1920-06-19 — Page 9

BATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1920.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE SINCERE Co., LTD.

NEW SUMMER COODS!

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COME

THE

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AND SEE THEM.

ONE PRICED

SINCERE

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every glass of EXO bebbles over with life, health and happines Palstabic and delightful anymo-yet it's the regular Morning Hasret B50-basis-mort_bene- ficial to mind and body and gives the Danial, healthy outlook for the day ahead. There no-simpler or more natural. remedy for the maintenance of good health and broyant cheerfulness than the daily glass of water with a dash of

ENO'S

FRUIT SALT

SOLD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Prepared only by

J. C. ESO. Lud. "Frill Selt" Works, Lasdom. Eng.

The cordsTM FRUIT BALT" BTC our registered Trods Hork,

and have been known for half a century by the Trade and Public

20 mean the perparation of J. C. ENO, Lié, and no other.

It is frequently referred to short's on END.

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on

getting this bottle.

INVIGORATING 'HEALTH-GIVING

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THE POSSIBILITIES OF AN with the value of the land reclaimable,

INDUSTRIAL IRELAND.

:

His late Majesty, King Edward VII., starding in St. Patrick's Hall, once expressed the following hope.com

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it is little realised that the matter is a sum of £1,200,000,000. The fact on an entirely different footing to the that, In Holland, the peat bags are past, mainly due to the fact that peat very expensive to purchase, a bog containing from 60 to 70 per cent. only 6 or 7 feet deep being stated to moisture can now be satisfactorily sell for £97 per acre, as against the dealt with, for power gas purposes, price it any market at all), in Ire without further treatment; that recent land, of about £2 per acre, with electrical improvements in long dis better turf, 20 to 30 feet deep, distance transcalssion now

permit closes a remarkable state of affairs.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

THE AULT & WIBORG CO.

On-and-after SATURDAY June 19th,

we will be located in our New Office at No. 81, Des Voeux Road Central, where we will expect a visit of inspec

current to be widely distributed with "I rejoice to hear of a newly awakened spirit of hope and enter The history of peat has not been little loss en route; that coal and oil prise among my Irish people, which without some failures, but nothing fuels are increasingly costly; and has recently been attempted under: Lastly, but not least, that in Ireland, is full of promise for the future. It the entirely different conditions that for the past eight years, a large factory will be a source of profound happless now exist. Any syndicate putting has been run, exclusively on peat to me if my reign should be co down a modern suction gas plant for gas, without a stoppage, and has incident with a new era of social the production from peat of gas for saved the proprietor thousands of power purposes, with the recovery of pounds over the post of imported peace and of industrial and com- the by-products such as sulphate of coal

Another case that came under the mercial progress in every part of ammonia, etc, can, after chemical

analysis of the peat in the locality, writer's notice recently in the South of Ireland."

tion from our good friends. now arrive at an exact calculation as Ireland was that of the live cattle Considerable prosperity has come to output, and make a more accurate export trade, which has been truly to Ireland in the past few years, calculation of profits compared with described as wasteful, unprogressive, mainly owing to the enhanced value capital charges and running and Intal to local industry. The in- of her agricultural products, and she expenses, than in many new ventures, stitution, in lieu of a dead meat trade, has, in addition, importart prospects and one wonders, therefore, why so would lead to industries such as cur in the future development of her little progress has been made ing, salting, and preserving food, natural resources. Extreme political The explanation probably lies in the sentiment should be pet aside in fact that the unfortunate acrest of the refrigeration, anting boot making, favour of an active policy of in- past quarter century has prevented and a host of Tesser industries, the dustrial development in which all anybody, particularly an outside, ggregate value of which is probably Irishmen might join hands to make undertaking, under penalty, to supply greater than that of the meat itself. up the leeway of the past century. factories, if installed, with the peat This matter is now receiving some In a few cases, firms have extended required for a reasonably long enough attention, and Irish farmers have met minor manufacturing and ship re- period to render such projects safe in conference and decided themselves pairing branches to Ireland, but financial propositions. The cutting to raise the capital necessary for many entirely unexplored possibilities of peat has, also, hitherto been mere the institution, on a large scale, of a are possessed by the country in otherly a side issue to a few farmers in dead meat trade. and larger directions.

their spare moments, and no attempt The mineral industries of Ireland At the present time. the power has been made to make its recovery have been of considerable dimensions problem is one that is more and more the skilled industry that its national, in the past, but, from various causes; affecting industry the world over, value demands.

have fallen into neglect. Good min-

owing to the increasing scarcity and "Mr. Henry Ford, who has recently erals exist, but the excavations have cost of fuels It is popularly installed a large industry in Cork, for probably hardly scratched the surface, imagined that Ireland has never the manufacture of his agricultural and possibly a new examination of the been an industrial nation because of tractors, finds his Irish workmen mineral, areas by the diamond drill their absence. It would be more most adaptable. With the same would disclose good deposits below. correct to state that she has never treatment of employees as that which these already worked. been such because, for various is in vogue in the Ford firm, there Generally speaking, Ireland might causes, they have never been ex should be every possibility of the easily become a populous country, ploited, and the same applies to her success of new undertakings. Ireland giving constant and remunerative er minerals. She has iron and coal, presents a good field for capital in plopment, without any necessity for not in enormous quantity, but suffi the years, immediately ahead.

the unfortunate emigration of the past. cient to have developed important; Owing to the prosperity of the It should be unnecessary for the writer industries which, unfortunately, are agricultural community in Ireland, to add that he had no personal interest Gon-existent. Ireland has peat beds money is plentiful (and largely lying

invention has not yet applied. Other

which the inventions of the past few, idle in the banks), and there is, in in any unduly rosy presentiment of the years have made of incalculable consequence, a good market, especially case beyond the desire to see a natur- potential value, i but to which for agricultural appliances like the ally gifted population forming a con- been Ford Tractor, as well as a large sum tented and prosperous portion of the countries on available for investment in connection Empire.-ROBERT R. HOARE, in The the Continent of Europe bave with the undeveloped, natural New Witness. created flourishing new industries, resources of the country... and provided power for the mainten

Commissions of enquiry have-re- ance of existing ones, from their peat cently sat on the question of the deposits. It is estimated, by com

petent authority, that the peat bags water power, coal, and peat resources of Ireland, which cover no less than of the country, and the reports, when one-seventh of its surface, represent, issued, will, no doubt focus greater

attention on Ireland's resources.

FOR A LAME BACK.

the back bathe the parts with WHEN you have pains or lameness in Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day, massaging with the palm of the hand

It is not possible to deal af length for five minutes at each application. Then dampen a piece of dannel slightly

Two new Launches are being built with the variety of opportunities that with this laiment and bind it on over

for :- the

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feet. Phots No. "3510.

exist in IrelandThe peat question the seat of pain. For sale by all has been somewhat stressed because Chemists and Storekeeper

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