THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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SOLE AGENTS:
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
FACTORY LERGISLATION.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
BEST MEN ARE SELDOM AFFLICT-
ED WITH FITS OF MELANCHOLY,
The resolutions of Mr. F. B. L. Bowley in connection with his schame for factory and child Yesterday's health retorn shasa) labour legislation, which were re-five cases of plague (three fatal}," ferred to a special sub-committee and four of verebro-spinal men- for consideration, at yesterday's Fingitis (two Eataly, All were meeting of the Sanitary Board, Chinese,
when viewed from a certain stand-
point, are rather startling. That
it should be necessary for a
in
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"Pinkie" invites all her may
private individual to start such admiring friends, who want to 2 campaign
British see her for the last time, to come Crown Colony in the year to her farewell Parry to-morraw of grace 1919, rather suggests at 4.30 p.m. that the local Government has been sadly lacking in its duties.
in this direction. The over-
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A mumber of Chinese Chiet
crowding in factories and work-tenants of various house, were shops and the employment of this morning fined $5 each for young children in heavy work allowing rubbish to be dumped and in factories, for long shifts into the streets, are relics of barbarism which for years have not been tolerated in other parts of the British Empire where the penalties for contraven-by Mr. J. W. Franks, D.-S.-P. tion are such as to constitute an(R), state that Inspector C. M.S effective deterrent, and it must Alves, having returned from be written down to Hongkong's leave, takes charge of No. 3
Police Reserve orders issued
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1919.
THE FISCAL PUZZLE.
now exist have been tolerated for so long in the Colony. The gener- al public see very little of the For attempting to export 50 factory conditions, but it does catties of sulphur by the steamer observe every day the conditions Chang On, a Chinese was to-day ofchild labour, so much so, indeed, fined $10, or, in default, 14 days' that we have become, to a certain imprisonment, by Mr. R. E extent, hardened to sights of Lindsell. The sulphur was
young boys and girls in the toils of veritable slavery. The sub-committee formed for the purpose of considering
to
how legislation can
as
confiscated.
In order not to play too soon best after "Pinkie and the Fairies," be applied to local conditions the "Stunts" have decided to is a good one, and we may be
sure that Mr. Bowler, who has postpone the production of "Our been elected chairman of that Boys" until Saturday, April 12,
committee, will do all in his power to bring about a speedy decision so that the matter can be passed Lon to the Government and legis-
lation introduced.
at 9.15 p.m. Booking opens at outries on Saturday, the 5th instant.
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Readers are reminded of the dance that takes place at the Police Reserve Club on Saturday next. The arrangements for the comfort of the guests are being carefully carried out, and a most We are not enamoured of sub-enjoyable evening is anticipated. committees of enquiry as general rule, because in many
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL
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instances the ultimate results, Mr. R. T. Nelson, an assistant 50 far as getting anything done,of the Haritime Customs, has are nil, but in this case it is been promote Acting Deputy difficult to see how such a com-Commissioner at Canton to take mittee could be altogether disup the duty of, Mr. A. Wilson, pensed with since local require who has been appointed Acting ments, not conditions, must be Commissioner of Costoms since. considered. But we trust there the departure of Mr. Franeis Notwithstanding the recent statement by Mr. Bonar Law in will not be too much time spent in A. Carl from Canton
considering Mr. Alabaster's point. as to Occidental and Oriental. We know
answer
far
no
were years
to
RIVAL HAWKERS.
the House of Commons, we are still left somewhat in doubt as to
The Rev. A.T.W. Dowding is what the fiscal policy of the Home Government is to be. that Imperial Preference is to come into force, and that an Anti-That aspect, it appears to us, has Dumping Bill has been drafted but at yet considered by the very little to do with the matter leaving Hongkong to-morrow by
We are the s... Beurinnes. of actual legislation. Government. As to the general policy to be followed, Mr. Bonar in ů British Crown Colony Law does not go further than to say that it will be announced as and whether.
