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THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1923.
BRANDIES.
OUR LONDON LETTER, THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC. CRITICISM.
The most disagreable fact I have learnix] Winly connection and there is no doubt hout its accuracy that in the areas which were occupied by British troops dur
affection of
seing the war the soldier
BOTTLED IN COGNAC PRESSING PROBLEMS BEFORE “THE
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LONDON, February 15th
moment
at
for
Whe
was extended to every Briton, has whicasantry been effaced by the virulent, slanders now current about us as a a nation. We are re pay. This is assuredly
making prevent France from
presented
as
adding insult to injury, fur, of course, wo too, have a big bill againat Germany, but French notion in the Ruhr has postponed the chanes of our recovering anything for years to come, if at all..
GOOD WISHES TO THE PRINCESS,
POLICY AND PERSONALITIES.
This weak Parliament re-assembled, the session being opened by the King with the usual picturesque ceremonial; and His read the Speech From the Majesty MARTELL & CO. The political prophets in hun honeThe popular delight at the birth of a ou and heir to the Princess Mary and predicting what will happen in the Viscount Lascelles is
unmistakable, and it course of the next few months, but I always goes to show how very wide and deep is think in this connection of the caution of that
that exists the loyal feeling of diarist, experienced
Charles Greville, who
The messages of ungratulation received from individuals bodies in this country and u all parts and
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I nearly ninety years ago wrote "Anybut towards the Royal Family
who records from day to day the shifting and of the English-speaking world have
sky must con-
of the politiche opinions appearances stantly recant one day
f the preceding expectations of the preceding P
only
With that reservation in mind I say that the present signs point to sion aborter in duration ihan has been the experience in recent years, and, on the whole, less exciting. Foreign affairs fikrance unemployment, and housing will scoppy most attention. As
As regards foreign affairs the particular balance of armpathy with
- over the invasion of the Ruhr and M as to her method of attempting |
to secure those elusive reparations may vary, but responsible men are agreed-po { pointed out with special emphasis in previous article-that this country believes non-intervention is the right policy.
Mr. Bonar law undoubtedly, interpreted the opinion of the country most accurately. (the shrieks of the Daily Mail to the con- trary, cotwithstanding) when he refused to support the French marolí into Germany last month.
THE CAPITAL" LEVY FETISH
It might have been thought that after the emphatic decision of Switzerland, which is essentially a democratic country the Labour Party here would have quietly dropped overboard the capital levy From the point of view of the Gorer
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There has been some liscession in the papers about the status of the now arrival, and Fleet Street has been light-heartedly Biving him various titles, in advance. It seems to be forgotten that, according to Letters Patent toned in 1917, it was laid I, RUTTONJEE AND SON, down that Their Majesty's first grandson will be entitled "Prince, but not "Royal Highness, a title reserved for the children of the Prince of Wales and his brothers.
BETTER TRADE REPORT.
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There is a great deal of encouragenient in the returns of the Board of Trude for January, issued this week. A large in- Crease 13 recorded over any month since January, 1921, both in import and export values
the As regards imports increases is nearly 57 millions in the raw materials of industries, of which upwards of 12 millions sterling was in wool.
Why wool should come out so well in the Egures seems to have puzzled most of the writers in the Press, but it is probably because prices were advancing and also because the great war surplus, which has been a kind of boguy man in the market, is fast
Bat disappearing
Lancashire eptton manufacturers have been rodest to A degree the imports being practically those a year ago, and only continue to small amount higher than in 1991. Labour wire-pullers should that the level with the load themselves up with this handicap Why there should be this great difference for it is so regarded by all the labour, between two great staple industries that leaders who have any serious claims to be are so nearly related laote: DE: those garded as economists but while it re things that even the Manchester Guardian mains on the programme of a party is unable to explain, except it be due to which is now the official Opposition in Parliament it. maat weaken confidence in
in finance. the fitness of Labour to rule. I hear that the best Labour men would be heartily glad to be rid of this #pl
plank" in the platform: they support, but the difficulty
ment, it is" all to the
is how to get clear without loss of rai putation politically.
HOUSING PROBLEM,
Iron and steel exports have increased in a marked degree in bulk, although values show decline of 200,000. There are curious surprises in this branch of industry, as for instance, and locomotives even more than vehicles which show a drop of 30 that. Yet is practically every part of the world the demand for railway engines and
stock
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ANCIENT AND MODERN..
