CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
[THHOCOH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
MB. BARNES RESIGNS,
POSITION OF "COALITION GOVERNMENT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY
THE PRINCE OF WALES, LOOKING FORWARD TO VISIT TO AUSTRALTA
Lospos, January 28th. The Australian Lancheon Club in Lon. don entertained the Frince of Wales.
Mr. Andrew Fisher, said the visit of Losnos, January 27th. the Prince of Walts would have a greater It is understood that the resignation of effect on the meer distans parts of the Mr. Barnes is actually in the Premier's Empire than anything bo had yet done. bands Mr. Barnes, apparently, is not The Prince would receive a most hearty content any longer to bold Cabinet rank welcome in Australia. His visit would without a portfolio, - but Mr. Lloyd be an emblem of the fact that the Empire George in endeavonting to get his resigns-a cumpremable and that is strength
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reconsidered. tion
Meanwhile other Ministerial: offices may be reviewed, and Mr. Lloyd George, in view of the Whip
“ ་ uncertainty as regards the result of the Paisley election, is said to be considering "making a programme speech.
Mr. Barnes states that he does not con- -template' political retirement.
The situation is moet interesting. The retirement of Mr. Barnes would finish any hopes that the Premier bad enter tained of strengthening his connection
Sir Thomas Mackenzie, on behalf of. New Zealand, assured the Prince of the
OUR LONDON LETTER. BRITISH NAVAL POLICY AND THE FUTURE.
[JEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT\}
LONDON, December 18th
week he
IMPERIAL AIR ROUTES.
warmth of the welcome. awaiting him responsible for the good rule and go about higher wages and a better standard of action elsewhere for further.
obtained..
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LABOUR LEADERS AND COMMON-BENSE
Mr. B. H. Thomas M., the secretary ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S SCHEME
At this stag
the Committe and acknowledged lender of the railway
hold that the case is one Lor the workars, is quita capable of some quite
In a report on Imperial, routes, tiza of this traditiona. British ethod. tommon-sense ideas, and indeed it could issued as a White Paper, the Advisory of private enterprise, with just he wished that be and other Labour Committee on Civil Aviation discuss thesistance from the Stato as leaders would more frequently present possible fature developments of aerial for the security of success. Professor Middleton Smith of their followers with what they know are navigation as a means of speeding up certain facilities required for air naviga kong University, is performing useful the reacte consternanis power and commotions between the various parts tion which are clearly, best provided by service during his present visit to Engtions The tendency periodically to of the Empire, and particularly the pros the State, such as meteorological and land by trying to bring home to people usert these solid truths as they exist, and pect of establishing artial trunk lines wireless information and the like, bub etcup the United Kingdom and the the Committee think that it must go bere a knowledge of the conditions of life compete in the nonsense-market with the Dominions. As, however, they find them-urther, and undertake the proviston of and potentialities for trade expansion in frothy agitators who are their competi selves without enough data or experience has may be called air ports, that is, the term nal and intermediate aerodromes China. He has given several addresses or for Leadership in the Labour morty to recommending any
rigid policy of late on this subject.
of any complete Provision of these by private capital inent, harms responsible Labour fenders, plannin and involving the immediate and emergency landing grounds The scheme of Imperial routes, they have would lay an initial burden on the enter spoke at a meeting of sas Royal Colonial the real interests of Labous, and, through come to the conclusion thit in the mean price, which would be likely to be fatal
Labour, the whole community.
time the correct policy is to initiate jucoption Further, if, as the Com Institute at the Central Hall. Westmins Speaking at Swansea this week M. and that such experience should be and stablishes tech, it on the estee would be used in the ways of justice, ter, with Sir Matthew Nathan in the rhomas, in sensible mood, warned the antincel, on that part of the whole held on air ports that the State might expect
immediate action to obtain
mittee anticipate, the enterprise develope experience,
chair. He gure unstinted praise to those railwaymen that it is no use talking of Imperial routes which offers the beat to obtain a return in the shape of charges
chanze
of success, leaving the initiation
considera- Moreover, the Committee are of opin- ornment of Hongkong, especially-men- of living if we forget the means by tion when faller experience has been imperial air routes is an assured success
ion that, when aerial transport over Sir Thomas Mackenzie suggested that
tioning the Public Works Department of which these things are provided." There They have no heritation in deciding that it will be of the greatest importance that the time had come for the initiation of
the Colony for the magnificent engineer was more to the same effect. I mention the proper place for initial action is the the air port should be owned and con- some great movement to link up the varing work it has carried out.