East or West as it is found possible how to carry it out. If the present
right thinking Britisher Administration were distinctively Tory or completely Liberal. we will seriously contend that con- should know what to expect, but as it is a combination of all theditions such as exist in Hongkong parties there is naturally much speculation regarding the eventual should be allowed to go on for a
Hawkers who occupy neigh- uncement on the subject. That somebody will have to pocket day longer than is necessary to his pe: beliefs, where we have such a politically mixed Cabinet, is obvious. Some effort may be made to arrive at a compromise pass the requisite laws and the boaring stalls near their com programme on the fiscal issue, but a thing that is neither fish, flesh organisation of adequate machin-petitors are not only business nor good red herring is hardly likely to produce the best results. for enforcing such laws. The rivals but are also liable to have difficulties of Oriental conditions their basiness rained by the Seeking to please all, it will satisfy none.
in regard to such legislation thiering propensities of each We can imagine that Mr. Botar Law was quite at home when,
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One hawker invaded in replying to the request for a declaration of fiscal policy by the
in India, where child labour
neighbour, the stall of his Government, he announced the intention to bring in Imperial
I rigidly regulated, So why
cigarette. hawker, Preference, alluded to an Anti-Dumping Bill and spoke of maintain trouble
RO over the 3
Street, and rifled ing high wages by keeping out foreign goods which were sold in the old ground again for Hong-Cochrane England far below the price which it would pay our manufacturers kong? For, after all is said and his cashbox, whilst he was asleep. to produce. All he would have to do would be to revive some of his done, the conditions existing in. The cigarette hawker discovered cuerances made when he took such a prominent part in the Tariff sav. Calcutta are very little the theft on the following morn. Reform campaign. It would have been far more interesting if Mr. different from local conditions.ing, and, suspecting his rival, he Lloyd George had been in the House and had been required Of course local legislation will repaired to a neighbouring
Government. So for the
this fiscal be objected to by a certain section aoney-chauger's shop where issue is concerned, the public associate the Premier with the of the Chinese for it will no doubt he thought the thief would out-and-unt Free Trade school, and it would have been rather disorganise things in the beginn
likely attempt to bitterest opponents. Mr. Bonar Law assured the questioner must be swept aside determinedly change that Mr. Lloyd George's election declaration would be carried out in and it will be easy if we leave first opportunity. He came upon letter and spirit. Well, even that declaration is not too clear. In the question of Occidental and his rival there in the act of the manifesto juintly issued by the Priemier and Mr. Bonar Law it Oriental out of the reckoning. Mr. changing a large quantity of
cash was declared that until the country has returned to normal condi- Bowley holds that child labour copper cents and
into tions it would he premature to prescribe's fiscal policy intended for must be better regulated and all silver. The thief had зл permanence: Fresh taxes, it was asserted, ought not to be imposed right thinking people, both Eu-answer ready for the Magistrate on food or the raw materials of industry, but Preference would be ropean and Chinese, agree. Those Mr. R. E. Lindsell) when this given to the Colonies. "It is the intention of the Government," who disagree at first, that is those morning, at the Police Court, he continued the manifesto, to preserve and sustain, where necessary, whose pockets will be touched for claimed the money to be his, key industries in the way which experience and examination may perhaps a little while, will, we and stated that he was changing prove to be best adapted for the purpose." A reference to security feel sare, sooner or later, after
buy against unfair competition by the dumping of foreign goods enda regulations have been enforced, the money in order to the manifesto so far as this fiscal question goes. No-one who has come to regard Mr. Bowley as a new licence. He had evidently read that statement of policy can be satisfied with it as being public benefactor.
spout a long time in laboriously counting his haal, for when the question was popped to him by the Magistrats:"How much do yon chim to have? "he replied: -"I have 1,600 cash and 400 French scalptor, M.copper cents."
