AFTER THE WAR."
The Weakness of Little "Firms.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1917.
VOLUNTEER RESERVE
ORDERS.
**PEACE” AND FOOD,
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Ondera issued trzy by Mr. F.O Jenkin, D.SP. (B-nerve)"
· HONGKONG TRADE.
Effect of Chins New Year.
Order No. 5, issued yesterday Germany's Troubles 'Increasing. zlate by Major Wakeman, Commanding H.K.V.B., states:--
Detail.
On the return of peace (ARR
On duty from the morning of the Observer) this country will be Sunday the 28th January to the faced with the greatest industrial morning of Sunday the 4:1 problem in its whole history, and February. "B" Coy H.K.V.R. the saoocee of the solution will be Orderly Officer, Lieut. 3. R. measured by the application of Branch. Next for daty, B.K.V.O toowledge gained during the
War.
in many respecte inferior to
pansion.
Parades.
Tuesday, 30th January :--"A" and "B" Cos, on the rose natside the Law Courie at 5 p.m. Kloon and Talkoo Sections on the Pulo Ground at 615 p.m. Drees:
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Police School. III (Inspector Grant).
Wednesday, January 31.—Claw Thursday, February 1.-Class I (Inspector Gerrard),
Friday, February 2.-Class II (Inspector Gordon).
Tuesday, February 6.-Class III Inspector Grant).
Thursday, Febrasry 8.-Class (laspector Gerrard). Friday, Febuary 9-Class II (Inspector Gordon).
Claus I includes all troopers of the Mounted Police, and eight constables from both No. I and No 2 Beotion.
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Class II includes 32 constables from No. 2 Company
Clas III includes 32 constables from No. 3 Company,
Parades. Catral Station. Monday, January 29 –No. 2
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The Fortnightly Prios Uarrent Hongkong General Chamber of and Market Report issued by the
26, captains the following:-** Commerce, under date of January
cotton goode-Save for one or Cotton pires goods and fancy
"A TRAINER OF MEN~~~~ THE CYCLIST CASE.
French Praise of the New
Cabinet.
Paris, Dec. 4-The newspapers again comment upon the forms-
Cabinet.
Pointed Questions to Plalotii.
In the Sommery Court this
of Mr. Lloyd George's morning before Mr. Jastics Gomperis, the hearing was con- tinued of the case in which John The Matin myo:-"Imperial Carr, of the Hongkong Electric 1 amall transactions in 10 lbs. ist England of yesterday and Dompany, is claiming $500 from arey shirtings, no sales are re-democratic Euglsad of to-morrow the master of sanitary junk, and ported since we last wrote. There going to bios. Nothing others, for damager sustained Chins New Year holidays have will be more curious than to see through his falling off his bicycle, intervened and it is hoped that the effect of this co-operation of caused by a landing plank pro satisfactory demand may soon set men eo dissimilar in origin but ading out into the road. in. The last quotation for cottono similer in the desire to set." Mr. Mattingley again appeared 1071d., bat Manchester prices M. Piohon writes in the Petit for plaintiff sod Me, F. O. Jonkia
defoodad.
is
remain firm.
Journa! :-"We must not let Mr.
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By far the most striking feature of recent German papers is not
occasional reference to "peave," but great outburst of utterances about food difficulties. The papers, so far from basting of coming supplies from Ramenis, Sunday, 28th January ;-"A" contain bitter articles on the "The rapid and efficient pro and "B"Cos, including signalling recent debate in the Prussian duction of wealth depende," say and Machine Gun Sections on the Diet, explanations of the retire. the Round Table, in the main Cricket Ground at 830 am.ment of the Bavarian Ministers of on the following conditions, Kowloon residents of "A" Coy the Interior and of War respec First and foremost, on at Kowloon City at 9.15 a.m. tirely se admittedly due to food harmony between capital Taikoo and Kowloon residents of control squabbles, reports of the and labour. In industry those "B". Coy at Taumati Police argent demands for the increase who work with their heade and Station at 9 a.m. Dress: Drill of war allowances to officials of those who work with their bands order. Great costs should be all sorts, and some striking
Gotton Yarn. The market bas A-qaith leave offios without ex-
Mr. Jenkia e id be wiehed to continued unsettled and buyers preasing the deep grati'nde we in recall the plaintiff as certain in- co-operate to produce the things carried and left on the Isaach. general articles.