route from this country to India, and trolled by the State. They
regard
this The the subject to remark that in the past ultimately thence to Australia In the no. in, important factor in preventing associations to provide a mesting splendid system of water supply and the nw days there has been a wild rumour second place stands the route from this operating firms from building up place for overseas representatives in fine roads," he said, "would alone justify about another lightning strike of country to South Africa, which on the will of a serious character against the raatwaymen out the real leaders of the section from this country to Egsnt would Government. State ownership will give
be the
very full degree of control by the State picns not Derely the railway workers sider it would be wise in the Ars instance over commercial flying.
same na the first route. Ther ton London-(Cheers.). Before calling on the any praise."
and will prevent Prinos of Wales to reply, the Chairman re. According to Professor Smith Hong- perfectly well that increased pro- to deal with the problem, in reference to the very dangerous possibility of mono- duction in every direction and the speed. marked that the Prince was only follow-kong has become habitable for Europeans ang ap of articles for export are the one section of the route from this country polistic control if the aerodromes were
India, namely, the section between
Committee generally attach the atmost Government
the initiation and
importance to the principle of and contraf or air ports, in which experience can importance to
being brought The Prince of Wales, in rising to reply, Sir Matthew Nathan, will stay beam piensed to record that this is the most readily nad urefalls obtained, as the to the notice of all Governments of the
note that 13 being sounded at the more conditions of aerial
Empire Are was greeted with an Australian yell, and remembered in Hongkong an a dynamic importans Labbat acetings. It is a good judged, to be more favourable then else the exse of the Egypt-India Air
of with prolonged cheering. He said he was Governor who did things. He was resounded with strike threats by
the times. A tew months ago the where
Route, the Committee understand that it They neordingly submit the following has been decided for purely Barvien pür "poses to establish and maintain acro looking forward with intense interest, to most entirely responsible for the build-ons against the Oovernment, recommendations
covers, and the nation generally. his next voyage and the wonderful things ing of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, or what we near from the same quarters should be developed.
L-The air route from Egypt to India dromes and landing grounds for the transit of machines to India, and that -The development should be by pri proposals to this end have been approved influence so that the connection of this
and that tre State assistance should take
by the War Cabinet. Consequent upon selected as a candidate, and with four land, but apart from that he wanted railway with Hankow may be no longer
the form of providing meteorological and approval and execution of this scheme, to see the peoples of those, two Domin-delayed."
wireles services and of air ports, intindale meeting Service needs, will also be iopa. He had been closely associated A to the future, the lecturer told his
for running purposes ing the provision of the sheds required starting point for the civil development Hackean (Coalition), Mr. Bigger (Labour) with the Australian Corpå add the New audience that in the next three or four Wast
of the air route from Egypt to India. 3.The Service proposals for there air. strongly arge, therefore, that the ports
should be carried through as so Egypt by air should be put into effect Zealand Division during the past five decades the Far East will be transformed
In no part of the world has Nature been The Labour world appears to have
as possible.
Es soon as possible. They are advised 4-The necessity for additional ex- Fears. He first saw them in Egypt after
more counteous with her matts, and the settled down, for the present at all events, penditure on the development of these that when this is done it will be possible
Fand except for the izonmoulders' strike, Dorts for purely civil purposes in order
der to pass one civil machine per week each wealth which will enrich, not only itseridily interfered with work in the services should not be overlooked thour time occupied in transit from Egypt to The Committee are advised that the own inhabitants, but Europe, America industry. This is not 16 887 Labour is expenditure may be...
trades, things are quiet in only experience can show what suc Indin byen, namely, nine days at a bacished and happy that will not come 6-The Post Office, in consultation with moderate computation, could be roduced and the other parts of Asia?
half days if to gas till the Millennium arrives the Air Ministry, should draw up a form by not less than three and PARLIAMENT 01 HOLIDAY.
