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THE

CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1919-

LAWN TENNIS.

A MASTER OF SOLDIERS.

HARD COURT LYÁQUE.

The following letter from an ex, pupil of Ellia Kadoorle College, Honam, throws light on the pay.

DEAR SIR-

futura re in the past, be as safe as docks which had been constructed have been severely limited, while the large steamers, and all under capable the road to Scotland. The coming in the loob, and neres of & marsh the profits of others have bean fabulous management. The yard is full of: decade is to be one of immense pro drainage of which had been attempt The Government, for instance, are Government work for the moment, duction to repair the damage of theed, with miles of piping, but which paying the British shipowner some but we shall be able to make use of 156. par tou per it when normal times returne Whe- last four years, improving the per still, and will always remain, thing like 13. (Continued from paga 2) manent plans a trade and com- bottomless bog. (Laughter.) There month and as the same time they ther the covetous eyes of some Gov- munications, and resuming the nor were hangars built for aircraft being are paying for neutral tonnage as ernment official will lead to this yard being appropriated as well as You can for an idea of what mal operations which have been sus dismantle, there were huts for the much as 40s, to 50%. "Government control means by lock-pendel by the war. It is to be a accomadation of 9,000 workmen Hiring the past two or three years Chepstow 1 cannot tell. We are DOCKYARD RC. V. BOTH CO. R.G.A. question in the Chinese army: ing as an order published in the decade in which we are more likely being levelled to the ground, there we have naturally had a good deal of living in disjointed times.

The company has sold its West-

In the Naval Yard yesterday, the

I beg to say that I had reached- paper of November 29 by a Depart to see three jobs for one man aan was an aerial railway on huge con business to transact with the Con- ment on the subject of petrol three men for one job. There are certe pillars which it will not pay troller of Shipping, and our relations end office in Northumberland-avenue, (Laughter.) I will not quote is all, croakers who qual before the, proto demolish; a line of railway had have been of the meet friendly chars as it was rather out of the way, und Dockyard defeated the 88th Co. R.G. at 7th inst. I have long wished to blem that confronts ue after the vic-been constructed which was being acter. Sr Joseph Maclay, however, has acquired the freehold of the A. after a close contest, the margin send you a letter, but I have no time 1. This der may be cited as tory we have gained. They see used to bring back motor-boats. I am constrained to say, has driven large building in Cockapur-street being, only 11 games. The results for writing. the Motce Spirit (Consolidation) and nothing ahead but internal strife and steam launches, and other salvage many a hard bargain with me, and formerly the property of the Ham follow

W. E. Crocker and F: Parry, (Dock 8th and he had kept a good place for I met my friend an able man et Gas Restriction Order, 1919, Amend

which has a good yard), beat Lieut. Evens and Sergt." ment Onler No. 2, and shall be nu impoverishinent, and they point to The visit had the effect of a night I am afraid that thousands of pounds burg-America" Company. In this

the difficulties of the decade that are. Even when everything is rohave been retained for the State building,

and 1 commanding Major Pragnell, 74; beat Staff Sergt. me. and construed together with the followed the close of the Napoleonie moved which can be removed, there which would have found their way frontage Motor Spirit (Consalidation) and Cus

"wars. I art sanguine enough to be will still renig unobliterated for into the cofers of the P. and 0. position, the passenger business of Gibbons and Gunner Leach, 8:3; Restriction Order, 1918, hereinafter eve that we shall enter the fat generations to come, far away among Company had it not been for the the P. and O., British India, New beat Sgt. Davis and Bombr. Amey, hundred soldiers and get 80 dollars

monu genility of a disposition which it is Zealand, and Union Company of 8-3. referred to as the Frincipal Order, crucial period of pesce in un favour the Ayrshire mountains, n and the Mater Spirit (Consolidation) auto a position as most of our rivalsment to the folly of thai: ancestors extremely difficult to resist. (Laugh- New Zealand will be concentrated. W. Spanton and E. T. Crocker, each month. But this time China is" Our associated companies continue (Dockyard), lost to Evens and Frag- very poor, so that the soldiers and and Gas Restriction. Daler, 1018. We may for a time have high prices, such as posterity will bearsely credit. ter.)