have limited their purchases. In France owe to the illustrious and formation bed me to his kno which all of us need. If conflic
Monday, 29th January:-Be- The Berliner Tageblatt ome
addition to the funncial difficulty constant friend of our country ledge, and, whilst he was putting and dieunion take the place of craits on the Cricket Ground at out with an article insisting that
that still continues, business has we will say the same of Lord the questions he wanted to, he co-operation, wealth-production|5 p.m. ander Instructor Sergt. the Auxiliary Service Law, which is hindered, and everything the Oxberry. Drese: Drill order. secures the supply of munitions, Company, Maxim gunners. All Chince New Year. The market Crewe. In the most tragie cird like Sargeant Floyd to be
leo been interrupted by theey, Mr. McKenna and Lord community requires se rendered Signalling Section at Volunteer must be followed by a War
in Court less abundant and more costly. Headquarters at 5 15 p.m. ander Nutrition Low to cure the sup- Tuesday, Janasry 30.-Nos. 3 decline in the raw material, but situation
olosea weak in sympathy with the oum tances, at the hoar when the Plaintiff was then asked as to
moet To secure this harmony of interest Signalling Instructor Le Cpl. ply of bread. The writes is and 4 Companies, Ambalance against this must be put the head most obscure, these requestion, and said that he did strione hia movements on the evening in is the master problem of the G. Lloyd, Dress : "Oloon fatigne. | allowed to talk as follows im Platoon, and buglers and drum. modern industrial state.
the British Machias Gao Section at Welling "After the experience of six mere.
vier charges in laying down the presentatives of
not etsy at the Electric Station yarn in China Qotations are:- Liberal and Radical party were, till 12 o'clock. He left there about "It is admitted that there are ton Baracks at 5 p.m. ander months it is hardly possible to Wednesday, January 31.-All No. 10e at $100/134, No. 12e with Mr. Winston Churchill, the 10.30 and after calling for many weak points in carindustrial Instructor Sergt. Bowles. Dress: imagine that the War Nutrition | reoraits,
at $121/133. No. 16. at $138/164t faithful and ardent defen friend at the naval yard, went to armour. In the first place it is Olesa fatigue."
Office is capable of performing its Friday, February 2-No. No. 20s at $141/173 Arrivals ders of our use, which they the Alexandra Cafe. There ther generally agrend that the equip
task any better in the future than Company.
2,800 bilcs, Sales 2,000 bales, realised, with so much reason, had refreshment and afterward ment and plant of our infùetry
in the past. Ou the contrary, it Musketry Course, 1917. Part 1. is in many respecte infertor, and
looks as if the longer the War
Shipment ail, Unsold stuck wie that of the United Kingdom. went to a hotel. He only had on The attention of all recruits 7,000 bales. Bargains 23.000 It is especially thanks to them, drink, and did not sign chits fo sometimes markedly inferior, to
Natrition Office continues its and of all other members of Noe.bsies.
to Lloyd George, and to the that of Americs, and probably
fanctions, the less qualified it is 3 and 4 Companies who did not a good many 08801 to Drill order. Mounted Section at for its activities. Of course,] £re (or failed to pass) Part II of at a standstill owing to Chinese British intervention was decided / Floyd, he did not have a discus Metals. No change. Business leaders of the Unionist party that er 83. When be saw Sergeant that of Germany. We were Jockey Club Stables at 5 p.m. one must gaard against an last year's coures is drawn to New Year holidays.
apon." Daca more we shall not that the accident must have been sion about drinking. He did say before the war, and stil! are, Dross': Drill order.
exaggerated pessimism. Bat Orders of January 25/20. Wollens--Nothing doing owing forget it.
osased by defendant'e negligence, Wednesday, 31st January-equally unjustified in a light- Correspondence, Reports, &c. to Chinese New Year holidays. "As to the man who is now because be (plaintiff) was sober. the United States in the applica Recruits on the Cricket Ground hearted optimism which is afraid All correspondence, reports, tion of machinery sad automatic at 5 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. to look the facts straight in the minutes, ds, mast be written in--No change in general situation. of all to achieve success in the thing to say. He had not Flour Market Report-Flour: Premier, he is the most qualified He thought that was a proper mechanical appliances; we are Oxberry. Dress: order, "D" Coy things as they are, one is bound
[ace. And when one looks at ink, signed (not initialled), dated. | Locally:-No business owing bard task which he hae aader had a greatly behind and in the use of at Volunteer Headquarters at
piozioas sooident to Chins New Year, Quotations: t-ken to continue. He will bring on power, particularly electrical 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill order. It to say that, in spite of the com-
this bicycle, but the power, by the efficient utiliustion is requested that all members paratively favourable harvest, the the fact that the food difficulties American patent, 8400; Am-to bear all his intelligence, energy, accident he had outside the Civil of which our industrial life might will attend.
food difficulties for the great mass will continue long after the con-erican cut off, $3.40; American and foresight, and all the patriotic Service Club was on a different be largely transformed.
