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(TURQUOU REUTER'S AGENCY.)
ST. DAVID'S DAY. WALES AND HER PRINCE.
LONDON, March 1st.
MOTOR FUEL PRICES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH
PROFITEERING COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 8.
LONDON, March 1st.
The report of the Profiteering Sub-Com- mittee on the price of motor fuel is a most interesting document. It declaren that the present high prices are due to the demand outstripping the supply, and that the average cost of production of patrol should not exceed 150% per ton and, therefore, maintains that 4608 treeve's grossly excessive profit. It
St. Davide Day was celebrated in Londen by a banquet at which the Prince of Wales was the principal 'ques; and Mr. Lloyd George presided.
Mr. Lloyd George received a
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NEWS.
[FROM OUR OWE COB RESPON FIRST AERIAL STUNTS OVER PEKING
PIXINO, March 3rd. For the first time Peking witnessed aerial stunts to-day. Captain Mackensie took up the first two Ayron and did the
Immerman tara.
THE WAR MEDAL [TO THE EDITOR OF THE BONGKONG
DAILY FRE98.
To-morrow ho bopes to loop the loop. EX-EMPEROR OF CHINA'S BIRTH-medal.
DAY RECEPTION.
Of course such service does not count in comparison with that of the men who went through the horrors of French war- fare, and who won the fight to wear the Barely a nicely-framed photograph of a sufficient souvenir of the inconvenience ha was put bo
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NANNING NOTES.
PILGRIMAGES TO THE BATTLE ZONES,
mendous "uration on proposing "Wales recommends that the whole question of The x-Emperor's birthday reception himself in his "fighting it" would be amusement the new road was originally that such and such a village has not a.
and ber Prince.”
production, price, and distribution of The Prime Minister, in a speech in motor fuel should engage the attention of which ho gave full play to his oratorical the League of Nations, or be made the powara, referred to the Prince's characsubject of an international agreement.
teristic charms which won all hearts from
the time of his first appearance in Wales,
It strongly emphasises that, on the expiry in 1992 of the existing contracts
was largely attended. The old officials present performed nine kowtows.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. | THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, February 26th. Messrs. Montagu's report states that
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
There are two schemes afoot to open up NANNING, February 23rd.
the devastated regions and the battle area. gen rally to the thousands of tourists who Nanning is suffering from a down of typical Chinese New Year weather are expected to flock to France, in 1929 M. Claveille, Minister of Public Works, DIR- Reservist" in today's issue of Paterfamilias, leading his almond-eyed from all parts of the world. your valuable paper states that it is offspring by the hand, picks his way tabled a Bill in the Chamber recently to quite evident that service in Hongkong anxiously along the broad new road lead-empower the National Touring Office to not areseding 30,000,000 (£837,000 at the exchange of 35) for the orbction of camps, during the war does not count in the eyesing from the South Gate to the Bund, borrow for a period of ten years a sum
the one promenade the city boasta
The new road is the wonder of all now botels, and restaurants, and the creation of the War Office authorities"
comers: but in wet, drizzling weather it of motor car services throughout the battle is not more successful than most Chinese zona Many an intending visitor from realize the utter desolation worked by the nilt roads, and the sticky red carth calls across the Atlantio does not yet appear to for extremely cautious going. The Gov Germans. Even people in England aro ernor's son, for whoso recreation and frequently amazed when you tell them stick or a stone to mark its previous "But," they object, "we read There must be constructed, has perforer to choose other existence ways for his magnificent new motor-cars. of people going back.
interesting to watch to-day the houses. In spite of all that has been There are many in Hongkong, like It was
existing in dug-outs, tomporary huts, or myself, who spent years-in-the Terzi cheerful patience with which the small written they cannot picture the people torials preparing for the shock, and who shopkeepers endured the amasbing up of ahela propped against some rickety wall The National Touring Office will farm have had the wonderful luck to come the door-steps and incidentally the com- which survived the bombardment through the last few years safely, still plete annihilation of a table, when the out to companies or private individuals rized to pay out of its receipts its work- ing expenses and annuities on loan. On willing to give up a few days a year to great car swung round a perilously nar-Its camps, hotels, etc. It will be autho The rueful owners picked up displaced the balance 95 per cent will be allotted that men of the same opinions as "Reservist are not going to be över axparing stones and fractured table legs to the devastated communes. Fotel and ment with the Minister of Public Works.. with a laugh, and went on with their transport tariffs will be fixed by agree
However, in many parts of Thanking you in anticipation-an, business.
the city, roads are being widened, the old your faithfully,
ramshackle buildings are disappearing and some excellent improvements are going forward rapidly, probably hastened by the fact that bricks and mortar aze going to be of more permanent value than Kwang-Si paper money.
and, then, to the stimulating effects pro binding the Anglo-Persian Oil Compay the silver market is fairly steady, despite Volunteer duties, but we must be assured row corner inside the city.
duced by the Prince's inspiring presence at the battle front,
controlling interest-steps should be in which the British Government has a
He is our greatest Ambassador," Mr, taken to ensure a reasonable price for the Shanghai exchange as compared with We couldn't stand it.
