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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1919.

*EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Boutor's Service to the China "Maft.)

(Continued from Page 1.)

"FINLAND,

HELSINGFORS, February 3th. France has re-opened diplomatic rela- tions with Finland.

GERMANY.

COLOGNE NEWSPAPER

SUSPENDED.

"DotcoNE, February End. The British authorities have suspended the Cologne Gazette for one week for publishing undesirable matter.

BERIOUS MOVEMENT AGAINST GOVERNMENT.

COPENHAGEN, February 3th.

A telegram fmm Weinar states that the members of the German Government arrived there on February 3rd and, took up their residence at the Palace.

AMSTERDAM, February 5th

A telegram from Eisenach states that 1,000 armed soldiers and workinen have gone to Weimar with the watchword Against the Ebert-Schiedemann Gov- ernment and the Guard tredje."

Troops, armed by the Independents Liso: left for Gotha to oppose the Government.

A FRENCH INDUSTRY,

Pants. Febenary th President Wilson paid a visit to Gobe lin's tapestry museum manufactory, He appeared to be interestal in watching the repairing of old tapestries from Rheims and Sens.

vas

Among the new tapestries inspected by de the Noces the President Psyche. which the French Government decided to present to the United States after the latter's entry into the war.

** THE LITTLE {MORE-"

FRENCH ON RIGHT BANK OF. RHINE.

In conformity with the Armistice terme, French troops, headed by General Hirschauer, took possession of the Kehl forts on the righe bank of the Rhine.

The operation was deemed necessary for the, security of Strasbourg.

DEAR RICE..

With reference to the high price of rice,, the Civil Governor of Kwong- tung has sent the following letter to the Commissioner of the "Cantor Customs:

SIR. Owing to its small product in Kwongtung, rice is not found ade quate for local consumption even in the year of a good harvest. The food supply of the people depends entirely on imported rice.

Now the floods of recent years have affected the harvests badly "and the foreign supplies are short, what has been stored is now gradually exhausted. In these few months the price of rice has been rapidly rising. The coarse rice, which could be sold at 20 catties for one dollar before, is being sold at 12-13 catties for one dollar in the last ten days. It is very seldom that the price of rice has risen so rapidly. If measures are not taken to relieve the situation, there are fears that the poor will die of starvation.

Instructions have been given to the Kwongtung Chamber of Com merce and the nine big hospitals to subscribe money for the cheap sale of rice and to send special delegates.to Wuha and Chinkiang to buy rice for Kwongtung. have sent a telegram to the Ministry of Finance as king him to give instructions to the tax-stat- tions in those two places to exempt rice from duty and likin and to the -China Navigation S.S. Co. instructing them to resume the usual running of

their steamers.

I am considering how to give due protection to the rice merchants and the traffic of the North River and am consulting with the Railway Companies to reduce their freight on rice, in order that more rice may be imported and the price may be cheaper*

Notwithstanding all these efforts 1 have made, rice is no cheaper. The reason is that the steamers are few and the space is very limited. Steps must, be taken to find remedies, so that the poor may not be in a worse position..

ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY OF HONGKONG.

EMPLOYMENT OF THE

DISABLED.

THE CHINA MAIL“

The statement of accounts for St. George's Day Celebrations 1918, to be presented at the Annual Genera!| Meeting to be held at the City Hall The British Government has under on Tuesday, Feb. 11, is appended: GENERAL ACCOUNT. To Street Collection, na

per statemen) To Tombola, as per state-

ment

To Theatre, as per state-

rent ...... To 25 per cent. of 68. George's Day War Bond Drawing, as por statement To Balance-allowed for expenses for War Bond Driving, as per state-

To Anonymous Donation To Anonymous Ilonation To Tombola Auction Ac-

Count 4

To Tombuis expenses. re- funded by Mrs. C. M. Ede To Interest to date

By Prisoners of War,

£8,900

By King George's Fund for Sailors, £5,000 ... By British Red, Groes

Society, $3,500

By British Red Cross

Society (for two Anibu- lances), 1.300

By Drifters of the Dwer

Patrol, 2,000

Dy Montenegrin

Red

Cross Fund, 1.500... By St. Daustin's Hostel

for Blinded Soldiers and Sailom, $1,500 ... By French Red Cres,

£1,700 By YOLC.A.-

By

$1,200

consideration the question of the application of the Workmen's. Com 528,091.63pensation Act to the case of disabled soldiers, sailors, or airmen returning 23,902,60 to civil employment with a view to 12,738.15 removing any cause which might place a difficulty in the way of their obtaining eriployment.