but kompared with the ferment of some
tender for dia
an air mail contract between the transit were made by air, and in the and
for comfuture might be still further reduced,
Accordingly, it would seem that the
first
with Labour.
assuredt. They know that we are a com
to
encourage-
It may be recalled that Mr. Barnes tooking in the footsteps of the King, who bad largely because of the work of the uns by which one prosperity can be Egypt and Karachi, leaving to the Indian Thately owned and merged into a trust, Mr. Arthur Henderson's place in the War visited the Dominion to open the Com. pioneers of science, and he added, in mercial community, and on our industrialment of the internal air routes in India State think the matter of sufficient
tion that our chairman this afternoonely dependent condition is Ther 276 convinced that this section and they
Cabinet, despite strong Labour opposi tion, but to day he is understood to be in
sympathy, with Lord Birkenhead's recent indictment as to the invertebrate condi-
tion of the Coalition.
The Socialists at Paisley declare their determination to run a candidate. It is stated that, Mr. William Paul has been
candidates, namely, Mr Asquith, Mr.
and Mr. Paul (Socialist), it is believed Mr. Asquith's chances of being returned would be enhanced.
IMPERIAL STATISTICS.
CENTRAL ORGANISATION IN LONDON.
LONDON, January 27th The Imperial Statistical Conference -discussed, inter alia, the improvement in trade statistics, and, the advantage to the
Empire of accurate and complete data -especially as regards the control of raw
materials and the food production of the
Empire, and the establishment in London
monwealth Parliament.
that connection I may be allowed to men- coqaition our
the
28
be war going to see in Australia and New and I can caly hope that he will use his betterment they must organisa vite enterprise backed by State nasistance, this decision, it appears to them that the
is that if the Workers desire to octain themselves purtically: The ballot paper referable to the revolutionary torch, in short, it is recognised that the Bri- doing things is better than the Bolshevist sa-matter-of-fact, common sense way of
No ĈITIZEN QUARDS.
They proposals for joining India and
their Gallipoli exploits, he next saw them change which is to come will provide bas lasted for 12 weeks and has to meet the increase in -frequency of the way between Egypt and India
of
petition
to bo
creamstances it is perhaps as
Seas 6-A certain quantity of the aircraft step to ascertain on what terms. uurd which was engines and material which have been
of maile by
by air the carri
·carriage....
time of the tail declared surplus by the Roval Air Force ringements can be made for the of desfintion of digger(Laughter and efforts made. There has been general manently formed to be allowed Civil Aviation Department for distribu-mails. The Committee cont
strikke.and was to be per- could he placed at the disposal of the
carriage of
of a central organisation to arrange the and New Zealanders, Proceeding, the is somewhat illuminating as to the anderwould look as if the Government expected the Committee, are made on the aarom between firms of such standing as to make
collection and dissemination of all re-
quisita material.
Prince of Wales cordially supported Sir currents in politics. Thomas Mackenzie's suggestion of Club in London for Dominion representatives
The Bill was introduced in order to A Committee, including Mr. Findlay ence by Mr. Fisher and Sir Thomas Mac- the year that a limit would be placed on and concluded by allading to the infer- fulfil a promise given to Labour early in Shirras (India), Mr. George Knibbs (Aps be made clear what "tralia), and Mr. Cowsins (South Africa) ng “! I can assure you it is going to do au cutery as soon as the Bill was tabled against class, "and therefore most provoca posed route, the Committee urge various cilities the State would provide in tho
are working out the details arising out of the decisions of the Conference.
EARLIER CARLES.
in France on the Somme, and a few months ago he saw them in Belgium. It must therefore be impossible for him in any way to be a stranger when he got to Australia and New Zealand (Applause), seeing as many returned Australian and e was particularly looking forward to
Parliament rises this week, for the months ago there is much for which to New Zealand soldiers as he could. He Christmas--holidays. described him as one of themselves by their the achievement has fallen short as the could never forget that they had always amount of work has been attempted, eventuall
press. goods and of passengers being That was & compliment he very much surprise that the Coal Bill, limiting to die in, infancy.Ita implications tion free in this counter end the Colon the Post Office, in consultation with the applause)
recommenced that appreciated and of which he felt very awaere profits to la. ad. per ton was as the Westminster Gazette puts it in an
7.--The prohibitory
bans on civil avia Air Ministry, should forthwith draw up prout I know your soldiers and
editorial дове through them I feel I know Australians suddenly dropped, but the true reason faced To continue the Corps
"had not been:
tion properly
Egypt India should be now removed
& form of tender for, an air-mail contract There modest recommendations, remark between Egypt and Karachi or Bombar Labour troubles of a violent kind.
