NEWS FROM HOME.
have not got enough, so they are actually using the stages of some of the theatres and the great hall of the Law Courts as dormitories for
[From Our Own Correspondent, their men.
PUNISH THE GUILTY.
LONDON, Dec. 6. Never has the nation been so unanimous as upon the demand that the Kaiser, his son and his satellites should be punished for their crimes against humanity, on land and sea. Especially has the German brutality to prisoners of war hardened the hearts of our people. The same feet ing operates in France, and I under stand that at the Allied Conference last weekend in London there was complete agreement that the Kaiser ought to be extradited from Holland, put upon his trial and punished. The only difference occurred over the difficulty of making the punish ment fit the crime". Many, includ- ing, I hear, Marshal Foch, were in favour of killing the man who plun ged the world into war. The others thought that was too speedy and painless an end for one who has caused so much suffering.
During the elections candidates who wavered on this matter have been gingered up to some purpose by the women voters, who have shown their determination to avenge the prisoners and the murdered women and children sent to the bottom of the sea by the U-boats, or murdered in cold blood by the night
air-raiders.
The result of these demonstrations of united determination has been that all the gang of Hun conspirators have been issuing statements pro claiming their individual innocence. The Crown Prince's assurances that he was against all these mur derous methods but was overruled,
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We shall, it is true, be able to get poultry and game without coupons during Christmas, but it will be Spring before we can look for any material reduction in cur food bill. or any reat improvement in sup- plies.
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INFLUENZA.
PROFIT SHARING.
THE CHINA MAIL.
MOTOR CAR ACCIDENTS
During the Chinese New Year holidays these was a lot of "Joy- riding" in hired actor cars. The congested state of the roads resulted in not a few people being knocked down by the cars. Two Chinese, one an old man and the other a boy, who suffered from these accidents, were sent to the Government Civil Hospi tat. An old woman with an infant in her arms, whilst walking in Connaught Road, was knocked down by motor car No. 124, and sustained severe injuries. They were also sent to the Hospital. Not one road-hog was hurt.
CARGO FLEET IRON.
(1917) and the annual meeting for The adjourned annual meeting the year ended September 30.last of the Cargo Fleet Iran Company were held at Middlesbrough, the Right Hon Viscount Furness (Chairman) presiding.
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JAPAN AND THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
TUESDAY, TEBRUARY
places under the control of Turkey and Germany must be put in the ather category. For the former self-determination may be granted
of judging the
WEATHER REPORT.
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[ ROTAL; OBSERVATORY "LONGKONG,' DAILY WHATEER
REPORT.
FEBRUARY 4. 1910.-M.
Station.
Tokio
inspired a cartoonist to depict them: morning I came upon a chemist hard of the fruits of its heartiness. Now, labour and materials due to the war principle of "non-annexations, now From their point of view, it may Shanghai
it is
necessary to
Hour.
Barumeter
Sea Lovel
Temperature,
20.53
» 130.64
20:44
30.44 30.4%
Humidity.
Wind
Direction.
Force.
Weather.
January 42, 124, 19m. —Norėtuma under the careful supervision of the from Japan and Vladivostock. The In the following interview Mr.
Alles, but it is impossible to do so anticyclone remains stationary and PRICES STILL HIGH."," Andrew Weir, the Surveyor-General of Supply, discusses the future of
Conference there is, of course, more peoples are not only wanting in lightly to moderately at all reporting With the approach of the Peace for the latter, for these uncivilised gain intensity; presstra has increased This influx, as may be imagined commerce and industry, declares that has made the food question rather Labour must become the partner of
talk about Japan's peace terms than the ability worse than when the war was active. Capital in securing increased produc
before, and, naturally enough, the best way of securing the future stations. Fresk to strong monsoon will Prices are as high as ever, and suption, which will lead to greater
question of how the South Sea development of their political destin- prevail along the China cosat, and over plies appear shorter, especially in wealth and higher wages, and insists
islands at present under Japanese les, but it will be hardly in their the China Som essentials like milk, so the lot of the on the need of getting rid of suspicion
occupation will be finally disposed of interest that they should be called Hooghong Rainfall for the hours housewife is a hard one,
between employers and employed.
is attracting a large share of public upon to decide the point precipitately. ending at 10 am. 10-day, 683 luches attention. As already noted, most How, then, will their future destinies Total sinon January, 1. T.IF bobos, A talk with Mr. Andrew. Weir, the Surveyor-General of Sapply.
