THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
WORLD THEATRE
Hongkong's "Most Modern Picture Palace.
Entirely Under British Management,
TO-DAY at 5.15 & 915 pm. performances.
DOLL'S
A
HOUSE
ELSIE FERGUSON
STARRED in The Most Intensely Dramatic Role. MAKING MARRIAGE PERFECT UNISON of THOUGHT, SENTIMENTS and IDEALS.
280 & 715 p-m. performances. · GEORGE B, SEITZ in
"VELVET FINGERS 4 & 5 Epls..
A Story of Suspense in Which the Brains of s *Gentleman Crook" are Matched against the Craftiest Detectives!
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PYGMALION.
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SCOTTISH" LETTER.` COAL EXPORT REVIVAL
THE SHIPBUILDING DEPRESSION.
THE WAGES PROBLEM.
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Free Church to the minority--the Woo Frees. In the Arab case, it will be ramen- bared, Lord Shand died with a decision in favour of the majority-the United Free Church-but it was unsigned. When the case was board again, with Lord Halsbury in Lord Shand's place, the verdice went to the Wee Frees. It was a great case, with Lord Haldane speaking for weeks on the Confession of Faith. EDINBURGH, December 14th. The past month has witnessed a relealing in Scotland that Parliament was The decision aroused so much public markable revival of the coal export forced to appoint a Commission to allo- tade in the North. The rush of orders care the funds of the Churches propor from abroad is unprecedented. It irtionately to their numbers. This was a usus at this time of the rear for a big reversal of fortune for the Wea Reces slight improvement to be felt in the ex-rom Lord Halsbury's allocation to them part business, due to the colder weather, of the whole finds churches, endow but the orders booked within the last few meats, and even the Foreign Missions weeks are greater in bulk than any con tracted for since the beginning of the coal Lords still held, Lord Halsbury was the
For a period, while the decision of the BHANGHAI crisis in April. steamers are lying waiting for cargoes in every glan
A large number of idol of the Highlands, and blessed in the Forth Their destinations are mainly after his decision, he was anathema to And for a number of years Baltic, French, and Italian ports. For every United Free Churchman in Scot-
a time during the coal crisis the Ameland, ricans cornered the Baltic market, but AMATEURS AND WIRELESS. quality has again told in our favour. The American are now almost out of the Since the Edinburgh and District Radio trade, thanks to the reduction in British Society was founded a couple of years coal prices and the superior heating go by Mr. W. O. B. Winkler, an ex- power of our fuel. This demand for goal officer.of the Royal Air Force, it has from abroad is taken in coal exporting made good progress, and has now 50 Arcles a definite sign of the recon- members. Each member has a wireless quest of the export trade, and is regard set of his own, under license from the ed as permanent, provided prices remain Postmaster General. Mr. Winkler, with reasonable. In the latter connection it his set in an attic room of his house, has to be remembered that the output keeps in touch with the world over a is still 60 million tons below that of 1913, wide area. That is Paris with its and with this limited supply it only reflate-like note," says Mr. Winkler to his quires slight revival of the home visitor after he has fitted him with the engineering trades to increase the demand necessary head-pieve and stiffes the market.
Sure enough the dots and dashes come in a rich singing Another aspect of the trade outlook is tene. Another touch of the liner, and the contined depression in the shipbuild- Mr. Winkler remarks casually," That's ing industry. It remains as acute as Berlin; he is some sender." Berlin ØYET. Many of the shipyards on the certainly can send; the operator goes at Clyde are closed, or are advising their great speed. Bordeaux next, then Rome, staffs to and other employment. It is and after a while a peculiar continuous true that, following on the recent reduc note comes kicking along. That is From tion in hipyard "wages and the with America. Mr. Winkler regularly heare drawal of bonuses, a number of inquiries press messages from Moscow in : English have been received from shipowners. But at a certain hour each night. He hears the consensus of opinion seems to be that the S.0.8. from ships in distress. He further substantial reductions in working has even picked up messages from costs, as well as in material, will have PiDama. to be made before any new orders are forthcoming for the Clyde. Just recently an oder for two boats was placed on the Continent at a price 20 per cent. below the lowest tender submitted from this country. It is estimated that shipyard wages are still about 355. a week above those ruling in pre-war days. On the whole circumstances, it is highly improb. able that thipowners will serup existing vessels and build new ones until the total costs are brought more into line with what they were before the war.
| MR. GEORGE BÄRNES,
BCELLANEA.
Sir Harry Lauder's Argyllshire estate. of Glenbranter has been bought by the Scottish Forestry Commission. Glen banter was purchased by Sir Harry as
estate for his son, and a mansion- case was being built when that son met A writer in the current number of "The bis death in action in France. Shipbuilder" recalls the terror and con sternation among the people of the West of Scotland when Henry Ball's steam- ship the Comet started running in 1812. One Scottish Minister wrote to a brother divine of the great hurt, occasioned to the "Christian conscience of the people of Argyll, the Isles, and even Invernesi."
