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FEBRUARY 21. 1919.

FRIDAY

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT * CLUB,

“URSULA“ PRIZE.

The third of the series of races for

follows:

Yacht,

Allsa Bonita Daphne Halcyon

Ursula

Dawn

Lysbeth

Liza

-Owl Gae! Thecla Asthore

Position.

Handicap

on Course.

п

Corrected

6.06.09 6.06.09 D.NS.

2.24 D.N.S.

6.09.01 6.06.37

D.N.S.

LABOUR AND OXFORD.

INTERVIEW WITH PRINCIPAL or RUSKIN COLLEGE

THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE PACIFIC

THE CHINA MALL.

INDUSTRIAL FUTURE OF WOMEN.

It commenting on the Prime

Mot

During the course of the past fifty "I think the object in contesting years the progress that Japan has ster's rette Memorial of the the University seats," said Mr. Sanders made in the adoption of Westernn's Industrial League. "Engine son Furniss, Principal of the Ruskin methods and ideas is very notable. College, who was Labour candidate. The development of her many in for Oxford University, to a "Day News" representative recently, "is to dustries and the huge navy and

6.05.33-6.03.29 many people in the Universities who "My own belief is that there are Share the Labour view on education, 6.19.11 6.16.47 and who sympathize with the Labour 2.48 6.09.12 6.06.54 demand that the Universities should 6.14.23 6.11.35 be made accessible to anyone who 3.36 6.22.13 6.18.37 desires to acquire an educational Points Points standard without reference to his or for race. to date. Eer class or income..

16

27

+(1) Lysbeth

(2) Ailsa

14.

39

(3) Daphne

13

43

(4) Dâwn

12

33

(5) Gael

1t

34

(6) Bonita

10

37

(7) Thecla

(8) Owl

(9) Asthore

Liza

Halcyon Ursula

14

there has been સ

to the present.

To be, absolute dictater on the countries in the past and Japan Pacific has been the dream of many appears to be making a bold bid for this coveted position..

I

case

of

bank kalyan

•

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received ins tractions to sell by Public Ago- tion THURSDAY, February 97, 1919-

Commencing at 230 paz,

at No. 5 Mladen Villas, Kowlooo

▲ Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,

Chesteraald sofs & onry chairs, pile

Comprising

carpets & rugs, pictates,

Cherrywood drawing room

ice,

table & chairs, dinner waggon, glass crockery ware,

Teak sideboard, extension dining

Sy

mirrors, toilet tables, washstands, toilet Double & single task wardrobes with crockery,

&c.

&C

Sa Pantry & Kitchen utensila.

Also

desk isus. Electric light fittings, 2 ceiling fatis

1 Chobbs Sale,...................

1 Hand Sewing Machine,

made by Lane Crawford & Co.

N.B. Most of the above furniture

On view from Wednesday, the 26th.

inst.

...

Catalogue will be issued. Tomas:-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, Feb. 21, 1919.

the above prize was sailed off on Wednesday evening last in a fresh Basterly breeze over the following

ag says that on the whole it is courseStart from Murray Pler;

kely to be approved by engineers who Cust Rock (S), Kowloon Rock (S).

under proper conditions of training Meyers East Buoy (P)-Distance: show the interest of the Labour mo-mercantile marine she hrs but, frialists should themselves have dis

have had experience of women's work 45 miles. The race resulted as ment in education, and to assert its gives us but a sight ridication of claimed any objection to women being and employment. That the mo right to representation of the Univer what to expect from Japan in the postponed in employment to dis sity constituencies.

There has been a great change progress be maintained. A study of all-round skilled men

Inear future should the game rate of charged service men and to the in the last two years at Oxford, the Far Eastern policy, as adopted they have been taught is evid especially among the younger mem and carried out by Japan, presenta ence of a reasonable attitude on by whom bersand I should not be surprised many features which, in themselves, which those who have framed MS H.M.S. HMS. to find the same at Cambridge are highly complicated. The lending their appeal are sincerely to be Scratch 6.04.10 6.04.10 the attitude to Labour questions.to China of ne sums of money and congratulated. In particular their 6.08.35 6.08.35 Branches of the Fabian Seciety have her demands for certain South Sea deference to the all-round tradesmen

done a great deal to spread interest in Labour questions, and in one aim and ambition.

an Islands can have behind it all but who have taught them will be appre Socialism generally.

ciated by those who know at what sacrifice these really skilled men, as ators, have devoted themselves to contrasted with mere machine oper- the higher branches of their trade But before and have abstained from the rich she can hope to see her ambitions piece work fobs that the machine. realized, it is necessary for her to operators have enjoyed. exert, in part, great control of China.