Mr. Lindsell tried him with Unionists, for at any rate they have to agree to kome measure of, Georges Dubois, has just finished Tariff Reform, whilst the Unionists, even if they cannot get the the model of a monument com-another puzzler; "How do you Government to go" the whole hoz." will be able to boast of having memorating the Lusitania juci account for the wrapping paper secured "something on account' There was a time when Mr.dent. It represents a
woman which the complainant identified Lloyd George and his supporters told-the country that Protection did not necessarily mean higher wages: in those days be used kneeling on a piece of wreckage as being his ?" Defendant:-
I took it from him.** to quote the Tory argument of England being flooded: with and another holding a baby in
Now the outstretched arms appealing to The thief after some time spent cheap German gooda, produced by low-paid workers. Lloyd George Government has to argue that security against invisible rescuers. The monument in arguing with the Magistrate at dumping will mean better pay for the British worker. We fear will be of bronze, loft high, and length compromised; "I bor- that the Liberals in the Cabinet are in a rather bad way. The question will be anchored to an enormous rowed it from him." is whether the Premier can keep his Ministers together. Being, float off the Irish coast, near the Mr. Lindsell; “Oh, did you? non-committal will not serve any useful purpose. The public wants scene of the tragedy. Prominent At the Police Station you stated definite policies these days. The Premier is not to be envied in the Anglo French personalities aprove that you stole the money. Four position in which he finds himself. Before very long he may discover that the only way out of his difficulties will be to go to the the plan, which navigators declara
practicable. -country once again,
strange to have heard him upholding the arguments of his erstwhile ing, but that is a difficulty that very the money at the
in any sense definite or to the point, and therefore it should not be
too difficult for the Premier to fulfil his election pledges by dealing with the matter more or less piecemeal. And the Government are j still considering the best permanent system for the country." says Mr. Bonar Law.
On the face of things, there would appear to be a good deal of shuffling going on. The Liberals are in a worse hole than the
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LUSITANIA MONUMENT.
The
weeks."
MODERN MODES.
A NEW MODEL WITH UNIQUE JET TRIMMINGE
Designs of the Moment by "Sacha.”:
THE CARE OF FURS
DYED PELTRIES ARE MODISH.
Furs will last longer and retain Most present-day furs are dyed. their beauty indefinitely if in. There is nothing especially novel about this because from the be elligent care is taken of them. ginning almost of fur wearing by To begin with, it does for no the modern woman the dye pot good to get wet. One often hears has been an ally of the furrier. it said that the animal in its For example, nutria, which is natural state gets wet and the fur naturally a light brownish tone, is not affected thereby. But in is now dyed taupe gray. It takes on the suggestion of moleskin, the natural state there is not the although, of course, it is not as oil and other things essential to soft oras lustrous. the dressing of the pelt, which
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THE COMMANDEERED EMPRESS BOATS.
SITUATION EXPLAINED,
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* In order to remove any misap- prehension in the minds of the public, in regard to the sailing of the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services' steamers, we kave enquired into the matter and learn that the outward schedule from Vancouver to Pongkong will be continued without inter- ruption. As regards the home- ward sailings from Hongkong to Vancouver, steamers will sail as nearly as possible on their sche- dule, and will be available for cargo shipments as usual.
Regarding the rumour that only second class and steerage accommodation for the Com- pany's April and May sailings. has been requisitioned for military service, the Company wish to say that their ad-
vices
are
state tha all classes of accomodation
affected. Following upon representations made, it is hoped that military requirements will leave available a certain amount of first-class accomodation. The Company's Hongkong offices have communi. cated with their head office,. explaining the urgency of the matter and now await reply.
THE SANITARY-BOARD.
MR. ROWLEY'S PROPOSALS.
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board, yesterday afternoon, the resolutions of Mr F. B. I. Bowley, io connection. with factory legislation and child labour regulationa. were referred to a special sub-committee for consideration, on the motion of
Mr. Bowley, seconded by Mr C.. G. Alabaster.
Mr. Bowley said that with re- gard to these motions it had been represented to him that it would be batter in the firm instance to appoint a sub-committee of the Board to consider the questions
raised on items 2 and 3 on the agenda. He quite agreed that that was the best plau, so that they might thrash the matter out Then there is squirrel, which is before it come before the Board. will not mix happily with water, also dyed in the fashionable dark Therefore he begged to move that "The gicas is marred and a "dead" gray shade; or which becomes the three motions in his name ba raferred to a sub-committee of the brown to look like kolinsky. The
Board. surface given to the fur that has price asked for the dyed squirrel
Hon. Mr. Alabaster, seconding beer overtaken, along with ite is less than that which is request the motion, said it was obvious wearer, in a downpour of rain or ed for the original mole or kolin- that it was highly undersirable.
