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The China Mail.

January 27, 1921. Temperature 62

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January 27, 1920, Tamperture 60.

Barometer 29.59

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No. 18.168.

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1921.

日九十月二十申庚夹 年九國中

BUSINESS NOTICES

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 29 11.16

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Dear Friends:-

January 28th, 1921.

DO YOU believe in SIGNS or DREAMS ?

A BLACK CAT marched through our store this week and that night our MANAGER" had a- DREAM.

He saw these words, written on a wall:-

**DAY and NIGHT,

BLACK and WHITE,

TO SEE the FLIGHT, WILL BE a SIGHT, AFTER the STORM.

The HOUR, SEVEN

The MONTE, ONE

The DAY, THIRTYONE

Tell THEM, TO COME,

The STORM BEGINS.

'TWILL last FEW WEEKS

YOUR STORE, they'll SEEK SO DO your BEST THEY'LL do the REST PREPARE, PREPARE!!

As 'twas told to us, we tell to you.

YEE SANG FAT COMFANY,

DAY

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NIGHT

CAPE WINES.

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DIAMONDS, WATCHES & JEWELLERY. SILVERWARE CUTGLASS, ETC.

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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Rada's Sevice to the Chins Mail) SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

WELSH EXPRESS DASHES INTO A SLOW TRAIN,

FOURTZEN PERSONS KILLSD.

LONDOS, January 26. Twenty persons were killed and many injured in a head on collision between a local train from Montgomery and the coast express at Abermule on the Cambrian Railway.

LATER.

"

An official announcement states that fourteen persors were killed in the collision between Newtown and Abermule between the Aberystwyth and Manchester express and a local passenger train from Whitchurch to Aberystwyth. Eleven passengers, a driver, a fireman, and a guard were the victims,

To-day's opening rate 2 10 3:16

CORRESPONDENCE.

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(To the Editor of the " China Mcll,"I

Si-In you leaderette, yester- day. regarding the demands made Journalists in London, I notice that, recently by the National Union o you. perhaps consciously, belittle the eforts of the Union in standardis- ing wages." I am sure, however, that is trying to do is to prevent news- if you consider that what the Union! paper proprietor-particularly of the unscruptious variety-from engaging men on less than a living wage wher ever they find that qualified and ex-i perienced journalists demand payment į

with their work. comers rate Moreover, journalists, like others, A revised railway official report of the Welsh railway collision places the casualties at seven passengers and three railwaymen killed. The have now advanced beyond the living more than ascertained. The express wage Real: they want been number injured

line 02 single

when their board-and-lodging and more was" descending steep gradient

HOW THE COLLISION OCCURRED,

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LONDON, January 26,

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it crashed into a local train which ought to have crossed at Abermaleisure. Unless they make a deter Station. There was a fearful impact in which the express suffered more seriously. The express engine was piled up above the slow train. The The occupants were fatally two first corridor carriages came off worst. injured. The driver and stoker of the slow train were killed. Otherwise, the passengers escaped with bruises. A curve in the line prevented the trains from seeing each other before the accident occurred.

LATER

Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, uncle of Lord Londonderry, has succumbed

to injuries at the Newton Infirmary sustained in the collision at Abermule.

LONDON, January 27.

Sixteen persons are dead and fourteen injured as the result of the Aberurule collision.

SHIPPING DEPRESSION.

HOW STEAMER VALUES HAVE FALLEN.

VESSELS TO BE LAD UP.

they are now doing through the mined stand against wagering, as National Union of Journalists and also through the Institute of Jourrai- ists but by employing other methods. maintaining their position against they have no chance bi sporess in newspaper-owners who know how to the cheapest combice and secure

la the Union's schemes it is! labour. counts but also those whose light, by o: only the brilliant journalist the the very mature of their work, is hid den under a bushel, but whose work.

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ar the same time, is as vital to the THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (of China), Ltd.

smooth working of a newspaper as of their more focusate colleagues in the limelight. The Union does not desire to lower the rates of pay of men who can demand their own rates and get them, but even these men of sterling merit stand to gain "by the improve- ment of the conditions of life of jour nalists less gihed than themselves. Whether the rates of pay which the Union demanded or the means which mands were reasonable or unreason- it, employed in making known its de- able it is not for me to say. If it is for the good of journalism that the men engaged in it should be from the carking care of how to meet the right in asking that the rate of re- weekly rent bill, then the Union $ maneration should be more than is Owing to the depression in the shipping trade, the American Steam-paid say, to a dustman. (The dust- ship Owners' Association has formally requested the Sailors and Firemen's, man. by the way, is equally entitled Unions of the Atlantic and Gulf ports to accept a revision of the wages to something more than a firing wage. working agreements at the earliest practicable date by which it hopes to if he is to be a good dusurar.) Why meet foreign competition and restore many idle ships to service.

