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about seven years ago. Today the rallways of Malaya are extending more locomotives are going out there,

PUBLIC DEBATE ON SOVIET SYSTEM.

community can be educated to look beyond the shares of this little island of the West. It was the privilege of the writer to watch the effect of his sojourn in the Far East upon a well because of the coal. That fuel will pro known Labour leader, Calotel Johnbably one day be used for a super-General- for Scotland, and Mr. Mr. T. B. Morison, Solicitor Ward. M.P. His eulogy of the British power station to supply electricity Willam Gallacher, Falsley, met laa ploneers in China, of the work

that the British had done for the all over British Malaya. The mine public debate in the City Hall, Perth, Chinese, was spontaneous and itself has kept workshops. In Britain. sincere. But anly residence

in busy manufacturing its boilers, wind on "That the Soviet system is an China produced it. That gave himing plant, electrical machinery, impossible form of democratic gov-| bis evidence. The writer has earned pumps, &c. to the value of figures erapent. The meeting was the hi Hivelihood as a mechanic in that astonish even an engineer. But result of a challenge issued to the British workshop and he now sees that not all. The same energy Solicitor General when addressing a improved. conditions everywhere. has flowed over to other projects. A political meeting at Ferta. Mr. Nothing but overseas trade can pay match factory, with British equip Morison took the afirmative and for the new standards. The mechanic ment, will make matches for Malaya Mr. Gallacher the negative. Sup building an engine for China is doing cheaper than those from Japan porters of the latter travelled long good work for his country, and Other Industrised inevitably distances to record their vote, and serving China well. He is sending a follow. The tin mines and the on a divison out of the audience torch of science into an undeveloped rubber factories of Malaya will work numbering fully 2,000, 1,015 voted land. He is promoting Anglo Chinese more efficiently on local coal, and, for the affirmative and 590 for the friendship, the pivot of peace in Asia. In consequence, they will extend negative. But he could not secure the arder for Thus not only do the new pioneers the engine. Those of us who know blaze the trail for the products of the value of scientific effort to any British workshops, but they also country may persuade our Chinese develop the natural resources of the friends to use machinery. But the earth. The most deadly foe of trade organisations of this country ignorance, disease, and ineficiency is can do more. The war gave the is the energetic pioneer with some Far East? Only by the help of stimulus for the formation of the knowledge of science. science. We mast produce more

Federation of British Industries. If articles, and produce them more its overseas organisation is developed cheaply, in our own workships.. We along the right lines, as it appears to must encourage and assist the be, it will be one of the most valuable Chinese to learn solence so that they assets of Empire trade. Such an or may appreciate the value of the vast ganisation should be encouraged by natural resources latent in their own The Government of the country has be name of British firms far away ating (II a.m.):

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BRITISH TRADE.

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BY PROFESSOR MIDDLETON SMITH, M. SC.

SCIENCE IN COMMERCE.

Telephone 29.

country. For the incoased purchases

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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE..

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A CALL TO BRITISH ENTERPRISE. The "British opened the oyster of foreign trade in China. Pioneers, who followed and fought the monopoly of the old East India Com Pany in the Far East, have carried

CHURCH SERVICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

HONGKONG MARCH 14TH 1920.

ATH SUNDAY IN LENT

Holy Communion (7.60 s.m.). Service. Merbecke. Hymns $33, 230, 318, 688, 331.° Responses, Ferial; Vanite, Alcock;

Paalms, (110 16th evening) versen 145 to 180 Barnby, 181 to 178 Barnby; Te Deum, Lawes Cooke and Hop kins; Benedictos, Birnby. Hymns, 235, 197 Litans (1a Noon) Eversong (6 pm). Responats, Ferial: Psalms, 39 (8th morning: Purcell. 40 Turls; Magni. ficat. Macfarren; None Dimittis, Moak. Hymas, 183, 236, 500. Sevenfold Amen.

inland, up the rivers, and ever over

the British Government has been interested-Falmerston especially saw what the future might bring forth. Often there were stories of muddle and misunderstanding. At a period when every section of the Empire, when every strata of society, is urging its claims, it may seem almost im pertinent for a handful of Britoris in the Far East to rise a cry. But it is something more than a cry; it is a call. not for money the Colony of Hongkong doctributes money for Union Church, Kennedy Road. Empire defence, and is selfsupporting

Sunday Services, March 14th. Morning Service, 11a.m. hymns, 129, 534, 433, 498, Pasin, 67 Bymas, 103, 122, 441, 441, 445. Evening Service, 6 p Preacher: Rev. J. Kirk Maconactie.

