BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
EXHIBITS FROM HONGKONG. Though Uctober ist, was fixed b the Camese General Chamber
·Commerce as the closing day is applications for partierpation in th Nritish Empire kaninaon, it h been decided to extend the limit t the 18thor 17th just as an indu grace to merchants of the old schoo who attach hittle importance to to necessity of being in time. Rougi by tory big companies have BCD in applications for space, but the nuiaber does not give a fair indica tion of the amount of goods to b sent, nor does it represent the cor rect number of firms interested, a many of the companies are synd eates formed by six or seven frm each. The Chinese Chamber ha submitted to the Joint Committed au inventory of the intended es hibits and in view of the number c entries the Joint Committee wi very likely be compelled tes Free out some to avoid duplication. perusal of the list at the Chamb ́shows a deplorable lack of original ty in the many kinds of Chines handicraft intended for the Exhib tion in the main they are made n o! ivery. Porcelain
thin and ware, euries, silk embroiderie teakwood furniture and other con mon articles of trade.
The following list of goods sent to * the Chamber by the Wah King sin which, by the way, is not the mos substantial of all the entires, is a illustration of the liberal suppor from the merchants; Porcelain, 1 cases; tealwood articles, 30 case rattan and bamboo ware, 15 caste silk and embroideries, 10 CASES preserved ginger. 200 cases; 104 tresses of all kinds and material 1,000 bales: ivory articles and curio. five cases; and 10 cases of silk fro Kwangtung in various stages vf re Enement.
In regard to the exhibits of in dastrial processes it is the intenti.. Chinese Chamber 18
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of send to the Exhibition some skills artisans such as ivory workers, ba unfortunetely their efforts have, e lar, met with but little succes: The inducements of free passages and from England with prospects o a good time during their sojourn i London and also the provision reasonable wages for the period o their work at the Exhibition, has failed to influcnge skilled artisan: To recure ivory workers is conside. ed futile and the Exhibition Con mittee are now rudeavouring to gr bold of rattan workers and carpen CTA Bat even thes: it may be di ficult to obtain.
As reported at the last meeting, of the Exhibiton Committee tb number of Chinese to be sent to th Exhibition has been increased to 175 Twenty-five of them are to be w men and girls. It is unlikely tha the full complement of the weake sox can be found, the entries in dicating that at the most fire or si girla will be scat.
- CHEENA'S NEW
PRESIDENT.
MANIFESTO FROM DR, SUN.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER
UNUSUAL CHARGE.
{SEQUEL TO GIRL'S DEATH.
A foki of a dried meat shop in Queen's Road Central is being detained at the Central Polica Dr. Sun Yat-sen was very indig Station an A very unusual. nant when he read the telegram charge, that of bringing about an trom Peking reporting the election accident which resulted in the of Tsao Kun as President by the death of a 15-year-old mui tai, unconstitutional Parliament. at: It appears that thefts had been Peking, says the Canton Daily committed of mest placed on the Vex. The Generalissimo declar-roof to dry, and a foki was posted ed that he would never recognize on the roof to keep a look-out for Faad Kun as President and the the thief. The girl was seen to sp- Government st Peking as the proach the mest on coming out Government of the Republic of through the trap-door of the adjoining house, and the foki blew a suddan blast on a police A meeting Was held at the whistle. This apparently "had General Headquarters last Friday, the effect of throwing the girl afternoon, when the telegram fromjin:o a great fright, for, without Peking was received. Secretaries taking careful note of where she of the different Departments of was heading, she stumbled and; be General Headquarters and tumbled off the roof into the below. Death was in- nany other high officials in Can-street
China.
on were present. Dr. Sun Yat- stantaneous.
en also attended the meeting per-
ionally. It Wa3 decided that LOWER SERVICE PAY.
Irastic measures should be taken gainst the bold conduct of Tsao Tuz.
It is reported that the first step to
Longer Hours for Government Employees.
The following, from the Daily
Reduced pay for the fighting.
e taken by the Constitutionalists Mail, supplements & Reuter wire gainst Tsao Kun is to issue afof a month ago - oint telegram enumerating the rimes of this "bogus president." services and revised conditions of The second step will be to send employment in the report of the grand expeditionary army to committee appointed to inquire he North. This grand army will into the pay and conditions of e joined by the Constitutionalist State servants.
The committee consisted of Sir trees in Kwangtung, Kwangsi,
Alan Gareett Anderson (chair- akies, Huban. Szechuan, Yunnan, man General the Hon Sir weichow. Chekiang and Shensi. Herbert Lawrence, and Sir. W. Members of the Provincial As-Peter Rylands. embly of Kwangtang are pre- Dealing with soldiers pay, the aring a circular telegram de-committee commends the Army ouncing Tsao Kun and the un-Council scheme as a basis for onstitutional M.P.'a at Peking.revision of the pay of men." The his telegram will be sent out in Army Council thought that the
few days.
