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COAL COMMISSION,

RISANKABLE EVIDENCE ON

WAR PROFITS.

COST OF MEN'S NEW DEMAND.

The Coal Industry Commission, which held its first public sitting in the King's Robing Room at the House of Lords or March 4, consists of Mr Justice Sarkey. (chairman) and the following:

Mineowners. Mr. R. W. Cooper, Mr. J. T. Forgie, Mr. Evan Williams. Other employers. Arthur Balfour, St Arthur Duckham, Sir Thomas Royden.

Mr. Sidney Webb: Why did the fact of submarine warfare increase the amount of short time?—Exports were reduced.

But there was a great scarcity of coal?-Not that year.

The

THE CHINA ̃ MAIL.

GOVERNMENT SHIPS.,

A PHILIPPINE PARS.

150 MORE OLD.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1919.

MODEL HUSBAND

VIRTUE OF FORGETFÜLNESS.

president of the Federation of Great South Wales. That caused a great procedure with reference to all these place of Felipe Estrella who willtions and in tops made therefrom, go out of their way to divulge their

country.

WEATHER REPORT.

Japan, Vladivostock and Weibalwei May 7. 13. 14-No returns from

highest to the south of Japan. Pressure has decreased slightly at all reporting stations: is probably remains

No. 1.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

MAY 7, 1819—6,0-.

Wind

Mr.K. Aibara, acting Japanese Wool-By an consul in Manila, has addressed to February 26th, 1919, by the Army order made 03 "The Daily Telegraph" under the editor of the Cablenews-American Council, and signed by Sir Arthur If the Controller had worked all stands the Lord Inchcape and Sira letter in which he explains that he Goldfinch, Director of Raw Materials them continually at workNo, I arrangements for taking over all the publication his views on political the pls himself. he could have kept/Owen Philipps have completed follows the policy of not stating for the following Order are cancelled a fine for refusing to state his wife's The husband who has had to pay don't think so. witness added, could not carry the 130, which are building in this country is consul there, referring to a recent Order, 1917.

The railways, the remaining ships, numbering about questions of the Philippines while he

The Crossbred Tops Order, 1917, age to the registration officer of hig coal because of the bottle neck into the order of the Government. Cadianews-American

The Crossbred Tops (Amendment) borough has the consolation that hele ting 10 am to-day, 0.00 toch. Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hour South Wales... The whole of the These vessels

Interview 03

is regarded as a model husband by Total since Jandary fat, 8.31 Inches, The Wool and Tops (Dealings many other men's wives. The tale aainst sn average of 13:38 inches. mainly Wales had to go by way of the but

of based upon an expression of his Order, 1917. traffic of the Midlands and South comparatively small tonnage, private views.

of his deed of chivalry was read out

Forecast for the 21 hours ending ab- Severn" Tunnel.

The Wool and Tops (Dealinga) significantly by. wives to husbands include thirty-three

goon on the stb. (Amendment) Order, 1917. absolutely killed-the-export-trade a proposal that the latter vessels The Philippine Cabinet on April(Maximum Prices) Order, 1917.

type. There was

The Crossbred or Merino Wool

-Hongkoes to Gap Rock. S. at many breakfast tables. ་་ The result was that the collieries should be sold to a group of ship 16 approved of the appointment of

"Few husbands," said a wife who

or variable winds. light; fair.

-Formona Channel. The same as were blocked with waggons, and owners, who proposed to utilise Jose Alba, provincial treasurer of

The Merino Tops (Delivery) Order, friends that they should send the ongkong and Lamook. The same as proposed to a few of her women-South coast of China between:

No. 1. Frank Hodges, and Mr. Herberte time there were 11,000 a line of vessels to trade in the savings bank division of the Bureau natify that the effect of this order in wires out in their natural desire not Ho gk ng and Hsiase. The same as

Miners Mr. Robert Smillie, Mr. waggons were used to store coals. them for the establishment of Bulacan, to supervise the postal

1917.

The War Office (Wool Section) fine in a morocco wallet, "help their

model husband the amount of his No.1 Smith (president, secretary, and vice waggons standing full of coal in Mediterranean

It was, however, of Posts, with a compensation of that dealings in wool of all descripte publish their ages. Most husbands

Seath coat of China between considered better to adopt the same P5,000 a year. Britain).

