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DUTY IMPOSED ONE IMPORTED COTTON FABRICS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
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WESTMINSTER HALL.
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Wednesday, 6th Sept, Noon. Wednesday, Thursday:
·HANGSANG* Friday,
6th Sept., 3. p.m. 7th Sept.,
Nood
8th Sept Noon.
The Duke of York, is having his camp for 400 guests again this Summer at New Romney. The idea which inspires the promotion of the camp is worthy of all praise, being designed, to break down the for barriers of class prejudice, The guests are drawn from widely-different classes of Society. A hundred headmasters of the great public schools are each asked, to nominate two boys in their teens, and in this way 200 are obtained from Eton. It is hoped that by the end of the pre-
Harrow, Rugby, Charterhouse and other sent year the restoration of the roof of 200 ate drawn from the factory, the mize seats of learning in the country. The other Westminster Hall will be completed. Begun and the workshop, being nominated by nine years ago, the work has been in employers who members of the progress ever attice except for a period Duke is president. "In camp all mix on Industrial Welfare Society, of which the during the war. Preparations are being terms of the most absolute equality for a made for the removal of the scaffolding, week; and the experience tends to promote and in a short time the public will again comradeship and mutual under- CALOUTTA LINE - The Line affords regular sailings Calcutus, Pensar 235
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Junday, ...Tuesday, CHEONGSHING "Tuesday,
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12th Sept
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standing between have the opportunity of admiring, the impressionable age whose training and youths. At the magnificent oak roof and massive beams circumstance have been so dis-similar. which have made Westminster Hall fantous which is not the least of the pleasant During the camp the Duke "pays a visit, as a perfect specimen of mediaeval archiiters on the programme. tecture. The building, standing alongside WHIRLESS TELEGRAPHY AND WEATHER RE- the Houses of Parliament, is associated
PORTS, with the history of the State as intimately as is Westminster Abbey near by with
A new
development has been dis- MANILA the religious life of the nation. It was built covered for wireless telegraphy. Weather in 1097 by William Rufus as a banquet
Freports are being issued by the HAIPHONG ing hall. Richarl the Second raised the Meterological Office of the Air Ministry BORNEO walls, altered the windows, and added aimsed on information collected from over new roof in 1397; and it is this root from America, from, Iceland, from ships a wide area, which is received by wireless which has been undergoing repair after the lapse of over 500 years. For centuriests, and from all European wireless Westminster Hall was used as Courts of stations. The United States Weather TIBATSIN Justice; and every schoolboy kdows that Bureau new sends to France by wireless i was there that (to name only two telegraphy coded weather reports obtained historic trials) Charles the First was tried from 30 meterological stations in America, and condemned, and Warren Hastings was which form a network over the country, put upon his trial, which lasted for over and, in addition, reports are received from Bermuda, and several stations in Canada. This information is broadcasted daily by wireless in Europe from the Eiffel combined with European observations and Tower. those received from ships at sex enable the Meterological Office to send out a representation of the weather situation as it exists over the major portion of the Northern Hemisphere extending from the Pacife seaboard of America in the West
seved years.
RAVAGES OF A BETTÉK.
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calling at Balhow when inducement LINE Fortnightly saflings to and from Bandakan by two 1,000 tune FOMO LA HINSANG” and MAUBANG” both steamers ECORINOTN 8.8. having excellent passenger accommodation. Cargo taken if through Bills of Lading for Kudat Jesselton, Labuan Tivis LINK-A regular service it ran and Lahad Datu
rom March 30 November "bai@gigm Hongkong and Tientin exiling at Weihalwel and Chefoo LINE-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bazgaok
Swatow, by fire teamers fitted with up-to-date passeurse, accommodation.
These Americas, reports the CALCUTTA
A few days ago I had the privilege of accompanying a party of a dozen Members of Parliament on a tour of inspection of the roof, under the expert guidance of Sir John Gilmour, who represents the Office of Works in the House of Commons, and Sir Frank Baines, the eminent architect, who is responsible for the restoration. The to ussia and Egypt in the East. The work was renderal necessary owing to the scheme for getting the American reports ravages of a peculiar beetle. This winutes, I believe, a development of a special insect lys its eggs in the recesses of the oaken joista and beams, out of the draught and light, and breeds grubs that bore their establishment as a regular daily feature way into the wood so that in the course of news intelligence is now assured. of years even the stoutest timbers are
arrangement which was made three years ago for trans-Atlantic fight purposes, and
honeycombed. On the surface all that is THE TARIFF STRUGGLE.