There was a considerable outcry to work in close unison with the P. nell, 5-6: lost to Gibbons and Leach their commanders cannot get so Arnendment Order, hereinafter refer but they will be world prices; and I think a bronze plate might well bó red to as the Amendment Order No. the energy, the industry, and the fixed on one of the gigantic concrete in the early part of the war regard and O., and we have no occasion to 47: beat Uavis and Amey, 7-4.

much money. 1, and the three Orders may be cited aw-abaling charmeter of our people pillas with the words,This dere-ing the profits being made by ship regret having made these alliances.

As my situation is 80 dollars pay together as the Motor Spirit and Gas will see us through peace, just as they it was for the outcome of private owners and shipping companies with In Paris we have secured suitable Restriction Orden; 1018. (Lou have seen us through war. (Hear enterprise." (Laughter.)-

the result that a discrimination was office premises in the Boulevard des

each month. "But my commander

laughter.)

hear.) We have a rast Empire to!

made against shipowers in the Fin Capucines, where we have establish a great extens undeveloped, the soil

ance Act of 1917. Under the excessed our own passenger agency, which expressions to which meanings are unworked, and the treasures untap

profit duty all business firms are should prove a convenience when signed in the Frincipal Order have ped. I trust the days of the work

granted a refund of excess profits things become normal In the the same respectiva meanings in this house are well-nigh over. We can

duty should their profits in any year course of a week or two we hope to serving in Order: (Renewed laughter.) not expect to get rid of the loafer

2. The rever! words, terms, na

lend to our being a servile State Happily, their numbers are few, and the common sense of the people thus Islands is not likely to be in-

uenced to any extent by their pro ceedings. The Hussion Revolutia

find

F. Perkins and E. Phillips, (Dock yard), lost to Evens and Pragnell. 5-6 beat Gibbons and Leach, 5-5; lost to Davis and Amey, 5-6.

Dockyard R.C.. 55: 88th Co.

R.G.A.. 44.

My situation is the master of two

his Majesty's ships

can hardly give me 30 or 40 dollars. In a month. As a soldier must have got 10 or 12.dollars a month, but this time get 4 or 5 dollars.

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The 30 or 40 dollars" I ́have not

get taken, and only spend my money

first.

At this made me very trouble,

something appakiching 30 millions, furnishes the best evidence thus the no case favourable to the company, it is no uncommon thing for another associates. Many of our ships withstanding all the uncertainties friend the able man goodbye & I

While that is our position, it is in a relative degree the same with aineet every shipping company in the coun- try, and I do abt think the shipping industry, at any rate, enn, be accused

If you want to send me letters, 1

hope you will write with your own

Had shipowners bean allowed to build their own ships, the British marcantile maris after the war would have been much better equip ped for the general trade of the work than it is to-day, and so far as meer fall below the pre-war standard, but have the P. and O. express running throughout the war, many have re- Much soldiers of China are very The Times" interprets the Oraltogether the man whom Kiplinging the requirements of the war goes, from the operation of this rule ship again to and from Marseilles, the ceived distinctions. All who care to bad in nature, 4 or 5 dollars will be der as meaning that the publie may describes as one who goes about hers would, I believe, have been owners and shipping companies were South-Eastern Railway Company, come back to the P. and O. Com now ise petrol for any purpose within coking for work and praying to Gol just as many ships afloat, or nearly especially excluded in 1917. I am the Nord, the PL.M., and the Wagon pany-and I have heard of none very quickly spending away." They time is Lits Company all being anxious to who will not will be welcomed, and always ask for money from their a radius of 30 miles from home. Unhe may not find it, (laughter), and so, as there is now. I have nothing very much afraid the

distant when "many provide this convenient means of we have arranged that all will pre-master. less the ordinary human being got an we cannot hope to create an alto to say against the so-called standard not far

com overland transit for our passengers serve the seniority to which they

9th inst. I do my duty in.-From interpretation I am afraid he would gether new heaven and a new earth ships: they are excellent vesela in shipowners and shipping

their profits at the earliest possible moment. would have been entitled had they be puzzled to know its meaning in an old country, but we shall pull their way, hit, ladies and gentle-panies will Ladies und gentlemen, this is a sim-through..

