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(Rautar'a Service to the Chine Moil.)

THE GERMAN DANGER.

The German danger, he said, was not yet over. Tho Germans were the real aspirers of the Bolshevist moves which were felt as far as China

Be suggested that the British and the French Governors in West Africa and the Far East should be brought in personal touch with each other. While the Elome Governments should retain control over any diplomatic negotiations the Governors should be entitled to consult eachother and adopt common measures in regard to economic development or safety.

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. UNEMPLOYMENT AND

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Messrs. W. Logan & Co. report on Fab, 6:

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We have another uneventful week) to report: the continued rise in ex-concerning many minds at the present The question of the unemployed is Loxboy, February 135, change has crippled the market and time, and is truly a vital one," The "Observer's Paris correspondent writes that M. Sarraut, Minister of theuring orders are few and far be- is it affected by payment by results?

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Colonies, and an ex-Governor of Indo-tween. China, in an interview, emphasised the The following changes, tok place occurrences and the effect upon the

The folowing example illustrates actuall necessity of France and Great Britain during the week under review: closely co-operating in all parts of the

point of view of the men directly con- Hongkong Banks declined from cerned will be obvious. When pay. world where French and British terri tories roached each other. The fate of the $550 to $505 and Hongkong Firesment by results is applied to a shop British and French Empires are closely from $310 to $300. Indo-Chinas are working on plain time rates. the out- hated up. Britain and France ought to wanted at $210 (London Register).. stand together as resolutely as in war-

put is speeded up and more work is time.

China Sugars have buyers at $200 accomplished. The shop and produc- and Kowloon Wharves at $87).

tion records consequen: upon work on Hongkong Docks dropped from such a system show that there are $160 to a buying rate of $145."

more men in the shop than there is work to justify. Employees, in con- sequence, are paid off. Two reasons may be noted-firstly, "output is at celerated and, unless foresigh: has been exercised, men will be out of work until such time as the demand It is reported in the local press that created by the reduced selling price several wealthy overseas merchants. arising from the improved condition Messrs. Kwaak Kung-wa. Wong of production sets in; secondly, re- Pang. Cheng Fook, Wong Lum and cords of work accomplished are kept others, are making plans to open a probably for the first time. The net In an Army Order recording the aboli-posed mil is to be modelled after the men, and an unemployed man will be big cotton mill in Canton. The pro- result, however, is the paying off of tion of General, Headquarters in Great Britain, the Army Council expresses the big Chinese owned cotton mills in ice inclined to take a long view or highest appreciation of the services which Haiphong with a total capital of to find consolation in a contemplation Earl Haig rendered to the Empire. 85,000,000, to be subscribed jointly of the increased earnings of those re-

Never in the history of the British Empire it says, has one offers been by the Seventy-two Guilds merchants maining in employment. It is a charged with so momentous & responsin Canton and the Chinese overseas fundamental consideration, that, before ibility, and no other British commander, merchants. It is further stated that payment, by results is mentioned, the excepting Wellington, brought so a vic$2,000,000 have already been sub- shop and the work should be thor- torious ecclusions campaign of the issuescribed by the overseas capitalists.oughly organised, carefu records kept, of which hung the very existente of the The Civil Governor has been ap- and there must be full assurance that State

The Order emphasises that Earl Hairproached about the big project, and there is adequate work ahead to en- remains on the Active List, and expresses it is understood that he has expressed sure employment to all the workers... the hope that he may have a further long his entire approval to the plans of the and successful career of public usefulness.

promoters. The cotton mill will be known as Tai Chung Húa Cotton Milf."-Canton Times.

EARL HAIG'S SERVICES,

LONDON, February 2nd

UNITED STATES NAVY,

WASHINGTON, February 1st Admiral Taylor, head of the Construction

Ample allowance requires to be made when computing future performance, to the augmenerd output certain to accrue from the extra incentive of higher wages towards greater effort. In such a way one of the strongest

by results will at least cease to be emphasised by actual happenings in such a direct and forcible way as has so often been the case-Engineering.

Bureau of the Navy Department, inform AVIATION IN HONGKONG, arguments against systems of payment ed the Naval Committee that 940 ships. including 16 Dreadnoughts, 13 pre Dread. noughts, 8 armoured cruisers, atë 17 light| cruisers, will be the peace-time atrength of the Navy after July 1st, constituting) & toange one and a half times of tha: when the United States entered the war.

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LOANS FOR HUNGRY EUROPE.

WASHINGTON, February 1st. The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has agreed to recommend the authorisation of new loans amounting to 850,000,000 to Poland, Austria and Armenia. for food relict.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT,

BURLINGTON, VERMONT, Feb. 1st. A sleeping car on the Montreal Express was derailed. It fell down the embank- ment into the ice-covered Lake Cham. plain Twenty were injured; but no one was killed.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS..

far COURTESY "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"

PEKING STUDENTS AND THE POLICE.

FEKING, Feb. 5. The Students lectured street gather- ings yesterday, causing obstructions. The military intervened, forcing them to. Tienanmen, where they were sur rounded.. After detention all were liberated except forry. who admitted responsibility for attacking some offi- cers in an automobile.

The lectures were resumed 10-day before larger audiences, the Police later dispersing the Students and destroying their flags.

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It is proposed that there shall be two express Ines with their (ermini at Shanghai. One service will be from Canton to Shanghai, and the other from Manila to. Shanghai, cross- ing the Ballintang Channel. passing Formosa and joining, the first line at Foochow.

The name of the new aerial com- pany is The Far East Aerial Transport Company Lt. It is hoped that the service may start at the end of Feb- ruary.. The machines and the neces- sary materials, it is expected, will arrive in Hongkong at the end of this month

Initially, there will be eight sea- planes-five double engines, two single engines and one other speedy machine. Besides these there will be fourteen other machines, in com mission. The seaplanes will all be of the Curtiss type.

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