Tho Rent Restriction Act automatically expires next June, and with it the present protection given to tenants against ex tortionate increase of rent and summary eviction at the behest of the landlords. A new Housing Bill is in preparation, and while it is proposed geared to certain have thought that it was possible that th
to continge
There are not many people who would the protective clauses concessions are to be allowed to meet the discovery of my Ezyptian King who died legitimate grievances of landfords, Thus, 3,000 years ago would maken news feature the man who bought a house for his own Occupation is not to be kept out of posses afon
in the World's Press for weeks on end- 1good
as
King, commonly known now
no
has crowned him other Pharaoh has been honoured alive or dead.j
for months or years, as bitherto, under the existing Act, but he will get the use of Pres hia own property within a reasonable period. After
ter all, this is only f
and just. The housing question calls for early legisla- tion because it would be only looking for trouble on the part of the Government to let the Rent Act now on the Statute Book to ex- pire in Jane, to be followed by the whole- sale eviction of tenants, without some pro-
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ed alterative, accommodation. Housing one of the signal and significant failures of the Coalition.
Was
The election promises to provide-not homes for heroes" but also for any only t body else who wanted a roof overhead- were definite and unqualified. Failure to redeem the promises aroused deep and abid this ing animosity; and question is so press ing, aud it touches the lives and happiness of such vast maltitudes of the population, that I would give the Bonac Law Adininis- tration a very short lease of political life unless some kind of solution is found in the course of the next few months. THE BEMISH EMPIRE EXIBITION,
Great satisfaction is expressed in every section of the Press that the friction which has existed between highly placed person's responsible for the organisation of the British Empire Exhibition next year is now in a fair way of settlement. Hints of what was happening behind the scenes were given months ago in some of the papera, bat
it was evident that a good deal was being suppressed from laudable desire not to "queer the pitch" for anyone lest
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When you come to think of it, the incon- "gruities connected with the whole affair are rather amazing and amusing. The dead paat seems to jostle the living present. We hear of all kind of vested interests being claimed in the discovery cine
cinema rights, news syndicates, both compete to obtain concessions at a price. The Pharaoh is exploited for commercial purposes. The London Tives secured the world's copyright in news and pictures, and the Daily Mail has discovered as a result that it is improper thus to degrade Egyptain research. When Lord North- clife was alive the two journals shared scoops" but now, under separate manage- ment, things have altered.-H.B.
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'A well-informed correspondent who re ently arrived in London from Athens,
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hibition-should thereby be jeopardised. are burglaries. It is pure lawlessness
Now, with the
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owing to lack of organisation" to "put "à by Sir William
of Overseas
Profiteering has gone up by leaps andWO Trade, who carried out an inquiry at the bounds.. Meat and other articles of request of the Cabinet, it is clear that much of the trouble was due to the food, and fish even, hare more than unwieldy size of the Executive Committee, Added to this we have serious opide
doubled in price since the revolution.", of 125 consisting
It was a case ice of small-pox, cholera, and typhus. of "too many cooks spoil the broth and with the appointment a Committee of The schools have been closed. Everybody five tho
essential
work ought to go for is flocking to get inoculated.. ward amoothly and efficiently. Mr. U.In spite of the efforts of the American Wintour, the general manager, has been Red Cross and similar bodies, the U severely criticised, but he is an able man, fugees are everywhere filthy crowd.
said to be worth his salary of £7,000 The Government has no money for any
thing except the Army, which is perhaps natural, seeing that a military revolution At the date of writing the French have is absurd to say that the revolution was depends for its support upon bayonets I been in occupation of the fuhr for a month, a popular movement; it was nothing of but they have not yet got the Reparations the kind. And most unpopular of all was they professed to be able to exact from the the shooting of the ex-Ministers, but no
It is permissible in the circum-one dare say a word. if people here are the comment, We are apt to indulge in you wo! anyway, Mr. Bona Law" told them so
150 in Paris when he definitely t
fefused to have anything to do with thei
the adventure. Every day brings the invaders & fresh crop of troubles, compelling
t to garrison more towns, which will liabilities rather than nasets.
a year.
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In
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a campaign of the most bitter invective and enormously increased pay, wante war... malevolent misrepresentation against this country is proceeding in
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