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BRITISH SHIPBUILDING. GOVERNMENT POLICY. A discussion on the two raporta pub- Colonel Leslie Wilson, Parliamentary lished by the Commitue appointed by Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping.
the Ministry of Reconstruction to den!' line answered in the parliamentary
ker, recently
QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
HONGKONG BRANCH.
pairs ladies"
PERSECUTING A FEMALE COUSIN
A MAN DEMANDS FOR MONEY.
32) com
The report of the work done in March.
At the Magistracy, yesterday. but is an follows:
fore Mr. G. N. Orme, Chinese was with the acquisition and valuation af'
papers, a number of questions as to the
CITY HALL WORK PARTY (ander Mrs. charged with attempting to assaul: land for public purposes," took place at national shipyards and the Giverament Stahby 279 vests, 84 pyjamas, a shirts, young Chinese woman. a meeting of the Surveyors Institution,palicy concerning them. To the end of kimuno bol jackets, held in Great George Street, Westrains January the expenditure on the yards, kickers, i girl's dress, G1 lys' averalls, fendant had been brought up
Inspector Macdonald stated that de Mr. George Fa
Freeman K., meginber of the Conduitter, said eluding the cost housing and uf28 babies rests, 24 milk covers, 230 band
plainant's family, which was formerly they had endeavoured to arrive at greaterquiring the property of the Standard kerchiefs, and 99 pairs pants,
very wealthy and established at Cheung Shipbuilding Company, but excluding uniformity of procedure. They proposed
CATHOLIC WOMEN's Leatur (under Mise Chau. Unfortunately, when the father cost of shipbuilding and of stores and toureiro) 10 pairs socks, 12 mufflers, died it was found that through several Chere should be one central authority bo foreach all applications for power to pinat contracted for, but not yet charged swenter, 72 khaki handkerchiefs, 240 jug transnettons all the money had been in
4 works, amounted to approxituately covers, 6 muito nets, 4 mope, 22 The half a dozen wives of the man then £4,000,000. The charge military knitted scrabbers, & ere bandages, 1,624 left the place, taking everything with labour included in the sum is a prerolled bandages, and 1,440 sponge swasthens, and the complainant was strand sely under consideration by the War PRAR CLOR WORK PARTY junder Mrs.
Fortunately she contracted R Office, and may be considerably reduced Huston) 192 roller modtages, 30 dysen- Twelve berths have been completed at thetry pads, 12 pneumonia jackets, & gauze,
mage with an Indian and was living national shipyards, six kirls have been many tail bandages, and a flaupelette habit of dropping in at her home at Defendant had been in the happily.
laid down, but no vessels have yet been stump bandages,
different times and demanding money. launched from those berthis,
He was more or lem out of employment, though at time, he worked as a fireman. On one occasion when he visited com
WHEN A MAN SEES RED
by Larry Evans
from his SATURDAY EVENING POST Story "THE PAINTED LADY"
preceded by
the most laughable SUNSHINE Comedy
"ROARING LIONS AND WEDDING BELLS,” No increase of prices, but no half price acats.
'Saturday, April 19th, at 2.15
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parchuso should be made, and it rested with that authority whether the matter
for
rel
mas
The following letters have been re Asked by Mr. Thomaa Shaw the ceived by The Union Church Work Labour membor for Preston, whether the Government would carry shipyards
Un the Party antional institution. Dear Mr. Hickling, After all is plainant he pointed a revolver at her kong time of silents and delay. I trust and threatened to kill ber. On informa.
should go to a stanli tribunal, a large tribunal, or whether a bill should be pro- moteń. They also asked that the pro rowed tribunad should have absolute die cretion as to conte (hear, bear) and they looked upon that power as one of the greatest safeguards in regard to the methods of procedure. The Committee, in the second report, was unanimigos that the jury should be swept away, and that the thros arbitrators should be reduced associating the trade union, in the to one. On the question of special adapt. Management, Colonel Wilson said:
am glad of this opportunity of explain may be some recompense to you and tion received, the Police visited the boutse ability, where a piece of land was more ing the policy of the Government in this valuable for pubile purposes than to the
your busy company of loving workers to on Tuesday night and arrested defend alter The shipyards wer
were built gil esta, the Committee had unanimously
war measure. lf the Government wern learn from Bialer Dancan's letter how at. The man was a perfect nuisance to resolved that in the futare such adapt to retain and operate them inde happily the long-expected box arrived the neighbourhood ability should not be an element of mar finitely, they would bin
in carapetition ket value. As to the question of com-
either with shipowners (if the Govern after all, just in time for the wrong The complainant, noutly-dressed, pensation for damage and payment for ment
the Committee has decideders (if the Government sold them).