115,500.00

They have decided in principle that any increased charge incurred for compensation in respect of disabled men shall be borne by the State. A 300.00 scheme has been adopted proposing 15,000.00 an arrangement between the Gover

ment and insurance companies by which the latter would undertake to

2,-£20.78

LABOUR.

The "Daily Mail" pablished this by Hamilton Fyfe -

TINY INTERVIEWS.

Mr. W. L. Leask-The new stands now being put up for the Jockey Club at the Race Course will rank I intend to vote for Labour, as one of the quickest building feats the mode of our government. first, because I want changes in ever accomplished in the Colony.

Second, because I want these changes to be made by Evolution, along parliamentary lines, and not by revolution.

I

Mr. E. G. Anderson--Personally don't think Calderon committed suicide in San Francisco. Evidence seems to indicate he was murdered. However the Peruvian authorities are looking into it.

Mr. P. D. Sutherland-I have received cables stating that there

wil be an immense passenger travel

to the Orient from North America

November and December. during next September, October,

Third, because the Labour Party, being the only party which has shown that it understands what changes are necessary and that it is in earnest about making them, stb. seems to me, the only party which can help us to escape revolution.

This may be a new point of view to you. Let me explain it. this country the forms of peoples We have had, for a long time in nile, but the people have not yet ruled. That is partly their own

Mr. E. S. Sassoon-By next week insure disabled men at the general fault, but more directly, it is the fault we shall be able to pick out the likely 785.10 rate for the occupation, and not has done its best to prevent the now!

of our old ruling class, which ponies. They're all working hard 4223.43

to increase their general rates people from ruling. in future as the result of the $262,815.01

employment of the disabled, the Government under certain conditions to reimburse the loss, if any, which the companies may incur under the

Hute...

Officers Families Fund, £140

By Royal Flying Corps

Hespital, £1,000

By Dr. Barnardo's

Homes. 1000

By Loud Roberts Menu- ocial Workshops, £1,000 By Blugi Crese Puad,

£1,000

By Mr. Murray Stewart, for allecation, 1684 1. Jd.

Remitted through Hong

£5.00

$11,872.19

31,072,56

33,874.84

scheme.

From this class our politicians have chiedy been drawn, and those who' were not drawn from it were quickly drawn into it, so that the interests of all politicians are the same," ex- cepting only those who represent

Labour.

Employers not wishing to insure

Now the time has come for ruling in respect of their general liability classes everywhere to vield up their have the option of insuring their power, and for the old methods of 7,998,73 disabled men only at the ordinary government which they employed to be replaced by methods more in har- rate. All men receiving disability 12,350. 16 pensions from the Ministry of Penny with the mind and the senti

sions will be regarded as disabled ent of the age. We need to get 0,113.92 men for the purposes of the scheme, tid, for example, of antiquated diple-.

Mr. F. A. Mackintosh-Hongkong weather! Most unreliable thing in

the Colony..

Mr. C. E. Warren-I have nothing against the Chinese but if they want to take up racing, let them go out to Fanling.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

||

It is also proposed in the case of macy, and other bad relics of the firms paying not less than £100,000 days when monarchs ruled in person, 0.411.70 yearly in wages and who carry their own risk, that the Government 0.411.7 should enter into special arrange thents if desired to reimburse them 7,529. any incur over the normal charge in respect to the disabled men they 6,251 employ.

6,27151

regarding territories and populations THE Offices and Sution fo as" their private property. We need

By Hire of City Hall .... @ 6.37-651 By Band

6,274.01

By Printing and Adver

tising

6,274.51

By Cost of Chaseolates By Cheque Book

4,193.70

By Balance

kong Wa Charities Fund, $31,984 15. 4. $108,842.21 By Pail to Prinz Hen-

drick Homes for Sailors wecount sale of Hue- maker's Cartoon ....... By Transferred to St. George's Society of Hongkong

WAR BONDS.

