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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE PEACE TREATY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2015, 1918.
GERMANY'S AB MED HOUSING PROBLEM AT HOME. FAR EASTERN CABLE |
STRENGTH.
AUTHORITATIVE VIEWS FROM...“
BERLIN.
LONDON, November 1st. Discussing the estimates of Germany's "REMAINING ALLIES WILL CARRY armed strength, a subject to which much
IT INTO EFFECT.
LONDON, November 21st. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Arthur Henderson, Mr. Bonar Law - said that the absence of President Wil- -son's ratification of the Treaty would not prevent the remaining Allies from carry ing it into effect
He assured the questioner and Sir Donald Maclean that the Government would not slacken its determination to see the League of Nations become effective. "THE ANGLOFRENCE-AMERICAN TREATY
LONDON, November 21st.
prominence has been given recently, a authority who has just returned from Germany bag informed Reuter that there are three categories of armed men in Germany :-_
Firstly, the National Army of 100,000 fixed by the Treaty of Versailles;
Secondly, the Public Defence Corps,
estimated at 100,000, concentrated in cities and which is tantamount to a per- manent military police, all being ex- soldiers and living in barracks';
Thirdly, the Citizens' Defence Corps, consisting of volunteers, which sprang
existence as a result of the Spartacist
last year, actively contributing | to the repression of the disturbances. Its In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar knows to be well-armed and officered, and numbers are incalculable, but it is Law, replying to 4 question as to whethere is no doubt that the reactionaries ther the action of the Congress made a count on its support. This force possesses difference" to the Anglo-French-Ameri-organisations in the rural districts, besides can Agreement, stated that the British the towns, and has stocks of arms and undertaking was contingent on the Treaty munitions broadcast over Germany for -being adopted by the United States. emergencies, notably in Pomerania, where
Hitherto, the Treaty had not been rati- every country house is an arsenal. fed by the Senate.
PARIS, November 21st. Britain and France have exchanged ratifications of the above named Treaty EFFECT OF AMERICAN SENATE'S
ACTION.
LONDON, November 21st: A The situation arising out of the Ameri- can Senate's action in respect of the Treaty is regarded by the London Press as grave, though not yet desperate. In view of the momentous world issues in- volved, it is hoped that the ten days be- tween now and the next session will be atilised to effect agreements between the opposing, parties. A curious fact is that the action of the Senate leaves the United, States technically at war with Germany, thus even the delay in ratification is seri- ous as affecting the early stabilisation of world
peace in the present seriour economic position of Central Europe.
It is recognised that the power - and Buthority of the League of Nations will be lamentably curtailed without America, hence the belief is expressed that the idealism which brought America into the war is still strong enough to permit her to complete the work.
AMERICAN DELEGATES PASSIVE.
PARIS, November-21st-
The American delegates continue to sit
The authority states that, when he was in Berlin, he was much impressed with the growth of British prestige. The Germans, especially business men, believe that Bri- tain is very sympathetic on the subject of the reconstruction of Germany and look very hopefully to Britain and the Colonies for raw materials, without which Ger- many must starve..
HE NEW FRENCH CHAMBER.
INTERESTING COMPARATIVE
FIGURES.
PARIS, November 20th) -
A Havas message says:—
04
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
*WANNOUNCED.
Tidak
Lonnor, November klik..
In the House of Commas, DrAddison, Minister of Health, stated that the Go ernment will assist the local authorities. financially assist, small builders. to obtain money for housing, and will also The Builders Federation has agreed to see that each of its members has under taken a fair share of work,
A Bill will be introduced preventing luxury building and protecting people
from threatened eviction owing to inade
quacy of housing.
RACING AT HOME. PROBABLTS FOR THE MANCHES- TER NOVEMBER HANDICAP,
NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF TAIL ** CHINA MAIL.”]
10 THEFT FROM THE NAM BANG.”
A SIX-HOURS' DAY, ITS EFFECT ON INDUSTRY. EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA
"OHINA COASTING TRADE ULTIMATUM TO FORTY SHIPPING COMPANIES.
Very largely attended was the joint European officers on certain ships engag With a view to improving the status of meeting of the Economic Section of the ed in the China coastal trade, the Marine British Association and that devoted to Engineers' Guild and the China Coast BINGAPORE, November 25th. The contents of six boxes containing psychology.. Special interest was die have, after long consideration, decided to physiology with the subsection of Officers' Guild acting in co-operation, gold consigned to the Chartered Bank, played in the subjects introduced,, viz, present a demand for a minimum wage vale $40,000 were found to have been stolen from the strong-room of the" Namdustrial Eficacy and Fatigue and cluding companies on the rolls of the “Influence of the Six Hours' Day on In to some of the shipping companies, in- Sang when the clerks went aboard at Penang to take delivery.
