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El Oriente Cigar Factory Is American Concern

Governor-General of Philippines Issues Important Announcement

Wäkter E. Olsen' & Co., Buy Largest Cigar Factory in Manila from Allen Property Custodian' U. S.

The world famous El Oriente Cigar Factory of Manila, Philippine Islanca, bas passed into American hands. The Alien Property Custodian senouners its Ale to Walter E. Olsen and Company.

El Oriente Cigar Factory has been Established since 1853 and it is well and favorably known here. Every detail of Manufacture, from the cultivation and care of the tobacco, to the clear and careful handling in the most modern and sanitary factories, has been carefully studied with the result that the pro ducts of the factory enjoy a world wide enviable reputation.

popy of the owners will be to soutstain the same high standard of quality that has made El Oriente cigars by word for good amokes throughout his country. The warehouses of the Company contain more than three mill ion: pesos worth of tobacco, carefully selected and of the highest quality. This in itsel assures smokers of a mild uni- form blend, that from a point of quality and aroma is unexcelled.

The Governor-General of the Philip pine Island's bas sanctioned the issuance

Dear Sir:

February 12, 1910

At the request of Walter F. Olsen and Company, I beg to advise you that the El Quiente Cigar Factory and business going concern was sold by me, as of the United States, at public txtiative of the Alien Property sale to the Walter E. Olsen Company, the highest bidder therefor. The se has been confirmed by the Washington offer of the Custodian and the Disens Lompany has paid the purchase price, and is now in possesion of, operating the factory and business. Company is a corporation organised under the laws of the Philippine Islands and all of its stock holders are American citizens. The enemy interests should, therefore, be considered BJ eliminated and the business entitled to the same considera- sion as other American business.

and

NEWS FROM HOME.

LIKE A POKER GAME.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Developments are proceeding very rapidly and if the present secret ex- periments with a new helicopter principle machine come to fruition, we shall see machines that will be able to rive straight up in the air and alight, after hovering for a short time, on any space as big as the average housetop..

by the labour exchange to a prospec- American competitor on a Parte- tive mistress. The girl Immediately machine, and one or two others are demanded £1 a week and hours from already making preparations.

But I am assured by those who (From Our Own Correspondent)9-30a.m. to 3-30 p.m., besides many

privileges. The mistress was a wise know that commercial flying will woman. She telephoned the result have to "go, slaw" if it is to develop of the interview to the manager of efficiently. The tendency is to for speed and light the Labour Exchange. When the arrange maid called to register next day loads, which of course makes. the Manager told her. If she for expensiveness of transit. That LONDON, March 2

did not accept the employ class of business will remain, The labour situation is very like ment offered her at reasonable no doubt, for goods that require a poker, game. It relies to a great terms she would be cut off the roll speed, but there will be the far extent on nerve and "bloff." As I for unemployment donation. Within greater field of traffic that can be write, few believe there will be aan hour she was back at the house carried in bulk at a slower rate. really serious strike, but the leaders, of the prospective mistress and signed for all that are making it appear on at 16/- a week and hours from that the very Heavens are about to 7,30a.m. to 6,30 p.m. fall upon a doomed Government. This week a co-operative member The Government, for its part, is for Kettering, Mr. Waterson, Intre- not wholly without cards, though it duced a Bill-which was negatived- has allowed its opponents to extract to provide Heaven for out of works. a good many tricks. As I write, They were to be provided with the bands are playing in the training Institutions and homes near distance and the millions and maintenance-with their de- TRADE RESTRICTIONS.

triumphal pendents--at the expense of With the prospective removal of march: of the Guards are applauding the have come bome from victory and is the eye of the modern Socialist, is forces are working, there should be a that the State. The state, in very truth, restrictions on trade, for which great the accomplishment of great deeds a wonderful thing. Its resources are mighty boom in our export business. to a grateful city. Ostensibly it is a unending, and all you have to do is There are stacks of goods, in York mere pageant of tribute to the Army to reach down into the long stocking shire especially, for delivery abroad. In reality it is far more than that. of the Exchequer and help yourself It is predicted that for a year from On the face of it, the day celebrates Of course you are not called upon for the actual signing of peace the boom the stemming of the Huns by the any adequate return. If you were, in trade will be spectacular... Guards. In reality it is also a hint that would be the tyranny of a brutal to the Bolsheviks at home that here capitalistic system, operating through are reliable men and machines to class Government. maintain the order and stability of The old House of Ceramons is the State (Another stupid threat. See hearing more moral maxims and today's leader] Believe me, far-away copy book headings nowadays than reader, there is nothing inopportune ever in its history. A friend who is in this triumphal march at this time. bored there every day assures me he

