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NEWS FROM HOME.

THE COST OF CONTROL.

[From Our Own Corespondent.]

LONDON, March 10. " Within four hours of the opening of the Coal Commission it was shown that when the Coal Controller allowed the owners to charge another half a crown for coal he did something that was quite unnecessary and handed about ten millions" of extra profit from the consumers" pockets to the owners of the mines and the mer

tively before she is let loose, for the old spirit is by no means dead.

The captain of the liner which brought the German women and the icar German Governor honte from German East Africa. told me this week that so far from understanding the situation, the women when they came aboard said. "We knew the Kaiser would send a ship to fetch us," "hy that case" retorted the captain take a walk aft and see what ensign is floating on this ship.. for the Kaiser has no influence in respect to that emblem."

THE L.C.C.

chants. Every time labour has Politics in this country at present demanded any concession in the are almost dead. The London men's hard life-admittedly hard. County Council elections have been according to the evidence of-masters fought this week and not more than and independent witnesses the a mere fraction of the people, owners and merchants have been women voters included, took the allowed to hoist the price again. trouble to go to the poll. The The official responsible for the coal moderates, or Municipal Reformers as tationing of Leudon admitted that he they prefer to call themselves, are was helpless and that the consumer again in the saddle, with a majority had to pay all the time.

over the Progressives and the Labour This has had the natural effect of members combined of 12. Labour justifying the Commission, streng raised its strength from two to thening the case of the Miners, and fifteen. Four women have gained making all sorts and conditions of seats, including the Duchess of men ask for a wider commission to Marlborough, who haaded the inquire into other articles of general poll in het division: in South London, consumption and the profiteering on the Progressive ticket. She is an that has been allowed by this and eager social worker and the walls have that "Controller". It has also served been thick with injunctions to "Poll to focus attention to the expensive early for Consuelo Marlborough." The ress of the control departments Labour party would have done better themselves, and the demand is grow in many places if their programme ing for the demobilization of the had been less-Socialistic. It was even Ampets" as the bureaucrats are approaching Bolshevist, for it called not inaptly called. Thousands upon the voters to take the money of them are still battening on from those who had plenty a cry. the public purse and inventing very similar to the Russian demande ingenious devices for the on the bourgeoisie. The Labour purpose of persuading the Govern-gains were all at the expense of the ment and the public that they are Progressives, who are mostly Liberal useful personages. Even the Press in national politics. This emphasises Bureau is trying to perpetuate itself, the way in which the Liberals hare Cestring to stay on and spoonfeed lost their hold on popularity. te Press with official "dope" for all time. It is within my knowledge

chat the Press of the country has f

AERIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

The greatest question, after the war and the

that will carry passengers and goods on tours or across the oceans.

sent to the leader of the House of settlement of the Commons a downright and unmis-pacification of labour, is the future takable protest against this Old Man of civilian flying and the uses it can of the Sea remaining on the back of be put to for commerce. Rules are publicity, and calling for the imme being drawn up for the governance diate disbandment of the mischievous of international flying, the policing. contrivance.

If the limpets pursue of the skies, the prevention of smug- their tactics, much further it will not gling and so forth, and various firms be surprising if the threats, atare hard at work, providing machines present jocular, to "tomb them oul," wok on an uglier tone.

The announcement that import. But still the utility of the aeroplanes -restrictions are to be withdrawn on for commercial purposes is largely a articles from within the British matter of speculation. As an interest Empire, and on raw materials from ed expert said this week. other countries, came many weeks flying has made such tremendous "Although after trade and industry had demand strides during the past few years, we ed it. The Government is now being are really groping in the dark with) pressed to speed matters up still regard to its possibilities as a goods further, by relieving the cables of carrying concern. For all we know windy official messages, demobilising we may be years before we make workers not needed in the army, aeroplanes really suitable to take settling the labour troubles so as to give goods on a sufficiently large scale to stability to the markets, and removing justify a special service being set up. the excess profits tax so as to give On the other hand, in six months we ce: Fdence to investors. The issy may have to scrap our goods trains a of bonds at five per cent in

31 unnecessary." ime continues to be criticised. as it makes all loans dear and harpers enterprise. So far Mr. Austen Chamberlain has not been happy a Chancellor of the Exchequer and his reputation hangs upon his Budget, which has to be made to ssit perfectly colossal estimates.

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One firm of sound standing is building acroplanes for £350 apiece, so we may expect private planes to supersede motor cars for the wealthy] moderns.