Lloyd, George said.
in touching upon His Royal Highness's recent visit to Canada and America the Premier emphasised that the greatest Aroubles of the international or even of Imperial Governments and affairs were Ibinga never pubitely referred to, but yet were there deep down interfering with
their mechanism.
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Britain, irrespective of other countries Referring to the cost of transport the report points out that the rate between the North Atlantic ports and the United and now it is 220s, between the Persian Kingdom before the war was 188, per ton Gult and the United Kingdom 3088. per
and between Borneo and the United King. compared with 368. before the war, dom 410s, per ton as compared with 463, ed, before the war,
Mr. Lloyd George continued:
The report suggests that a fair average went to Canada and America, and bis
rato could not exceed 100s, even for the presence simplified matters, lubricated
Gulf ports,
and recommends fixing the the machinery and rendered andying ser-
retail price at No. 1 petrol at 34jd. -- pice to the British Empire and humanity.
The report describes the situation 2 In a few days be is quitting, these shoresi for Australia, New Zealand, and after a alarming, and strongly believes that the short interval visits the great dependency ultimate solution is the prodvetion of Mr. Lloyd George 'said that he would Home or Empire-produced power alcohol, not besitate to say-speaking with overy and recommends that the production and
of India'
the somewhat alarming drop of dd, on the quotatic before the Chinese New Year. Sellers naturally ask how the
to be still in excellent demand. Internal Chinese situation has changed, and point out that China commodities are likely unrest has not yet been allayed and the enquiry for silver from the heart of Asia distrust of paper currency. cannot be transitory, for it is based on a
CHINESE FELLOW OF LONDON COLLEGE.
LONDON, February 18th. Mr. Heun Yuen-ba, Connciller of the Cabinet of the Republic of China, has been appointed a Fellow of University College, Londen.
MISSING HONGKONG STEAMER LONDON, February 26th. The steamer Hauroto, of Hongkong, on July 26th last and was not heard of
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HONGKONG
· (LATE) SERGEANT 4718, DIVISION. Hongkong; March 3rd, 1990:
FOOTBALL: CRITICÍSM. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS.") 818-Referring to my letter published in "yesterday's Daily Press, and the remarks of your reporter appended thereto, the following extract from a letter I have received from Mr. Birkon shaw, the referee of the match, will no doubt be interesting to the public
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Building
There is plenty of paper money and plenty of work in the city at present both skilled and unskilled. materials are rising to fabulous prices, and nobody need starve who is willing to be used as new sites, or bricks and lime to carry loads of earth to all in ponds for the builders. Rents are preposterous," "In my opinion, Mr. Mitchell, on Saturday last, was one of the cleanest and the price of "food advances rapidly. and best players-on the field, and the l is anough to make a housekeeper's. penalty was not caused by him. In fact heart sore to compare her books of to-day I have never seen him play a cleaner with those of a few years ago, when eggs game than he played last Saturday:" ~ This, I think, is sufficient to show how were so cheap that she thought nothing utterly out of order your reporter has of putting into a cake the number of demanded! Economical War-time recipes and comments on the game, and as for his best meet the case to-day. But, in spite to my side, I fancy I am a better judge body seems to be feasting as usual this
The second scheme is that of an Ameri syndicate stated to be wealthy eno million dollars (50,000,000) at their back Chicago and Indianapolis men with 10 for a chain of hotels in the American and British battle zones, each hotel to have xi least two-thirds of ita available rooms et side for American and British
tourists. Mr. Charles Wallis, who is now in France ns the representative of the
diente intends to utilize the existing negotiating with the proprietors. The botels will be run on American lines, and hotels wherever possible, and is already
centres of attraction to American and Guides to the battle- the two biggest will be near Chateau Chierry and Ypres, which will be the fields will be supplied-Times." British tourists.