Thursday, 1st February: of the people have increased conclusion of peace. The Forwarts #raight, $335; Shanghai, flour, virtues which make of him an machine. That was all backled *The causer of our mechanical Recruits on the Cricket Ground siderably in the course of the says:
$3.00/3.05.
nocompromising Radical and up, and he had sold it as old inferiority are various. One ie at 5 p.m. ander Instructor Sergt. last six months.
"We are all reasonable enoughed rates.
Suger.-Market easier at reduc-chief of a majority the principal irou. It was not true that he took the lack of research, to which Ozberry. Drese: Drill order.
elements of which will be sup-it to Lauriteen's and paid $10 to "Shall one point to the fact to look facts in the face and to: reference is made later, and which Machine Gun Section at Welling that the potato rations, which bear the inevitable with dignity. Dent and Co. report as follows bistorical leason is the presence
Qaaton Silk - Mesars Herbert plied by Unionista.
What have it repaired. resulta in the use of antiquated top Barracks at 5 p.m. noder originally were intended to be We also know that a German under date of December 30 of men like Me, Banar Law, Lord and he said that plaintiff's fiest Sergeant Floyd was next called, processes. Another is that we Instructor Sergt. Bowles. Dress: 1lb. a day, have already been defeat would take not only the Stock: 6,000 balea, Market silk: Derby, Lord Curzon, Lord Milner, request, when he came to the atarted earlier than our competi- Clean fatigue. Mounted Section reduced in Berlin to 3lb. s week,
last scrape of batter from Up to the date of the present and Sir Edward Caraon in the ation, was to see a doctor. He Sore. We built our railways and at Jockey Club Stables at 5 p.m. and that a general reduction of our brokd but take the factories and docks on too small Dress: Drill order. Signalling the daily ration to lb. will take bread also. But apart from the remained steady, the few settle formerly their most vigorous and Auber?"
circular exchange ruled high and Cabinet of a Minister who was also said "Am I draak, or am I accale; our tunnels too narrow, Section at Volunteer Headquar-place on January 1? Is one to call glimpse of a needs future after mente reported during the fortredoubiable opponent in internal anbody was accusing him of be- Witneen told him that our platforms 100 small
ters at 5.15 p.m. under Signal attention to the disturbing fact the war, we have only been told our terminals too cramped; ourling Instructor Loe. Opl. G. that at present even the broad that we have no idiprovement of, Dight have been put through political
ing drunk. workshops in crowded
"One sees that, following the where there is no room for ex-test will be held on this date 4ib.) a week ein in many cases contrary the dithealties will in- ing made by Chinese dealers. On invariable tradition in all great reared to be a man who had kad
By His Lordship:-Plaintiff a L'oyd. Drees: Clean fatigue. A ration of 1,800 grammes (about ratione to expect, and that on the owing to concessione in price be D.ffrent industries details of which are posted on only be obtained with difficulty ? esse, especially, after-Ester and the end of the year, the de- the Empire was at stake, Great was drunk, or even under the account of the Christmas holidays crises in which the existence of drink. One could not say he grew up separately.g. blast the Equipment Cupboard at [This seems to be a quite new Figuren would have been better, mand in all markets appears to Britain is putting national safety influence of drink. Es 38. farascas and steel works, which Vol ateer Headquarters.
admission.] Is it possible to over-and would have influenced an have ceased for the time being. before everything. Tue Lloyd little dashed, bat spoke all right, to-day should probably in cer- tain cases be combined. Every and "B" Cos, on the road ont mest for the people? Again and the terrible potato harvest" and ossier here and there, as a general reduced to four or five persipe
Friday, 2nd February:-"A" look the inadequate supply of more than general phrases about Though prices have been made George Ministry ia being and walked straight. where we are handicapped in the side the Law Courts at 6 p.m. again the hope that the meat to the effect that we shall not go rale bolders of flatares have been to assume the direction of the witness said the plaintiff's man
Questioned by Mr. Mattingley, re-equipment and reorganisation Kowloon and Taikoo Sections on ration could be increased has hungry, much less starve." of our industry by our having the Polo Ground at 5.15 p.m. been
able to get advancen from the war, strengthened by the assietter might have been chased by disappointed, started on a scale too small for Dress: Drill order.