He will take the dearth of waggons. The situation, Mr. Sidney Webb, Sir Leo Chiouza the waggons to other parts of the 37 ft, in length and over which having beer promoted to assistant wool during February and March, some public event that occurred, say, Other Labour representatives was materially relieved by sending remaining ships as proved so auccess succeed Jose Gil as secretary of the permitted without any restriction wives ages by proclaiming how Money, Mr. R. H. Tawney.

ful in dealing with the 137 vessels Philippine University, the latter

whatsoever. ' Mr. Arthur Lowes Dickinson,

many years they have married, or Judging by expected arrivals of referring, in mixed company, to chartered accountant, partner in the

Mr. Webb remarked that the griertons by Lord Inchcape and Sir Owen

were the subject of successful negotia- director of Civil Service. firm of Messrs. Price, Waterhouse, Vance, had been remedied by the Philipps several weeks ago. Even-

there appears to be due up to the in the nineties, and turning to their and Co., and adviser to the Coalfaction of the Controller. It was due tually the shipbuilders took over Director: Pace of the Bureau of Public Colonial woola. Cables from the two years?'

end of the first quarter 289,424 bales, wives, saying. Controller, said he had formulate a to the fact that they had not unity about sixty of these 137 vessels, and works, the Philippine Cabinet ap- Cape show that quotations for wool

Following the recommendation of less than 3,000 bales being other than when we had been married about 'Didn't it happen statement in regard to the output of of control. To the witness Lord Inchcape and Sir Owen Philipps proved the renewal of the contrat 1 coal during the time of Government

there had been unity of control experienced no difficulty in readily of E. C. Earle, as chief of the

are at fairly stiff figures:

"I knew a woman once who told control. There were about 1,018 earlier we should not have had disposing of the remainder.

me that the chief regret of her life. coalowners in the kingdom, and the this discontinuity-That is quite vessels were sold for the exact suma year. The contract will expire on De awaiting

Trading conditions do not show was that she went to Italy for her The designing division at a salary of P9,000 much alteration and buyers are still honeymoon. which was paid for them, no profitcember 31, 1920. Director Paez stated unsettlement, national, and interna-quakes were mentioned afterwards

There was developments. Answering Mr. Smillie, the witness being made on the transaction. The that since the Bureau of Public Works tional and fear of local trouble are the husband dragged up his and his General earthquake, and whenever earth- a slight said that in South Wales particularly distribution was a wide one, with will soon start work on the new pier hampering new business and making it wife's earthquake. In Italy, 189 and also in Durham, Northumber- the result that general satisfaction and is at present busy preparing difficult for these who are transferring white or our honeymoon, wasn't it, land, and Scotland, there was a large has been expressed at the patriotic designs and plans of other structures their machinery from Government to dear?" amount of short time due to the manner in which these two leaders which will involve an expenditure of civilian work. It is believed that submarine menace, which resulted in of the industry have acted. nearly ter. million pesos, it is very later in the year the surplus of maliciously," said another wife. It och an increased cost in those districts.

"I do not believe they do it ki accordance with the same principle, Mr. Webb, referring to the figures it is now intended to deal with the necessary that the services of efficient British wool held by the Government is strange, but men seem to glory in for 1917, suggested that while some remaining vessels which are under engineers should be retained. collieries were making big profits construction. The agreement runs.

Department will be sold by auction. their age. How often one hears a others were working at a suggestion into several million pounds.

There is still great difficulty in middle-aged man say to a young Naba

Kagoshima Ostia. that if they had had in peace-time

Vicenta Nolan, a pupil of the St. bred tops.

getting certain qualities of cross-man, id. a the conditions prevailing during 1917

Scholastica College of Manila while!

sort of keep silence (abili playing along the back of the river for the settlement of the problem of a young man, sir. Imagine a woman Fichang....

Negotiations bave been proceeding voice, Remember that you are only

in the presence of your superiors' pilaland Did the Controller know?-When members are spending their vacation upon for the woollen and worsted that you are only a young woman."

in Baguio where some of the college how the 48 hours per week, agreed saying to another woman, Remember Klukiang.. the increase was granted in June we fell down an embankment and was indust-les, shall be divided over the knew nothing whatever about the instantly killed. The child, who was days of the week. It has been agreed proudly; like men do, I saw the quarter ended March. We had not 13 years of age, was enjoying a that the 48 hours should be spread boat-race of 1854, or 'I've been to my

Changsha Imagine a woman got the returns in. In the September morning play leaping from rock to over the six days as at present, and 22 Derbies," or "I remember the great Swato

declaring Shanghai

and war bonus was practically gave way under her weight, causing week should be 81, to be worked being married woman remembers quarter the amount paid in war wage rock when suddenly one of the rocks that the hours for five days of the snowstorm of 1881. No self-respect. Talhoku.