Cllections for the London Missionary Society.

St. Andrew's Church, Kowloom.

14TH MARCH 1930-4TH SUNDAY TS LENT.

Concluding Voluntary.

"

of metals, machinery, and other also developed a Department of goods from "the workshops of the Overseas Trade. That has done, the mountains of China. Sometimes. It is agreed by all thoughtful Bri world" will be paid for by the deve and will continue to do, tons that increased overseas tradelopment of mines and other natural useful work. But the offers the only solution of the pre-wealth in China. Until the educated facturer and the workmen pay sent national difficulties; and the Far Chinese understand the value to less in the end if they keep as free East offers a wonderful opportunity China of assistance from the foreigner as is feasible from State aid. These for the extension of our overseas they will never develop their own new trade organisations car do over trade. It is hoped that the following country. They will only realise the seas work that cannot be done by suggestions may be of some assist possibilities when they know more officials responsible to a legation, ance in providing an outlet for the about science and machinery. On the other hand, overseas mor- products of the workshops of this For seven years the writer has chants would welcome more general country. It is obvious that if Bri-been lecturing to Chines students in interest in local trade problems by ish manufacturers and workmen a British university in geographical Government officials than was the intensify the production of the artic China upon engineering subjects, fashion in the pre-war days. But les of commerce, as they so success. It is actually fifteen years ago that the functions of a Government de fully increased the output on muni the be first met three young Chinese, partment and a trade organisation but for careful consideration. We tions of war, new markets must be as students in England, whose friend are obviously different even if, at do not ask for financial help from found and the old markets must be ship he still greatly values. As each times, their paths are parallel home"; we ask for the opportunity enlarged. But the munitions of war year goes by his admiration for the

to help the Old Country. We want made in 1917-18 were very different Chinese, as Individuals, increases, the Government of the Colony of filling argoeies for the Far East It is, therefore, no reflection upon to see manufacturers of Great Britain from those used in the previous Says a Chinese proverb, "China is a struggle in South Africa. So will sea that salts all of the rivers that Hongkong that the local mercantile with British, goods, and we want the munitions to be used in the com.dow into it"; it is impossible to work community have decided to act for those argosies to go back full of raw mercial struggle to extend our with the Chinese without feeling the themselves in the matter of trade materiala. It cannot be done with markets be quite different from those truth of the prover Millions of development. They value and ap out enthusiasm, without enterprise, used in the old days.

pounds worth of business is done, preciate Government assistance, but and certainly not without hard work. each year, in Hongkong and in they, too, want to help to keep the Ignorant people talk of China as a Amongst a mass of amusing and Chinese without a written word. At

Shanghai, between the British and workshops. of Britain running land of pigtails and pagodas. But unconventional sentences recently rich Chinese merchant one day visited that

speed. They believe in 1911, the pigtails vanished. The poured forth by Lord Fisher, one the University of Hongkong.

the introduction of ma-Chinese bave ceased to build pagodaŝ, arresting thought emerges. He did

He chinery into China is practical but they are crowding into Hongkong appreciate new ideas. The story of spontaneously offered an

missionary work. The real, and the and Shanghai: so as to live in rein- subscriptica to the funds for five natural, leaders of the British mer forced concrete houses with electric Holy Communion at 8.18 .m. the young naval officer who gave a years. Soon afterwards he died, cantile community in the Far East stoves.

The Chinese Government Morning Prayer at 11 s.m.