men, we all bull, and have alwaye considerably short of the pre-war (Hear, hear.) Commencing with not gone. (Hear, hear.) Those who that day to 14th inst.. there are more pla simple of Goverment control. There are without doubt certain bullz, standard ships. We settle the standard, and it would be no more the steamer leaving Bombay on 14th remained have done equally good than 30 of soldiers ask me for one or We have no use for this sort of versturbing elenients in this county type of slip we reire, and we place than an act of justice were this inst., the mails will be landed at service to the country as those two dollars. They tell me that their went, carrying out their father or mother is die. and some tell bage i onlinary business truusac-nt the moment. We have sothe men an order, not for one ship, but for discrimination against the shipping Marseilles, and in a very short time who tions. The whole community sick in our miles who, i am afraid, are sesers, and the bakers progced community repealed and shipping the outward mails will be embarked arduous duties and undergoing theme that they are growing sciences.

risks pertaining to the merchant to death of control and permits and saturated, whether they know it or right away. Standardization, how put on an equality with all other there.

No words of mine can express my service nobly, and the country is Some soldiers who seemed as if very licences and priority certificates of all not, with the Bolshevis creed; who aver, has its limits. We decline to business concerns in the country. If

poor, all right I give money to them.. -classes. (Hear hear.)

regard picasts as robbers, who be fossilized and the next batch Great Britain is to recover cömmer admiration for the services rendered equally indebted to both. Reflect on Are sometimes cast would be prepared to see society which we build is an improvement cially it must get rid of the excess to the country. by our captains, In concluding my remarks I would But some are bad fellows I do not

There is no profit duty." There is no greater officers, engineers, and crews through like to say to the shareholders upon the conuercial community of overthrown, who consider that labour on the previous one. this country for their want of enter is the sole crenter of wealth, and is finality in ship design" or construe deadweight on enterprise, initiative, out the year. (Hear, hear.): Their that, thanks to the prudence display, give. From 9th to 14 I spend 27 prise. It is said that they do not therefore entities to all its rewards. tion. I venture to say it would have and industry than this tax. We all deyetion to duty, their nerve and ed in the conduct of your finances dollars and 50 cents in giving the nove with the times, and that they they would welcome a war of classes boch infinitely better if owners had bowed to it when it was introduced, courage, have been. beyond all praise for many years, the company is in a soldiers, urry on with antiquated methods Crgetting that this would inevitably been left free to invest their depre we loyally accepted the increases. Unaccustomed as our men have been perfectly sound position to-day. Our and machinery. I have had the

ciation, surplus earnings, and the but those of us who are engaged in to the Atlantic service, their lot ships and properties are well written figures suken out showing the amount

amounts they have obtained for the business realize that its operation is having been cast in warmer climes, down, and any investments we hold Human they have, without a murmur, faced are saleable at prices which would of money while the und O. and

ships that have been sunk in re vicious in the extreme.

nature being what it is, the impost the Western Ocean in ships built and leave us with no loss on the values the companies associated with it

Plenishing their fleets. have put into new ships during the

While settlements which seemed leads to indifference and to extra adapted for southern seas, and in at which they stand in cur books. I call one of my friends to command last 25 years, and the total runs into

more or less fair at the time, but ini vagance, not only on the part of speaking of the P. and O. Company We face the future with confidence, these soldiers in place. I beg my principals, but on the part of staff. I include the British India and our and we hope we may be able, not world has yet witnessed of the i have been arrived ut for ships sunk

an increase of have been sunk by enemy action, ahead of us, to give you next year came to at 15th inst. to help evitable results of susir doëtrines, by the enemy, we

have suffered application for You can see in Russia, in full and severely in the case of ships destroy salary to be supported by the plea including the British India hospital the same modest return on the cap another friend to do some thing.