The Manifesto. A series of telegrams from all arts of China bave been reaching anton, urging Dr. Sun Yat-sen o express in some concrete act f statesmanship the cation-wide pposition to and repudiation of 330 Kan as President. At a engthy Cabinet meeting on Mon- ay attended by all the military eaders and high civil ocials, it vas decided to address a mani. asto to the Foreign Powers on he subject. On Monday after- on, the following statement was ssued and handed to Sir James amieson, as Serior Consul here, or communication to the Diplo zatic Body a Peking and the Foreign Powers:
inital rate for a recruit. 2s. 9d.. might be reduced to 1s. 6d., with- out serious harm to recruiting and considered that an adequate! normal scale of pay for warrant officers and non-commissioned and privates at the present time would be:-- Present
Pay.
29 Private...
36 Private after two
years...
Suggested Pay.
16
1 6
}
43 Lance-corporal
26
50 Corporal
30
56 Lance-Sergeant 3'6
70 Sergeant
5:0
76 Colour-Sergeant...
3'6
96 C.Q.M S
69
100 C.S.M.
7.6
8 6
100
12 0 R.O.M.S.
14.0 R.S.M...
There is to be proficiency pay "In connection with the so-called of 6d. after the first year for the residential election recently held rank of private, lance-corporal, corporal, and lance-sergeant. and a Peking. I have specially to callid. proficiency pay for a second- de attentioa of the Foreign class certificate of education on towers to the nation-wide opposi leaving the regimental depot, and ion to Tsao Kun as President of a further 4d. for military pro Jaisa. Illiterate and uneducated, le is opposed and repudiated not aly because he is the man who ooted Peking in February, 1912, nd is mainly responsible as the ighest military officer of Shan- ung and
ficiency when fully qualified. The lodging allowance and marriage allowance is to be as at present
OFFICERS AFFECTED.
The committee suggests that officers up to and including other provinces for appointment to the rank of cap- he Lincheng incident, but chiefly tain in the Army, and of lieu- ecause his election has been tenant-commander in the Navy. rought about in circumstances of are being paid more than is OF even. perhaps, legality and dorruption which necessary. nake it an outrage to any zation quite fair to the rest of the with civilised habits of though: community." The Army Council's proposed scale for officers which and action.
The restaurant keepers who bavi the arrangements of the restauran scheme in band have left for Canter in connection with their project They will engage · their cuisinar staff at Fat Shan or Shun Tak which are well-known in Kwangtunuch an act can have the right Subalterns for first 3
the committee commends as a "There have been sordid trans-basis for the revision of their pay actions in history, but none equal would be:-
shamelessness to this latest! attempt to seize high power. No people that tamely acquiesce in
for the supply of good chejs.
The plan of the Hongkong section at the Exhibition has arrived and was discussed at a Joint Committe meeting on Tuesday afternoon. I -Was approved by the Joint Com
mittee
A PUZZLE A DAY.
Present
Rates.
d. s. d.
...11 0...13 0
...16 0.19 0 7 years' service Captain (on promo-
(tion
...21 0...23 6
yrs.
o live as a self-respecting nation.
"The Chinese people as a whole. After 3 years' service13 0.16 0
therefore, regards the election of [san Kun as an act of usurpation
und treason which must be and Captain (15 years
hall be resisted and punished. total service) ...26 0...26 0 This determination of our people Major (on promotion)31 6...31 6
immediately to find its concrete | Major (after 5 years mpressida in a national govern-
as such)... ...37 0...37 -0
nent whose formation is now Lieutenant-Colonel .47 6...47 6
being worked out by representa-
tive leaders of the nation.
"I have to request the Foreign
"At two years' service. WOMEN AND MARRIAGE. With regard to women in the the Committee
Powers and their representatives Civil Service
states:-
a Peking to avoid any act which
"The prospect of marriage could be construed by the new reduces the value of her employ- Peking usurper as an intimation ment to the average young woman or assurance of international re-and her value to her employer. Ognition, and support. The for- The rule in the Civil Service is aign recognition of Tsao Kus to pay women on appointment to The drawing shows the ar would perpetuate internecine the administrative, executive, and rangement of a network of drive strife and disorder and would be clerical grades at the same of as med, Continuity ways in a park. A motoris envisaged by the Chinese people rate auters the park at A as a frustration of their declared service is of distinct advan- and drives to B. Can you trac will regarding ao act which cuts tage, and we consider that the the shortest course for him tat the moral Ebre of the national young woman should be recruit- character-18d-) SUN YAT-ed for administrative, executive, and clerical grades at a lower- rate than the young man.
follow ?
Testerday's answer:
If a large and small automobil togther cost $8500, and five time the cost of the large is equal t twelve times the cost of the smal the large car cost $6000, and th small car $2500 (5 times 600 equals 12 times 2500, namely 30,000; and 6000 plus 2500 total 8500.)
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As the woman grows older clerical posts, and while we have the average woman is worth as and the risk of marriage de- had some valuable evidence on much as the average man It creases, her value in work which the relative output of work by seems to us, therefore, that the requires continuity of service women and men in railways and relations now existing between should rise in relation to the banks and other work above the pay of men and women in value of a man.
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