A hols had been made in the steelplate strong-room behind the boxes. Evidently the robbery took place between Bingapore and Penang, but most have been planned before leaving Hongkong.
____ SINGAPORE BROKER ON TRIAL LONDON, November 20 The prodable starters for the Manches & well-known Singapore broker, Harold
*BINDAPORE, November 24th. ter November Handicap are as follows Latham, at one time the bead of Latham bins; King John, Wheatley; Gay Lord morning with criminal breach of trust za Grand Fleet, A. Smith; The Planet Rob Co., was charged at the Assizes this Whalley; Not Much, Carslake Golden a broker, in respect of $68,925 belonging Fleece, Slade; Royal Backs, Jellig to the Danish captain Widnes. The case Aynsley, Crickmere; African Star, Wis proceeding. Balding; Jack Foint, Brennan; Alasnam, Donoghue; William Allenby, Colling
Mr. Latham was unanimously found Diogenes, F. Huxley; Chator, Shatwell; not guilty and acquitted. John Jackett, Weston; Wild Fellow, Garnett; Gotha, Ringstead.
LATER
TYPHOON OFF CAPE PATARAN. BINGAPORE, November 25th.
Soundar, which are arriving this
The Hong Mah, the Bitom, and the
morning, noountered a typhoon of Cape Patran on November 2nd and were dl damaged. A sailor was lost on the
The betting is as follows:—8. 20:1f.. against Chater and Alasnam, 7 to 1 against King John and John Jacket, 100 to a against Grand Fleet and The tapet 100 to 7 against Royal Bucks, Golden Fleece and Aynsley.
GERMAN, DYES, "
IMPORT INTO FRANCE FREE OF THE WRECKED FAZILKA NOW
DUTY.
PARIS, November 20th.
A Havas message says:- In future, the import into France, of German colouring matters will be allow
The new French Chamber of Deputies ed free of import duty. The prohibition is divided as follows:-
Left Republicans ......
Conservatives
108
Progressives
121
130
Radicals and Radical Socialista: 127: Republican Socialists
United Socialista
35
7.
- Extremists
BREAKING UP
" SINGAPORE, November 24th. The Fuzika, ashore on the Nicobars, is now breaking up:
"THE BRAT:"
of exportation of foreign bonds by Ger- THE FRAWLEY CO.'S SUCCESSFUL many will come to an end on November 30th, according to present legal regula tions.
LONDON TO AUSTRALIA.
In the old Chamber, the figures were as ANOTHER COMPETITOR LEAVES
followɛsidora The
Conservatives
Progresives
Left Republicans.
988958
Radicals and Radical Socialists. 249 Republican Socialists..... Unified Socialists
Extremists
103.
THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS. BOCIALIST PREDOMINANCE IN THE CHAMBER.
LONDON, November 11st.
The Day Telegraph, correspondent at
HOUNSLOW.
PERFORMANCE.
p.
American Experience."
engineers are affected by the move made between 180 and 900 foreign-officers, and
by the combined Guilds. **
Ship-owners Protection Association. E remarked that Lord Leverhulme suggest association, the companies to whom the Dr. H. M. Vernon, of a six hours' day,cluding 18 members of the latter. ed that instead of the usual eight-hour demand has been presented number about shift system, the worker, should be pat 30. Altogether about 50 ships, employing on to two six-hour shift, every day, vis, from seven am to 1.30 pta, and 1.30 to ten pm, with half-hour breaks for meals. By this means the machinery hours per week, and as the overhead would be kept running for seventy-two charges for machinery were often higher possible to pay the workers as much for than the cost of wages, it would still be six hours work as for eight hours' work,
even if their rate of production did not improve in consequence of the shorter hours.