Catala

59,200,000. There was an estimated her to fall head foremost to the tween 7.0 a.m. and 5.15 p.m. with snowstorm of even five years ago. surplus on that quarter of £200,000, ravine below. which was about 1d. per ton.

The child was a two stoppages for meals, and 4 hours She, would deny that she was old Rosa Negros Occidental. daughter of Richard Nolan, a lawyer and wealthy hacendero of Bacolod,

March, 1917

total number of pits and mines was about 3,300. The Welsh coalfields came under control in December, 1915 and the rest of the kingdom in Giving a general review of the financial position of the industry before the war, Mr. Dickinson said that the average output for the five years ended 1913 was 270,000,000 tons per annum. The average value at the pithead was given in the Home Office report as 8s. 9d. per ton. The average profits. after deducing depreciation and before charging royalties and interest (that was the income tax basis of profit). was £19,000,000. Royalties amounted to £5,000,000. There remained as profit for the mineowners and for the interest on share and loan capital £13,000,000. That was equivalent to just under Is. a ton on 270 millions.

average year 9 per cent of the capital

It

to substitute for the profit of the employed in the pre-war period. would be easily seen that the effect "against the Government and in favour

l

possible.

very large number of collieries would have had to shut down.

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on Saturday between 7.0 am, and enough to notice such things." T.B. Canton 68.29.87 11.45 a.m. with one stop for meals. The allocation of the hours on night terms was referred to Sub-Commit. tees.

Fescadores

199.80 75

Hongkong

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GREAT OIL FUSION.

Macao..... Wuebow

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Phalien 7. 29.82 Tograne... $9.89

.St.Jamos Aparri 62. $1.86

Legaspi ... Manila Dagupan...

429.79

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Iloilo

29 8 8

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of the mineowners. The Inland R Coal Control Agreement should be proportion, and you have already and that the exports show a decrease tion and one which will be followed! 000, valued in the market at nearly

venue authorities would submit in a

few days a statement showing the made self-supporting, and the other pre-war standard of profit assessed was her fact that there were a at excess profit and the amount of number of collieries that were losing excess profit.

In 1914 the output was 266,000,000 tons, the pithead value 9s. 113c., and) the owner's profit 1s. 1d. a ton.

money.

AN HOURS AND WAGES ESTIMATE.

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nebes, tenths and hundredths Fahrenheit on the level of the son in. 1. BAROMETKE, reduced to 31 degrees

Fabra, in the shade in do-

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2 HUNDITY, in percentage of sature

moisture being 100.

4. DIRECTION OF War, to two points, 5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Beadford Scale.

gloomy, bhail, I lightning, oo arcast fetached cloud, d drizzling rain, 1 fog, 8. STATE OF WEATHER, b bine sky, o

passing showers, a squal, r rain, 1500W thunder, y visibility dew, wat

7. BA in inches tenths and hen

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HONGKONG TIDES.

POOLING PROFITS. How £25,000,000 WENT. tinued the witness, from January 10 Taking the figures for 1918, con june on a yearly basis, the output was 236,000,000 tons, and the average The years 1912 and 1913 were the after deducting depreciation, and value at the pithead 20s. The profit two best years colliery undertakings before charging royalties and interest wages have never been intended to Mr. Webb: Throughout the extra had ever experienced. The average (excluding coke ovens and by-pro-come out of the coatowners. There output was 274 million tons, a id the ducts), amounted to average value at the pithead 9.72d. Coke ovens not attached to collieries of prices.

£26,000,000. have always been compensating rises Profits were 24 million pounds and were not assessed for income tax, the same deduction of £6,000,000 for and he was only dealing with those so.

Many applications for the purchase The witness replied that that was of agricultural lands are being position in regard to mohair being royalties left a proft to the minéow attached to collieries. The figures

There is prospect of the general| ners of 18 million pounds as cm for the September quarter of 1918, said that 45. was imposed to meet engaged in agriculture. The Orbagua stocks of Turkey mohair have not

received every day at the office of Replying to Mr. Smillie, the witness the Bureau of Lards from companies influenced by reports indicating that pared with 13 million pounds, equiv-again expressed on an annual basis, war wages and 2s. 6d. was put on for Plantation and Trading Company, afbeen entirely depleted at the source alent to is. 42d. per ton.