It may be hoped that Mr. Lloyd This, of course, would mean to George's candid statement of the The same view holds good, I Japan practically absolute control of position may do something towards believe, in regard to social recon- the Far East and when this is assured a rational settlement between the struction as expressed in the Labour Part of her programme has been Government and the trade unions. programme, Labour and the New accomplished.

No one can justify disregard by a Social Order. Since the Labour Party It is quite well known that Government of its pledges to any decided to break from the Coalition enmity of a kind exists between class; and even in the

Japan and China. This has been the Treasury agreement. it would much clearer demonstrated even during the past be highly regrettable if it were found cleavage between the two points of few years. Why then should Japan to have been avoided by the fact that view." The Labour programme, it seems to me, is much clearer and take such a great interest in the the consideration for which it was more definite than anything the affairs which concern China? Prime Minister has put forward up benefit by the gaining of greater the purposes and period of the war- Undoubtedly Japan is the one to tions on employment and output for given the suspension of all restric influence in political circles and had never been performed. achieve her policy in China since the and most of all of its workers because, Sovernment departments.

The By force of arms Japan "cannot from the point of view of the country agreement is, indeed, unfortunate

at Oxford since 1888 and the first Pean Powers makes this impossible, restore were in fact exercised, they "This is the first contested election inevitable interference of the Euro- if the rights that it undertook to time Labour has entered a contest so another policy has to be adopted would be a Pandora's box of disaster there. Convocation claims about and put into execution. The policy to the aggregate body of workers, 5,600 votes, and the new Act rendered now being carried out quietly and and before long even to the classes possible an increase in the University ostentatiously, and its ultimate in whose interest they had been of 16,000 voters, but owing to the achievement is

a matter easy to asserted. From the point of view of fact being insufficiently made known foresee were the Western Powers and the unions it is scarcely more to the absence of mary men at the the United States content to let the satisfactory: It restores restrictive THE Undersigned have received in- M.S. H.M.S. H.M.S.registration fea, only some 1,300, mercantile marine must eventually before the war. The large numbers Public Auction,

front, and to a charge of £1 as a prize slip from them.

customs only in the shops and to the The building by America of a huge extent in and to which they prevailed DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS to sell by structions from THE HON. THE Scratch D.N.S...

including 400 women, had been 9.33.41 9.38.41 added to the electoral roll. Propor-be the case of shattering Japan's of mixed and hon-union shops that at the Hoogkong & Kowloon Wharf & 8.00 8.56.40 8.48.40 tional representation will make the present domination of the ocean com- existed before the war, together with 12.00 8.56.43 8.44.45 election additionally interesting, but merce of the Pacific for, with a fleet the great new shops and industries it is difficult to predict how the American-owned vessels operating that have sprung up during the war on the Pacific, Japan must make and whatever fresh shops may here experiment will work out..'

great exertions if she is to hold her after be opened, will offer unrestricted present position in the carriage of employment to workers of all kinds. commerce, yet Japan's programme The restoration of these, customs for- in China, if successful, must in many which the Treasury agreement pro- Of the deeds of self sacrince on of the future.

ways help on her shipping prospects vides could satisfy neither the inter- "the home front none is more

The question of the Caroline nor the claims, in

ests of the country and its industries, noteworthy than those of the small Islands and other pre-war German diametrically opposed to national and] band of officers and N.C.Os of the possessions in the South Seas, which industrial interests, of the trade this respect Royal Engineers mostly chemists- who risked death by slow poisoning attracted public notice and Australia.

Japan proposes to retain, has already unions themselves. in their experiments to ensure that has raised great objections to this A our troops should be equipped to scrutiny of a large scale chart withstand and beat German gas.

of the Pacific makes it at once clear son, C.M.G., head of the department, to Japan both from a commercial Lieut.-Col. Edward Frank Harri-Low valuable these islands would be who died recently, was warned point and in time of war repeatedly that unless he gave

"This question of occupation it is to up the work he could not live be hoped will be settled in a satis- 36.00 8.55.55, 8.19,55 12 months. He refused. From B factory manner at the Peace Con 36.00 8.29.34 7.43.34 a.m. til 10 or 11 p.m. throughout ference in Europe and indications 56.00 D.N.S.

the week, including Sundays, he was point to a settlement that will be at his post. All the while he was disappointing to Japan. absorbing gas. in his experiments,

Up to the present the Japanese

The re-sail of the third of the --series of Club Championship Races for the Cruiser Classes was decided Last Sunday with the following Tesults.

