THE HONGKONG TELEGRAT”, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. .4914.
SOAP MAKING IN CHINA.
NORTHERN NEWS.
GENERAL NEWS.
Bright Prospects for Manufacturers.
Dr. A. P. Wilde r Leaving,
Che nistry,
Ia selecting tho Profossors to
fill the new chairs of Chemistry. The prospects a huge soap The many friends of Dr. Amos the Governors of the Imperiul manufacturing combine irrating P. Wildor, Consul-GeneralTM for College of Science have made an
a factory in Obins are apparently the United States, who is leaving excellent choice." Dr. Jocelyn not to remote as many connected Shanghai for home mes in the Field Thorpe, who becomes 'Pro-
commercial with
enterprise banqueting hall of the Palaca fessor of Organic Chemistry, has had a distinguished career at the appear to suppose. That the Hotel on January 20, for the likelihcod is stronger than con- purpoeo of bidding him farewell. Universities of Manchester and
The reception was under tho tradictory cables from Europe Sheffield, and was four years ng make out.
by auspices of the American Wo is shown efeated to the Sorby Research
the man's Club and the American local information Jome Fellowship of the Royal Society. Hongkong Telegraph has been University Club, and the po
His colleague, Dr. James C. Philip, who has been appointed to the Chair of Physical Chemistry, is well known for his scientific work, and is one of the secretaries of the Chemical Society.
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able to elicit through the courtesy of a gentleman who is the hood of one of the greatest commercial bouses in the Fur Est.
We submitted, the following to him which appeared in the Daily News:
Christmas Boxes. In prohibiting the receipt of *Rumours have boun current of Ohristm.8 Bx by telephone luge Betish embine for the girls, the B.tish, Ollice is to some manufacture of soap in Chias: extent following the example of So gigantic was the organisation the French authorities. The to be that the capital involved was latter have not absolutely for bid-actually estimated at £35,000,000 den the sending of gifts by "That story, however, was great Batisfied subscribers if such ly exaggerated. What does ap there be-but, as recently related pear to be on the cards is the by a Paris correspondent, they have decided to transfer the operators to a fresh exchange every year. This alep is due the belief that the "Lello, girl" wore giving undue preference to thore who presented them with B Now Year's gift.
erection of soap worka in Chins,
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rularity of Dr. Wilder among all classes of the community was evidenced by the large gathering Americans palurally formed the majority, but there were many representatives of other nation- alities present, including a goodly
The lady f number of Chinese. members of the two Clubs and their friends als> attended in large numbers, and for nearly two hoats Dr. Wilder was usily occupied in srying his "good- byca" and receiving the hearty wishes of his friends..
A Warm Welcome. Captain H. Schelinoss, of the Soap is already popular with German Co., 8.V.C, and the Ger the Chinese, and as Mr. T. J man Consulate General, who, Barratt, the chairman of "Penra," with Mrs. Sabellhose, sest home rointed out to a Daily News to Germany some months ago, presentative, they have not earned to Shanghai by the N. akon suddenly to its ure. His D. L. str. Goeben, and received wn fum, be sail has been shi-warm welcome from his many ping plony conp to China for friends and the members of the pretty nearly half a century.
"Curiudy en ongi, thro by uppermost en lo lettera on Mr. Barratt's desk, a communication
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Too Old ur Too Young? It seems a pity that a public discussion was never arranged between Professor Oster, Tho originator of the celebrated "Too old at forty phrase, and the late justere ved from, the fi m'shanghai Tree Christian Church Lieut.-Col. James Ross. The will of the latter who was one of the representative in Chin, in which .t wis stated that practically the Canadian
every Chinese Indy, even down Pacific Railway, and left over the poorer colle classes of £3,000,000, contains the proviso women, are scen to be asing soap; that his son is only to receive an- the men are not given honour sunuity until reaching his fortiethable meat on. year. Too young at forly" was "But, of course, with a popula evidonily the testator's version.
contractors for
A Veteran Socialist,
Shanghai Free Christian Church. The Annal Meeting of the as held the other evening in heir Building on Rnge Road. the reports of the years were good showing a satisfactory cen lition of the work generally, and balance on the right side on
The Treasurer's Statement, D
Fatal Collision.
tion of 400,000,000 people, China Just before the none hour the must necessarily present another day while Mr. O. A. Bible, In permitting Mr. H. M. Пynd-normous fl Id fi increasing exof the Savoy Hotel, hanghai, man to re-enter the fold the
natives as driving in his motor car executive of the British Socialist ploitation, and some Party have dones wise thing. engules the Lect. Mr. Barral along the angtezepoo Road, showed our representative prickets accompanied by one of his Although Mr. Wells and Mr
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GEO. P. LAMMERT, A Cycling, Record, dhow this a green glas: "cleche" of soap wanafactured by the servants, the motor car collided took to ride a handred miles 16 the light is transmitted, Some years ago a cyclist ander-stunts the growth; bat in thi Shaw are boh S oialists by con- Chinese, and there would seem with a tram car, the force of the daily every week day for a while it is rell sete i from a walk- viction, it cannot be said that they be a fair pumber of different collision throwing Mr. Biddle year, and acomplished the feat. paper of a discompared will: are Socialists "first and writera
makes. But the Chinese, like and his servant out into the This performance was in the Perhap thoopaline wall bara afterwards. Mr. Ilyndman, on the Japanese have a way of roadway, the boy landing on his nature of a tour de force, and a swasthing to say in the maste the other hand, has devotel Lis
head. The bay was put in a more remarkable record is thái life work to the practical criticism imitating the English firmi.
of our social system. In his "Sir John Bruncer, it is stated ricksha and taken to St. Luke's of Mr. F. J. Lias, of Coventry, busy career he has founded the admits that there has been talk lospital where he was attended who has for twenty years been Social Democratic Federation, of putting no soap works in Chianto, but be expired at three o'clock riding an average of 50 miles a been chairman of the Internoir William Lever left Port Sun- in the afternoon. No inquest was day. He hus covered an aggre- tional Socialias Congress in Lon-light a few months ago with the held y request of the boy's gate of over 305,000 miles since don in 1890, championed the bject of making a world-tour. parents. eight-hour day, and written over About the same time Mr. Jobu
a dozen books on sociological Brook, a
questions.