SIR JOHN COWANY'S POST. gave the output as 218,000,000 tons,the increased costs other than wages. corporation engaged principally in EXCESS PROFITS ASSESSMENT. The value at the pithead, was '24s.

of production. The Chairman asked the witress 10d.. as compared with 8s. 9d, the There has been a considerable rise just purchased three lots containing also notined the cancellation of the General of the Forces was announced Tacloban

Mr. Smillie: Employers" costs?-agriculture and livestock raising, has

The Director of Raw Materials has tion of the post of Quartermaster Sir John Cowans, whose resigha to point out how the provisions of the average for the pre-war five years. in the cost of material. Finance Act tended to increase the The profits, after deducting depre

250 hectares of land in the San Wool Noils (Control) Order, 1918, in The Daily Mail on March 13 is to pre-war standard of profit.

ciation.

Mr. Webb. Did the coal-owners Francisco de Malabon Estate, Cavite,From the date of the new order of join the Shell Oil group, one of the were £45,000,000, come and complain that they were from the Bureau. The company the Army Council, unrestricted deal. greatest oil producing and distribut-sha The witness said that under the after deducting royalties they were making a loss?-Many did complain intends to plant part of the land togs in noils are permitted and pro-ing organisations in the world. provisions of the Finance Act any £39,000,000, as compared with the that they were making a loss, and no rice, while livestock and poultry willtion to offer them to the Government its operatiers. When it has obtained concern which had not eamed the pre-war figure of £13,000,000. The doubt they were. They were the be raised on the other.

ducers of noils are under no obliga statutory rate of interest, which in Profits equalled 35. 6d. per ton only people to come to the place.

The Shell group is about to extend the case of coal mines amounted to raised, as compared with a pre-war Those who were doing well did not.

except where they are required by control of the Mexican Eagle Oil 9 per cent of its capital, was entitled figure of Is..

the conditions of a contract which Company as to which an official an want to come. (Laughter.) answer to Mr. Webb, the

The Bureau of Customs quarterly may be in force. witness said that if profits had been pounds a year was put on quite for the Philippine Islands is not the spinners concerned at the official with the Standard Oil Company of

Mr. Webb: Twenty-five million report of the imports and exports

There is much satisfaction among than ever be a serious competitor nouncement is expected it will more pooled it would not have been unnecessarily?- From your point ready for the press yet, it was learned announcement regarding the steps the United States. The Shall Tran of that selection must necessarily tel: were two justifications for the hall enable a very large proportion of the was stated that the report on imports destinations of alpaca, mohair, cash- formed over 20 years ago with a tion, the humidity of air saturated with

necessary to put prices up. There probably, but it was necessary to at the Customs Bureau although it taken to facilitate the export to all crown per ton put on in 1918. Ore owners to get their costs paid.

shows an increase of about 100 per mere and camel hair yarns, which is capital of just under £2,000,000. Its

sport and Trading Company was res was the understanding that the Mr. Webb: It was a very small cent over the same period of last year regarded as a step in the right direc issued capital is now over £10,000,

explained that it was not necessary of about 90 per cent over the same by important results immediately. £70,000,000. because there was a cheaper way of teriod of last year. The export de. Nothing has been heard of the nego doing it.

crease is in ci principally, in copra tiations with the French authorities were fused with the Royal Dutch About 12 years ago its interests that consumers in the aggregate had Mr. Webb: The effect of that was

and some in hemp.

regarding the yarn orders placed by Petroleum Company. The assets of French users in excess of the alloca- both companies were transferred to to pay £25,000,000, out of which the Coal Controller got £10,000,000 and stood that the witness had made an retirement of Dr. Alvin J. Cox, tions. Conditions in regard to value per cent. is held by the Royal Dutch The Chairman said that he under the date of effectiveness of the the receipt of French recommenda- company. Of the share capitals 60 The Cabinet decided to postpone there has been an improvement in Petroleum Company) and a Dutch tion. Some spinners reports that a British company (the Anglo-Saxon THE WAR PROFITS RISE. the Exchequer £10,000,000, leaving estimate of what would be the effect director of the Bureau of Science suggest that something like stability and 40 per cent. by the Shell so that In 1915 the output, owing to £5,000,000 in the hands of people of the increase in wages and shorter until May 31. He recently asked for has been reached for the present. miners joining the army, was reduced who were already doing so well that hours. to 253,000,000 tons. The value-at they had to pay excess profits. the pit head increased to just over