kept the ships) with shipbuild Christinas. Its long wait at Vancouver pretty young woman, stated that she betterment, that if
if a man was injured, whether they took his property or not, they must com pensate him, but, if they bottered his land then ho must pay his fair share.
W
now to
Or
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fear of such competition, with all the uabled to fill a gap in the Chrisanns had given defendant money on one fea
1 big hospital near two occasions. He was always causing resources of the public exchequer behind outertainment of it, would be bound to create a want of Amiens full of the men who had helped trouble, and when she refused to give confidence in the shipowning and ship
The him $10 to join some club he threatened
Mr. Balfour Browne, K.C., consideredding industrics, which are vital to to win the last battles of the war.
اله
that
the prosperity of this country, at the enclosed leitor does not make you quite to kill both herself and her husband, very moment when it is essential that the realise what a burden it lifted from the Defendant had also remonstrated with normal trade and industry of the king-
dom should get going again as quickly generous heart of one of our very bravest her for marrying un Indian, and had and on as large a scale as possible and beat matrops, who played a gallant stated that if she had married a Chinese Therefore has been decided, after full part in the great retreat of last Spring, she might have had several thousands of and careful consideration by the day.
dollars,
the
Defendung elated that he only paid a visit to his cousin to ask her to tell ber husband not to shoot his family of seven
that the second report abolished they knew of the Lauds Clauses Act. Be thought that the alterations were certain-- ly not to the benefit of the public, and ough not to be sanctioned by Parliament. The change of the basis of compensation
in his opinion, an
an entire error, Mr. Leslie Scots, K., M., the chair- man of the Committee, believed that one of the factors at the back of the demand for the nationalisation of land was that land was limited in extent, that many wanted it, and that all felt that the poo- Bession of land should carry with it a duty of making the most of that land in the public interest. It was only when the nation did not require the use of land that the owner was entitled to keep the exclusive use of it. The recognition of that principle was at the bottom of the two reports of the Committee, and it in the management and profits of the my mind your box's long journey could was only the recognition of that prin shipyards or for their direct operation not have had a more ütting ending, and fourteen days' hard labour, and ordered ciple which would meet the broad sense by Labour organisations. of justice and expediency which was de
the present time
nt the
ernment, not to retain these yards og aand it was a happy chance that led a few Government undertaking, provided, of Chinese patients to that hospital to share course, that they can be dispused of on fair and proper terms.
It is the inten your gills and tell the secret of tion before disposing of them to complete puzzles, the three shipyards on a reduced scale,
I like to feul that all euch bountiful persons, as he ling threatened. He had clace. and also to proceed with the housing and loving gifts as yours bave some also told her that it was a shame to have
I need hardly add that, as already announced, I should welcome special part of their own to fill, and married poor Indian instead of a
any proposal or suggestion which would
&
provide for the participation of labour would like you all to understand that to wealthy Chincse
Mr. Orme sentenced the defendant O
RESTORING THE MERCANTILE MARINE, no human hand could have guided it go him to sign a bond of $100 to keep them; Sir Edward Nicholl asked the Ship exactly. In these days of solcuin thank pouce for a year. (1) I he will imfulness, many have had a new revelation
Veloping in the nation wherever it could ping Controller:
Plove
CLUB OR LODGING-HOUSE;
At
with regard to
land. be shown that it was in the national inmediately take steps to stop the ship of the Divinity that shapes our ends." terest that a given of land should building for, and sale of lanuage to Most heartily do I thank you and all
then be put to some ofborguns, t, the who comforting Christiang it should foreign countries until this country's whose hearty and bands had share in
the Magistracy, yesterday, be thority, or a private promoter, to make has been restored, following the enor. boxes that have done so much to bring application
jou for
#compulsory order for
mous destruction and lose through enemy ease and cheer to the brave lads who fore Mr. 6. N. Orme, a Chinese was Acquisition of that land upon terme
Action; (2) if he is aware that large dared so much for us. With every kind charged with keeping a lodging-house of fair compensation to the owner. The sum of money have been handed over wish, Faithfully yours,
the Acer
to North-East Coast shipbuilders by fereign countries to have the first call on new tonnage,
Colonel Wilson replied that the ques
this
(Signed) T. L. BEVERIDUS
(D.A.P.C.).