Eles here in this article the baoke which have enabled them ance of the most eminent members the rocident, although game, and to some extent poultry,
Forwarte remarks that it is im- to-day, to say nothing of the
can now only be obtained by possible" to dine off worde," and for the moment to hold their silk of the two House of Parliament farther handicaps caused by the
Answering Mr. Jenkin, witness and by acivereally recognised said it was usual for an ocident reluctance of the British working-ermitted to resign.
No. 159 Pie N. S. Marshall is ticket. Why, in many places one that "chearing speeches here
can no longer obtain even 250 little value and little success,"
experts who are not Parliament- Pie. W. Gallagher having grammes (about 3lb.) of meat, food dictator," man to take kindly to new labour-
to have a sobering effect. -lls had Meanwhile the unfortunate
arians. That is what we ought to known men fall oat of a zicksba saving devices and of the British joined is allotted Corps No. 634 but only 200 grammes or less.
Hert тод
to supply to the Allied cause if and become sobered. industrialist to accept new idese. and posted to Cay. A Platoon
we know how to not in Francs sa These difficulties have been No. IV Section 16.
"If one is lucky, one gets 60 Batocki, is being pressed on all grammes (a little more than 2oz) sides. Recently he received a incressed by the ruinous tendency Pie. G. L. Buchanan having of butler a week. For months depatation from all the se80018- of most industrial businesses to joined is allotted Corps No. 635 past cheese has become y mething tions of German officials, who divide profite up to the hilt, and poured to Coy. A Platoon almost asknown for the mass of naked that the servants of the sendancy encouraged by our No. I Section 4.
the people. Milk is supplied at State should have additional laxing laws. Beserves for depre-
beat only to little children and rations of bread, potatoes, and ciation and betterment are usually
sick persons. Every now and fats. Herr von Batooki expressed Feb. 1st, inadequats and accordingly large
then the War Nutrition Office mach sympathy, bat said that, as expenditure ад re-equipment "Industry and finance should issues a consoling communication, regarded bread and puistoes, the becomes impossible. It is hardly go bend in hand. The British bat generally the words are not most he could offer was the possible to exaggerate the im-foreign and colonial banks already followed by deeds. On the other prospect of additional bread portance of this matter. There do much for British trade abroad. band, it is one's almost daily tickets in specially deserving aster has been an age when Bat closer contact between finance experience that foodetoffa which cases. As regarded fats, the oat- developmente in pew inventione end industry is needed.
hitherto could be obtained have look was unfavourable, and there and processes were more rapid, or "The difficulty in the way of vanished from the market. And was no prospect of increased pro- when more money was required research-appears, therefore, to be all that can still be bought coste duc ion of milk and butter antil by all the great industries, if they partly accounted for by the an impossible prices. One need only the return of warm weather. are to keep abreast of their foreign organised state of British in think of the horrible price
In the Prassian Dist, the Min-
12th, 6.45 6.20 competitors.
dustry and the small scale on demanded for frait,
6.30 13th, 6.44 ister of Finance, Dr, Lentas, said "Another defect in our industry which most businesses are con- cost, and for onions. that the cost of living was co3- is generally thunght to be our
dacted.
so-called mazimam prices arently increasing and consisatly inferior organisation, both in
"The characteristic modern screwed manufacturing and in selling, industry is the large-scale in higher; this seems now to be the population is difficulties.
