the
of a Great | Who
D'ton- toki
United | said
business men have
equipped for tres play. One of the great
business men had involved the of the i
0. J. Kennedy |J. IL N. Kilmach Madam K. Keeler Ja T. Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. C.
Lauritsen
struggle at the
tmastern Associa- war: constituted a country in an expenditure 4 or 5tion in London., Generals Haig, E G. Byme. featurm of a review of the millions without producing one Munro, and Allenby, he said, had R. Biraz... shipping - postion which was ship, and now the mere politicians all spoken in the highest terms 4 4. de Barros made by Cole Lestle Wilson, the were left to find the money.. of the splendid accomplishments. Bigar Parliamentary Secretary of the A Labour member from the of that department: The telegraph
|Capt. W&Blick Ministry of Ehipping, recently, Bristol Channel, Mr. Wignall, in- business also had been magn M3 & Kx & EG. H. Lynett
He gave the followings-figures dicated why trade unions were ƒficently organised. He expressed Boericke
Bergeron of the world tonnage of ocean-shy of trying the experiment of the gratitude of the Postmaster- going steamers of 500 tons and running the National Shipyard. General for the way in which the "There are such things as whole service had responded boycotts, he said darkly, in during the years of the war allusion to possible difficulties with the commercial world. As trade. anionists, they knew all about building ships, but selling them was another matter.
overn
British.
Before the war
World.U.3. 40,000,000 1,700,000 18,500,000 Now
British building Nov.-
April 1919 British building Nov.
April 1918 Though the gains of shipping in 1918 exceeded the losses by 1,000,000 tons, the British in- crease of tonnage was only 95,000 tons, and that increase was only due to the United States building 2,000,000 tons.
SIR ERIC'S DEFENCES
He noted with regret that of the 82,000 employees who joined the Army and Navy, 9,000 made the suprema sacrifice. They had to pride themselves, however, in the fact that distinction was won by 1,780, including V.C.'s, and
KB Behloe R. J. Birbeck Me & Men
Bianey
Mat & M
Mme. Leiria
| Mrs. - Liddell 8. Mis E. Lille ¡G. Ludin :: GE J. Mahon
E. E Haslin JMFD & Mrs. T. R. Mr. Kölnves
Dr. G. W. McKeen Mrs. Nilsson TW. P. Neeson
Capt. QA Ümmandsen
S. 5. Pary Mr Parlonky
Capt. Pritchard Mrs. C. R. Faget and 3 children: HE Peterson [D. A. Prestoni
Mr. C.
Powrie
A. de Ridder
W. Rogers
P. Rathvon
J. Rogers C. Ficoa
Carr Bamsey E E Ray Miss-F. Beay
Stephans F. Sampson
Mr. and Mrs. T.
D. E. Black 36,300,000 6,400,000 15,300.000
Master Black Other figures were:
Capt and British tonnage 1917- ...7,500,000
Branch British tonnage 1918- *..:7,500,000
W. G. Browed Then Sir Eric Geddes jumped that from the ranks of women G. CORD Ned British losses in 1917 2,500,000,).
T. Collett Net, British gains in 1918 1,000,000 forward to defend himself. He workers 1,000 did setual service. Che British building 19181,500,000ious and unrepentant for all he signing of the Armistice upwards Mr. & Mrs. E. A.
was in a fighting mood, pugna-with QM.A.A.C's Since the RV. Camston British building” 1919
(estimate)
1,000,000 did in starting the national yards, of 30,000 of their males had re-
What was the position then, in turned after demobilisation.
Carvalho 1917? The submarine menace
As instances of the great. W. Car
I. E Cosgrove $31,620 was in full swing, and according achievements of the postal do-
P."Demarets to the advice of his naval experts partments, Mr. Peasa mentioned 703125
Haig Dilakyan 100 or 9,000,000 tons of the world's ice about twelve million letterers. J. A. Doune Mr. and Mrs. N. we fight expect a loss of 8,000, that up to the time of the Armis rs F. E. Davis shipping in both 1919 and 1920 were sent cach week to the Min E. Emanit if the war went on so long. At British Expeditionary Force, in Miss. Easuson the time we were building only addition to 600,000 weekly de-. H. Farrant, 500,000 tons of shipping in six liveries of parcels. mouths, and the world tonnage supplied 40.000 miles of cable for EH. Gordon
They bad P. Graham was being sank at the rate of use in the trenches, and 200,000 Mr. & Mrs. Giert It was the wish of the Ministry 500,000 tons, a month. "I am miles of overhead wire, the in- sen to release all shipping from con-not going to apologise for the sulators used reaching an im-A. C. Grsema trol as early as possible, but decision that was taken," he said mense figure somewhere between H. R. Gallop demobilisation and the return of with emphasis. "I was right and four and five millions. The N. C. Galuri Dominion and American troops to I would do it again. The reason system of voting and the canvas. B. Gardiner Mir # their homes were still making these yards have not produced is sing of troops in the last General Mr. and Mrs. A.