While my 'address in--is very doully bloom, every economie fallacy fed in the early part of the war before that, after all, Government that is, ship Rewa, and the behaviour of all ital invested in the business as we the taxpayer will pay 87 per cent, on board has been marked by the propose to do for the year which and every form of political quackery values increased to the present-day while ventures or developments which greatest gallantry and heroism. terminated on September 30 last. hard to translate from Chinese into of lack of enterprise or of adopting that has ever bewitched akin. figures. For instance, for one ship, would be seriously considered are (Hear, hear) Throughout the last What waits us in the distant dell English.

niggardly and short-sighted policy. Russia today is a reference library which cost close on a quarter of a brushed aside, for the reason that if four years it has been the endeano man can safely predict, but of Half the cost of building a ship goes of all the social, governmental, finan million, we recovered 4,075 they turn out well the Government vour of the board to meet every this you may rest assured we shall iz wages, and as the cont of the cal, and industrial errors that it is another, which cost considerably over will take the lion's share, and if they case of hardship, not only with never distribute more than the post- material put into a ship practically possible for half-educated or wholly a quarter of a million, we recovered turn cut badly the entire loss falls consideration and generosity, but tion warants. (Laughter.) also goes in wages, come iden can be uneducated men, spurred on by pas$10,171. For a third we recovered on the adventurer: The tax also with profound and grateful apprecia formed of the value of the employ sionate greed and hatred, to com- little more than half her original cost. completely prevents any man starting tien of the magnificent work our inent given to our people. through t If you want to know what Had we been permitted to make in business for himself, as all he will men have done in helping to win the shipbuilding alone, while the greater appens when the workens are in contracts to replace those Vessels be allowed to keep out of his profits war, and this I feel satisfied will part of a ship's camings is expended cited not only to believe, but to act when they were sunk, the position is a moderate-rate of interest on his have the approval of the proprietors. on the wages of the crus, cous, and on the belief that the industries in would not have been so bad, but, capital, plus a mere fraction of his (Hear hear. Many of our captains, running stores, mil the production which they age engaged are their as you are aware, practically no ship profits, if he makes any. Ladies and officers, and engineers have been of the two last-mentioned items own crenton, belong to them, and owners have been allowed to build gentlemen, this is not good enough again affords employment. "

should be operated by them, and on their own account for the last four for the risk. I believe no man is The shipping industry of this

years, and the consequetice will be more prepared to admit the truth of country has been built up by the

that when we are again permitted to these contentions than the Chancellor whipowners adopting a pru-lent finan

build we shall have to pay two to of the Exchequer, who has stated emi poffey of distributing moderate

Game times the pre-war prices, and that the excess profit duty must go dividends, making ample provision

When capital-which is seed corn the amount recovered for the tired at the earliest possible moment, but for depreciation and investing this reserved to beget a hayest--is count ships which I have mentioned will the country will have to show very together with ang undivided profits, ed as something only to be contis- not be sufficient to replace even one clearly that it is determined to avoid in new and up-to-date torragecated, you have only to look at half of one of them. The position is any unsound economic measures With the experience they have gain what has happened in Russia. When rery serious, and is causing the board when peace is finally concluded, if ed no doubt this policy will be main groups or sections of industrial units no inconsiderable anxiety. The total we are to avoid being landed in the tained, and while we shall have grave et as though they were the whole amount recovered by the P. and O. quagmire of insolvency. difficulties to contend with in the nation, in deregard of anything and Company or vessels destroyed will