Mr Dickinson explained that he service on April 16, but due to the Council has been considering the amalgamated concern. are in the

retirement and was to have left the The witness explained that the had made his calculation on the basis fact that there is much unfinished question of the export of yarns. The Dutch Indies, Rumania, Russia, 12s. 54d,, as compared with Ss. 9d. increase was made to enable the of 30 per cent. increase in wages, business to engage his attention for position of the manufacturers must Egypt, Mexico, Sarawak, and the A Sub-Committee of the Woole Royal Dutch has the controlling The Coal (Limitation of Prices) Act collieries that were working at a loss excluding war wages. As to shorter some time this was considered in-be safeguarded and it has now been United States.

interest. The properties of the limited the advance in prices to a to become self-supporting. maximum of 4s, per ton. The pro- Mr. Webb: You were actually by the technical advisers to the

hours, he had adopted the figure used opportune time for him to leave. fits rose to £27,000,000, and deducting putting money into the pockets of department according to which a royalties to £21,500,000. So far as those who did not need it. he could ascertain, the rise was due wealthiest of the coal-owners were would mean a 20 per cent. reduction through its Attorney Roman Lacson was available for manufacturers. Samuel, M.P., and Sir Reginald

The reduction in hours from eight to six

Sir Marcus Samuel is chairman of The Philippine National Bank in order to ensure that sufficient yarn other directors are

tained of yarn deliveries and exports, the Shell Company, and among its mainly to two causes. The first was given £5,000,000 because you wanted in output. Whether that was right filed suit on April, 24 against the Although rationing would cease, it

Mr. Samuel the shutting up of a certain amount the poorer of the mines to become a or wrong he could not say. A re- Producer's Warehouse Association might nevertheless be necessary to McLeod, the ex-Civil Servant Fur of export trade, causing the export little more solvent. prices to rise, and the second was

The Coal Mine Control Agreement, increase in the cost of 2s. 78. per amount the complaint states repre. not standing because of the use of Paid 25 per cent. dividends on its add a foot 4 inches, and on the gauge duction in hours would mean an for the recovery of P240,659. This take steps to secure that looms were some years past the company has, the large demand for munitions of Its affairs war, particularly the by-products of compromise. Its broad feature was and the increase in wages would coke ovens and the coke itself. The that collieries were to have their mean an increase in cost of. 4s. per

prominently discussed profits of that branch of the industry, pre-war standard of profits, provided ton, a total increase of 6s. 7d.

financial circles this week because of which was not brought under control, they maintained an output equal increased very considerably.

its expected acquisition from Lord In reply to Mr. Cooper, witness to the pre-war output. In 1916 the output was nearly output failed there was to be a down to 1917 was 1900, the profits case that out of the total quantity of district that a sparrow had built a nest and paid last year a dividend of 25

If the said the biggest year of all years!

Cowdray of a big interest in the It appeared from the record of the the missionary in charge of his has an issued capital of £5,000,000 The native minister was telling Mexican Eagle Oil Company, which 256,500,000 tons, Pithead prices rose reduction. On the other hand, of which were £33,000,000. The copra deposited, the bank removed on the roof of his house. "Is there per cent. considerably to an average of 15s, owners were not allowed to get more lowest year was 1888, wher the 112.15 kilos valued at P18,325 during anything in the nest yet?" asked the 74d. Profits before charging royalties than 5 per cent profits- if earned, profits were $7,000,000. They went the month of January. On March missionary. rose to 43.8 millions, and after in excess of that agreement. The up to £15,000,000 in 1890, and drop 21 the bank made demand for the deducting royalties to just under 38 controller had power, when a ped to £7,000,000 again in 1895. delivery of the remaining stocks and proud of his English, "the sparrow "Yes," said the Indian brother, millions. That was to say, that the colliery had gone to the bad through They then went to £11,000,000 in the defendant refused and still has pups.". profits for 1916 were nearly three flooding, breakdown, &o; to fix a sub 1899, and in 1901 they were refuses to comply with the demand, times the average (£13,000,000) for stitute for the profit standard. Up £23,000,000. Then the profits drop-it is alleged. the five years before the war. The to date, they had paid out under ped steadily to £11,000,000 in 1904, profit per ton amounted to 2s. 11d., clause 4 and the other clause, the and went up again to £24,000,000 in

bird, but his ways are not past find as compared with a pre-war figure compensation clause,

The British elector is a curious or of a shilling.