to be seen is here and there a tiny holeThe fabric gloves decision in the House of where the grub entered, but, inside, the Commons, under which a duty of 33 wood is reduced to a fine powder. The per cent is to be placed on such articles if. damage has been made good by the intro. imported, really caused no surprise, although duction of steel girders and joists ingen- a strong fight was put up against the pro- iously covered by the external oak, and the posal by the Free Traders. Mr. Stunlay work has been so cunningly Jane that Baldwin, the President of the Board of the method of restoration is only detected Trade, was persistent in demanding that when one is on the topmost scaffolding the duty should be put on against Germany, Sir Frank Baines stated at the originst the seat of the fabric glove industry, and oak trees of which the roof was constructed be ind some supporters in the Cabinet. were obtained from Sussex, which was a vast Other Ministers were opposed to it; but forest in Saxen times, and they were pro- gave way to prevent worse happening. For bably planted in the Eight Century This Mr. Baldwin would have resigned, and that gives a curiously interesting reminder of was too awkward a development for any. the continuity of our national life. Certainly body's liking. The Government being nobody will begrudge the expenditure of deficitely committed to pass the proposal £100,000 which Parliament voted for the put on the Whips, and the rest was a fore- preservation of so great an architectural gone conclusion. The Order stamped with treasure as Westminster Hall.
the authority of the House of Commons was male with a substantial majority for the Protectionists. There has been some talk as a result of this decision that this dive towards Protection will help to pull the much doubt it. There are no signs that Liberal Party together again; but I very the country will be divided into two oppos
THE HOLIDAY SEASON,
BIE WILLIAM EDGE.
It is
Holiday-makers returning from the Continent complain of the high charges they have bad to pay for almost everything Many have been tempted to go abroad this year because of the alluring stories that were circulated last Summer of camps over turiffs, as we knew what it inexpensive jaunts coupled with good meant in the brave days of twenty years living for a few shillings a day us a result go and the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, of the depreciated foreign currency.. But these beautiful conditions an longer exist. All over the Continent prices are steadily survey the political field is that such a What is. surprising when you stop to rising, and unless you can speak the definite measure of Protection pointed language of the country like a native, or directly at the spinning trades of Lancashire know where to get bargains, the low should have been passed by a Government exchange countries are no cheaper for a holiday than Great Britain; indeed, they known that he did not want the issue raised
with Mr. Lloyd George at its bend. may be considerably dearer. "A letter now, especially in the form it assumed, but which I have received this week from a friend in Switzerland states-that money Cabinet were too strong for him and his his Conservative allies in and out of the goes like water in that happy land; and Free Trade colleagues. Therefore, they the splendours of rose-tinted mountain swallowed their fiscal principles, and saved peaks in the early morning, or the romantic the Coalition ship from foundering, as they beauty of the Lake of Lucerne in the have done before in other directions. moonlight, are somewhat discounted by the Not so Sir William Edge, M.P., for rapacity of the people. Other countries Bolton, a Junior Lord of the Treasury, are at the same game of making the who is also tourist pay. The Daily Mail is warning He resigned before the fabric gloves a Coalition, Liberal Whip. holiday-folk against Germany, where, it is debate came on in the House, refusing said, foreign visitors are charged from to accede to the Prime Minister's earnest twice to five times Besides, there is the important fact which request to change his mind in regard to his is often over-looked that the favourable Lancashire man's belief in Free Trane, resignation. Sir William has all the exchange rates, officially quoted as the and, what is more, he has the reputation of basis of large financial dealings, are not holding the political fortunes of Lancashire easy to obtain in small foreign towns and of the West Riding of Yorkshire in his and hotels.
hands. It was he who rallied those great and influential districts to the support of Mr. Lloyd George in 1918, and in the main he has kept them steadfast ever since. His resignation is a nasty jar for the Coali- tion, and is bound to have political con- sequences (that cannot be foreseen at the mouent.-H. B.
THE FRENCH WAY.
to
German prices.
The view that the stranger and sojourner in the land is fair sport for exploitation is a short-sighted polies, and is bound to defeat itself in the end. Nobody will ingly submits to be fleeced. The French Government, realising the position, have adopted the sensible plan of pubishing an official dossier of hotel prices in France for the year. By this means the wandering tourist will no longer find it necessary adventure himself upon any hotel that seems to please, and trust to luck for merciful prices There is no State control in this scheme. The dossier is simply a tatement of fact. The hotel proprietor can name what prices be likes and cater, for what purse he desires; but he muat declare his hand and play up to the declaration. Judging by the cordial reception which the new departure has met with in the press it is evident that something of the kind was needed. But Frince is not the only country where the traveller needs protection. There are others!.
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