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The China Mail.

December 15, 1919, Temperature 60

No." 17,826. 一拜觀 魏五十月二十年九十一百九千一英

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HUDSON, ESSEX, OVERLAND and DODGE BROTHERS OARS,

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December 15, 1915, Temperature 66

HONGKONG," MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1919, 日四十月十未已次华人國民亊中

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Rester's Scale to the China Mai.)

NEW AMERICAN LOAN.

TO STABILISE. EUROPEAN EXCHANGE.

FAX, December 10. According to Liberia the American Bankers' Association whose representatives recently conferred with the British Belgian Economic Misssions in Paris has issued a statement announcing the establishment of a national committee for financing Europe. A loan will be issued in the United States of between two and four billion dollars in long term credits, with the object of stabilising exchanges. The Public is invited to subscribe bands of fifty dollars.

V.A. SILVER DOLLARS IN CHINA,

AN AMERICAN MONOPOLY.

LONDON, December, 13. Commenting on the news that the American Treasury has arranged to sell silver dollars to China through the medium of American banks there, the Times says the arrangement will obviously place British. exchange banks operating in China at a disadvantage, since they are only able to purchase their silver dollars from the American banks. It remains to be seen what terms the American banks will demand from the English exchange banks for allver and perhaps the valuable services which the exchange banks have been able to render the American barks in the past will not be forgotten by the latter in the use of its monopoly, but the effect of the arrangement will, of course, enable the American banks te purchase sterling bills on more favourable terms than the British banks.

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D. S. COAL STRIKE ENDED

INDIANAPOLIS, December 10. The coal strike has ended. The terms of the settlement provide for the immediate resumption of work, a fourteen per cent. advance and the appointment of a commission to endeavour to determine within two months

a basis for a new wage agreement.

THE NEXT GREAT FLIGHT.

PROBABLY ACROSS THE PACIFIC

LONDON, December 11.

METAL BORING INSECTS.

During the course of an address on the occasion the opening of a new telephone exchange in Bangkok, H.E. Phya Achirakan. Director at Fosts and Telegraphs, showed the visitors a number of picces of the lead pipes in which the overhead telephone wires are strung. Some of bese were pierced with what were manifestly bullet heles-such as those produced by B.S.A. air rifle. Others again were said to have been pierced by insects, and others looked as though they had been penetrated by small quantities of some acid. In this con nestion it, is of interest to note that some Alteen years or so it was reported that insects-white-ants it was then said-had been found to be able to bore their way through thin sheet lead. This was doubted at the time, but a little later it was found that insects had managed to bare their way through sheet-lead in the Naval Dockyard, Hongkong. Bongkok Daily Mail.

COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES:

Twice within the past Ave years commercial motor vehicles have saved this country from ufter collapse, writes Nr. G. W. Watson, Consult- Motor Users' Association, ing Engineer to the Commercial Journal of Commerce. The Erst in the time was the fateful August of 1914. when the impressed use of motors enabled us quickly to put a consider- able army in the field of France, ind, having put it there, maintained it by motor borne supplies of food, am- munition and other necessaries. The second time was during the recent hostilities" between the railwaymen

The achievement of Capt. Ross Smith is focussing attention on the next great flight which will doubtless be the Trass Pacific for £10,000 and the nation. The general public offered by Sir Thomas Ince. It must begin in California and the destina-rever realised what service was ren- tion may be Japan, the Phillippines, the continent of Agis or Australia. The dered by motors and motor engineers first non stop run from California is to be to Hawaii, 2203 nautical miles, during the early days of the war, but

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PURE WOOL UNDERWEAR.

STOCKED JIN ALL WEIGHTS.

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1920

CALENDARS AND DATE BLOCKS

JUST ARRIVED ALSO

SELECTIONS OF CARDS, GIFT BOOKS, Etc.

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BRUSHES.

We have recently received a full and varied maertment of the abere including Ladies' sad Gentlemen's Hair Brushes, -Clothes Brushes, Nail Brushes, Military Cher; also Comba, Paf Boxes, Mirrors, Manicure requisitas, ata., ata. INSPECTION INVITED.

but from these the aviator will have a wide choice of routes. If Japan is the more recent events have impress- THE PHARMACY,

chosen the fight will be at least 3,380 miles. The fight must be accomed upon the public mind the utility of plished in twelve days. Entries must be submitted the Royal Remotor services in a way which is Club. None has yet been handed in.

-MEDALS FOR CHINESE,

LONDON, December 4.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Aneurin Williams, Mr. Churchill stated that the Chinese labourers enrolled in the Labour Corps would receive a British war medal in bronze.