The latest news is that under the new measure to set up a Ways and Communications Ministry, with Sir On the whole the Labour outlook Eric Geddes at its head, not only are is rather brighter. They will get a the roads, railways, canals, electric good deal of their demands, and in light systems, ports and docks to conseqence, plus the interest on war come under the scheme, but also Labts, we shall have to pay high aviation. That looks like a colossal prices probably for the rest of our job for any man, and it is hardly to Kves. But the Bolshevists are not be wondered at that there is opposi gaining, the more sober elements tion of a lively kind. being in the great majority and the ezhibitions of the real article on the Continent being taken as a warning by all classes.

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as bad there. He went to Grimsby, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool and several other places, and seldom slept in a regular bed. Other nights he had to camp on couches, or made shift on the billiard table. On one occasion he managed to get a room, after much persuasion, went for a walk for an hour, and when he came back he found a man in his bed, who had over persuaded some official of the hotel to let him "jump the claim." It is funny to anybody not directly affected. In Paris it is much the same, and prices are simply wicked.

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Allied soldiers in the various hospitals In Siberia are badly in need of reading matter. Any books, newspapers, etc. for, their use handed in at the G.F.O. will be packed and forwarded to them. free.

The parcel post service to 'Cuba is mspended.

It is notified that all restrictions as to the use of wireless Telegraphy by Merchant Tassels on the China Station have been abolished..

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are Į vaspended..

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No noticia! better addressed to Abadan, Abwas or Mobammorah in the Persian Gull may exceed eight ounces in weight.

The insured letter and toured parcel services between Egypt (or in tranzit through-Egypt) and Cyprus are temper arily suspended.

Uninsured parcels for the Unitari Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Eongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack auch parcels very carefully.

Until further notica parcels for civil | addresses in the provinces of Unins, Vicenza, Trevise Padua, Fenice and Bel- lune in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit..

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The Parcel Post Services to British Esat Africa and Egypt (except fcr members of the Expeditionary Forces). and to Abyssinin, Bagdad, Frithrea French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portuguese East Africs, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.

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The .. TALTRYBIUB, May 26 and The IDOMENEUS, Blay 30 and leaves for Shanghai and Japan May 31. leaves for Shanghai and Japan June 9.

The

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The 5.2 TYDEUS, June 16 and leaves Straits, Bangkok Ceylon, Mauritius,

HOMEWARD BOUND.

The 8.8. LEGAON, leaves Yokohama May 3 and is dra here:May 20. May 17 and is duc bere June 3,

Those MENTOR, learea Yokohama The 8.3. REESUS, leaves Yokohama May 31 and is due bere June 17. barra June 14 and is due bern July 1.

The s.5. TALTRYBIUS, leaves Toko-

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FOOD EASIER. Gradually the food situation is be coming easier. Hard and expensive as are our conditions still, they are: much better than those of our enemies. twopence a pound and will go down Meat has gone down mare scon, milk once more can be 17. sold as a beverage, fruit is coming down gradually, and within a month or two we expect other concessions. It is hoped there will be a twenty five per cent reduction on the food bill by the end of the summer, but} that depends a good deal on whether strikes are averted, especially on transport lines.

We are now realising what leeway we have to make up for the neglect The Coal Commission is an in- made necessary by the war. I am #eresting study for the onlooker, assured by motor drivers from the There are square jawed masters of front that, bad as their roads have industry on one side and pale, been in Flanders, they find consider, -academic latcur enthusiasts on the able excitement in driving a car along" other. The latter put their points Holborn, pitted as it is with holes better and show the most fire and worn deep in over four years of war enthusiasm, but the former bowl time. them over with cold facts and even Then we are nearly a million homes fractions of facts, knowing their shortofwhatwe need, and the dearness business from A to Z.If the miners' case of all materials makes building specula had not had so much sheer truth tive for some years to come. To behind it the owners would win that has to be added the innumerable 'hands down. As it is, the figures, houses that have to be repaired and extracted from official and even repainted--a bill of arrears that is intrested witnesses, as to coal pro- positively staggering in its extent. fits and the conditions of the miners? The only fellows to look prosperous Lives, have startled even the most above the common herd are the conservative. Of them all perhaps munition and food profiteers and the most scocessful is Robert Smillie, the demobilized men who had a good the Scottish miners' leader. He is stock of clothes when they went to the

But there are many things we shall the only man who cat really stand war and have not outgrown them. up to the owners, for he knows his These latter now walk abroad in their not see for many long years-as, for facts from actual experience. Always pre-war garb, the envy of all be rates and tourist tickets, our cheap, example, our pre-war low travel elite, and even aftable, he extracts holders. As to the profiteers, I am and good clothes, and our compara answers by direct and ever-alert assured that their social ambitions tively low income tax. Questions. Let us get tó essentials" are amazing. The headmaster of a is a frequent remark of his and he public school, assures me that all the To compensate for these rather gets there. He gives the impression public schools are full of scholars dark prospects we are all praying for of a patient man bent on winning a and there are long waiting lists, "not the speedy resumption of trade, the victory for the upder-dog, and because of any sudden craze for re-employment of the workers, the specially the underdog of Lanark education, but because there is a stimulation of commerce and industry, abire, I say this without any bias in large new moneyed class, who have and that big demand on our enter. his favour, for as a matter of gained the idea that it is the thing prise which Mr. Lloyd George says fact, I am usually in the opposite to send their boys to the public must come to us, in common with camp to Smillie.

schools."