PROGRESS

quite expects. to hear some mamber "Pro bono Slowly we are advancing towards wind up this speech

11. parvo Nil the light. Very likely by the time publico. Mullum

desperandum"! I hereby certify to the authenticity this has reached you the real peace

CO-OPERATION. of the bis nature of Mr. Douglas M. will be with us and there will be no Moffat, Managing Director for the excuse evenfor bureaucracy to clog the

When all that is said, there remains Philippine Islazes of the Alien Froperty chariot wheels of industry. Heaven the cheerful fact that there is a spirit Castonian, ca the original of the above-knows, the bureaucrat is clinging of frank comradeship between capital quoted letter which is on file in this with amazing tenacity to his job, and labour, of the best types, to-day other. Iurther certify that the records" of the Division of Archives. Fatents, hoping that the small tooth comb of such as never has shown itself in Copy-rights, and Trade Marks of the the demobiliser will pass over him history before. If the saner leaders Philippine Government show that and leave him on his comfortable of the workers can keep their control Water E. Olsen and Company reck of a Government position. But of the masses, and the wiser and Philippine corporation duly organised the omens are dark for obstructionists, more liberal (small please) of the under the laws of the Philippine Islands and I am afraid we shall have to employers are able to dominate the of the 'nited States of dispense with some of those who policy of commerce and industry, ali have squandered millions on ship will be well. If, in addition to that, yards, motor depots and aerodromes politics can be made less selfish and that have never been used, are never bureaucracy less asinine, we are in a decrce nisi, with costs.. likely to be used and are, in fact, for a very bright future indeed. located and designed as though they

DANCING CRAZE. never were intended to be used.

*Yours very truly,

(Sgd.) DOUGLAS MOFFAT,

Managing Director for the

Philippine Islands.

Manila, P. I."

of the following statement, in order that ¦ The Governor General, the amoking public of China may be poi in possession of the facts concerning the Oriente Cizar Factory:

Office of the Governor-General

of the Phillippine Islands

Manila, Feb. 18, 1949.

To whom it may concern i

The Governor General of the Philip pine Islands has received the following self-explanatory letter from Mr. Douglas Motat maging director for the Philippine Ishtals of the Alien Property Custodian of the United States of

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and that of its stockholders are

America

United States of Americ: the citizens

America. Alien Property Custodian One of the Managing Director in the Philip

pines, Manila.

fly authority of the Governor-General.

(Sgd) J. L. IRWIN, Secretary to the Gov. Gen.

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no ship sliding from the slips could in favour and some of the old stately do anything else than stick in the dances are going into favour again. mud. They erected cottages of solid There is not a hall or a band to be, concrete and then laboriously chipped bad for many weeks ahead. The holes in the walls for the windows to fact is we are enjoying the rebound be put in. It isn't balf finished, but from strain to social gaiety. You is useless as it stands, so they tried should see the way the pastry shops. to get the co-operators to take it over.especially the Belgian ones are laughed, said they were mightily and children, and some male things complimented, but begged to be as well, eager to taste once more excused. Now the Office of Works the pre-war succulence of sweets and is to tinker it up some more and live iced cakes. The grill rooms are also in hope that somebody will take it off open once more and though the their hands.

meat is tougher and less prime than of yore, we revel in good chop or steak because for long moons we were deprived of them by the stern ordinances of the Food Controller.