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INDIAN RAILWAYS. RECORD EARNINGS, ' The Administration Report of the Indian Railways for 1018-19 has just been In spite of the war effects, published.
sense of responsibility-that after the distribution of power alcohol should be. which sailed from Saigon for Hongkong been in hia rash and incorrect statements that even extravagant Mrs. Becton reached a figura of Rs. 76,35,00,000, or
Prince of Wales' visit the British Empire under Government control and also sug
will be as strong as it is. It will be Bests a tax on motor fuel more equitable dince, has been posted at Lloyds as mis hints on how I might do greater service of the fact that rice is 26.80 a picul, every record. The capital outlay incurred b
stronger for that visit.
Mr. Lloyd George proceeded:
Hel
than the tax on motor cara.
EARLIER CABLES."
BIG MINING PURCHASE. has come at the right moment. He is a great piece of luck for the British Empire-Cheers and is Wales's mascot BY INTERNATIONAL NICKEL CO
(Cheers) for he is the Prince of Wales
everywhere." Ho concluded by describ ing His Royal Highnest, as the most popu- lar Prince Wales had since the days of Owen Glendower-(Loud cheers).
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, responding, said that be was very giad that his last public function in the Old Country, before sailing for Australia and New Zealand, should have been that din-
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NEW YORK, February 24th,
A message from Pas, Maritoks, says the International Nickel Company has purchased great sulphide and copper
mines at Flinflow for a million dollars.
AMERICAN RAILWAY
TROUBLE.
THE NEW LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON, February 24th The Senate has adopted the Conference Committee's report on the Railway Bill,
He rallied the Prime Minister on making a speech all about him and with embodying legislation for the re-organisa tion of railways when Federal control saying nothing about Wales,
His Highness referred to Wales's spin-censes. The Bill now goes before the did traditions and the exploits of Welsh President. Meetings of the Railroad at Grievance Committee bitterly men in the Navy and of Welsh Regiments Union
the compromise on the Railroad in wartime.
The Prince, after interposing a sentence Bill, many leaders advocating an appeal in Welsh which was received with immense to President Wilson to veto the measure.
CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES. enthusiasm, said that he hoped to be in next Juno. He will be New South Wal ever mindful of the high and glorious traditions which had won for Welshmen the place they hold not only in the British Empire but throughout the world.
sing.
THE RHEINLAND" CARGO
ADEN, February 26th The steamer Rheinland, which arrived here, with her cargo on fire, has had her
cargo
in 4 and 6 holds very little daringed, but the cargo in No. 5 hold seriously damaged by fire and water. hull was apparently undamaged
HEAVY FIGHTING IN IKWANTUNG.:
meagre
was
The
of that myself. Yours etc.,
J. RASMUSSEN, Hongkong, March 3rd, 1980.
We will set the Kowloon players an on the point, though there appears to be a example by accepting the referee's decision pas of testimony among those who wite. been so ready to accept the referee's decision. messed the match. Kowloon has not always
onling on an infringement of the rules, the Kowhoun players protested almost unanimous
ly, and caused a stoppage of play for several minutes. ED.].
HONGKONG HARBOUR. THE NECESSITY OF HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS.
In the course of an article in Shipping and Engineering (Shanghai) the writer says:-
of
have again established a record having the gross earnings of the State Railways more than 5 crores beyond the Budget. the actuals of 1917-18 which was itself a estimate and Rs. 7.33 crores more than the Government in the purchase and con- New Year time, and Watchnight fires struction of its railways, including the liability which remains to be discharged burnt til two and three o'clock on New by means of annuity and sinking fund The outlay is Year's Eve boiling the luscious pork, payments, amounted, at the end of 1918- curred was Rs. 41,59,670 distributed as Chinese heart in these parts
follows Open Hing works including sus pense, R, 5,09,455,048, equivalent at Rx. bean and rice dumplings dear to every19, to Rs. 37.01,50,580.
13 equal to £1 to £4.158,670 The net working profit from the State Railways,
The river our only link with the outer THE RIVER-LOW WAIKE AND PIRATES, world-gets lower and lower these days
outine plotky, their way over the stones continue to beat their way over the stores
after meeting the interest and other mis- oellaneous charges and certain annuity
and "sinking fand payments which go to and through arriving much battered in the attempt. The journey the discharge of debt, amounted to Rs. takes five or six days in this low water1,08,58,379. The receipts amounted to Ba 76.21 crores er Rs. 7.34 crores more than and is terribly tedious as well as perilous. Sometimes passengers and cargo are
improvement was attributable mainly to moved on to lighters and returned to the the actuals of 1917-15. This substantial the increased railway coal traffic, to beat higher up above the shallows, Often the boat will ground and nobody knows"
military stores and to increases in when she will get off, and added to these er reeipts from the carriage of troope troubles are the miserable bands of the ordinary passenger and general merǝ The working expenses. HOW SUPERFLUCUS TROOPS
river again.