Beaver has a tendency to sky. And wears just as long curl and the colour is darkened as one wishes, because furs, like to go bald-headed at our law and everything else related to women's introduce Occidental conditions. when it has been wet.
wear, goes out of fashion and into an Oriental country without first very carefully considering However, as rain is no respec- must be renewed at suited in-
the different conditions which ter of time, apparel or persons, it tervals.
obtained. Factories at home it is well to remember that the One may have lycx also dyed
where were mostly factories damp fur coat or muff should gray or it comes in a lovely black, all four sides were occupied never be put near the heat to dry, which is the colour we fustin- Shake all the nicisture possible ctively associate with this lovely, by wall space, with openings from the garment and then hang rich for. As a matter of fact, the for doors and windows. Here, the smaller Factories, a in a cool place until dry. When natural lynx is a yellowish white.
considerable number of them dry. the cost may be hung out long and glossy but not very were open frosted. The Board of doors providing the air is dry beautiful in colour and not very ought to have all the information and cold and the far rubbed or becoming to the average woman possible before they fixed on any brushed upwards. Cold air will Nevertheless, because of the lack
figure as applicable to the local sometimes restore the good ap- of ilyes during the last three or conditions, and therefore be sug- pearance of a bedraggled looking four seasons, it has been some- fur piece when all other means thing of the fashion to wear lynx gested that the committee they appointed should consist of three have apparently failed.
The sun and heat are the two Ferhaps, it is in the fox family inform themselves and the Board or four persons well qualified to enemies of fur. 'Therefore it is we find the most wonderful colour
on the matter, and he would sug- It is well to put the fur coat, muff and metamophose.
dyed start away
not Ister than the taupe, gray, various shades of geat Mr. Bowley as Chairman, middle of April and as much brown, blue, and yellow; and both because he had taken au in- earlier as the temperature will then it is "pointed" to make it terest in the subject sad recently permit. It costs so little to send look Fike its aristocratic relative, gave them a most entertaining and instructive lecture on it, also the things to a good cold storage silver fox,
Wolf has been more used this because he was acquainted with plant that nowadays it is a much
the corresponding provisions of safer and better plan than attempt season than ever before. ing to care for them onsself. Dyed reason ray be traced to the better the English sud Colonial and furs are less liable to attacks from processes in dressing and in dye American legislation. He would moths than are those in a natural ing. In less honest days wonen suggest also that they should have the two Chinese representatives stale, but safety first" suggests might easily have bought wolf
on the Board, Messrs. Chan Kai that expert care during the moth under the impression they were Ming and S. W. Tso because it period is the most economical in acquiring fox; but nowadays would be the Chinese who the long run.
honesty is not only the best
in its natural state.
**
One
The motion on being par to
One very good thing about the policy but it has an educational were most affected by the pro- furs of to-day lies in the utter side which women appreciate and userl changes. And he thought on the Committee and there was absence of fake quality in so far through which the store loses also that they should have a lady as their names are involved. Ac- nothing.
So when wolf is dyed gray or no lady more qualified than the cording to their origin they are frankly caller skunk, rabbit, brown or black it is called wolf Medical Officer of Health. For ninak rat, Australian opossum, and sold as ench. Its prices have these seasons and because he considered that they should not Not so very been very good during the current raah into legislation on the sub cony, and so on.
has adorned long ago all sorts of fancy titles season, and it were applied to these some evening wraps, street coats and ject he seconded the proposal. peltries, with the more or less has contributed to the fashioning the meeting, was caried uDani- avowed purpose of deceiving the of scarf and muff sets.
Raccoon is a fur that has risen ignorant and unwary. Happily, this has passed. All a woman from the humblest ranks and should know, to begin with, is which is held in considerable In its best that there are grades of fare- esteem at prosent. seal, eable, skunk, raccoon, qualities it is preferred just as ermine, etc., the best qualities raccoon; but it is also hiked as being, of course, the most ex-"skunk" raccoon, which means it has been dyed to reemble the pensive.
The quality of the dye and the malodrous little animal which is manner of dressing the pilt has one of the most fashionable and much to do with the selling, best wearing pelts of this or qualiti
any other season.
mously.
"NO BENT" STRIKKES. « About half the tenants of the
Government huts at Woolwich, who have decided to pay no more rent until the charge is reduced 55. a week, refused payment recently. The proposal to send pickets to accompany the Gur ernment collectors however does not seem to have been put into
force.