Hoogkoog Cadet's Church Parade. lecture at Portsmouth before an important audience of admirala and There was nothing but the word cfare men of Ideals. They believe does not regard. foreigners with con Opening, Voluntary Frelade in F. officials reminds us of the stupid

But his relatives that only by the extension of the tempt; it purchases machinery from Hyma, 7; Venita, Tarle; Psalm, apposition to mechanic science in the accepted the obligation, and, indeed, knowledge concerning Nature's laws British workshops and relies upon 119-Verses: 145 to 176 Bet

can the difficulties China be solved. British brains to manage the most

Te Deum, Uakeley 15 day; Bene naval circles of that day. History did more than honour his word.

dictes, Langdon Hymns, 296, 435 To neutralise the effects of the importact branches of the national has proved that, in his

The Chinese valued learning when anti-British propaganda which our revenue. An Emperor of China sent Evening Prayer at 8p.m. untizing

Concluding Voluntary. advocacy of steam turbines and the people of Britain were painting enemies carried on during the war, a letter to King George III. with the ather innovations, Lord Fister served their bodies and burning in wicker the British merchants in China sub- admonition,

Opening, Voluntary Hymn, 353 his country well. However much we cages victims of a crude religion scribed freely with the most patriotic In this generation a President of the Chants Magnideat, Battishill; Nunc Tremble and obey." Psalmos, 30 and 40-Turle (Alternative may admire the picturesque appear. To-day the writer notices among object in view. They finally succeed Chinese Republic has a distinguished Dimittis, Monk Hymns, 180 20 ance of the old sailing ships, we young Chinese a respect it is noted in that object. They have now British ex-journalist as a political Vesper Hyma, 14L must acknowledge that they would too much to say a reverence for the set up a trade information bureau adviser, and founds a President's have been useless at Jutland. With- Benius of the British pioneers of whose sole purpose is to supply the Scholarship in a British University. out in any way undervaluing the science. For although there are British manufacture with any in human element in fighting, we must clever men, in positions of authority formation about China which he in the Far East still stands high, and remember the value of the ships, the in this country, who know little or may require. While it is inevitable; that British trade prospects are good. guns, and other scientific equipment. nothing of the majestic laws of and indeed desirable, that there will AD that is needed is for Britain to Who can estimate the effect on the pature, and their own countrymen, be rivalry and competition between produce cheaply, to show the scienti war, the number of lives saved, if it is noticeable that the newly various mercantile interests in the ic and commercial enterprise which some dynamic personality in authority educated young Chinese-men speak Far East as in Great Britain, it is has made her famous in the past, had, in the very early stages, grasped ing English - Euently respect the splendid to be able to say with con- and, above all else, for those in the the value of the tanks and insisted British because of their record viction that the war has taught them army of industry-the captains,

Peak Church, upon official encouragement? So it in scientific work. Curious as it all that they must unite for this the sergeants, the is in this matter of modern com- may seem, the young Chinese student national object of Empire trade.

privates to work with good will and deter 6.30 Evening Service.

8.18 s.Holy Communion. merce. We must have good equip in engineering has a deeper Lient. We must have all that is best respect for such men as Watt and the places where Britons congregate Britain or overseas, baye the same. At times there are complaints inmination. For-all-of-us-whether in Faraday than is to be found amCLE in the Far East that there is apathy ideals if we think at all. We want First Church of Christ Scientist, Our British undergraduates. The elderly Chinese merchant, while he especially when evidence accumulates race and of humanity. We want "at home." The exiles grow weary, to increase the scale of living of our "gets on well" with the British, concerning blunders made in Eng to make the desert fertile, and Sandaye, 11.15 m. abroad, but they must use the most engines, the dynamos, and the other Chinese as an intelligent, indeed an orchard. We want to utilise the

admires mest of all the ships, the land. scientific weapons available.