for captains, chief engineers, and chief The demand is for s minimum wage according to the 'toonage of the vessel officers, and the "minimum salary asked for is as follows:-
For ships of under 250 tons 1
Chief Capt. Chief
Engineer. Omoer. 578. 5775 For ships of 730 8130 #l For chips of ** 2,000 toma. $500 53:0
It is interesting to note that the recent The available evidence did not indicate recommended,
Shipping Commission in the Straits and the Government that there would be much improvement approved, that the minimum salary of a of outpat in many industries. In the captain of a 500 ton steamer shall be tinplate trade the millmen sometimes $500, to which is added $47, equivalent six-hour shifts, and their hourly output engineer gets the same salary and the worked eight-hour shifts and sometimes to home leave on half pay. The chief
in the latter instance than in the former, of $37. in the iron and steel industry a reduction was found to be only 10 per cent greater chief officer gets $380, with an addition
of shift from twelve to eight hours caused China Company, the China Navigation The demand was not sent to the Indo- no increase of bourly output from bläst cent increase from open-hearta steel for Company, or the Douglas 8.8. Company, furasoes and rolling mills, but 2 to 0 per Company, the China Merchants, the S. B... naces. In the cotton spinning mills of these companies being excluded because the United States a reduction of two or
three hours in the weekly hour of work they pay fair salaries, " caused an almost proportional decrease The new schedule which has been pre- of output However, very different resented for acceptance by the Guilds re- aults were observed in certain munition Presenta an increase on locally curtent industries.
salaries of about 40 per cent.; but it represents little more than half the alarice paid by the companies named when the other emoluments, such as Home above and exempted from interference, leave, etc., are taken into consideration.
The reason why reduction of hours caused such different effects in different Frees to which the work, was controlled industries was because of the various de
by the personal element and by machi nery. In sizing fuse bodies the men were not dependent on any machinery what they wished. In turning fuse bodies the ever, and could speed up to any extent women were, to some extent, limited by the speed of the machinery. It was prob able that in most industries the eight hour day did not cause more than a moderate amount of physical fatigue. and boredom, as many of them were Workere suffered rather from monotony engaged on the same task day after day and year after year.
The members of the associated Guilde appear to be letermined to proceed with asked for, and it is to be hoped that the movement till they obtain the increase satisfactory settlement will be reached in view of the importance to the Colony of the China coastal trade.
at
in 'the Supreme Council, but in's passive Milan states that it is estimated that theThe papers are drawing attention to the khi nàobber outedst of a different types | workers should spend two hours daily in law requires a licence to marry, issued b
role.
DATE FIXED FOR FÖRMAL
RATIFICATION,
men.
new Chamber will include narly 400 new The greatest defeat has been sus tained by the Giolittians, who once 'num bored' 300 and are now only eight.
The remainder of the Chamber is made.
as follows:
LONDON, November 21st The Supreme Council bas definitely Axed December 1st for the formal rati-up fication of the Treaty and is working out plans so that the enforcement of the Treaty will not be hindered if the United 8tates fails to ratify later..
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
SITUATION.
Bocialists Catholics
....... 155
98
Liberals and Conservatives... 137 Democrata and. Independents 80 Reformists.
18
mysterious nature of the silence 195 INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING
MAHBUDS ALREADY COWE
terms.
uncertain.
1 LONDON, November 21st
As an intensely emotional play The Brat,"
Presented by the Etavley: Com any At the Theatre Royal last night as almost as successful asTM" Scandal.?? 1 was a personal triumph for Miss Beatrice - "LONDON, November 1136.
Prentice, who took the 'name part and A Blackburn aeroplane entitled the gave a fine exhibition of passionate
WEDDED, BUT NOT A WIFE Kangaroo, piloted by Lieutenante Headle acting It was a pathetic story. The and Williams, competing in the fight to Brat was only a bit of human fotram,
Loxoox, September 15th. Australia, departed from Hounslow to homeless and tearful, picked up in the be hoped that some such scheme as Lord to have invalidated the marriage of Especially on these ground, it was to until after the religious ceremony is said Failure to obtain a licence to marry day.
city's
*Red Light, district by the man Leverhulme's would gradually be adopt Frederick Spain, an ex-soldier, and Mary NO NEWS OF LIEUT. MATTHEWS. of the world," Macmillan Forrester (Mr. not come suddenly, as it might render us the Roman Catholic Chapel, Felixstowe,
ed in the industrial world, but it could Dunn. The parties were married There has been no nows of Lieut Albert orrison), who, when he had na unable to compete in the open markets in 1917 and they lived together as man Matthews (who left
on October 21st), farther use for her, was just going to adopted, for instance, two 71-hour shifts Preston yesterday Miss Dunn obtained
of the world with other countries which and wile. since November 18th, when it was relet her return whither she had core. The per day, instead of two six-hour shifts an affiliation order against Spain, but A child was born, and at ported that he had landed at Mayencel poor little outcast then came into contact Lord Leverhulme suggested that, in ad the magistrates refused to grant a main- dition to six hours factory labour, the tenance order, The English marriage the deppkard, Stevo " (MT Hamer educational and physical training. There the civil authorities, in the case of alf told that all was not had in "Sterc," Baging The Brat had heart enough was much to be said for this plan,
weddings other than those solemnised in AVERAGE ́ÂGE OF, WORKXAN.