America and perhaps Japan.

STARVING EUROPE,

NOWHERE TO SLEEP.

* There in doubt about it-Central i It is a fine thing to-day-or at Eurore Raja and a great part of least to-night-to have a friend in the Near Fast are starving. Aid is a city. Otherwise the traveller being pred into every part that stands a fair chance of sleeping in guarantrea fair dealing, and at the the waiting room, of

railway sta moment we are ready to help Gertion. The drawing rooms of many many if she will hand over her mer-houses and flats are often called into cantile marire, which she is declining requisition to accommodate belated to do. The question is-rill Bolshe friends who are all dressed up vism ga complete hold on the and have nowhere to go. I went count fore the samer spirits: re home twice this week and found my alise that Germany is not in a posifat almost packed to the doors with tion to detate any terms at all? such wayfarers...

It is rencally realised at last that from the north tells me it is almost A traveller who has just returned Greeze, an "a claws must be cut effec

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The .s. TYNDAREUS, leaves Manila July 23, due here Joly 94 and leaves for MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. Kofe, Yabchama and Seattle July 28.

WEST" BOUND. The PROTESILAUS, leave Seattle May 22 dhe hero June 18 sad leaves for Marile May 14. June 10, due here Jaly. Il and leaves for The LL TYNDAREUS, leaves Seattle Manila July 17.

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Tien Tong Woo, Mr. Chi Rosser Corp. P. Knight; from Tang Mr. and Mr. J. H. Pakrats The E.P.0.8. Co's RMS. Empress of

Coloren, Rev. G. H. Brock, Mr. F. Japan sailed from Kobe May 3rd

Per sa. Dilwara, for Hongkong from andas, Mr. F. A.Jenzen, Mra. Jenzen and is due at Nagasaki May 5.

Fombay, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. O'Conner, Whildren; from Singapore, Mr. and The T.K.K. &.. Shingo Mars arrived at Mim E. O'Conner, Miss L A. McConnel F. G. Gerose, Mr. J. Fisher, Mr. Yokohams April 87th, and will leave Miss A. L. Cleland, Miss F. F. Forte, ale, Mc. Young, Mr. H. Fredinnick, that Port for Hongkong on May 1st, Bev. and Mrs. A. A. Scott and childdrs. G. Hofland, Mr. Whitehead, Mr. being doo bere May 14th.

Lt. H. R. Morton, Lt. . H. B. Bygand Mrs. T. Le Favre, Mr. En Ri Dal The C.P.O.S. Co's RMS. Empres of Capt. G. 8. Middiemass, Capt. L. Boy Mrs. Bandetta for Kobe, Mr. Lockhart, Bandes. From Bomber: for Shang- Ans arrived at Vancouver on April Lt. O. L. Cordon, Lt. J. Carey, Liten hai, Mr. J. H. Khambatta

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Mr. J. At The C.P.OS. Co's R.M.S. Monteagle lait Gupta, Capt. C. T. John Lady Dennys, Mrs. Hewitt, child and Mr. B. Jenkins, Lt. Col. Bir B. Derrys Shanghai on Friday, 11th April and Johnson and infant, Major aparting infant. Misa Een loll Brom Colombo is due at Moji Sunday, April 13th. Gretaway, Dr. H. Borotolovoky, for Bhanghai, Lt. Gent-W. Kertsoff The T.K.K. sz. Nippon Maru arrived at Bister Parlors, Gudkovas, Capt. Mr. Padlichink, Mr. and Mrs.

Tokohaus April 7 and will rail for Kotchanoff, Novikull, Cindung, Mrs. Singaporn: for Bhanghai, Mrs. Farrow, Friedman and child, Mr. Padwa. From Ban Francisco from that Port April A. Agmalian, Mrs. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Kossman, Mrs. Cumming

AP. Richards, Mr Mr. A.J. W. and Mrs. Action. child, Lt. Col. E C.

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The T.K.K sa Ango Maru arrived at Torohams March 30th, and will mil April 4th for Honolulu and San Francisco en-route to Valparaiso, Bouth America.

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