Course Hongkong Island (5)

-distance, 24 miles.

Yachts.,

Lady Jean Cenone Niobe Dorothy Helen

CHINESE RIG.

Position

(1), Dorothy (2) Niobe (3) Cenone

14%

Lady Jean

Helen

Yachti

Vesper

Vera

Handicap

on Course.

Finishing.

Tinie.

12.00 D.N.S.

Points

for race 6

ENGLISH RIG.

Corrected

Time.

"I am securing a good deal of quarters, more particularly from the support from rather unexpected clergy and from the women.

Points to date 15

POISON GAS MARTYRS.

Handicap

Finishing=

Corrected

Time.

La Cigale.

M.S. Time Time Scratch D.N.S. AM.S.

24.00. D.N.F."

38.00 DN.S.

Feathers

Irene

Norseman

Queen Bee Mist

Position.

41) Norseman

(2) Irene

Vera

Feathers

Mist

Queen Bee

La Cigale

Vesper

44.00: DNS.

60.00 D.NS.

Points for.

race.

9

Points

to date and his lungs were becoming impreprogramme has in every way been gnated. When influenza seized him most successful but her future plans

22

25

12

off.

9

.9.

UNITED SERVICE HOCKEY LEAGUE.

LIST OF FIXTURES FOR SEASON 1918.

"Jan: 29th. Staff and Depts. v. 83rd: Coy: R.G.A.

Fri: Feb: 21st. S and D.

'H.K.D.C.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO LET..

TO LET-1, Chatham tham Road, Kowloon.

Road, 5 ROOM HOUSE Apply 3, Cha

GOST, STOLEN, OR STRAYED.

ROM "Crowsnest. No. 152

DOG, rough haired white with black Peak, SEALYHAM TERRIER

G.

R

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1178

Godown Coy's Premises, War Department Material, As follows:--

980 Rails weight about 53 tong SCRAP IRON comprising:- Angie, Round, Flat, Sheet Ir.n, de, about 140 tons. Date of Sale will be published later. Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers to the Government. Hongkong, Feb. 21, 1919,

.

FOR SALE.

THE Undersigned.. have received in-

stractions to sell

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Boad, Corner of Ice House Street,- One complete set Engines and Boller in good working order, DESCRIPTION:

Set of Compound Engines, 16 x 33, by 24 stroke,

150 lbs. ou Veritas survey..

Boiler, 12 x 10; working pressure

"...

he had not the strength to beat it are vast in the extreme, extending as His staff shared the risks with him. the Pacific and embracing a com they do over the mighty bosom of The officers and N.C.O.3 who had to mercial control in Eastern waters test the effects of every kind of gas and and internal China hitherto un markings, aged about one year. Last Engine Seat, Shafts and Propeller and every type of protective mask went dreamed of.

seen on Earker Road. A suitable all piping, &c., connected with the

To be sold in one lots together with

day after day into sealed chambers. When we consider Japan's present reward will be given. Communicate above mentioned Expats and Boiler, containing concentrations of the gas. infuential sway in China and the above address.

In the early days particularly, when vastness of her resources, built up as about 15 men were engaged in this a result of the war, tlie position of

FACTURING CO., LTD.

THE "THIRTY FIFTH ORDINARY

Álo

Anchory and Chains, Wooden Mast, And

Navigating. Compasses.

At present atored at Kwong Tang Cheong's shipyard.

Inspecting orders and farther parti-

1 ANNUAL MEETING OF calars may be had from the undersign SHAREHOLDERS in the above Coed,

Terms: Cash,

work in London and 20 in France, dictator on the Pacific and control of THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- they never knew what the result Far Easter! affairs appears to be would be.

All were poisoned in some degree,

well within her reach. for sometimes a mask that appeared dominance is one, however, in which The battle for commercial bre in theory to be perfect failed in this both Great Britain and America are practical test, and the men had to keenly interested and the struggle v.they could. At times they remained benefit of China which will profit by Building, Chaler Road, Victoris, on get out of the gas chamber as best for supremacy, cannot bit be to the pany will be held at St. George' ascertaining the relative merits of for trade brought about by such o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiv in these sealed chambers for hours the expansion and increased facilities TUESDAY, March 4, 1919, at 12 competition.-Shipping & Engineering & Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Manngera for the year ending December 31, 1918, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors

Thurs: Feb: 27th, 88th: Coy: R.G.A. v. 83rd: Coy: R.G.A.