Out there we know the convert the swamp into an Wednesdays, 8.30 p.m. China, about sixty years ago, the concrete evidences of our ability to intellectual, race; but we know also natural resources of the earth, to articles of commerce were opium translate thoughts into works. Be the diffulties of the pioneers. The improve the conditions of life and tea. They have gone out of sees the results, and every effort Chinese have learnt to like and to for the millions who inhabit it. We fashion. Some Chinese still should be made to convince, not only admire the British. They do not want to be worthy of those we opium in excess, but it is home the working-classes of this country. like the Japanese. grown; it is not imported from but the civil servants, the profes- there are few Europeans in the Far pause to think the glorious dead." Morning Service, 16.15 am.

Unfortunately knew and who inspire us when we

SUNDAY, 14th. March 1920, Tea still comes to Britain, sional classes, and even the states East who do not share those feelings. But in order to do those things we Preacher: Rev. C. A. Gimblett, M. but mostly from India and Ceylon, men, that Great Britain is the work- The best friends of Japan are those must all work much harder than at Evening Service, p. as the Chinese have failed to take shop of the world. The workshop who do their utmost to persuade her present. For with all out our Preacher: Rov. O. A. Gimblett, K scientific advice in connection with must be kept running, or the workers men of commerce and politicians scientific progress and our new cultivation of the tea-plant. There will have no wages, and many of the that it actually pays, even in a knowledge, the old laws remain would be much cheaper tea in this reat of the community no occupation. material sense, to conform to certain The shirkera of peace times should country to-day if the same attention Yet we seem to have wrangles in recognised rules in trade and inter- be as unpopular as the shirkers who had been given to improving the stead of work, in these days of course with with other nations. culture of tea in China as has been difficulty.

hung back from their duty during The Briton in China is a pioneer, war. If there are no drones in the Banday Evening, Gospel Meeting, & p.m. done, under British direction, in India and Ceylon,

and be deserves the support of those hive of industry there will be a For the past eighteen weeks the in Britam who realise the importance plentiful apply of honey Science CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE. writer has been addressing various of this market, which is just begin and enterprise will provide the raw Although opium and tea as articles trade committees on this great pro- ning to develop. If he has feelings material the supplies arranged by of foreign commerce in-China have blem of British trade with China, of discouragement, he has, however, Nature are inexhaustible. But there almost disappeared, the Customs re- He has also been privileged to address moments of exaltation, a justifiable must be peace, organisation, unity turns prove that the external trade and to converse with men who mould pride in his own race. From Fenang of purpose, and cheerful effort if is increasing each year. Manufac public opinion. He has visited the to Pekin the Briton has done things, there is to be progress instead of 30 p.m-Benediction of the Blessed tured articles, including metals and splendid new workshops which have In Pekin he has organised the Mari chaos. Of course, we shall succeed machinery from the Far East. arisen in Britain, phoenix-like, out time Service, the Salt Gabelle, and in in the end: but we must have no Natural produce, including such of the ashes of the war, and which Hongkong he has transformed a more waste of life, energy, or diverse articles as vegetable oils, will, if given the chance, pay for the barren rock into a hive of industry.treasure, in the winning of success- tungsten, eggs, and furs, are being war, Everyone wants prosperity and In Malaya, a few years ago, he dis Daily Telegraph, sent from China to British ports production, but too many of those covered coal. It was not of a high- How can we increase, in volume, concerned with such problems are quality, and there were, as always,

and most modern, in machinery, and In ideas, in the workshops of Britain. We must have the old spirit of enter prise and adventure in our traders

India.

In

use

THE NEW ORGANISATIONS.

Thus we see that British prestige St. Peter's Church, West Polat.

Sunday, March 14-

11 am.-Morning Prayer and Sermon.

8 a.m.-Holy Communion. Preacher: Rev. G. T. Waldegra ra.

MacDonnell Bord.

Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wanchal

Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Arsenal Street.

Roman Catholic Cathedral,

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Mass at 6, 7. and 9.30 8.2.

High Mase at 5 am.

Bacrament

St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road,

"Mass and Bermon at 10 am,

Sacrament.

this stream of trade along the ocean nervous and suspicious. The only the Jeremiahs. But a young Briton Spend your Evenings in a “WALLA by the Benediction of the route between this country and the remedy lies with the Press. The of enterprise and ability set to work,

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