To Sale of tickets (6,000

4 $5.00 240.00

4.228.13

$202,815,61

'STREET COLLECTION.

CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS

од

a new conception of politics, which for Kowloon and District WILL BE must be no longer either a playground CLOSED to Public Business for windy rhetoricians or a means of

WEDNESDAY. the 19th instant...

T. D. MOORHEAD. livelihood for needy, conscienceless

Commissioner of Chinage Customs. lawyers, but must be treated as the

York Building, business of the nation, to be trans-

Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1919, 424.85 acted in a businesslike, competent

MLAD

way..

536.35

When we have made the necessary,

NOTICE.

صيل

VILL owner of MOTOR-CAR that smashed up my face on

120.50 changes in our systera the social W

1.25 reforms which Mr. Llodd George the evening of WEDNESDAY the

$ 2,406.62 talks about will quickly follow. We 3th inst, or the morning of THURS. 12,758.16 cannot get "them without these DAY the 6th inst., be good enough to changes because the representatives communicate bis name & address so that the sfc for HEPATHS may be $15.164.77 of the old ruling class, upon whom sent on to him,

Mr. Lloyd George leans for support.

B. T. will never, so long as they have

BUDREL VILLA, power, permit them to carried out.

North Point,

$420,000.00

They cannot rid themselves of the idea that Government should chiefly $480,000.00 consider the interests of the ruling,

class, whereas the mind and seati

By Hongkong Govern ment 0 per cent. War LounaBonds at par .. 9852;5000,00

To Donation ........... $7,150.08 By Transferred to Gen.

To Street Collection...... 14,042,21 To Sale of Retuekers

Cartoons

To Collected at Punch

and Judy Show

To Proceeds of Auction

t Club

To Bank Interest,

By Printing

By Advertising

By Cheque Book

By Part Cost of Badges,

ele.

By Balance

TOMBOLA.

To Avetion of Spills To Sale of Spills To Bank Interest

By Coolie, Hire .....

eral Account (25 per cent. of $170,000) 1,550.00 By Printing of tletets ... By Erinting of posters, prospectus, circulars, etc......

4.

TO LET.

O LET-One. LARGE GODOWN No. 141 Praga East facing Sea ment of to-day demand consideration Wall Apply E HING & Co. 25, Wing for the interests of the people as a Wo Street. whole.

Mr. Licvd George has done the 117,500.00 State much service during the war ;

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

1,600.00 No one, I suppose, would have wish From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO-

.11

ed to displace him before peace is 1,578.05 signed. If even now he would un.

LULU, JAPAN "PORTS and MANILA.

3,108.57 dertake to appeal to the country THE Steamship

358.00

085.00

By Advertising.

118.00

By Telegramis ..... By Postages

$21,231.15 By Sundries

By Balance, transferred to General Account

150.00 7:50

1.25

121.77

Five prizes in the War Drawing are still unclaimed:

521.69 225.46

again within a twelvemonth, or if he

"TENTO MARU,* 20151 would appeal for support to the having enived, Consigasss of Cargo sre enemies of reaction and privilege, hereby notified to send in their Bills of 9,420.73 then I believe he would win an Lading for counter-signature, and to take.

“immediate, delivery froic alongside.. overwhelming victory. But with the $130,000.00

undelivered remaizing Cargo Old Gang all round him for the next February 11, 1919, at 5 P.M. will be Bond five years he would be powerless landed at Consignees' risk and expense, hampered at every turn. "During war and delivery must then be taken from the the Coalition was necessary; in peace Company's Godown. it would be disastrous.".

$ 200.52 Prize No. 4, Ticket No.

00300 23,031.03

Prize No. 40, Ticket No.

10789 $24.231.15

Prize No. 74, Ticket No.