LONDON, January 26. The newly elected President of the Swansea Chamber of Commerce stated that steamers worth £100,000 a year ago could now be obtained under £40,000. There were to buyers and it was quite impossible to

5 build ships for such a price.

WASHINGTON, January 26. The Shipping Board has authorised the withdrawal of an additional 122,000 deadweight tons of shipping from Atlantic. Gulf, and Pacific ports

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NEW YORK, January 26.

"WHITE AUSTRÁLIA.”

A QUESTION BRITAIN MUST ANSWER.

JAPANESE IN THE PACIFIC..

LONDON, January 26, On the occasion of the 133rd anniversary of Australia's foundation day, Mr. Keith Murdoch, in an article in the Times, says that across the 3p of the British family of nations has suddenly come a black query mark demanding an answer. It is in effect how closely the Empire is going to hang together. He emphasises that Australia feit the Jap anese absorption of the Marshall and Caroline Islanda acutely during the war, yet she fought on Britain's side with all her strength. He says that strategically Australia lost in the war. The map of the Pacific changed to her disadvantage giving a possible foe plentiful harbours within three days sail of her coastline. So we come to a frank question whether Britain is as tunch prepared to maintain Australia's interests in the Pacific as Australia has proved herself prepared to defend Britain's interests in Europe. The object of the policy of "White Australia" is net mere economic selfishness, but the sacred cause of racial purity. Therefore Australia demands a stains quo in the Pacific guaranteed, if need be, by British guns. Will Britain, if the need be, build great ships? Will she fight for "White Australia"? Australians believe that the answer will be "yes," but the question is to be raised at the Imperial conference in June, perhaps not by Australia only. Now that the Dominions are ackno ledged as free nations in the Empire it may well be that a written pact will be asked for..

NOBEL PRICE PRIZE

SUGGESTED AWARD TO AMERICAN RED CROSS.

HELSINGFORS, January 26.

The Flanish Government has unanimously decided to recommend the Nobel Committee to award the peace prize to the American Red Cross on the ground that its blessed <activities materially relieved suffering during the war, served the purpose of humanity, and promoted mutual solidarity among the nations,

IMPERIAL SERVICES.

FIELD MARSHAL'S VIEWS ON REDUCING EXPENDITURE..

LONDON, January 26. Field Marshal Sir William Robertson, in a speech in the City eaid that it was useless attempting to tinker with the question of the cost of the Imperial Services until Britain's world policy was settled, when the experts would say what force would be required. A standard policy and a compre bessive view of the whole question of imperial defences were essential stages, to any intelligent reduction of expenditure as regards the Imperial forces.

there should be such a hubbub over the standardisation of wages in jour- nalism it is rather difficult to under- stand. The doctors have their fees and so have the fawyers. They do not. berelore. hecome "jam-factory" The specialist lawyers or doctors.

Lord stil gets his princely lees. Northcliffe would hesitate to offer the specialist he called in to attend to his inside one-tenth of his usual fee, or ist if he bluntly refused to accept it. to call him a jam-factory special-

Yours, etc..

MEMBER N.U.J. Hongkong. January 26.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL WAR MEMORIAL.

[To the Editor of the "China Mail.."Į

Sir. According to the order of ceremodial for Sunday next, which is already in the printer's hands, pro- Majesty's Forces, irrespective of dis- vision is made for ex-members of His tinctions of rank, to join in the pro- cession which will leave St. John's Cathedral for the Memorial Cross after the first part of the service.

As far as possible seats will be re- served for all ex-service men who

send in their names to Brigadier- General E. B. Macnaghten, B.A.T. The service begins at 10.30

Co. 2.0...

In the notice which appeared in the local Press on Monday last regarding accommodation for ex-officers, Gen eral Macnaghten's aim was to assist the Cathedral authorities in ascertain- ing the number of seats required. . It is regretted that this notice re ferred to ex-officers only, thereby making a distinction which neither he to-convey.-Yours bithfully. nor the Cathedral authorities intended

H. COPLEY MOYLE,"

Chaplain

St. John's Cathedral,

January 26, 1921

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