Crores. The increase was due to a larger -OCCUPY THEMSELVES.
pirates who are beginning to infest the chandise tradhe
There have been two piracies within the exceeded those of 1817-15 by Rs. 5.79 The robbers seized the programme of special repairs and re last few days. Oar correspondent writes:--
mail bags on the first boat and,, later onewals, to payment to subordinate, staff Uwing to the, interruption of railway
of pay to the enhanced scales of pay of With the development of Hongkong some boatmen found our precious mail of the railways, of temporary increases. Out increase in the train mileage run. traffic and telegraphic communication between the city and the North Rivershipping, there necessarily crops up the letters scattered about on the river bank !
fore long the proposed harbour improve but we have not yet beard any more erally on the railways and to the large of a total of 460 millions passenger travel- between the Kwangsi and Yunnanesements will be an absolute necessity. This, details.
in spite of piracies and low water our ling, 343 were killed and 1,119 injured. districts detail in regard to the fighting question of harbour development, and be: Un the second bost four men were mere officers and subordinates sanctioned, go-
It is rumoured that the ping trade of the port increases. Unlike troops in the North River region is course, naturally follows as the stip THE MISSIONS.
one pri- newspapers reach us fairly regularly while of the former only 12 were killed Shanghai, where the problem Yunnanese troops, under the command of marilyncerned, with depth and the We watch the rising temperature of the through causes beyond their own control and declared their adherence to Li Lich the harbour. itself to accommodate the Heads of the Mission Foundling Home to traffic. bringing the total mileage open Li Kan-yuan in Shiukwan, have matinied necessity of deepening the approaches and dollar ith wonder and amazement The Then 335.28 miles of railway were opened kwan Shiukwan is in the hands of the large liners which, it is generally belier- here smile grimly when they think that after allowing for diamantlements and ed, will, within the next ten or fifteen six years ago they wrote home cheerfully minor corrections due to realignments, LONDON UNDERGROUND'S years, be trading to the Far East; in and told their friends in England and etc., up to 36,616 miles. mutineers and Li Kan-yuen is interned-
WOK! The most acrious fighting is taking place Hongkong the question of depth of water Scotland that a year would support At the present rate of exchange £5 will AN AMERICAN REPORT.
ia Kwan-Tin, about 60 miles from Canton, not as important as that of accuring one of these little thrown away baby girls. adequate protection against the typhoons
day.1 WASHINGTON, February 24th.
The various Missionary Societies in where the Ewangsi troops, under the which visit the port during the summer not even fill ber little rice bowl twice a The annual report of the Federal Re
command of Mok Ching-ebung (the and early autumn.
Both harbours are of great importance Nanning are taking advantage of the serve Board says the granting of exten-
Tuchun's son), and others have been con- to the development of the trade and ship New Year holidays to hold a series of
Underground Railway only paid sive credits for foreign trade, with thesecutively defeated by the Yannanese ping of China, the one serving the rich special meetings in the Alliance Mission Savoy Hotel, brought out the startling He said that during the last few years They back they had become ambitious. the equally fertile area of South China, Mandarin-speaking Chinese in the city 70,000 to its shareholders. BEDS ADVANCE ON aulant een competition in domestic troops. More than 1,00 wounded troops and populous central provinces that sur Church. The speaker is Dr. J. Goforth, fact, that in its 51 Vears of existenes the
markets with foreign buyers, constitutes have been conveyed back to Canton since round the Yangtao Basin and the other and the meetings are crowded.
Goforth preaching in their own tongue, one of the most potent causes of high the commencement of hostilities, and including the great city of Canton and its are glad as an opportunity to hear Dr.
more separate under The proposition which Hongkong has for at present the foreign missionaries felt that if the traffic problem was to be takings. There must be complete co prices. It opposes the financing of ex- several hundred cofans have been die hinterland.
to face is a factor of no little importance, resident in the city all speak Cantonese satisfactorily solved it could not be done
ordination for the problem of rendering the harbour Bince Nanning was made the capital city by a dozen or ports throngh banking operations when patched for those who were killed in appeals should be made for such transaction.