07871 .....$2,330.00 Prize No. 77, Ticket No. 00335 24,198.40

119.30 Prize No. 103, Ticket No.

*-4-1079 $20,587.70

By. Cost of Baskets....... By Hire of St. Andrew's "Hall

By Payment to Soldiers on duty at Tombola Shop

In accordance with article No. 4. of the regulations for the exemption of dues on steamers enforced by the Premier of the Ching dynasty, which states that steamers for private use of merchants or people may be ex; empted from dues if they carry pas sengers belongings, mail matter, food and free goods, I presume all -steamers, which carry rice to Kwong- tung may be exempted from dues as rice is one kind of free goods. So freight may be lowered and the By Balance traffic may be increased,

Although according to the regula tion, seventy per cent of the dues on, steamers is to pay the expenses of the Customs House and it should not be carelessly exempted, "this affects Kwongtung greatly, as the crisis of atarvation is coming. I must ask your goodself to save the situation by doing this and send a telegram to the Bureau of Customs for sanction not to levy dues on all steamers of any country which carry rice to Kwongtung, until the price of rice goes back to its original standard. This is to increase the import of rice and maintain the food of the people. I shall be much obliged if you will enforce this as soon as you receive sanction from the Bureau, 'and favour me with an early reply:

Yours truly,

By Payment to 'Police on duty at Tombolo Shop By Printing and Adver

tising

By Cheque Book.

THEATHE

ន

■!

0.50

до

120

No Fire Insurance whatever will bo effected.

$300.00

Storage charges will be wasnased on all

uadolivered For if those who are determined cargo 300.00

remaining upon changed in our system find that Folruary 15, 1919, at 6 p.m. 200.00 these cannot be 'made by constitu tional means they will, in despair, 200.00

fall back on revolution as their only 23.00 hope. This is the danger which All chafed and damaged cargo will be the continued ascendancy of landed into Company's Godown, where $1,025.00 the ruling

clasa would bring they will be examined on February 17, upon us. The Labour Party 1919, at 10a.m.

No claim will be recognised alter the goods have left the Steamer or-Godown

"42.70 Hongkong Government per cent. alone can avert it, if it is given the No claim will be recognised it filed

War Loan Bonds for $1,000.00 and 20.80 cash for $23.00 have been handed *Over to the Hon. Treasurer, St George's Society of Hongkong.

60.00

205.10 Dr.

440.00

BALANCE SHEET.

To Bulance Carried forward

from 1917 1.20 To Entrance Fees

To Subscriptions for 1017...

.... $1,520.72 670.00 18.00

785.10 To Subscriptions for 1918... 574.00 25,802.03 To Subscriptions for 1919...

opportunity to make the necessary after Febuary 23, 1919. changes without fear or favour by parliamentary action. That is why the Labour Party gets my vote.

T.. DAIGO,

Manajer, Hongkong, Feb 8, 1910.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

4.00

To Life Subscription $20,587.70 To Interest on Current. Ac-

50.00

U. S.

S. R. C.

count with the Hongkong. and Shanghai Bank

44.77

466.00

880.00

To Auction of Senate... $ 8,280.00 To House April 23, 1018 1,913.00 To House April 25, 1918" To House Apr 27, 1018 To Proceeds of Advertise- ments in Programmes To Sale of Chocolates

and Programmes To Auction of Stage:

Furnituro

To Bank Interest

1,310,00 By Subscription to Royal

895.75

In consequence of the death of

$2,665.49 Dr. Mac Farlane the dance: this

evening is postponed.

Society of St." George, London, £1 1/- ab 2/11 7/5 By Advertising and Printing 1,315.00 By Stationery .....

64.02 By Hire of Room for Meet-

7.02

71.50

$7.00

ing dia

10.80

$15,101.77 By Hire of Chairs

8.00

Dy Shroff's Expenses $13.18 By Cable Expenses

16.00

13:07

By Cost of Stage Furni

ture

135.30

| By Bakunea in band on Dec.

31, 19

2,704.70

CHACK WONG (Sealed)

By Cost of Costumes

294.50

By Carpenters and Coolie

hire, etc.

$2,885,47

250.74

F. M. WELLEE," Manager.

By Cost of Seenerg

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