Gr
women enter equal pay for equal work, put aaloras Port Said on account of Labour puts forward this claim for illness Very likely she was the first on SATURDAY, APRIL 12, I wish to say, to employees Voor tiny creatment on the one hand, important liver bound far, India. Cer a metélément in that way, by the women en principle, as ngainst either woman to serve ne a doctor on boned on 191964 d
and to the country that I am profoundly pr prejudiced disability, on the other tainly as was the first Indian woman to onvinced that in future the House of Thon, in the legislation for the restoranet in that caproity. Miss Mula Devi Commons will have to deal to a multion of trade union right which the Glory is a versatile young lady from
extent with these industrial and
I know there is a meat is undertaking, the Labour party Puninb, who studied medicine at th
will insist on completo restoration wide Edinburgh University,
and for de of labour are read to bring & more gon which have been won by trade unioa Jual before also agiled she rand toma orous spirit to boar, Andyhero such effort in the part, and suspended only for poems, that she had semipored in dva dif- spirit oxista Terpreolite and highly the period of the war to meet a great ferent languages.
And it was g004 (Continued at fort of next column,) hätional emergency.
poetry too."
Entry forme containing full
the
particulars may be obtained on rotorlegde that inployers out any whittling down of conditions was a lesturer at the London Institutiong
application to the undersigned.terally
G. W. GEGG, Hea: Secretary, and Treasurer dio Messra, Hugher & 11ough.
(800
Three separate and independent puzips, preferably centrifugal, each to pump, at normal operating speed, approximately 1,000 gallons (Imperial) per minute, Total lift 48 feet 6 inches including 12 feet buction (as & maximum).
The above to be housed in a square tower 20 foot x 20 fost carrying a 20,000 gallon tank: If pumps are balt-driven there can be difference of about 6 feet 6 inches between tho levels of the pumps and engines.
The engines to be quick atarting and arrangements to be made for charging pumps, if of the centrifugal tyre. Tendera aktould give complete pictaila of engine, pump and bitings, with approximato inel and oil consumption, andel ould also state time of delivery.
Quotations should be undo on either of the following bases preferably: (a) all machinery to be errot-
ed on foundatione pro vided, and handed over after satisfactory working tests have boon passed. machinery to be livered CADEA - Tiantain, Bund;
WORLYNE:S,
March 18th, 1010.
MIDWIFERY.
FIED MIDWIFE, tmined open for engagements,
Mas. MoRWEN, Government Civil Hospital,