Clever Young Lady,
September, 1893, when he started to cycle th Wolverhampton, and Northampton on alterante days.
Switzerland's President.
A recent lane of the Shanghai
Even well-informot people Municipal Czarto announcoa that Miss Gladys Margaret Pearson would probably not be able to has been awarded the Colin name the Swiss President
director of Messra Brunner, Mende, and a former secretary of the firm, usa left for Shipbuilding History. the East, and it is believed in One of the heat known authori-verpool that the two gentlemen ti Bon the history of shipbuilding have some business object in Buchanan Scholarship which hand, and Colocel Arthur has passed away by the death of common."
allows a free education, at the Hoffman, who has been elected). Mr. David Bell. He had been
The gentleman interviewed on Public School up to the age of to fill the office for next year is asscciated with the shipbuilding
not a familar figue to English industry on the Clyde all his life, the question said the prospects in fifteen years.
the North for such a factory
newpaper readere. Unlike this! and as a young man was the con-
sisler Republics of France an fidential draughtsman of the would be very good indeed, be celebrated engineer, Mr. Robert rause labour is far more plentiful
Railway Bullding.
A petition for the immediate the Unit Stutes, Switzerläar Napier, in whose firm he became in the North than down here. building of railways in Fukien appoints its President for a ver But I don't think there is any-provice has been prescated to the brief pericl, the occupant of the a partner. Subsequently he went on the staff of the Clyde Ship thing in this suggestion, pers - Peking Government by Admiral position being only in power fur builders' Association.
Ho was ally," he said, because it 18 Liuan heiung, who was charg-a year. The system arrous to specially noted for his authorita- been denied. The thirty-five ed with suppression of the recent work satisfactorily, tire knowledge of the history of million pounds mentioned as the rising in that province, His chief Blue and Green. early steamers. ནཱ” ་་"".
Short Speeches.
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Nothing is more worthy of your con Although the vico-president of sideration than the welfare of your eyes. possible capital is, to my mind, argument is that railwara would lie combined capital of the firms be useful for the transportation the Society of Architects, is of The trouble shut to day is small and onsi from whom the armblue wasf troops and the preservation of opinion that blue wil-paper ly remedied, if neglected may got beyond If after-d.nner speeches are to supposed to receive its incor-order Becondly ho urges the stimulat, while green paper de if your eyes are giving trouble call on us be cut down-so ruthlessly-a daynation, and o the capital building of lines to promote presses, the latter colour is gener- and have them examined. No charge for
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i cheme.
might China for tho There
or two ago three were delivered that would be solely bebisd at a banquet within five minutes whatever
they will cedily reach the fructify in vanishing paint. The "bustled" manufacturing of soup." oration is rather illogiol, when was tome land bought in Shang-did most of the business in scap we come to think of it. 1 hai but he did not know whether in China, but he thought the speeches are not wanted it is a it was going to be used for sre.t Brunner Mond Co. was it some
way interested in that firm, poor compromise for the speaker ing a soap factory.
A
to address his audince with an What about the supply of oile In face of the contradictory eye on a slop watch, figuratively, and grense for the making of telegram does it net srem strange, if not literally, if the speeches coup; is it not fact that that Mr. Brcok of Brunnor Monda are wanted, then such exceeding the Chinese consume most of the ise ming out here ?, he was a -k d. brevity verges on the ridiculous,
grease obtainable whereas ia
Well, sail our informant, manufacturers, they are chemists
in itself,
...
despite the virtue of a time limit European countries there is so Brunner Monds are not soap much butchers refuse and domes. Indian Fallway.
Lic fats obtainable apart from Few men are appointed to sucboile?, he was a ke . responsible positions at 60 early an ago es Mr. G. L Colvin, who has become Traffic Manager of vegetable and animal oils were Du Cssages manniiclare 800p the East Iodian Railway in bis obtainable. There would be there?
To this question the reply was that from flankow huge quantities
30th year. De Las been in India practically no difficulty in getting
oda ash people. Still, she bad Bail, he thought they balan interest in Gesigns in Shang wi.
No, they manufacture konp
since 1808, and was very largely sufficient grosThere would, bo All soap is sent to Obins,
for the manufacts and real it out hero. concerned in the arrangements taring of soap. for handling the traffic in co thought, be great possibilities for nection with Lid Ourzon's. Delhi such an entorprise, as he believed Darbar. His father, the late Mr. soap could than ho put on O. 8. Colvin, was also well-known in India, and was falierly seo retary to the Public Works De partment at Whitehall,
you havelost your appetite,
the Fur Eastern market much one of the big Variety of cheaper than it could be dainty dishes at the ALEXAN many fic urod in Europe and sent DRA CAFE is fun tempt our here. Compigen, he believed, you,
single measures. Be on the safe side and
sight Leating.
N. LAZARUS, OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN." IA, D'Aguiler S
ally held to have the advantage of being, restful to the erea Per- hapa Mr Goulburn-Lovell. Has failed to allow sufficiently for the difference between transmited Tel. 12997 and reflected light. Experiments
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