a building of the established Church. for whom no one else bed a good word,
Mr. P. Bargant Florence reported upon and when, finally, they went off together the National Research Council of Ame investigations made by a committes under
NEED VOR INCREASED PRODUCTION, to "where the mountains are," one feltrics, in co-operation with United Stater Reuter is informed that the majority that, in those humble hearts there reigned public health servicio
In the subsequent discussion. Sir Hugh of the Waziris have accepted the British such love is would make a home some-hour engineering factory and another of whole to produce more, our portion cus Their main re Bell; who presided, remarked that unlem port made a comparison between a ton we could "persuade the community, as where in the quiet places of the earth. eight hours in the matter of output, ac hear.). Abundance was better than scar- One section deliberately did not parti
be most disastrous and alarming (Hear," Exciting sessions are anticipated in cipate at the recent meeting with the Mi Vera Doria na "Jane" were a pair ance of the different types of work in are world position would be terrible. A man Miss Gloria Fonda as "Angel" and age. They had brought out the import- city, and unless that were recognised the
ncidents, lost time, and time labour was- consequence of the Bocialist pre-British; consequently serial operations of females whose contempt for ducing fatigue and the importance of who restricted his labour was a bad dominance.
against them will commence leathwith. The Brat could not be repressed. general effect was in favour of the eight prevent the importation of articles from rhythmical movements in industry. The citizen. An employer who endeavoured to The attitude of two sections, is at present Mr. Frawley was Another of those who hours' plan. The committes felt that the abroad was a bad citizen. (Laughter and The effect of the air bombardment helped to make the play a access. He investigation, should be extended. In re cheers.) That had got to be preached in against the Mahsuds is already notice was an almost perfect butler,, with's love the average age of the worker in the can be found in shortening hours, in gard to the extension of industrial life, season and out of season. If a solution The text of the Anti-Dumping Bill feelers.
able." They have begun to advance peace of liquor se his only failing. The scene eight-hours factory was 31, and in the heaven's name let the bours be shortened, shows that the Committee it proposes to constitute to regulate the importation of SIR ROBERT BORDENly inebriated was one of the most over 45. It looked as if the stress of the result you did not anticipate. In which he and Steve became glori-ten-hours factory sa to 30. This suggest and do not let us try and do theur by ed the problem of what happened to those legislation. You would fail, and produce fand, with a view to preventing dumping, and the exportation of certain goods is to be styled the Trade Regulation Com-
CONVALESCING AFTER RECENTmosite in the play.
industry was one that told very heavily, the blast furnace and the atcel trade the mittes and will consist of the President
The audience clearly showed that the tinne. Conditions of labour ought to be rangement with the men. The negotia
and that the people were unable to contours had been reduced to eight by ar- ̈ of the Board of Trade, the Financial Becretary to the Treasury, the Parlia
Orsawa, November Company has not yet out-stayed its wel made ft for people to remain longer in tigns lasted for years until the men were mentary Under-Becretary for Foreign valescing in Virginia and Atlantic City,
Sir Robert Bord, who has been coill be staged. Uste
come. To-night The Misleading Lady
industry. The effect on physical condi- Persuaded that if the concession were Affairs, the Becretary and the Comptrol has accepted an invitation
tions was due to noise, harmful, air, and made it must be made without increase It is understood that the Supreme ler of the Overseas Trade Department, the Prince of Wales on the battleship ship for, Singapore, the Frawley Com portant. Ehythmical conditions, such as per tore he thought it obvious when Council has decided to give Poland the Permanent Secretaries of the Board Renown from New York to Halifax
light conditions muscular and eye strain in the cost of pigiron, and that was prac Owing to the late departure of their The presence of noise was the most intically accomplished. The result had just Bccompany mindate over Easter Galicia for 25 years, of Trade and ten members of the House The Prime Minister's health, has so Pany will remain in Hongkong a day | were characterises), externally by an Hours could be brought about by those occurring in machine operations Therefore in by the Board of greatly benefited that he will proceed from longer than they intended, and they are proximately afform repetition. Trade under heads, and these will duties.