Japanese publicists take it for be decided at the Peace Conference?gainst an average of 1.71 inches.
Forecast for the 14 hours ending st strengthens ore's confidence in the
granted that these islands will The Allies will hot, of course, consent good on February 1919 honesty of the British trader. Mr.
unconditionally, and in view of this uncivilised peoples to the enemy and N.E. winds, frosh; fine. eventually, be given to Japan | to return the territories inhabited by 1-Facgkong to Gap Rook: F. Weir little known to the public,
general opinion the views of Dr. countries, but at the same time there
1. Formos Channel: N. vinda, He does not make speeches. He
Yoshino, Professor at Tokyo Im-will be many logical and practical
strong, avoids, politics. His patriotism is
perial University, on the subject, will difficulties in their retention by the Hongkong and Lamocks: The same E 2. South onset of Chins between One improvement to be recorded founded on his faith in the moral
be read with some interest. In an Allies. It is in these circumstances a. 1. is the sudden return of the bread to qualities of the British character, and
article contributed to the January very likely that all the countries par Southeast of Chine between something almost resembling pre- for him the sphere of patriotism is
numberof the "Chuo Koron" a popular ticipating in the Conference will take Hongkong and Esinan: The sing as war whiteness. But such is the per-British industry.
"Lord Leverhulme. he replied, "is
monthly of Tokyo, the eminent upon themselves the responsibility, of | No. 1. of human nature that versèness
publicist says
helping forward the civilisation of even now there are voices calling quite right in his call for definite
"The popular opinion in Japan is these peoples and take. them out that white bread is not so good pronouncement by the Government as the war bread, which was nearer as to the further foundations of
agree to Japan's permanent posses that they shall be given the right of in favour of insisting that the Powers under joint protection, on condition to the wholemeal standard. Some-British industry. We want conti-
sion of the islands as a matter of self-determination when they have thing between the war bread and dence, complete confidence, before
course. From Japan's point of view developed a certain stage of civilisa the real white loaf is likely to be we can make a real start to pay off
this would be the best way of distion. As tegards the particulars of demanded in the future.
our debts and purchase a far better
pos ng of them, but it must be re their status in the light of Interna- estate with our prosperity. The
membered that in order to establish tional Law, this will be discussed least touch of Bolshevism in this
In moving the adoption of the refer claim to the islands, Japan must and settled among the participanta Influenza is still with us, but matter will have an immediate and ports the chairman said. It will be necessarily advance at the Peace to the Conference. When an agree except in the Provinces it is not a ruiner's result; capital would go observed that we have cancelled dur Conference such reasons as will ment is reached along these lines it is extending. The weather is remark to other countries, and the tremen- ing the year First Debentures to the command the respect of the other more than likely that those South ably mild and moist, which provides dously intricate fabric of British nominal value of £10,000, thereby re- Powers. On what grounds, then, is Sea islands which are now under damp conditions favourable to the industry would collapse. That is during the amount outstanding to Japan going to lay claim to them? Japanese occupation will be entrusted
obvious. spread of the disease. In North-
£306.300. Sundry creditors, after al If she maintains that her forcible to Japanese administration for the West London, doctors assure me the
But there is something more to towing for the usual trade discounts.occupation ent ties her to permanent guidance of their inhabitants. Such Vidiostock. 3.4. cases they have to attend are of a be said.. If Capital has a right to&c. (including provision for estimated possession, it is likely that the other is the most appropriate and equitable Nouao8M. more virulent type than before. Many ask for a pronouncement by the liabilities to the Government), bills Powers would claim much bigger way of settling the question of the Askodata deaths are reported, the Belgians let us forget that, I believe that our stand at £1,111,818 125, as against insists on their possession for strate- Japan may be well advised to bring Nagasaki
Government, so has Labour. Don't payable and unclaimed dividends, interests for the same reason. If she enemy colonial possessions, and Rocki proving exceptionally prone to col lapse under pneumonia and bron-Prosperity would be without a rival £738.071 3s. 11d. in the previous gic reasons, who can say but that forward this proposal at the Confer Ragoshima. chial complications. I know, of some in the world if the Prime Minister year. The provision for renewals, America may discover that her own ence.