Wed: March Sth. 5 and D. v. 88th: Coy: R.G.A.

Thurs: March 6th. H.K.D.C.. "83rd Coy: R.G.A.

Wed: March 12th. 83rd: Coy: R.G.A. v. S and D.

Thurs: March 13th. H.K.D.C. 88th: Coy: R.G.A.

Wed: March 19th. H.K.D.C. S and D..

masks.

The Germans introduced poison. gas on April 22, 1915, at Ypres. For eight months. they used chlorine. Then they added phosgene; making

a much more deadly combination.

ing.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

27, 1919,

do had been anticipated and allowed ed to be very bad. He alleges that if UNTIL TUESDAY, Mach 4, But by this time anything they might meal when the electric lights happen-THURSDAY, February

A Cantonese went for a foreign Company will be CLOSED from Engineers. for by the chemists of the Royal was this, and not inexperience, which 1919, both days mclusive found the antidote. The cotton waste

They had tested every gas and with the fork.

caused him to stab himself in the nose pad, known as the "black veil" Restaurant keeper.

According to the 'Canton Times" he is suing the respirator, had been succeeded by Thurs: March 27th. 83rd Coy: turn by the flannelette helotet, with a the hypo-helmet, and the latter in R.G.A. v. H.K.D.C.

Thurs: March 20th. 83rd: Coy: R.G.A. v. 88th: Coy: R.G.A.

Wed: March 26th. 88th: Coy: R.G.A. v. S and D.

#

·HONGKONG ROPES.

Mon: March 31st. 88th: Coy:tion against pliosgene.

chemical impregnation giving protec-Yuch-Han raway met yesterday, to RGA. v. H.K.D.C.

About 2000 shareholders in the. This helmet was introduced inment over to a syndicate. Apparent consider whether to turn the manage. August 1915-four months before the Germans used phosgene and from the representative of the Ministry that time, Britain was always st would be illegal. Whereupon the of Communications told them this defensive and offensive preparations, were thrown, and a fight occurred. months ahead of Germany in gas meeting was sharply divided, chairs Early in 1916 the large box respirator when the Police got it stopped, the tewas supplied to specialist troops such meeting dispersed with no business as machine gunners and six months done. The Canton Times" later the small box respirator was another effort will be made. distributed to all troops. Of these,

The Consulting Committee and General Managers of the Hongkong Rope Maufacturing Co., Ltd, commend the payment of A final dividend of $1.00".

per shure;

$80,000

A bonus of $1.00 per

share Putling -Reserve Fund 70,000 And to Depreciation Ac

count

And carrying forward. And in addition, at harija ot $5.00 per share" "from" the Ileserve Fund

$20,000

respirators, 20,000,000 were made:

Italy asked for them, and all her.

Says

troops were supplied within two THEY MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD months. The result was that in the HE pleasant purgative effect exppri- big attack in June, when the Aus inerd after taking Chamberlain's

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, Feb. 21, 2219.*

BILLIARDS. PALACE HOTEL

EXHIBITION GAME CAPT. EB GREEN

MR. JA GIBSON GAME 500 UP, Commencing at 8.30 PM.

A FORTY YEARS' TEST. HAMBERLAI3 Couch Remedy has been curing cruze and.calds

501570.43trians crossed the Piave and fired, Tables and the healthy condition of

hundreds of thousands of gas shells, body and mind to which they contribute, for the past forty years and has gained the Italians had only 2 men killed by Fle by all Chemists and Store in popularity every year. What better. makesore feel that living is worth while.

recommendation is required, For sale. by all Chemists and Storekeeperali

309,000

gas

keepers

HUGHES & ROUGE, Auctioneers, February 21, 1919.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM. NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Co's Steamer

"HECTOR,"

Are hereby blifted that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kay loon, where it will lie at Consigned's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after February 21.

Optional

CLTZO be landed, voless notice has been given prior, to steamer's farrival.

All broken, Chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined or any Todays & Fridays between the hours of 0.43 nm. and noon within the fron storage period un

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the stamer's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after Feb.

28, will be subject" "to rent. All Chims against the Steamer mus bo presented to the undersigned on or before arch 14, or they will not be recognised,

No Fire Laurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

"Edgente

Hongkong, Feb 21, 1319.

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