£2.332.375. 1907. He agreed that it was a very April 24, granted permission to the The Public Utility Commission on They had collected £340,947, leaving fluctuating industry.. In 1917, the first control year, the a balance against

ing out; on the contrary, they are w output dropped to 2482 million tons, £1,991,438,

control of Answering. Mr. Williams, the wit operating an auto bus line in the city, Philippine Transit Company, now

extremely simple, in a general way, and the price at the pithead increased

WAGES AND PRICES.

ness said that if there was a 20 per to maintair transportation lines along retary to Justice George A. Malcolm of tendency" in popular opinion at Attorney Francisco Lavidez, Sec-accordance with the general, "stream Taking him in the mass, he votes in to 16s. 824 Profits amounted to 332 millions before charging royalties,

The witness said that he had been workers, who numbered 50 per neighbouring towns, provided such Aurora Castro of Tayabas, were re voted for one side at one election output piece Santa Ana, Pampanga, and other of the Supreme Court, and Miss the moment; and when he ha able to collect some figures which cent. of the, total, would suffer a and -27 millions after charging showed that the war wage payment normal reduction in earnings to that royalties. The profit per ton was for the two quarters ended Jure extent, but on top of that was the 30 service in the city. The application spend their honeymoon in Japan..

lines do not interrupt the regular (cently married in Manila. They will his 2s. 2 d.

1918, tabulated from 50 per cent of per cent, increase.

inclination is to vote for for such permission was filed with the tonnage got in amounted U BOAT WAR EFFECTS,

the other side at the next. There Mr. Stille asked what would be approximately to £9,000,000...The the effect of the 30 per cent increase

the acting secretary of the commis

are, of The witness said that the two income for the war-wage for the and the shorter hours coupled with a

course, exceptions to Barometer That the withdrawal of Japan these rules of procedure, a to all Temperature sion April 22.- main causes for the increased cost of period would be £12,000,000. There arrangement of piece rates.

from the coming Olympic games to others; and the first may occasional Humidity.... coal were the fact of the rising wage increase was 18. 6d. for men The witness.replied that it would, Secret Service on April 24, that 107 branches of the Japan Athletic population of electors who do not Weather

be held in Manila in May bas not ly over-ride the second. Further, Direction of prices, which had begun to be felt and 9d for boys. He was inclined mean an additional £14,000,000.

It was learned at the Customs been with the approval of all the the rules only apply to the floating Por

Wind very severely, and the largely in to think that there was a deficit for creased submarine activity, which the first three months: He had only had allowed for other than the direct arrived from Singapore. It is claimed paper. At least the. Osaka Branch ent constituencies, 80 that some are.

cans of opium were found in various Association is the tenor of an article own any party allegiance, and this Ham Mr. Forgie asked if Mr. Dickinson places on the steamer Colusa, which which appears in a recent Japanese element varies much in bulk in differ caused a very large amount of short lately been able to get these figurer charges arising out of increased that two of the cans were found in of the association is strongly opposed naturally "safe seats" for a Tory, time in the export district. Returns .showed that the submarine menace 64. was granted the Government did

Mr. Webbs: Oh! So when the Zs. wages and reduction of hours. was a very material factor in 1917 not know what the cost was? They allowed 28. for wages and 7d. for custody by the agents of the Customs foot to send its own representatives wobblers consistent only in their The witness said that he had ber of the crew, who was taken into Athletic Association and has plans on Labour, while some are habitual the bunk of George Nicholas, a mem- to the action taken by the Japan others for a Liberal, others for in increasing the cost.

did not know all this

Secret Service and taken to the to the games.

inconsistency.

cent reduction in

other costs.

decided that statistics would be main-

copra deposited in the association's home or abroad. warehouse behind the Intendencia Building on Magallanes Drive, by the Philippine Fiber Produce Company.

answer to 2

fiscal's office where he may have to possession of opium.

charge of illegal

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DEMOCRACY.

in London from the romlt of the analysis of observations taken by means of an The tile-table kiven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office

sutomatic tide-recording machine in the

Chart, which has been found to be t test Water Folice Basin at Trim Sha Tsui

ring the years 1906-0. ho zero of the sounding in the Admiralty The zero of the table corresponds with

inches below mean ses-lovel

To obtain the depth of water on the

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gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard

infaches to the height given in the table.

May 8 to 14, 1918.

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HONGKONG REGISTER.

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Hongkong Ulawvatory, May 7, 1919,