Oshigs .... Capital and Labour, if he could stands at £89,415 11s. 5d., as against ment of still greater rights and interdisposed of on the above-mentioned Buland could establish confidence between re-lining and maintenance now national defence makes the establish-
Naha make Capital fee quite certain that £70,422 143. 6d. last year. As stated ests elsewhere just as necessary. It is basis, what will be the result? In elhalwe 8 a. 31.03
Granting that the question is Ishijima Lab will work with a stout beast on previous occasions, it is absolute open to doubt whether it is a wise policy first place, there is no doubt that a and with a real thoroughness, and ly essential to provide, an adequate for Japan to make claims which may if he could make Labour feel equally reserve to meet the cost of renewals, induce the other Powers to make still means the happiness of the natives Kickiang certain that Capital will not rob it and owing to the increased cost of bigger ones. Above all it is against the concerned will be greatly prometed. Changsha
Gutzlaf... can this be done?"
make extra prevailing, for a country to despoil appear that there is little to choose
Sharp
Pk You meam, can we get rid of provision under this bead. It will the enemy of his territory on such between the alternatives of cre
Amoy suspicion in the industrial world?" be observed that we have written off ground as Japan may claim possea-
particular Power undertaking their Swatw.. plied.
You use the right word," he re£75,000 for depreciation provided sion of the Marshals. There is in-education during a fixed period and Fabozu 6.30 19 41
The bane of British industry for in the previous year's accounts, deed no occasion for her to go out
of their territories being permanent-Taichu.... suspicion. Suspicion is our worst white the additions to plant represent of the way, for the sake of pettyy absorbed; but it must be remem
Koshan enemy. Much is to be said for £81,452 2s 48., as compared with gairs, to obstruct the grand work of bered that a country entrusted with Fecedores recognise it like honest men. Labour Labour in this respect. Let us £21,705 2s. 8d. in the previous year. the establishment of permanent peace of these backward peoples, under Hongkong
the education and administration Canton683343 as reason for its suspicion. Let us
which the Allies bave taken in hand, the moral superintendence of the gap Rocke- have faith in honesty and set to
even at some sacrifice of their own Powers, work to get rid of this paralysing that by putting his heart into a ing her share only when the other interests. Japan is justified in claim-
will almost necessarity Macao......
Wuchowa suspicion. Can we do it? I believe job he can earn not only high wages Allies have agreed to divide German under her charge than would other Fiulien. 73.50.45 48 48
devote greater care, and attention to
Pakhoi the popular needs of the people Roibor. I believe, indeed, that a but a high profit in addition, enabl colonial possessions among them- pronouncement by, the Prime Mining him to live in a better house, to selves. I do not mean to say that wise be the case. This will be Tourape
C.St. James ister would give us at once a magni cultivate a bigger garden, "to keep Japan ought to be bound by what particularly so because the success of the Army or thereabouts to act let me intervene with a story of Mcent start in that direction."
more pets, to provide his wife and
A parti of the guardian country's colonial ever attitude the other Allies may
Dagupan What would you have him say?" children with more pleasures, such decide to take up regarding the dis-policy will led to the decision of the Manil Leward like bimbe answered far will sport abandon the nosal of the German colonies, but Indies bine coraco Tacloban natives to seek the privilege of Legaspi men who have been employed in such an uproarious welcome to Lon is to participate in the profits of will be as. as proud of his factory reasons if she proposes to carry her for them to decide their future dest. flo
say that Japan must give convincing munition making and in Government don. Clemenceau used to practise industry, that the policy of the as the managing directer. offices, thousands of them will be set as a doctor, first in Montreal and Government is to have this great shall have in this way the best point in defiance of public opinion success unless a country. at liberty by the end of the year, and then a Montmartre, Faris. In end in view, and that to no other workmen in the world, and the fault of such special reasons it is the natives to such an extent, it can among the Allied Powers. In de succeeds in winning the hearts of great is their discontent, as a rule, at Montmatre he was also Mayor, industrial end will the Government happiest, finding themselves adrift with little and his practice and prospect of making so much money cipal duties often got sadly mixed if we get rid of ca' canny we get rid inspired by the idea of national and this attitude o her part is no them. Thus we may reasonably give a more whole-hearted sympathy.in time a democracy absolutely quite in order that Japan should scarcely be said that she has fulfilled abide by the decision of the Allies, her educational obligations towards again. True, a great many are He was a masterful man; as he reof the one. stumbling block in the progress, and determined to develop election upon her good name. the wives of scldiers and for the mains today, and none dared dis way of national prosperity. If our the almost unimaginable resources of
look forward to those countries to future they will not be in need of obey him. One day two callers factories produce what they can our huge Empire to the advantage
whom the education of these natives working for themselves. But the arrived at his surgery. He took are easily produce, national wealth will of the whole nation. That is the questions relating to the future des-raising their pupils to such a level as "It admits of no doubt that all is entrusted vying with each other in others are very reluctant to go back into his consulting room and said to be multiplied to an extraordinary prospect I see before me. to pots and pans or an idle life.the other "I am in a great hurry, degree. This is certain; it admits of
tinies of different peoples will be will justify them, when claiming self- None of them, almost, want to resume Monsieur, so you will please undress no doubt. Now, how, can we per ployer and employed. Prove to them principle of self-determination. It is in their rule. It is scarcely necessary Get rid of suspicion between em settled in acordance with the determination, placing implicit faith domestic service except on such while I see this gentleman." The suade Labour to abandon the suicidal both, not by words but by decés, not, luxurious terms as make the mis man looked a bit surprised, but
however, likely tresses prefer to do "without them. never had a notion of disobeying policy of ca' canny, how can we that their interests are identical. Get principle of self-determination will ❘ framed from such motives is" cal- that this to point out that a colonial policy No doubt that phase will wear off the "Tiger." He did as he was with enthusiasm into the work of confidence in each other's honesty, world without exception as is the natives.
