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號五廿二年3

二日几千一英

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1920.

日六初月正申庚大嵗年人國街全中

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OKINASE DECORATIONS.

LONDON, Dec. 19.

The Gazette publishes a number of decorations conferred by the Pre sident of the Republic of China on British officers for distinguished services in the course of the campaign. They include the order of Chinhos (árst class) and Tashou Pao Kuang on Eart Haig and Sir Henry Wison, (first class) Sir William Robertson; the Order of Wenbu (first class) on general Allenby. Earl Cavan, Sir S. G. F. Milne, W. R. Marshall, together with many lower classes, principally to officers who served with the Chinese' Labour Corps.

SILVER.

LONDON, February 19.

Messrs. Montagu's repert shows a record fall in price of 14 due to temporary selling by China combined with free selling by the content. A steady rally ensued, encouraged by enquiry from China and elsewhere. The substratum of strength in the silver position is evidenced by this strong reaction despite adverse influences connected with the approach of Chinese New Year, heavy sales of melted coin from the continent and free realisa- tion plate etc. The latter is so considerable that the trade is more than supplied from it.

RICE SHORTAGE IN INDIA.

CALCUTTA, E 19. - In the faterest of consumers in Bengal the Government has hibited the export of rice except by special permit to countries absolutely dependent or supplies from India, when expert is only permitted in the minimum quantities and if the requirements of the purchasing country cannot be met from Burma.

SALE OF EX-GERMAN SHIPS

NEW YORK, February, 19.

Mr. Payne, the retiring chairman of the Shipping Beard, in giving evidence before the Senate Commerce Committee, recommended the rejec tion of all bids for thirty ex-German liners which had just been conducted, and asked for authority to renew negotiations for the sale of the vessels for operation under the American flag.

Mr. Payne stated that the Shipping Board has already sold 188 vessels. including 16 ex German cargo boats for $93,500,000 for operation under

(Router's Sarples to the China Mail.)

NEW TYPE OF TANK.

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LONDON, February 23rd The Memorandum of the Army Esti- rates states that a new type of Tank is being developed with a speed of twenty miles an bour. It made a trial run of a thousand miles and showed, practically. no signs of wear.

Two of these new Tanks have boen despatched to India for experiment in tropical conditions.

THE WREKIN BY-ELECTION.

Loyoos, February 20th.. The resuls of the by-electiva in the Wrekin Division of Shropshire which kecame necessary owing to the death of Sir Charles Henry, is as follows:

Mr. CHARLES PALMAR (Independent) 8,257 3r: CHARLES. Duscas (Labour)... 9,799. Mr. J. BAYLEY (Coalition Libéral). 4,50 [The late Sir Charles, Henry, a Coalition Liberal, was returned unopposed.]

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Losnos, February 23rd." The report of the Committee dealing with the re-organisation of the Civil Ser vice recommends that women be given status and authority identical with men with equal minimum pay and equal incre ments up to a point A well-marked avenue of promotion should be opened up ay the University.mozopoly of administra tive peats is disappearing.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.

LONDON, February 23rd. The British Industries Fair has been opened. One hundred and fifty thousand invitations have been issued, including 40,000 to the Overseas stand. The front age at the Crystal Palace section is five. miles in length,

IMPERIAL STATISTICAL BUREAU.

LONDON, February gard. The Statistical Conference holds its last sessich on February 25th.

A striking feature of the Conference has been the remarkable unanimity prevail-

the American flag. He believed the purchasers would not be able to trans-ing in its decisions, nothwithstanding the

fer them to foreign ownership without permission of the Board.

PRESENTS AND THEIR PURPOSE::

"I'd give her a bit of my mind”- the words echoed shrilly through an omnibus, and to the passengers laden" with Christmas parcels should have served as a salutary warning. What ever else one gives, one always gives

心

JAPANESE IN AMERICA

PROPOSED BIGL TO DENY CITIZENSHIP

It is reported in a San Francisco dispatch to the "Asahi" that Senator

diversity of conditions and interests re- presented. Generally speaking the South African statistical systern readily adapted itself to the decisions of the Conference,

It is anticipated that the new Imperial Statistica Bukiau will ha bespordinating medium more complete than any previous ly conceived.

OBITUARY.

WASHINGTON, February 20th.

The death is aaaounced of Rear-

Phelan introduced into the Senate Admiral Robert Edward Peary, discoverer

a bit of one's mind. An essential an amendment to the American of the North Pole."

element in the perfect gift is that it Constitution. The amendment pro- should be what the receiver wants vides for the denial of citizenship to and it is only by taking thought that the giver can be consistently Japanese children born. in America. The Bill has been referred to a com- fortunate in his choice.

Nor is thought enough. Theremittee.

must go with it sympathy, and, The message farther says that the above all, imaginacion--some em Labour Association at San Francisco anation from the giver's self. To

achieve the perfect gift--the gift held a meeting when the resolution

the

be

TAX ON WAR WEALTH.

LONDON, February 20th. The Select Committee has opened its sittings to investigate the scheme for a tax on wax-time fortants.

An official memorandum says it is eati mated that

amoun's to

£5,950,000,000, and recommende consider. ing the question by comparison with the

It is noteworthy in this connection that. Lord Beaverbrook estimated that the tax

war-wealth on

will yield £1,000,000,000.