Mr. George Barnes' intimation of his intention to retire at the end of the pre- sent Parliament created not a little aur- prise in bis constituency, the Gorbals Commissioner David C. Lamb, of the Division of Glasgow. His motives are Salvation Army, differs from Sir Robert purely personal. He hankers for a xest Horno when he opines that the Scot has after a rather steenuous career. Never taken control of much of the Empire be theless there will be genuipe regret in case the Englishman is of too easy a Parliament over the disappearance of a turn of mind. The patient plad of the man who has won its full confidence as a Scot is a valuable asset to the Empire," safe and are politician, who only inter says the Commissioner, who is himself a vened is debate when he had weighty Scot, but his mentality is slow, and arguments to contribute. His speeches, the Calvinistic strain in him tends to it is known, influenced votes, and his make him satisfied with conditions which selection by Mr. Lloyd George as the the Englishman will not tolerate"; and seconder of the Address this week is a he therefore "takes off his hat to the good evidence of the strength of his posi-kicking Englishman.'" tion as a House of Commons man As It is noted as a coincidence that the
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a member of the War Cabinet in 1917, 7th December, when the treaty between and later as Minister without Portfolio, Britain and the Irish Free State Mr. Barnes exhibited all the high quali-signed, was the fourteen. hundredth ties necessary for successful atatecraft, anniversary of the birth of St. Columbi, and performed solid work for the nation., the Apostle to the Scots, who came from. Though he has not seen eye to eye with Ireland, the Labour Party in recent years, he re- mains casentially a man of the people, and often se he has acted as the candid friend of his old associates, his loyalty to the true cause of Labour has never be questioned. At Westminster the upper most feeling is that no personal conside ration short of failure of health and bappily there is no suggestion of that could justily his retirement from politics at the present "time.
LATE MEDICAL'OFFICZE OF BINGAPORE.
The death is announced of. William Robert Colvia Middleton M.A., M.D., C.M., D.P.R., late Medical Officer of Singapore, for 27 years, son the late Rev. William Middleton, of Karachi, aged 58. The death took place at 61, Dorset Road, Bexhill, on December 5th.
SCOTTISH NAVAL BASE
For some time past there have been rumours that the usefulncis of Rosyth as a naval base was under consideration, and that it was not in great favour with the authorities. It now appears, how ever, that if the Atlantic Fleet is to be kept in a state of efficiency in time of peace, it must spend a portion of the year off the East Coast of Scotland. The reason is that the targets and appurten ances required for gun practice are off' that coast, tad must remain thero for financial-and other reasons
MARGOT ELECTÍONEERS,*
Mr. Asquith had a merry meeting with his constituents at Paisley, and were it not that Mrs. Asquith is very modeat," she might claim a fair share of the merit. Donning a pair of large horn-rimmed goggles, she cut many capers, and acted as chairman, speaker, and audience. On entering she turned her back on the audience and waved her hand to the plat form party, then swinging to either side she repeated the greeting to the balconies, and finished up by giving an effusive fourish to the aren Soon she was on her feet again, singing lustily the old chorus, For he's jolly good fellow
aid fellow being her husband Before the evening dosed Margot took part in the heckling, but was promptly told by sturdy elector that that was none of her business" Small wonder one of the elderly women weavers exclaimed.- "That wamman fair mak's me gasp!"? LORD HALSBURY AND THE SCOTS CHURCHES,"
Lord Haltbury's death awakens memorica of the famous Scottish Church Union controversy. To his influence is generally ascribed the House of Lords'' decision allocating the funds of the old
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is not a new thing, as is evident from Elaborate interior decorations of ships the following story, which has hitherto appeared in print. An ol cabinetmaker on the Cirde used to tell of the first order given him when he started in business some sixty years ago. Some fine work had to be done on the saloon of a vessel, of a kind entirely new him, and he candidly confessed that style that it ought to have been. "There it was not completed in the substantial
was sa mackle putty as wid aboot it, an' I wis gey feart that before the boat cam back frae her first voyage some" thing wad happen to let them see the wey the wark wis dune, and I wadna get peyd for't But, thank the Lord, ahe never eam' back: she was lost i' the Bay o' 'Biscay 1"
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8th Feb 3 P.M. 6th Feb, 3 P.K This Lane affords regular sailings to Calcutta Fenang'ang Bingapore, returning frous Caloutte stonera proceed
Strad and Hongkong to Japan, cocasionally calling at Shanghai. All steamers have excellent pager accommodation, are Atted with Electric Fight and Fana and carry, a fully-quailded Surgeon.
LINK:-Slings approximately every three days catween Canton wad Shanghal, sometimes calling at Satow. Through tickets can be obtained and through Bill of Lading are iarned tog Northern and Yangtze Forte via Shanghal LINE: widkly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good LINKIŠKILT="
passenger accommodation, sailings from both ports every Friday,
and cargo. approximately weekly for passengern - calling at Holhow when induosment offers LINE- Fortnightly sailings to and from Bandakan by two 5,000 tons Reamers L. HINBANG" and 5.4. MAUBANG both steamers. saving excellent passenger accommodation Uargo taken ou hrough Bill of Lading for Kudat, Jesselton: Labuan. Tawau.- and Lahad Datu, LINEA regular service la run from March to November beiwoes LINE-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok
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