encourage Labour to throw itself them to pull together with perfect be applied to all the peoples of the culated to promote the happiness of considerably as tire gces on and told, and twenty minutes later, producing more wealth for the nation? Do this, and far from there being a asserted by Russian Bolsheviks, but economic conditions make the maids when-Clemenceau came into the By insuring that it shall get its due black cloud or the horizon of Eng it will probably be applied principally open to censure, and if she is ever more amenable, but for the present room again, it was a shivering, naked share of the additional weath soland's future, there is
"Japan's colonial policy has been they demand, extraordinarily high man who stood there, waiting to ask
brightness to these subject races who have produced. wages, freedom every evening, and the Mayor if he could help him to
dazzling in its promise of happiness. hitherto been under the control of upon to formulate a policy along 'Profit-sharing is one method to We are a nation that can be destroy the Central Powers. Sundays, free outfits, and a great get a job in the Civil Service!
There are two different and better lines in future, many other privileges unknown in
this great end. Labour must becomeed only by itself. Our people have kinds of peoples who come under out of the above mentioned necessity, the days before the war.
And today, well over sixty. Cle the partner of Capital. Let us tell qualities which are matchless in the the application of this principle. much good with certainly result from The consequence is that there is leader of men. Those who saw him not mean £5 at Christmas. That is triumph of our national destiny is other civilised subject "peoples in will change for the better and a new | menceau retains the ardour of a Labour that by profit sharing we do whole world. All we need for the The Finns, Poles, Czech-Slovaks and this change. I look forward to the remarkable demand for flats at al- as he drove through the fog-lader. absurd. Let us be dode with any unity, I hope the Prime Minister Europe belong to one category: epoch will be marked in the colonial day when Japan's colonial policy mest any rent, for when the work is atmosphere of London last Sunday, nonsense of that kind. The profit will call the nation to, this unity, and while those uncivilised peoples in all on one floor it can be handled after a very bad Channel crossing, sharing I mean is, that the Labour a shape his policy to secure it.' with a minimum of help. On the will never forget the impression he contributing to the increased produc
Africa, the South Seas and other administration of Japan." other hand, houses with basements
created. There he was, alongside tion, which secures increased wealth, and many stairs can be had in I.cn- the smiling Lloyd George, bubbling shall, in addition to good wages, re- don today for far lower rents than over with delight at his ovation from ceive at the end of every week or usual, for the domestic labour pro formally, but reaching out and way-
the crowds, and not merely saluting month a substantial sum as its share:" blem appals prospective tenants. Added to this, there are something his hat as though boyishiy joining in the demonstration of Anglo-French "like a million people in London in
excess of normal conditions. The amity himself.
all passing on the blame until it rested on the Potsdam Cat. The fact is they are all afraid for their own miserable skins. for they see vengeance on the wing.
DEMOBILISATION.
The great cry now is for speedy demobilisation, to enable the trade and industry of the country to be resumed as rapidly as possibly on a normal footing. Twelve thousand pivotal or essential--men are to be released from the army next week; and gradually there will be a further release, leaving twenty-five per cent
as the Army of occupation.
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great mass of demobilised men, with
a month's leave and pay to work
very pathetic cases for example, a Belgain boy at school, whose parents had just completed arrangements to return to Antwerp when he their only child-succumbed.