Clothes are likely to remain as now at least until next Spring, because of the huge demand and the shortage of skilled labour. Think

of the hundreds of thousands of men

A million or two has been spent on a motor depot at Slough. It is a marshy spot, and experts not con- cerned in it declare it is about as unsuitable a location as could have been selected if an imbecile had been sent out on a requisitioning mission, Part of the way through, the weight of the girders brought the walls down and injured some workmen. who have come home expanded by Last week a famous man with a training beyond the measure of their title, and a name besides, was sent old 'civvies. They are being fitted down to report on it. He had a cut again at high cost, but they hard job to decide and at the same must have the goods. time save the face of the Government.j In the end the depot is to be retained in part, at least.

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NOTE THIS!

Your part of the world is about to There was an aerodrome built in be invaded by a motley collection of Scotland at enormous cost, and a propagandists. The Bolshevist Gov. munition town built near Bristol ernment in Russia has a lot of regardless, but neither has been Chinese and other prisoners in its used. The first was useless because hards who are being made to go to They are there it was precisely where it should not anarchist classes. have been. The second wasn't want taught the notions of Bolshevism ed at all. I mention these things to and offered fancy inducements to go indicate to you that the Labour to China and elsewhere and help in This is element in the country is not entirely spreading the doctrines. without cause-apart from the high being accepted by some, and no cost of living-for its demand for a doubt you will hear of them, or see change in the method of Gov. evidences of their work, ere long. The same thing is being planned for England and America, but I fancy we are keeping a stricter watch than

ernment.

UNEMPLOYMENT.

The payment of out of work dona-will be possible in the Far East.

tion to those who have been doing national work and are now demobi-

lised, is a scandal of another sort-but

LENT.

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Never before has Leat been so little regarded. Nobody of note used to a scandal all the same. There are be married in Lent, but this year no hundreds of thousands of thera in regard is being paid to the tradition the country and it is costing the at all. Formerly a dance in Lent country something over seven figures was looked askance at even by people a day. Every day long queues line who were not considered sticklers up at the Labour exchanges to for religious customs. Now Roman register for the payment at the end! Catholics of prominence are not of the week. They are offered this merely attending but giving lively and that work, in substitution, but dance parties. They laugh and as a rule they 'one and all begin to exclaim, in the words of a catchy make excuse'. At one exchange song of the moment, Apres la there are 600 boys drawing 15/- guerre".

a week for doing nothing. At Tottenham there are 9,000 women

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drawing 25/ a week for the same Perhaps as a rebound from the arduous task. At Shoreditch every causes of the riots in the Strand a day two thousand men line up to week or two back, when our over decline work and register for pay. cfficious police seized some American If the work offered is skilled, they soldiers and sailors who were quietly reply that they are unskilled-if it is playing cards in front of the Eagle to do unskilled work in the recon- Hut, the movement for a brighter struction camps in France, they Sunday is gaining strength. There reply that they have done so much are active parsons like the Hon. work driving shella into the soll Father Adderly who have come out abroad that they are not minded to plainly for games on Sundays; do any more digging them up again between services. Chaplains often It is the szre in Lancashire and played football in-France on Sundays, in Nottingham and everywhere. so why not at home? Spindles are idle because the girls cando elmont a well by spending

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their morning at the labour exchange Quite possibly by the time you read and their, afternoons at the kinema, this the Atlantic will have been flown

·Occasionally there is a bureaucrat and the Daily Mail £10,000 prize for who knows the business' The other that event will have been won. day aer art leaflex maid gas pen, Hawker on a Sopwith biplane, an

COUNTESS'S DIVORCE DECREE.

The Countess Alice de Montaigu. Queen Mary Hostel, Abbey Wood. Woolwich, was in the Divorce Court recently granted a decree dissolving her narriage with the Count Rene Pierre Anne Marie Joseph de Mon- taiga.

She said the marriage was at the Register Office, Rotoria, New Zea. hand. on November 11, 1914. In 1018, when they were in England, he left her, and on October 21, 1918, she obtained a restitution decree which he did not comply with.

Mrs. Alice Roscol gave evidence of entering the service of Count de Montaigu nt Tower House. 12, Park Village West, Regent's Park, in Noveraber 1917. A lady was living there with him and pissing as the countess,

Mr. Justice Bakervice pronoxinced

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