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Mr. Fullerton IL Weldo, Awo- oists Editor of the Publis Ledger, Philadelphis, writes in the Lor don Observer as follows:-
·FIGHTING MEN'S PAY.
Federation of Trade Ualons
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1917.
NOTES WORTH ONLY 55 PER CENT.
Chian's Acute Financial Situation.
The Ocuncil of the General Federation of Trade Unions st Sometimes it is asid that Birmingham, on October 14 A one dollar Back of Chics or Americs will learn mach from the decided to press for the 3 a day Bank of Communications" note mistakes of England in making rate of pay for soldiers and sailore
was worth only 55 cents yesterday war on our common foe. What originally demanded by the ever America may learn from the Federation.
afternoon, says the "Peking Daily "admitted blunders of those who
Mr. James O'Grady, M.P., who News of November 26. The ever their own
presided, said the trade acion Government is confronted, with saverest critics, America will have infinite- movement could not rest content
ap scate financial wituation, ly more to learn from England's with the concessions made by the magnificent successes: from the Government. The question of which is but one of a number of rule of law above the reign of was no argument against the direct and indirect results of the terror, the sure foncdations of clean-cat right of the soldier overthrow of the Tasa Cabinet. peace and justice that underlie and Bailor to a reasonabla increase the parsing larid bour, the noble it pay,
.ara
The financial situation may dignity and tranquil confidence, Mr. Rowan (Electrical Engi takss worse turn if the organina. the faith and hope and charity eers said the soldier did not tion of a new Cabinet in further that portray the seal of England spend what money he had in postponed, it is believed in local on the fring-line in France sa riotous living but in supplement banking cureler. Mr. Liang Chi- surely as in Trafalgar gnare or ing his rations, so that what was chiao has been given leave of on the plains of India or on the given to him one way was taken absence, sad In practically вед that no longer estranges resolation declaring that the pro- whilst the Acting Minister of away in another. He moved a considered as having resigned In France I have been seeing possle of the Government were Finance, Mr. Li Sau-bao, ia the little white crosses said the tally inadequate, and that it be unable to grapple with this poppies and the clover, the shell requested to re-consider the gigantic problem. The Governor holes, and the blackened tree- necessity of recognising a mini- and, the Vice-Governor of the
pines, the rocfera, paneless am rate of 3e, a day for all bourge of the fccffensive poor. sevice men.
kinemen.
Rack of China are alan onasider- ing the advisability of resigning- All the efforts to isise the value of banknotes shortly before the movement to dispense with the Rerrices of Geders! Tasa Cbi-jei
The high roada themselves ponred: Mr. A. Shaw (Dyers and Finish. pat su epitome of the Empire in Thi, who ercosded, said that if the red, brag, and black of the workmen at home were inscrutable people of the Orient, entitled to increases in pay so, too. Behind the lines by cool and were the soldiers and sailors. and his Cabinet associates have ordered method the work went The resolation was carried on that kept each fighting unitat unanimously, and it was decided the top notch of finese. Women to send copies of it to the Primo did whatever the iseacres Minister, members of both cases once declared.
Could of Parliemens, and to every trade never do. They not merely nursed union in the kingdom. the wounded they sorted and repaired equipment, they kept
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There was a large and repreg of the Macao Opium Monopoly whom a surgeon of a hospital ship two handed and a whole hearted bigh politics do rot care about sentative gathering of boxing for a perind of five years was de he told me. The soldier was welcome. You even found ex this scots financial situation, is
enthusiasts at the Police Reserve cided. There were ninetee cerried aboard with both legs cases for when we could not the comment of the man in the Headquarters last erating, when tenderers in all, the highest bid nearly gone, bie right arm all find excuses for oareelver, Many street. Living in a princely Young Abeara had a number of being $6,676,000 per annum, bus cat away, and a patch over among you c-day are paying muDeion, bering. all sorts of bouts, among others with Seaman and this was accepted. There the wounded cheek. When the son ething like this: "We see axories at their disposal, enter-
Isaacs (who sometime back fought
were several tendera cf fire, four surgeon seked, "What happened now that Mr. Wilson was wise taining bigh ambitious and der Sapper Richards for the Light and three million dollare, and to your cheek?" he grinned and and statemenslike. Because firing to climb higher and yet weight Championship of the the lowess wae $2444,000. The winked the other eye sud answer your formidable German element bigher until they bare be Colony), Seeman Higgs (who will competition was very keen. The ed, "Filz kissed me, sir." be could not have moved sooner if come gods themselves, they he remembered for good accessful tendereri aro the Tai On one historic battlefield I be was to move with the country know nothing of the fight against Oprl. Scott), Young Sing Company, a syndicate of euffering of the popalace which Allen and Greeno, the letter being raltby, Obiness from both Hong. We recognise with a fervent the present acute Goancial sito & CAVA! Tmosatic instructor., kong and Macao. of the many relice of the mortal and an abiding gratitude that ion is causing. In these few words, Abearn took on all-comere and struggle bat lay in the rank graes. England built and kept the living a poor an expresses his feelings. was in splendid fettle.