Going home at 1 a.m. the other at it in his shop, so I looked in and asked him why he was so using the nocturnal hours. He said he had been at it for sixteen hour's making up influenza prescriptions. He began with a queue of customers waiting at the door when he opened, his own assistants had broken down with it, and he had turned out about worth of prescriptions of quinine and cinnamon and such things every hour since. In the first three hours he made up twenty-five prescriptions from one local doctor alone!
"THE TIGER."
Lest these notes teen too gloomy,
Clemenceau, the French Premier,
:
SPORT.
miuni.
we can.
"But can this really be done?" "It can."
Without increasing the price of the produce?!
"Yes. The speeding up of machinery, the constant improve.
on, come to London, often with As I wrote in my last letter-sportment of the machine, the increasing their
relatives. There are the is coming into more than its own intelligence of both management and American troops and Bluejackets too, again, with the return of all the labour, these will insure high wages, besides thousands of Belzians who came over as refugees and have not open-air soldiers to their civil life. Before the war a large percentage of high product. Let me explain. yet gone back to their liberated Football is simply booming, and so is firms never costed their jobs, never country:
boxing. At this moment all the best knew, that is to say, what the. jobs, To seek a bed in a hotel in London artists with the gloves in the services would cost. But now the costing at short notice is to meet with some of the Allies are hard at work getting ment contracts. Well, you see what system is universal in all "Govern. thing akin to despair,, if the secker
is a stranger without friends to take to trim for competitions for the happens. A firm takes a contract him in if need be. Even as far King's Service trophy. It will be a
for a million pounds. It knows the añeld as Kensington, the hoteis turn great couple of days at the Albert Cost of every single detail of this away hundreds nightly. One hotel Hall. there told me, the other night they
had thirty sleeping in shake downs That the authorities realise the
contract.
Therefore the management can say to a deputation of labour. We in the drawing room and two had importance of sport to the national have undertaken this contract, allow been delighted to take the night health is evident from the pronounce for its completion: if it is finished, ing in our calculations so many weeks porter's bed.
ments of our leading men and from in less time there will be an addi- Of course much of the trouble has the fact that the Army Sports Contional profit: that profit we propose been caused by the growth of Go-troi Board have issued a notice to divide between management and vernment offices and the comman- deering of hotels and large establish stating. That a cable has been des labour in a proportion to be agreed upon now between you and us: it is
ments to accommodate war staffs. patched to all theatres of war an worth your while and our while to These cannot be cleared out at short bouncing that Army championship speed up machinery and get the thing notice. So in view of the strain or competitions will be held in England done as quickly as possible consistent accommodation, and the Y.M.CA. huts being Inadequate, the American during April, 1919. Competitions with efficiency..
authorities have come along and will be by units and consist of the This system, you see, makes added to the anquish of the native following Association.football, Box-pro-fitsharing immediately effective. Londoner for British visitor to Lon- ing, Cross-country running, and Rugby don, by acquiring a series of second-j
ary hotels in various parts of the football.
town for the housing of their officers and men. Even then they
(To be conflued.
I lay stress on that Every week management and labour would know exactly how many hours had been" saved, and the proft would show ini the wages. A workman who finds
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SANDY MACDONALD. (Scolch).
Our standing order to the distillers (Messra, Alexander & Macdonald Ltd). is-"Ship us all you can." Need we argue further ?
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O. W. Jarram, Chief, dadstant," Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 1, 1919. L. BAROMETER, reduced to 28 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in inches, tentha and hundredths.
*1' TEMPERATUR, in the shade in do- creen Fahrenheit,
tion, the humidity of air saturated with & HUMIDIT in percentage of satura- moisture being 100.
DIRKUTION OF WIND, to two points. Bendford Scale
1. Foam OF WIND, according
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog,
6. STATE OF WEATHER, blue sky, C
gloomy, bhail I lightning, ora ercast,
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passing showers, g equal, I ralo, zacow,
thunder, y visibility w dew, wes
7. RAIS is inches tenths and kun- fredths
HONGKONG REGIFTES.
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HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide tahle kiven below has been compiled, at the National Almanzo Tos in London from the result of the analysis!! of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tani during the years 1909-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with tise zero of the saunding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be foot
inches below mean sea-level
To obtain the depth of water on the tido gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add-feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock. Aberdeen, add 10 foot 4 faches to the height given in the table.
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