12, Casualty Clearing Station, B. E Force, January 20th, 1819.
|
without a licence.
Inspector Kent stated that in bia opinion the place was used as ariab more than a todging house, although they
had no evidence to prove it. The Police.
recognition of that principle was essentia} for the real development of the national resources in the decades of reconstruction after the war. Ho believed that the na tionalisation of land, or resources of tho country was certain to stamp out initiation had received the constant attention tive and real progress (hear, hear) but of the Shipping Controller for a long he felt very strongly that unless they trine past The value to the nation of My dear friends, I am enclosing this raided the place and ፍርዱ fourteen made land available for public purposes the extensive foreign connection possessietter in one to Lieut. Col. Beveridge and easily, cheaply, and rapidly, they would ed by British shipbuilders before the war asking him if he will be good enough to persons of the coolie class sleeping there. find that the demand for the larger mea is very great,” ir
he added. Subject to sure of reform-though he did not think and to the obligations of Great Britain address it for me, a unfortunately in These men informed witnog that they
March when we lost everything. I lost it reform-would gain the day.
towards ber Allies and certain neutral this address in China.
were paying defendant $2 a month for countries, of which Norway is the chief, About September, 1917, you very lodging, without the 1180 of cooking whose tonnage had been made available kindly sent a very large case of goods to nienails or kerosine. The Police regard for Allied service during the war, theme, through Licul. Col. Beveridge, and policy of the Controller in to encourage I am afraid both he and I almost desed the keeping of a lodging-house with-
a long out a licence as a very serious offence and hasten in every possible way the paired of seeing it after such restoration of the British mercantile time, although we hadn't forgotten about marine. The powers at present vested in the department enable the fullest. control to be exercised over both the sale one cannot get anything, and I had We are now at Busigny, a place where and construction of tonnage for foreign almost given up hopes of being able to account, and the Controller is satisfied give each patient some little thing on that no action has been taken in this Christmas morning when, the day before regard to the prejudice of the paramount Christmas, this huge case was brought object referred to."
to the entrance of my Red Cross store. Asked how much British tonnage was We were not long in getting it un-fore Mr. B. E. Lindsoll, a Chinese we available in the years 1916-17-18, Colonul packed, everything is perfect condition charged with misappropriating 15, be Wilson gave the following figures for although it had been so long on the way longing to his master. vessels of 600 tong (gross) and over, in All that evening we were busy making cluding tonnage on Colonial registers
NEGLIGENT SERVANTS.
CANNOT CLAIM WAGES FOR DISMISSAL.
An important decision was given in Alor Gajah District by the District Officer and Magistrate, Mr. Williams, on the 2nd
instant,
Mr. F. O. Rasmussen, proprietor of Cetor Estate, had dismissed a conductor by name Arul on account of negligence of duty and refused to pay him any salary for the time elapsed since last payment of salary.
January 1st, 1916 January 1st, 1917 January 1st, 1918 January 1st, 1919
Tome (Gross).
18,300,000
17,500,000
16,300,000
15,350,000
British imports carrica in British ton
1916
1017
1918
Tona. 31,000,000
32,000,000 30,000,000
Mr. Urmo fined defendang 825.
SERVANT MISAPPROPRIATES
FUNDS.
AL tho Magistracy, yesterday, he
up the packages and, in this way, every The defendant stated that he was given patical got something in the morning.
| 890, noj 845, to get a shipment of pea so delighted and ag They were all so interested, when they were told they hadnut oil. As he was in want of money be cutns all the way from China. Everyused the sum to pay off debts. thing was utilized--shirts, socks, band kerchiefs. The socks were all so beauti
Mr. Lindsell sentenced defendant to
fully knitted. At the time we had a four weeks' hard labour.
about the puzzles, and showed us
how
to do them. It really was most kind and send all these things,
of you think if you had seen how
and I do
very much appreciated they were, you
AN OPIUM CASE.