Ngai Pong-ping, the Superintendent of sale during the passage of a typhoon is of the province, there has been an enor
walking had become almost an unknown art, that there was any hope of any trans actions to securities on the market; and Police, is personally losing his army to fraught with difficulties which will re-moas influx of Mandarin-speaking Chin-
ponderated.
port organization being able to provide states that about two billions out of the fighting region and the Police affairs quiro no Little porseverance on the part ess and it would be difficult, at the pre-He hoped, Londoners were not under The co Shum Chun-huen and Dr. Wa Ting of the responsible authorities before they scat moment, to say which language pre- the impression that in these days, whe
cared to ride. America's trade balanco of four billion are to be taken over by his Secretary-
Military Government visited the Tuchun,
STRAFRANGER COME TO STAY.” dollars for the calendar year come under fang, the Administrative Directors to the fairly well sheltered with winds from the THE JAPANESE BOTOCIT.
situation.
Tom Ho-ming, the Kwanza Tachun, is the heading of credit transactions with Mek Wing-son, yesterday to discuss the
at any hour of the day for ever
reported to be coming to Canton to act as a mediator in the present military back with heavy losses. On the East shore of the Black Sea, the Green Guards
ordered a suspension of fighting pend- Seized Tuapse. The British warship BEITISH GENERALS PLEA FOR A controversy, and the authorities have
ing a settlement of the dispute by Tam. Steadfast was bred on from Taapse and received several hits from sixty-pounders. HEAVY BOLSHEVIK LOSSES
LATER.
STAVROPOL.
GREEN GUARDS, TAKE TUAPSE. LONDON, March 1st The War Office reports that on Febru ary 25th the Bolsheviks, advancing on Stavropol, were thrown back ten mile Astride the Tsaritsin-Ekaterinodar Rail- way, the Red Cavalry has been forest
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commercial banka,
GERMAN GENERAL
General Sir Ian Hamilton, who has retired from the Army, in a letter to the newspapers, says General Liman von Sanders name appears in the black list of German war offenders, but I feel sure A South Russian communiqué dated I speak for the troops who fought at the Dardanelles when I say that they do not February 28th states that the Bolsheviks wish him to be tried. He was a clean are advancing on a broad front, extend-aghter, and he played fair during our our brief armistice. He never sbelled our ing East to Rostaff and North to Stavro clearing stations hospitals, nor ships, and I appeal to a generous-minded public Bolshevist attacks on the Lower Don to ace that von Sanders is left, severely
alone !!
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were repulsed with severe losses
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are finally surmounted The harbour is
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£70,000 PROFIT IN 50 YEARS. Bir Albert Stanley, in a speech at the
blow from the weet when, a typhoon has great vigour. The new Sincere Store paasenposible. landed higher up the coast, and is puming carries on its business with half-closed made it north of the Colony, the long fetch from dears, though inspection of its goods, dis
shops There are rumours that local mer- come to stay. The passenger wanted" the island of Lantan causes a dangerous plays nothing of Japanese manufacture," It ought to be recognized;" continue The breakwater which it has been prochants have banded themselves together vehicle that was at his disposal imm for vessels to lie at their moorings. posed to threw across from Green Island under a solemn promizo to purchase diately that would carry him in comfort sea to get up which renders, it hazardous which cannot yet be said of the local Sir Albert, that the straphanger h to Stonecutters Island would afford ad nothing from the Sacre Company on and with lack of accident. No question qunto protection from this westerly sea pain of a heavy fine. They are loth to of prast arose out of carrying passengers They asked from those who used these MACAO NOTES.
driving into the harbour, but apart from be compelled to ronce themselves from in London to-day any prospect of profit the expense attached to such a project, generations of comfortable inactivity to had disappeared
have to compete with such an alive and March 3rd constructional difficulties of a serious a to-date arm. For many years they facilition to maintain the solvency of the sued bank notes for small coins of the nature are known to exist. The fact have ant at ease behind their counters undertakings, provide good wages fo value of 50 and 10 cent remains, however, that the future ship and sold their goods as a kind of favour the employds, and a reasonable return The Macae Aerial Transport Co. is ping trade of the port must, to get to bumble purchseer. They are for the enterprise. The shareholders expecting eleven seaplane from America. extent depend as at Shanghai, on the dignant at the thought that competition the Underground had received in 61 year Two of these are capable of carrying 11 manner in which the harbour improve mas force them to wake up and work. no more than £70.000, and that sort Booner, the Superintendent, has facilities offered to shipping at all times to be the case; for the Sincere Store seems Their average rate of pay was Ens
no-matter what the state of the weatherto have come to stay.? passengers each and a top of cargo. Mr. montare completed and safe bathing But it looks as if this is certainly going situation could obviously not contint
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