Lospos, February 20th. Addressing the Select Committee ap pointed to investigate the desirability of tax on war-time furtunes Mr. Austen Chamberlain expressed the opinion that there was nothing in principle against

to mike

levy in the proposal

of respect war-time fortunes. Indeed, very strong and widespread feeling existed in its faycur. The feeling that no immense increase of woolth

The

was

that would have occurred to no one of the meeting that an extraordinary aggregate wealth of individuals at pre- sent a compared with pre-war wealth, else the giver must greatly dare session of the State Legislature making a graduated levy upon all war- If bis resolution is sickled o'er with

should be "convened was com gains of over £5,000. the pale cost of thought,

is cheque. municated to the local Governor. typical outcome One can; indeed, conceive con- Another resolution was adopted by ditions in which a cheque would be the meeting that legislation against a perfect gift, but it is apt to be a Japanese immigration should labour-saving expedient a confes pushed through Congress. sion of importance. It eases the giver of the burden of choice, and what 'makes a gift precious is the voluntary There can be no element of indif- labour of choosing-still labour, even ference, compulsion, or convention in when capitalized as inspiration. the perfect gift. It implies the labour About a cheque there is nothing even that is a labour of love. David would of the intimacy of the slipped coin not offer to the Lord that which had visit to the schoolboy. It smacks of laid down, that an animal offered, for superiority of superiority, at any sacrifice shall be perfect in its kind. while the bulk of the citizens were no rate in the gends of this world- No pains were to be spared in the better off or absolutely impoverished, with their previous position, whereas in a gift any suggestion of selection. In giving to the Lord what a compared

created-sense Injustice and unrest

of patronage is fatal: for the essence of found favour with Him the Israelite which menaced all accumulated wealth.

emphasised that the it is equality between the giver and accepted His will; he became one with Kr. Chamberlain the receiver. "Take not a gift; a gift Him, and to that extent Eis equal

subject was fraught with many difficu bindeth," and in the oppressive sepse Similarly & rich man can make atics, and the imposition of a tax will a cheque is the most binding of gifts, gift to a poor man in such a way necessitate the provision of severe ad- Express or implied, all the lore of that in relation to it there is equality ministrative measures and large executive gifts is in the Bible. It mentions gifts between them. To arouse this feeling nowers. While deprecating any idea to ecision he himself frankly prejudice the decision of all kinds. Gifts, for instance, which of equality the giver must the hoped that the Committee would find the are Icsults, and as such excite not manifest his own pleasure in the

proposal practicable and approve it. He gratitude but hate: "Ye shall not good fortune which enables him to had instructed the Inland Revenue to eat of anything that dieth of itself; give pleasure to others. He must furnish the Committee with all necessary thou shalt give it unto the stranger be bubbling over with excite-confidential information. within they gates that he may eat ment in having hit upon the Mr. Chamberlain added that the levy it." Again, there are formal gifts. very thing that that good fellow, will be justifiable only if the proceeds When Sanl, searching for his father's the receiver, will rejoice in as he does. were applied to the reduction of debt, asses, says, There is not a present The impulse to share must be there for the Man of God," he is thinking to sweeten the impulse to renounce. of a fee. He offered the silver-In the gift that blesses him that gives which he was forced to borrowia and him that takes there must be return for a service which he would participation as well as renounce have been glad, it may be presumed, ment; renouncement is but the to accept without paying for it. negative part of the gift. What There is another kind of formed gifts pleasure there is in giving a book gifts that, though voluntary, are to a friend who may be relied as advertisement of social standing on to know just why one liked it They are given as evidence that the and to point out excellencies that giver belongs to a certain class or one had overlooked! To imagice- It is officially stated that the tonnage holds a certain position such gifts him chuckling over, say, the chapter of German vessela surrendered in accord- as Ahasuerus Kare "according to the in the.. Egoist" on An aged and ance with the Armistice Agreement was atate of the King." Just as there are great wine" is as good as drinking 1,824,888 gross tons, of which 133,161 was allocated to Britain, 442,335 to France, biblia a-biblia, so there are gifts which the port itself. Wine, let us edd, is gen1 to Italy, 22,231 to Belgium, and are no gifts. These gifts prescribed a good gift; and at Christmas, least 3,200 in still unallocated by customs are nor personal, and of all, is the pleasure in giving conf

ROME TO TOKIO FLIGHT: are hardly to be thought of as excit fined to things of the mind. A good ing personal gratitude, and without bottle shared with one whose wit

Roux, February 20th. it there can be no perfect gift-none and fancy it unlocks is a half that is

The Caproni biplane, dying to Tokio, the less so that the conscious ex greater than the whole-much fuller renated. Adals in Asia Minor on Febru pectation of gratitude, in the giver of" delight than when consumed in are 18th, and is resuming its journey and may vifiate the giving.

solitude Times.

going to Aleppo

that marks the culmination of the cost him nothing, and it is expre obtained during, or owing to, the war,

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.

WASHINGTON, February 20th. The House of Representatives Military Committee has approved the principle of universal military training as the nation's futurs policy,

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