It would be put up to limited competition No doubt we are faced with difficult social tion that the state intends to maintain it reasonably certain that they could and industrial problems, but the answer firing supremacy by supporting the Ser
of Citizen Guards would have been re
not to be found in: force but by the vice side at a level that will ensure the perform the services tendered for this community as a whole,
contract should The existence rafety of the position.
provide for alternative tenders for services of varying frequency STATE AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. Against the employment of the Roval per week, and would be fitted in with the standing ocean mail contract In calling cbjections; one of these being that the way of meteorological, wireless, and other their enterprise. The trouble was that - CABLE DELAYS 40KIN. 414
evolution
of aircraft for civil and Service information, and in the way of nero the Government were pledged to the prin ciple of limitation
In spite of the repeated representations purposes must, before long, result in their strange to say, in the debate the Miners macel to the Festmiterer General with differentiation into distinct types. On dromes and landing grounds from representatives opposed the Bill, and regard to cable delays in messages to and the other hand, they are met at the outset would be requested to quote for more from the Far East there has been no by the difficulty that without State aid frequent services than one machine per gave Mr. Bonar Law his chance
appreciable. come away from those great Dominions will withdraw it." And he did. But
Elaborate explanations have
spect, more capecially in present financial would, in presence of the tenders, com
the same confident spirit and with the pears, only bluffing
position remains unaltered. In Lanca description, where experience is lacking above method of procedure is the only
embarking capital in a venture of this perly be provided to
It appears to the Committee that the They are out for hire there is a feeling amounting almost for you You came from Canada a short of that, but in their opposition to roar, after the Armistice, something same national enthusiasm which they feel antionalisation; and to oppose anything to exasperation. It is felt that over & Bedco aid will therefore be essential. The way of arriving at a judgment on expert- an Australian and a New Zealander as so promptly at their word. well."--(Cheers.)
BRITISH NAVAL POLICY The company included Mr. Blancken- berg (South Africa), Sir Hugh Bray (India), Sir Alexander Godley (New Zealand), Bir Thomas Robinson (Queens land), Sir Arthur Lawley and Sir John Pender.
melan enormous amount of good." that this would destroy initiative in in tive (Loud cheers), che fos
dustry and rob mep of the rewards of
Liont, Col. La C. 8. Amery, proposing "Mr. Fisher's health, eulogised the latter's Then, addressing the Prince, Colonel Amery said: You will be at me, in a sense. You will meet old. com-
this
rades, old diggers, and I believe you will « If you oppose it," he said in effect, to date provement in the service in one form or another they see no pro-week each way, on the basis that the State na you did from Canada, infected with the Miners representatives were, it app, but the fact remains that the conditions of any private enterprider that further facilitier could pro
of the world's merchant shipbuilding in Canadian. I believe you will come back this case they never expected to be taken to have been accomplished in this "dire for such der that there is a case fence of what the cost and income of an.
SHIPBUILDING STATISTICS. RECORD JAPANESE OUTPUT.
LONDON, January 27th- Lloyd's register puts the total output
1918 at 7,144,000 tons, an increase of 1,897,000 as compared with 1918 and of 3,811,000, as compared with 1813 which was the pre-War record year. The figures for the war period show an outpat in plied and neutral countries in 1914 of 2,862,000; in 1015 of 1,201,000; in 1918
of
in 1917. 1,688,000,
of 2,837,000; and in 1918 of 5,447,000 tons.
The Japanese figares reached the easy record of 611,000, nearly equalling the entire output of Japan for the twenty two years ending 1913.
MR. ASQUITH'S RETURN.
IN FOR A BIG FIGHT.”
LONDON, January 28th,
THE PRESENT DAY EUROPE
ALARMING MENTAL AND MATERIAL CONDITION
LONDON. January 27th,
com.