FUEL SAVING IN AMERICA,

DRASTIC REGULATIONS.

WASHINGTON, September 9.

likely to hosting effect. This is particularly the case with Londoners and residents in ether farge cities re- mote from food producing districts.

U. S. SHIPBUILDI: G COMPETITION,

BRITISH #HIPOWNER'S VIEWS

The Fuel Administrator has issued drastic nation-wide regulations for the purposes of saving coal. All lighting in the streets is curtailed,

Mr. J. C. Gould, M.P., the well- stores and factories are rationed, both in lighting and beating and all manu knewn Cardiff steamship owner, hes facturing plants, except these making necessary products, must reduce their been clcsely studying the shipowning operations so as not to exceed three days weekly. Also the electric rail.and shipbuilding position in the vari way service is reduced to a minimum, no places of entertainment are ous,,shipping ports on the eastern sea- allowed lights except between the boura of seven and eleven in the even-

board. ing and office lights must be extinguished at four in the afternoon.

RETURNING TO CHINA.

"LU TSENG TSIANG LEAVES NICE.

Nicz, December 9.

Lu Tseng Tsiang, the Foreign Minister and head of the Chinese Delega- tion to the Peace Conference has departed for Marseilles whence he is em | barking for China.

INDO-CHINA.-

A NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL.

PARIS, December 10.

of

M. Long, Deputy for Drome, has been appointed Governor General Indo-China.

THE NAVAL ESTIMATES."

REDUCTIONS IN PERSONNEL AND CONSTRUCTION.

LONDON, December 10.

In the course of the interview with a representative of the Journal of Commerce, Mr. Gould said he had had an opportunity of visiting all the shipping ports from Boston, U.S., right down the coast, and had been able to closely inspect both the ship- ping and coaling facilities at these various ports. His object in going over was to ascertain, if possible, the true position of United States ship- ping. He believed that the United States had a big future before it, and had serious intentions of securing # great deal, of the coal trade of the world, and they were also of the opinion that they would be able to of the world. A comparison of the control very largely the carrying trade costs of the working arrangements, however, satisfied him that British | shipping had nothing to fear from the United States competition. The ves sels whien had been built out in the

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Sistes in the various shipbuilding CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

yards did not compare favourably "with

In the House of Commons during the debate on the Naval similar ships built England. estimates, Mr. Walter Long pointed out that the estimates of £157,000,000 Also their operating costs and their were £167,000,000 less than last year. The personnel of the Nary had general scheme of working was not been reduced since the armistice from 400,000 to 150,000 and out of over likely to be improved, because the 1,000 contracts for shipa constructing at the time of the armistice, 611 had intention of the present administra been cancelled. Three hundred and nineteen ships had been completed tion, and particularly those représenta leaving 75 to be completed. The cancellations had saved £46,000,000.tives of the farming and Inland states, Mr. Waiter Long said the Navy-must be reduced gradually. The was to maintain Government owner- Government did not intend a reduction which would make us insecure.at ship as long as possible. The most! Home or unable to do its duty by the Empire. In view of the changed striking thing to a British shipowner conditions as result of the war, it was unreasonable to ask the Admiralty about the administration of the United to produce at present a definite policy which might turn out to be wholly States Shipping Board was the waste- mistaken, but the Admiralty was continuously and carefully examining the fulness of administration. The cost problems and would be ready with recommendations when it could see of operations of tramp steamers was ahead in a more true perspective. It would be criminal to destroy our over three times the comparative cost battleships which were the most magnificent in the world, because they of the operation of British ships. were told that the air was going to replace the Navy.

WHOOPING COUGH.

WHEN your child has hooping cough he careful to keep the

The Admiralty was scientifically examining the submarine problem and undoubtedly the greatest progress would be made in dealing with There had been wonderful strides in learning the mysteries of sound underwater. The admiralty believed these scientific developments were a more probable solution of the difficulties than the abandonment of capital abips, which were still essential to secure victory in the event of a great confict. The admiralty would welcome an arrangement whereby cough Inose and erectoration av by the Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force, would meet gising Camberlain's Omgh- Remedy, rus periodically in order to concerts plans. (Cheera) He concluded by may ha racired. This remedy will also saying that the showing of the Ang in British Empire waters was Hanify the tough mouens and ski essential for the prestige, trade and prosperity of the Empire. The easier to expectorate. It has been used Admiralty would do ira utmost to economise consistently with the omtales an accotic or other i jurious ucere fully in many epidemica azilas it security of the Empire and the efficiency of the Navy." (Cheers)

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