up ever higher and involving fresh classes of the and particularly our organisation dustry, whether it takes the con-case with Sanerkrant, We are chowed that, whereas the Govern- for competing in foreign markets, centrated form of the American now offered the pleasing prospect ment at first made war allowaDo Often there are too many small trust or the combinations of of an increase in the price of only to people with incomes below firms making the same thing, maller businesses more or less sugar. When to all this one adds $105, they subsequently raised with the resuls that the scale of closely organised together, for the export vetoes, which were to the limit to $165 and had now manafeclare is too small and production or selling, like the have been suspended long ago,
bad to raise it to 4225. During overhead expenses inordinately German cartels or, in a loser while in reality fresh watoem are the debate the Socialist, Herr large. Then again there is want degree, the British rings. constantly being added, one gets Strobel, eaid: of o-operation in selling. British Efficiency will depend largely on the fatal impression of perfect industry in organised to meet the operations of the industry confusion." individual competition, not the being conducted on a great sosis,
The Tageblatt article then goes
No doubt the expenditure which organised selling of cartels wad on its power to spend large sums on to demand the setting up of faons us after the war is terrible, great combinations. It is often of money not only in providing real control for the whole Em but after all, the strength and medemary actually
create sgainat depreciation bat in pice, the breaking down of health of the people are the only the demand, and to installing the latest forma of plant Agrarian privileges, and, in real capital that remains to us, The following will represent and spiritualists; their tarn is an
Rubber and Coconuts. Dompata in fields where and machinery, and also in look particular, compulsion of all the and we must preserve it. When the Volunteer "B" team in their exceedingly clever and humorous we must meet the huge American ing for improved designs and Bates to abandon their special the Minister of Finsnes looks at game with the Royal Engineers burlesque, and an exposition of Mr. A. Denison sdvisse as that' industries and the highly organ- processes and methode of mann rights,
the expenditure, perhaps he will at Happy Valley on Monday spiritualistic seances and kindred the orops from the Soangel ised German competition. Each facture. A number of email firme trade must scientifically inveati-opposed by the Steel Corporation, fously an article called "The Net war. We hope and yearn for Edmonds, M. L Railton, Jstration of the methods of proles Plantations Company's estate for Vorwarts published simultans.es his inflascos to shorten the next:-0.0. Hickling, W. E mysteries, as well as a demon- Bampah Rubber and Cloconst gate foreign markets and lay out or the Standard Oil Company, or Result of Long Speeches," con mediation among other things Ralston, Martin, B. O, Witchell, sional gamblers and card-sharp- the month of December were com
Allgemisa Electricitata Bolt manner, whatever we may Gesellschaft is like an ill-trained pining bitter ariticism of the in the interest of our officials and J Stalker. F. Schnepel, B. D. ers. In addition to being most Babber, 18,316 lbs, cont its. plear in a thorough and far the
Prussian Diet debate, and saying workmen, who apfer, more and Evans, E. G. Boatberton and H. entertaining, the disclosures of 1,420 mute The total output of
war 6. House, Bally-off. 4.46 p.m. games of phanoe and skill, sorro ai rubbser forg: thai Ensueta 195 insistence by the Agrarisus upan continué,“
Volunteers in white,že
to
Strength.
for The
than sell at a loss.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS,
Mr, Mattingley Inter intimated in Engiend, and associate our that as an aspersion had been The following table shows the selves closely and completely to male against big client, he would standard time at which Official the British action. We must supply court enquiry into his conduct Night ends and begins during the en element of strength and and condition as far as possible. month of Febuary, 1917:--- victory, regarding which the Gore would esll the manager of the
Dais. Eada. Begias, manɛ have good reason to be
Hotel, if necessary. 6,50 € m.
6.24 p.m.ansions,” ...«
His Lordship said that the only 2ad, 6.50 8.24
The Gaulois Bays: A ro-evidence was that plaintiff had 3rd, 6.49
markable fact, which should be had ons drink, and any men could remembered at the present time, have that.
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6.25
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6th, 6.18
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6.26
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6.26
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6,28
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"We want not only shells but ao enficient food for the people.
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19th, 6,41 20th, 8,40 21st, 8.39 6,35 22nd, 6.38 23rd, 6.38 -24th, 8.37 25th, 6,38 261b, 6,88 27th, 8.85.
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6,33
6.34
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19
6.36
6.38
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for boma zade.
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is the assistance which the House
of Lords has rendered to the man.
Mr. Jenkin intimated that he
was going to press the point
who once fought it so fiercely trungly, and that plaintiff should
and which the Conservative Party
Mr. Mattingley said that plain-
bas given to ita most formidable act as be thought best. adversary. That is the finest iff would arrange for witsasen homage which could be paid to to be called who could speak an the bigh qualities of the man, to his condition that night.
who, without hesitation, has taken
on his shoulders the heaviest responsibilities,-Beater.
Company Meetings.
Evidence was also: giron by «.
police constable, who knows the spot well, and Mr. A. E. Second, a naval employes. The latter said |that on the evening of the sooid- ent he particularly noticed the projecting plaik, and The West Point Building Co., had to
out go
of his.. the Central Estate, the Land Inway to get by. He had walked vestment and Agency Co., and the along the Prays for about five Land Reclamation Co. are holding years, and had never seen a plank their annual shareholders meat-sticking out so far before. It. inge on Monday,
sirack him that the plank w particularly dangerom.
The osse was adjourned,
Bijou Attraction. The Mahatma Company re opened at the Bijou Theatre last night with a good audience. Dr. Rare and Kors have a splendid reputation as comedy magicians