I, mentioned a year ago that the future, provided we are left unhain everything else. you have only to be far short of the cost of replace Government had taken over two pered I have no fear but that we look at what has happened in Rus ment unlese prices fall very materi- British India steamers which were shall be able to recover and halt ours. In that country, for the time ally. As things stand at present, under construction, and had appro old premier position in the world. being, all thought and energy are when earning power is consider priated our favourable pre-war con- (Hear, hears We ask for no help occupied not in the production of we are certainly two to three mil tracts, and that we might have to from the Government; all timt we goods or wealth, but is the problem lions to the bad if the value of the proceed against them under a peti- ask for is freedom from unnecessary of distribution or destruction of what ships lost in compared with the tion of right, as we had failed to interference, und from expeated already exists. Its people are ob aaount we have recovered. Mean- obtain any redress. Negotiations, changes in rules and regulations ressed with the theory that every time, we must go on replenishing our went on for many months, and even- framed at the other end of the town.body will be righer if everybody telefect, even at the present high prices. tually out of sheer weariness we The Society of Loyd's, composed as trom the other, and they are blind We have within the last few days come to a settlement. I am afraid it is of shipowners, merchants, and to the fact that universal tudo, arranged for the construction of two we made an uncommonly bad bar- underwrtaz, advised by the best famine, and archy will be the large mail and passenger ships with gain, but running backwards and technici) skill obtainable, trusted by fruit of such policy. It is incon- Meers. Harland and Wolf, and for forwards to the other end of the the whole world, always progressive,ceivably sad that Russia, with a always ready to consider any sugges population and resourus greater than Con for the iniprovement and safetyuny other country in Europe, should A ships, passengers, and cargo, its have fallen to her present state; and hall-mark respected everywhere, ita per condition is an object-lesson -record without blemish, is perfectly which ought to go home to us all.

capable of safeguarding the interests (Hear, hear.j.

of the public, and, the construction

shint the man who thinks and or ganzes should be denounced and treated us an enemy, you have only to look at Russia,

victims.

three steamers for the branch line town taxes human endurance, and with Mess. Caird, while provision our friends up there know how to al arrangements to secure berths wear out the public. I suppose the have been nude with other builders, more they are able to reduce legiti and orders will be placed de soon te mate claims the more it counts for they are in a position to preced with righteousness, but it is hard on the ineruantile work. So far as shipping is concerned, if One thing the war has done for Some two-and-a-half years ago, in of ships designed by owners for their it had been decreed that Govern British shipowners, and that has conjunction with some shipping own particular trades may be safely ment officials were to be allowed to been to bring them more together, friends, we purchased land at Chep- left to the rules laid down by Lloyd's, control us, while Allies, neutrals, When it became necessary to divert stow and began to lay out a modest (Hear, heur.)

and enemies were free, there obvious-ships from, their previously recogn-building yard with every prospect of We hear a great deal about recon-ly would have been only one course za trudes to other trades it was making it a success, but 15 months etruction after the war. If we are open to the P. and 0. Company. own and confirmed by the Ship-later Government stepped in, com- felt alone by. Government Depurt We would have built no more shape, ping Controller that there was to be mandeered our property and, plant, ments we are perfectly capable of we would live disposed of the two no after war pouching, and that each and turned us out with the idea of reconstructing ·ounelves." Every millions of tonnage which we and line, when things became corinal; converting it into a great national thing cannot be done in a moment our associated compundas possese in was to respect the others" pre-war shipyard. Protracted negotions of time, things will gradually settle the best available market, we would trades. In this way ships were took place over a settlement, and themselves, and I was impressed have divided our assets amongst our handed over from one

owner to this was not reached till August last, with a statenient made by Mr. shareholders, and retired from bus another for work in full confidence, when we were paid out on terms Roberts, the Minister of Labour, a ness. I do not think we should Whan the liner requisition comes to which, while they involved us in no few weeks ago, when he said, "It have had any difficult in selling our an end, as we hope it shortly will, pecuniary loss, were extremely fay is my belief that for a long time after ships; and others would hure beeuwo shail, Itrust, all honourably reourable to the Government. It was the war the reconstruction of the only too glad to buy them.