Stato
Committee
that
tion and anyway it is indefensible
id, holding that the moderate expenditure which in present the business arrangements of the greatest fcancial conditions is all that should be Reading nation in the world should still contemplated is justified as an invest efficiency,
official
The Great War left many difficult prob.be impeded by one or in- ment in an undertaking with very great
Buch
..
war conditions have been restored in the working of the cables. Steps are being taken to bring the matter before the Asso-
TRADE MARES IN CHINA,
air route on this section is likely to be. In the light of this experience, the whole problem would be further considered, and more general policy for further develop ment prepared.
STATE GRANT TO OXFORD. DECREES PASSED BY "CONGREGATION.
-It
lems to be solved, and not the least among them is our future naval policy. That But the matter will not be allowed to nitimate possibilities. Three possible we shall retain a Navy sufficiently strong rest. The Manchester Chamber of Cutebods of organising the undertaking to safeguard our far-flung Empire goes merce is determined to agitate till pre- were considered:- without saying; and in this imperative
Operation by the State itself; · The constitution of a chartered responsibility the great Dominions over seas will render invaluable assistance
company combining State and private But it is impossible as yet to say what ciations of: British Chambers of Commerce Private
capital. ship will keep the seas, or what number in January and it is intended to an The Committee are against operation
enterprise State aided. will be necessary.
On the motion of the Dean of Christ point deputation to wait upon Mr. by the State itself. Then consider that Church, Congregation of Oxford Univer- To the 1919 total of 7,144,000 the United
For the present all is well The Brillingworth, the Postmaster General, and in a new enterprise of this description, States contributed 4,075,000, the" United Viscount Bryce contributes an article tleh Navy ended the war far stronger try to obtain from him a definite under the work of initiation and development sity has accepted the schedule proposed Kingdom 1620,000 which is still 313,000, to the Anglo-American Supplement of the than when the war began. The Narying to end abe present intolerable posi- work which the State cannot perform by the Hebdomadal Council for the alloca below the 1013 record. The total tonnage Manchester Guardian, discussing the stands as are a shield as ever against tion. launched in British dominions was 350,000, question whether Americn realises the any aggressor."" But over the future a
in such a way as to enable the possibilities tion of the larger portion of the Govern which is an increase of 70,000 over 1918, condition of present-day Europe. Vis certain mist prevails. No country apEADE
to be properly tried but compament emergency grant for 1919-20, nearly equalling the combined output of count Bryce makes allowances for the pears, certain what it is going to do, with Your readers will be pleased to bear tombining State and private enterprise of the application to the Board of Educa
The formation of a chartered company The Dean explained that as the the ten years 1908-1917
embarrassments which beset the Perce the exception of America, which has made that Sir John Randles, who is proceed-presents certain attractive features. It tion for Government grant, the Board Conference, for discordance in views, for a secret about arrangements to increasing to Japan as a representative to the is argued that it would enable the bad assigned to the University, a block atmosphere of revengeful passion, for it shall be on an equality, with, that of Comediariament of the Inter Allied organisation to be so. formed as to consum of 230,000 to be allocated by the incessant Press interferences
Committee, has been request tain representatives of different interests University to various departments. plexity of the problems, but be
Med by business interests here with large contends any other Power that whatever allowances must be made
being the position, in Britain the connections in China to raise the question ainsi such as aircraft constructors, was understood that this sum must be the Conference failed to solve the pro directors of naval policy are watching of blems, presented thereto. He considers and waiting. Discussions are proceeding your part of the world The way British Office. It is argued that it would secure guarantee of its continuing The money compauses, and the various regarded as an emergency grant for the trademarks, as it affects traders in departments of State, including the Post present year, and that there was no that there are no elements of stability in with a view of ascertaining, and the trade-marke are imitated in respect of a single and uniform development of was not to be used for the formation of the settlement, and new causes of strife deciding what is the best course to pursue goods sold in China is notorious and it policy, the co-ordination of all effort, the te have been super-added, to existing ones in the light of international naval condi- will be interesting to note