AL the Magistracy, yesterday, be-
would have felt your work had not been fore Mr. G. N. Orme, a respectable. in vain. I thank you very much, both looking Chinese, dressed in European For the articles and for the kind
thought
Mr. Aru Bummoned Mr. Rasmussen claiming salary for January as well as a month's salary in lieu of notice. and Mr. Rasmussen took out a Cross BumCIEDA against Mr. Arul claiming a similar sum
for na compensation
Jose sustained through the negligence of the conductor.
In his defence Mr. Rasmussen quoted from the Malay Mail of October 12th, nege were estimated to have been as Chinese patients and they were very leon 1918, a leading article, where a very clear, follows:-- example of justice is mentioned in the decision given by Lord Chief Justice Denman and Justices Lilldedale, Paterson and Coleridge in the case of Ridgway 8. The Hungerford Market Company, in 1833, who had that where a yearly ner- vant is dismissed by his master for a ՀՆԱՑ which is sufficient to justify such dismissal he cannot recover any wago
A giant machine which is calculated to pra rata for such a period as has elapsed between the last payment of wages and astonish the world is the Tarrant supor the date of his dismissal. Lord Chief triplane, the parts of which I saw Assem Justice Denman observed: "The case bled to day (writes Daily Express of Turner vs. Robinson," in which it had correspondent.) It is the invention of was all so sad. been held that where a servant hired at Mr. W. G. Tarrant, of Byfleet, and was With renewed thanks to all, and kind so much per annum was dismissed for designed originally to carry bombs to misconduct he was not entitled to any of Berlin. the wagen of the current year, and many
According to the detaila given me by a' other cases have shown that if a party departmental manager at the works. this hired for a certain time so conducts him machine is capable of a 30-40 hours' flight self that he cannot give consideration for, and of carrying 100 people for a flight of his salary ho sball forfeit the ourront 600 miles at a speed of ninety miles an salary even for the time during which he hour.
THE SUPER-TRIPLANE.
and love, which prompted you to re- clothes, was charged was being in un- member, those
lawful pussession. of 74 tacle of raw ·
for away.
The fighting is over now, but the work)
is not yet finished; we are all so thankful opium.
there are no more wounded coming. It
thoughts to each one who helped to fill the eneo.-I am, Yeurs very sincerely,
(Signed) A. DUNCAN
(Biator-in-Charge).
BLESS THE KAISER."
has served." Mr. Justice Littledale in Ita pan is 160 Fest, its height forty the course of his judgment remarked: foot, and it will lift ten tons. It is under Hindenburg, speaking at Main Head If his dismissal be justifiable for his dnal control, and also carries two engi-quarters on the ex-Kaisor's birthday, misconduct ho cannot recover any of the neora, each having his own complete set current. Bavored judgments to the
Justice Paterson and of instrumenta, to control the six engines, said: Even those who disagree with us would think it nowardico and un- Coleridge
The method of construction, which shine effect
excludes the use of all bracing wiron faithfulness-two of the most unsoldier After hearing the defons in which Mr. makes it possible, it is claimed to multi-like qualities if we did not openly con- Rasmussen gave evideos of the negligonse of the conductor, the magistrate diamini the conductor's ́elaím' and ordered him.
to pay Mr. Rasmusson the amount oldies ed as compensation with costs.
Defendant was arrested while going aboard the Anakusa Marn, And the
opium was found concealed underneath his bedding.
Mr. E. L. Agassiz, who appeared for defendant, pleaded for leniency on the ground that the opium had been given to defendant by another toob who wanted it conveyed to the country.
·Mr. Ormo fined defendant 850 with the
alternative of two months hard labour..
BLINDED BY THE WAR..
نیست .
The New York Times Paris correspond nly the dimensions of the macbing inde fese to-day that we remember the Kaiseront says the number of totally blinded not only with love, gratefulness, and men among the Aliled foron during tho
nitely.
In comparison with the Handley Page, reverenco but also with great grief. God war has been calculated, at 7,000. Thos the Tarrant machine is as a Newfoundless and strengthen him to bear his who have lost one eye amount to between land to a small fox forrier.
heavy fato."
| 30,000 und 40,000.-