vert to our various spheres, and I a severe disappointment to us all to

world will offer tasks enough to am There has been a great deal of talk hops there will be no disposition by be deprived of this building yard, ploy all the hinds, whether they be about the standard ships which the one to take advantage of the other which we believed had potentialities men's or women's, which can be | Government has built. I do know by means of information gained.or carried out on commercial lines, found to put upon the work." There who was originally responsible for relations established while we have but the matter is now one of past may be a few weeks of trouble and idea-one seldom knows who is bees fighting the common enemy history, and as Marryat says in dalxation. Men, and women get responsible where the Government Any attempt at encroachment by one Jacob Faithful," "That's done can't. time, to 805, a work for doing is concerned. We have never yet line on the sphers of another will be be helped. Having lost our yard at nothing for three months may not heard, for instance, who was respon- regarded as the insidious peaceful Chepstow, the P. and O. Company in be disposed to look about for em sible for the fiasco of the aerodrome penetration of the Hun. (Laughter.) September last acquired a cont-piling ployment, but in Mr. Roberts's at Loch Doon (laughter), that deplor. I am afraid, however, attacks will be interest in one of the most up-to-date opinion I um, disposed to concur. able spectacle which I had the curio made by those who are not British. yards on the Clyde, on what we A little give-and-tale and consider eaty to look at a few months ago Severe dips have already bean made regard as fair terms both to buyer tion will be necessary for a time, but I saw miles of broad uscadamized into many hitherto British trades by and seller. We believe this will be we shall all shake down,

and asphalted road which had been Aflfes, macciates, and neutrals a valuable adjunct to the P. and O. If there is not ghployment for our made leading now to nowhere, I saw British shipowners will inve to fight, and its associated companies, the yard population in trese islands, there are wide stretches of incorland laid with to regain their positions: This is being well laid out, well equipped, vust opportunities in our Dominions concrete which it will not pay to wil be prepared to do, though they with ample ground for development, beyond the seas and the highway to pick up, I saw wet docks which it will be working at a great disid van and from our Dominions will, in the will not pay to pick up, I saw wet tage from the fact that their profir

an extensive foreshore on the river, with allps to accommodate seven

WINCARNIS

THE WIRE OF LIFE"

words by which I can learn how to write an English letter well.

I hope you are getting on very well.

I am,

DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CAR

WE HAVE CONCENTRATED ON ONE CAR "AND ONE CAR ONLY, IN A DETERMINA- TION TO MAKE IT AS GOOD AS A CAR CAN BE MADE FOR EVERY PART AND EVERY PROCESS THAT ENTERS INTO IT WE HAVE PERSONALLY ESTAB- LISHED A STANDARD, THE WORK DONE- AND THE MATERIALS USED IN EACH PART AND EACH PROCESS, IN EVERY CAR, MUST CONFORM TO THAT STAND- ARD. DODGE BROTHERS WILL ALWAYS GIVE TO THEIR CAR THAT OVER CARE WHICH THE PUBLIC EXPECTS OF THEM

Your obedient puple,

PEOPLE HAVE IMFLICHT FAITH IN OF DODGE BRO THE INTEGRITY

METHODS. THERS MANUFACTURING BECAUSE OF THE NAME IT BEARS. YOU · MAY. BE SURE THAT THEY PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE CAR WILL NEVER BE CHANGED A HAIR'S BREADTH DODGE BROTHERS HAVE- ONLY ONE IDEA IN THE. UPBUILDING OF THEIR BUSINESS. THAT IS TO BUILD IT SO SOUNDLY AND BO WELL THAT THE GOODWILL WHICH THE HAVE-WON.

•WILL GROW AND ENDURE FOREVER

ITS STABILITY IS BUT A REFLECTION OF THE INSTITUTION ITSELF.

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