what the standardisation of material, the avoid ture in my form. The allocation, propoe departments or for capital expendi Extraordinary interest is being dis- New Irredentas are being created and the ons as these become clearer and more answer will be to the facts that Sir John ance, of any objection on the ground of ed by the Hebdonadal Council had been played over Mr. Asquith's effort tone indemnities and reparations are exces discernible I would like to emphasise will be in a position to present to the monopoly, and more or less deunite sup- drawn up at their request by the Finance enter the House of Commons via Paisley sive, cepecially as regards Austria. He this fact, because of criticisms which have authorities in Japan. He has also been port to the existing aircraft contractors Board. The grant had been regarded an That we are in for a big fight," as the eloquently describes the appalling appeared in the Press here with regard requested to mention the question of the by preferential treatment in the supply & supplementary mum to meet the special ex-Premier remarked in a speech at Glas material condition of Europe, maintain to Naval expenditure. There are some steamship sabeidy. -1 gow today, is evident from a study of ing that the mental condition is no less people who would cut down the Navy The figures of the last election. Since alarming. Britain is only beginning to estimates without more ado simply be then Liberalism, of which Mr. Asquith is realise how her own welfare is involved cause the war is over and no enemy, order so) the leading protagonist; bas certainly not while the American people
have not yet probable combination of enemics, cabe HARBOURING A MARRIED shown signs at the by-elections of
awakened to the face of the position. seen on the horizon. But that is a line Mr Asquith adds:The dont mind an regained popular levour. Mér
*Lord Brych adds? The truth is that that does not command the serions.
WOMAN. han knotty who is a
pponent in Mr. Bigg community, in which if any member. One cause for alert and constant o black coat, Labourite." question: in Will the ex-Premier's
all suffer, per suffers
those which would normally be regarded departmente concerned, and be noted that onality and distinguished, record enable the apparent aloofness of America is due series of world situations is to be found The Chinese living at No. 4, Prayase in
1 to want of knowledge, not want of sym- in the effort that, I am assured on res West (Kennedy Town), and his mistress imaginative The concentration of all of the total am no lesse Log BRAM
serial effort pathy The
is veiled from Americans be made to create, combination of Russia at the Magistrasy last week on a charge deney likely to jeonarding by the Coalition Unquestion kiberal the mists of the Atlantic. He points out and Germany. If this were to prove suc of barbouring Amarried woman for an is erious risk that a chartered company from the Board of Education there would Coalitionists are not desirop of ating that it took America many months to ceceful it would have an influence rouch immoral, purpose were again before the would tend to develop a wystem of bureau bo belance, in hand, part of which wight a spoke in the wheel of their ex
realise the causes of the war and they ing from the Rhine to Vladivostock, and Magistrate, yesterday, and the case con rate control, open to the same nizicetions beg for farther grants this ver, whils mano Coalition Mhould not be surprised if the pat-war would inevitably raise serious and urgent cluded. The man was sentenced to three se direct control by the State. The Com, a certain mir would still be keen hand
toward Condition of Europe is not immediately naval problems for Great Britain, for the monthe hard labour and the woman to smittes consider that too much weight cam until the beginning of peat Michadima
realibed althongh American idealiam and United States and last but not least, for fine of $50, or, in default, three weeks esily be attached at the present to the
mathy could mm he doubted
China and Japan
hard labour. Weave
Arguments for
im to retain Faisley for free
Mr. Macken, is not officially
The
uffer." He emphasises that Bervation of continually changing
BOTH PRISONERS CONVICTED.
of material. The Committee-appreciate requirements of the moment. Taking into these arguments, but have come to the con-account the normal grants the sums allocat clusion that they cannot recommend this ed to the different departments had been forge-of-organization low he following mahlen, de despre Prov
under tion, is of all enterprises one in which end boen made for salaries since
grant could not be it is essential that the direc
regarded as per- should, monent. free from stereotyped me bors and This Dean added that the allocation
be
open to new ideas and stiegrations, ever posed satisfied the present neerk of the
into single would be expended on the salaries of de- ling scores. There When the total rams had been received
As at East Fife the Unid Brit Picture of Earope sa seeni ponsible authority, are undoubtedly being who wore Tommanded by 37 SL Buk, organisation wind karet sartzWEAR AIR TO OŠTRAIA What the Fasz ofiaras LR-
hile
esen