Skinner Sa heavy demands on our resources, because it was not necessary." Election were responsible also
Hertz and twoly. Steely. There are still 70 merchant be added.
for the handling of over 4,001,880) deaghters (Mr. & Ms. CZ] vessels - retained on naval and. Sir Edward Carson also declar-addresses of candidates and Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomsen military services (as sompareded that the Goverdment would 2,882,000 ballot-papers.
Humphreys ¡L E. Townsley with 256 at the end of November) have been criminally begligent if
Mrs. McConnell Tutundan W. F. Harris Mrs. Tobiassen and 266 other vessels are retain-they had failed to start this ed for various commercial and national yard, but whether they
H. H. Hart
Hasier Allied services.
ought to have cut their loss when
LEE. Of the shipbuilding programme the armistice came he could not "he mentioned that 240 standard say because it was a matter into y ships have, been completed. At which he had not looked deeply.
the time of the armistice 595 Col Will Thorne was eloquent shine were on order. Of these concerning the epuipment of this 159 were taken Over by shipyard in "beautiful surround-of the war. The subscriptions the builders, 249;contracts were rings, but was full of reasons taken over by Lord Inchcape why the labour movement could (without any profit to himself) for not risk a speculation in it. He, distribution among British too, feared a commercial boycott, owners who desired them. in pro and besides, such an undertaking portion to their losses; a further was outside the scope of the 68 ships were sold to British activity of trade unions. owners and 57 to foreign owners. The 125 sold realised £19,600,000, and as the cost price to the Ministry was only £16,500.000, there was a profit of £3,100,000...
In the Post Office Savings Bank the balances to credit of de- positors on January 1, 1914, ware £187,250,000, which on April 30, 1919, had increased to £257,000,- 000. They also held at present £2,000,000 in stock or bonds of Government issues, as compared with £26,500,000 at the outbreak
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Mr. & Mrs. O L
Templeton
D.Thos. Vint
Capt. T. P. Hall. G. Harper
Holgersen
Mr. & Mrs. J. E
Vibezk
J. Wilkie
Prix HOTEL
-
received to issues for the purposes of the war amounted to £177,000,- 000, and gratuities advised to the Corrected to 14th July, 1919. '. Savings Bank for crediting to Capt Allen Sir Elts Kadooris accounts of discharged and dem. J. Adams W. A. Knight obilised men of the Navy, Army, Major and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs E and Air Force numbered 2,850,000,. and Mrs. C. Mr. and Mrs. W.
Bird, D.3.0. Kewley I stood, aghast when I saw equal to the sum of £44,250,000. the announcement that the great
Breyer During the interruptton of the Mrs. C. Ball
G. Lay German mercantile marine in the Lale of Man cable in March this Maj. FL Bowen J. D. Lloyd harbours of the United States had year an emergency wireless Dr. & Mr Byers MacDonald
and Mrs. been taken over by the United service was established, and in o. T. Breakspear. Miskin States." cried Mr. Seddon, speak-spite of the fact that some of the Mr. CHEPSTOW BLANK
and Mrs. Mons. & Mama. ing of the British claims to bo operators were comparatively in- Bridger
de Matton; defence of the national ship recompensed for our losses at sea. experienced. 17,500 words were Eridger, Jar. yards, which have so far not In his reply, Col. Wilson said exchanged between the two Dr. and Mrs. N. Mr. and Mrs. J. produce a single ship, occupied a the yards are being put into such stations in twenty-four hours. Beicovitz
Martin great portion of Col. Wilson's a condition that anyone could He was of the opinion that before W. & Butterfield Mr. and Mrs. J. speech. He spoke of the great take them over as a going con-long wireless telegraphy might Capt. G. L. Baker Mike national urgency of the time cern. It was not the policy of have to be seriously considered G. W. Barton
the proposal was under- the Government to carry on the as alternative to cables C. B. Bird
imsted that things were yards, because in was, impossible between the mainland and outls- Mr. & Mrs. D. K.
arty mistakes made, for the Government to nationalise ing islands. Great strides had Blair
There was a great these yards without nationalising been made daring, the war C. M. Blaker fartage bathe claim-the whole of the industry.
Government would
The vote was agreed to.
have been very rightly blamed if
they had neglected, to take aus step, which would increase the
by wireless telephony. Through A Button Lamplification devices speech Capt. T.
from an aeroplane was proved Butler practicable, and it did not require. Rev.
output of ships. The expenditure FUTURE OF WORLD'S TRADE. to envisage a passenger on board
on these, shipyards so far had
...been £5,030,000. |
An interview is published a New York, saya the Times corre spondent giving the views o Herr Wittenberg, the well-known
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J. Finlay Miller
D. McMurray. Miss Piks
Philips TL Perkins Là-Cof and Mr
Thursby Pelham Mr. and Mrs. J.
Pilger.
AİR. Rumbart-
Mrs. E V. Ce
Ramsey
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W. F. Alder A. L Alvarez H. & Allison J. A Basto Mr. and Brazz
Mr. and
Brummer
Miss Madhavadas:
Mr. and Mira
Mitchell
Mr. and Mrx Mrs. Merry and son
JA. Martinèz
Mrs. Marquat
L Neull
H. Crandall 1. G. Pansal M. Craig
C. Penador
J. Charlton
Mrs. F. E. Came Boss, Wm.