He is to It was hallowed ground-or a wall that ebut sway the izanda- It is believed that the moment Tournament on Monday next for appear in the main event at the
Chief Justice of Bermuda. museom, but a mausoleum.. tion of the Han from our shores. General Taan Chi-jai leaves the Middleweight Championship er of the Chief Justice, Sir Mr. Culin Res Davies, & broth. Out of the maze of shell-boles It is now clearly seen what Peking the value of the notes will of the Colony, 1st Clase Petty Willism tees Davies, has just where the delonating damnation Germany meant to do with as drop further. had fallen from the skies, a She was determined that America aleaming chalk moond (that should be the yokefellow of the ase med mach higher than it was) subjugated remainder held aloft a group of crosses world,
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marked with the names of heroic The part of procrastinator and regimente. I felt that I wanted eunciator is of the past. We are to lie down in the grace with my with yea Dow; and we are glad face upon my sleeve, alone and that we may look you in the silent, in communion with the eyes, with beada erect. It w A girl can grow too quickly. translated host in glory. Were my great entisfaction to find In her 'tears she should be pass all the rest of the beauty of the beyond the Channel band picking smoothly from girlhood to world demoliebed, there still ed men from Americe, whose womanhood. She needs all her would be, as an American woman knowledge of railway building blood for development, in France bas written me, "the is not to bo rattled out of One.north-country mother, bsd Championship of the Channel their heads by all the Basy daughter of fourteen, whom Flest in 1908, losing on a foul A training camp showed me Bertbaa or "wbizz-bange" or everyone turged to look at. She in the final. the inteneity with which your poisonous magic of Klingor's was tall, straight and beautiful. young men learn and teach, and evil garden. the devction of their sepiore in shall, learn by your experience; good looks and charming wayweight Champion of the Atlantic
We most, and we All the neighbours praised ber precept and example. One Brush we should do you a poor service Bat-sat home, where there we wood Boy of su instructor was if we flung our volunteers and only her mother to see, she was Fleet. saying to bis men: "It's just ma car drafted men prematurely into pettish, excitable, and reniless. Knocked out Besman Brown in it is in football, You watch the the trenches. Bataven before we She could not sit still. She had a four rounds. Brown was to have ball, because that is the thing are schooled to the gaa-maak and poor sppetite-except for sweets, met Young Ahearn sometime that makes goal. In this bayonet steel helmet and indurated to the Instead of being happy to lead a back in Hongkong, but the maich drill you watob not the man bat trench routine, we are building hand in the house, she we could not be arranged, as the the bayonet, because the bayonet up behind you a reinforcement of languid and tired, trailing up-former's ship left port. Later, the thing that is to take your all but illimitable resources in stairs with 's hand on her back. Atkinson lost to Brown on pointa fe. Keep your eyes on the men and munitions that will not Soon there began to be days when in ten rounds. Fat of it." "With that they fail you. Late as we were, we she could not get up. Her cheeks Knocked out Seaman Price and
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Someone said to her mother, ten ronnde... ther of a home of Eaglend help we bring the victory is making bone instead of blood. If times, winning with a ko, each "That girl is aræmic. She is Met Horton, of Plymouth, four and 7 stood defending wife or assured.
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