Halifax to Ottawa and resume hia official be submitted for
giving, by special request, a repeat per-arious steps in operations, could be messy. He had
time interval between operations negotiation, legislation was not neces the Committee's It is announced that, during his recent formance of Parlor, Bedroom and sured, and sach measurements could be when the minimum wage in coal empowered to grant licenses for the im important conference with Earl Grey, the approval The Board of Trade will be visit to Washington, Bir Robert had Bath" on Saturday,
told Mr. Asquith
regard to the fact whether the restriction portation of probibited goods, having, British Ambassador.
used as an index of the rhythm,
mines was introduced to meet bard cases, A method was devised of sitting up effect, and if had, for every case in the
that it would have a most disastron of importe is likely unduly to raise prices
the machine to be studied with electrical in the United Kingdom, and, as far as
EARLIER DADLESS CITIZEN GUARDS OF LONDON.
contacts, so that each step in the opere pit now was a hard case, Buch hours of practicable, preferanos will be given to
tion could be recorded automaticall-i labour ze would enable a man to put out goods from other parts of the Empire
THE SILVER MARKETS FALL
four
gorses London and held at the Man conditions Experiments showed that in which should prevail. It during that kt., mading convened by the Lord any variations in the work or working and be no worse off-these were the hours Chronometer records were also made of the whole of his energy through the weeks. SCOPE OF THE MEASURE. CONTINUANCE OF DEMAND FROM House on October 8th, it was resolved simple movement such as tapping the time he did not do his full stuut of labour. According to Beuter cable of Novem
CALLIED,
Lition Geard Companies he enroll co-efficient of dispersion ontzo, subjects he was a beat citizen, the defrauding hir ber10th, the Importa and Exports Re-
ed and be afflisted for purposes of com- was 3.10 per cent, and 2.54 per cent. In employer, just much as the grocer, who gulation Bill proposes to consultato Mess Montagu & Co report dated the City Police Reserve; that these come facing and scoring fasering (hand
LONDON, November the mand, administration, and finance with Committee to regulate the importation of November 9th abuted the strength of ages should be utilised only for the pros operator was a for 20-276 per cent only my condition order sold: 180s to the pound.. food, with a view to preventing damping, the silver marked to the continuance of con
crew-machine type) the co-efficient in one Referring to wages, bo'sai Chern key industries and those the demand from China, the scarcity of
in the Of life and property of Londo Pallected by the depreciation of spot supplies, and the Mexican Govern- the Commissioner of Police dealares en 8.34 per cent. The fatigue of the day was the person for
nd only on occasions when the experienced worker it was so high was to produce more foreign currency also vival of hop growing when he rement's decision to curtail silver corporta mate of emergency; and that each did not scom Le lefsen the rhythm of put into elect, the Lemporary regulation It states that between April 1st and the commander in each case being respaning of bell did not recto, to interfere bald be consalted; and 20
also from Mexico by me hallin u igraphie pany should Fagminste its own officers operation. Distraction such as the zig believe that it way his inter
The most concerned, and if of the spurtation of certain goods, the August 31st, Tate Imported $8,000,000 able for his company to the Commandant with the rhythm. He anggested the Authorlication of the grant of erodite, and ounces of silver, compared with 79,000,000 of the City Police Reserve Colonel Ten rhythm might avoid fatigue. It relieved of capital and labour to shoul the undertaking of insurances for the and 48,000,000 in the corresponding pest State has been appointed organizing attention and its conseq ans
Pblishment of overseas trade.. periods of 1918 and 1817 respectively,
www.dimeall problems
INTER-ALLIED COUNCIL OPENS,
IN ROME,
ROME, November 21st. An Inter-Allied Economic Council opened to-day...
EASTERN GALICIA. POLAND TO RECEIVE THE MANDATE
LONDON, November 21st.
after which the League of Nations will Betermine the future of the territory.
THE LEAGUE" OF NATIONS HOW SWITZERLAND WILL DECIDE,
PARIS, November 20th.
A Bavus menage says The Batier people are to be asked to decide by referendum whether they to enter the League of Nations,
ter
SPAIN.
ECONOMIC AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN AND FRANCE URGED.
vitha
PRIE, November 10th.
ANTI-DUMPING BILL. TRADE REGULATION COMMITTEE.
LONDON, November 21st.
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