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Dr. N. Planten
¡L.. Beves
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Miss M. Donica, M. J. Smith H. Dikstrá
E. A. Bam W. E. Roberts Mr. and Mrs.
3. M. Shouky G. & Mrs. Mar Tay Scott MB 7.
Scantlebury- Lt. Stevens Mre and Miss
Stabbing
A Findlay Smith) Mr. and MrsLV.
G. Gracia
J. D. Slater
P. Santos
Miss L Hargrave Capt. J. Thomson Hennessey Rev. Tray and Mi: Henderson family.
Mrs. Mr. F. E. Hamil Mr. and
Taylor Mrs. Miss M. K. Taylor
tou
Mr. and
Hyndman B. Kirley, J. H. Kelly Dr. M. Kapadia E. Lammelo G. Lindsay D. M. Loney Magur Madhavadas
Mr. Madhavadas
Verder.
chald
Mrs.
and
S. Velleng LA Victorino N. W. de Tey
and Mrs Vosper
E. Wicket:
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Corrected to 17th July, 1812.
Dr. M. E. Asger Mr. & Mrs C. J. G. L. Allen
a great stretch of the imagintion
J. Brett askippesking directly to W. A. Cornell subscriber at his own house on Mrs. Cocks He had had no official informa ENGLAND AND GERMANY. shore.
R. C. Comrie tion that the Federation of En-
Sir Robert Bruce, Controller of J. Cochrane ❤gineering and Shipbuilding Trades
pointed out that on the Admiralty the London Fostal Services, Lt. COLE had refused the offer made to
list there were 14,000 ships, and Mrs. Cormack
Coles. them to work the yards on the co-partnership principle, although
been addressed "care of G.PO. Mr. & Mr. John letters for these ships had simply J. Davies he had seen it announced that it director of the National Bank of London," and the rest of the work had been rejected. No fairer or Germany, who utges the Entente in connection with their distribu-Mr. and Mrs. O
Dancen more generous offer could have to make concessions as regards tion was done by the Post Offica been made, and be intimated that the Peace terms, so that Germany for four-and-a-half years. the door was not yet closed for may pay what she owes and still further negotiations. The terms live comfortably. He admits provided for the purchase at that in the
present state price to be agreed on. The money of feeling it will be Gome was to be paid at such intervals time before Germany can restore Wittenberg says as to America's
I can confirm all that Herr Mr. and Mrs Lt and Mrs.
Floquet as the unions select, and to be such guaranteed by a second mortgage lations" with England as existed only with Germany, but with all Mrs GraVER
mutually beneficial ro- preparations to secure trade, not Mr. and Mrs Y Maj. Gen. debenture. The company to be before the war, but he believes parts of Europe, and more FW. Gibbins
M and Mr formed might borrow such money that America's preparations to especially of South America, Mr. and as was required for carrying on secure German trade will act as a before the war-weary countries the business on the security of a stimulus to England and soften have recovered their equilibrium. Mr. and Miss Ms. Wakeman
Galloway first mortgage debenture.
commerical heart. Apparently In this connection it must be
de F. Hatchi Mr. & Mr. E. 7. D. Danby
ソ
bait to England be mentions remembered that the feeling in marica's enormous efforts and the United States against Ger-
The magnificent courage of the men of the Mercantile Marine fighting the säbmarine was warmly praisede
SIR E GEDDES'S SCHEME: The National Shipyard at stow was the one topic. the subsequent debate, Sir Charlas Hou
phasisi
of the
the fact that
S., Evant
Mr. and Mr Pindi Smith
Fláman Farrant
Fassi
Holworthy
2011
Kort,
atention of the National City many is nothing like that which
of New York to open bran-exists in England and France, Miss Knight che in Germany, and also a and, so far as New York is bureau of information for the concerned, there will be as much benefits of all American indust eagerness to buy in the cheapest ries, on the hres that have been market after the war as before. kepessful in Scandinavia. It is urged therefore, by the re- German banks," he adde, presentatives of the Allied coun- probably be unable to open is here that the Gevarmants and for some time; there of these woudtom should insist fore, the English banks for a can-upon thecancial parti axderable period will have a good sons Saw the Lemmediate Satur
ady in Germany.” Herr wil alow
org implores England not time
rica get in front of her, before
nds us that good.
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J. C. de Wolf
Mr. and Mrs” G. Mrs.
M. Wolf JP. D. Wilson
Warren
M. Zethoven
Kimmos
Min F. Hammes 4. Harrison B: Jamies Mrs. J John-
stome
Mrs. Kalbee anď?
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T. Kennedy Capt. K. LarssOD
Capt. Gay Cum-H.-G. Lewis
wing EG Coomes 7. G. Chadwick- Choi Shing & son
R. G. Dougla W. Eborall Mr. and Ma Franke & chil
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