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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 4TM¤, 1905.

LORD CHARLES AND THE GUILD, | wonse, then the Guild would appear to be entitled number of representatives rather than onn, The Guild have thought it right. 16 state the With reference to the Official reports of

foregoing simply for the information of the Admiral Lord Charles Hereford regarding Admimity. Otherwise, they would hura ignor. signals from H.MS. "Cosar" not being an

in action on the part of other Societs only swered by inerchant vessels, the Merchant Ser-calculated to injure the cause of Captains and vien Guild has, for some time past; bu going Officers as whole. polosely into the subject. Amongst a number

ora elated the Guild are glad to see As before of reasons advanced for snoh signels not being farther representatives of the Moxabant Service Baswarod.

Alione might conceivably havn hon in consmad of these vessels, or that the Courtier, but the muuner and lone in

drew

rew | greatly of Trade

on

of all kinds at the hand of creation, and she expectant, I deduced that something was thanght most distinctly that it was the duty proschlag; so I took op my position behind a of every British employer to give British | low wall running parallel with the street, und workers the first chauds of employment. waited. I noticed that a few feet away from There was a great deal of talk about educa ma a long-haired Manchurian ponystand saddled tion, but the fact spement that when there was nud bridled, with the reins thrown over a post. no compulsory education much better work wan I had not long to wait. Suddenly, down the

handrof done. Houses were better built, furniture was village street, with half a

men oloss mom strongly made. The brick and a-half upon his heels, there appeared u nisu running architecture of te-dey could not compare with for dear life Nezres and nearer he came, out of reach of the solidly-built houses of the Sixteenth with the frantic mask

SICK KIDNEYS MAKE YOU:

Ukrit von WORK.

they were under-unved. The Guld plan which this has been brought about is oas to be Coutury. Although we had plenty of schools striking distance living that in the rush and bustle of brainers life-is it any

the

of

regrelted.

the Admiralty will be so kind as to need a It is trasted that the Lords Commissioners of rep to the inquiry regarding Captain Revers. Furtherm re. they may rest agaured that the Guild, init er eigaalling or any other subj-et, bave the true interests of the service and of every member of the profession at heart, and

į

any

they will be only too ready to co-operato in any- I astrona in one respect, because of its tendency view that I heard the grackpeared from distressing urinary trembles. And after a while. letter of the 14th December, and I also have to thing which makes for higher s'ates or enhaus-te depress and cram rather than to encouraging into position, and then the angry

tha

Board ention of tlus particular at and the Admiralty to a number of cases where tships bud not relant signals or salates been movered by men-of-wae Suveral of those cases were brought to the attention of Lord Charles Bornford who has replied as follows:

H.M.B CESAR." Doar Captain Moore,--Thank for

you You thank the Merchant Service Guild for kindly ou closing me a copy of current issus of the uit Gazette. I notice the letters to which you call my attention complaining of walutra" of mor- chant ships not being answered by British of-war

I think you will agree with my that the fow nets

of

in want of reported

this wertesy ary, considering

the direction is extraordinary, amount of mercantils shipping, and man-of-war whipping that est cach other daily on the seas. There must have been some great slackness on

and

| men-

od efficiency without regard to say bitterness which may be apparent ou the part of others, I om, Sir, your obedient servent,

The Secretary,

No

bar

Aboro

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It to the constant strain of every-day duties | that makes baoksshe and lame bisk for bo h mon and women. The sales-people standing on their fest for hours at a time, rusching to high shelves and lifting hoary rolls of goods; the house-keepers in the house, with their thousand- sad-ons duties orawding upon them; the women

of art, we had no great British artists. Though to attempt breaking through the throng of wonder that they got tired? Is it wonder everyone was supposed to read and write, we portators linediately before him would impede that aching backs tell the story of sick kidneye? ba no great British literature to-day, such as flight and possibly lead to speady apture, he The kidneys were navor intended to stand was written by Shakespeare, Thackeray, or vast one hunted glauce around him and turning bard stanias. When they have more work Dickens, who all belonged t the age when sharply to the left, vanished through an open forced upon them than they can take care of, education was not compulsory. Poetry, divinest gatoway

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We were so anxious to the fugitive had succeeded in closing. This absolutely certain; the oue remedy that is for ontoh Thn by the forelock that we almost toro door seemed to be the side outrance to a rather the kidneys and bladder only, and that does not thai forolook off (laughter).

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of o josa-hour. Sud. purge the bowels. We haul hourd much lately concerning a denly the battering ceased. By this time, the

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*73-29 was becoming intensely interested and British people fools, and she would be very sorry wondering how much longer fugities to be forced to such a conclusion. She hoped lade his pursuers, when, to my utter astonish- entirely apart from the Press, and that it would across the street about thirty yards below me. declaro timt opinion, when needed, brayo'y and He had for the time completely circumvented the mob. A minute later he had vaulted--as openly,

only an athlete could have vaulted the wall on side of the stroot, and in less time than it takes to write it, he had run swiftly under its Cover to whers the pony was standing. Un A correspondent writing from Hainmiatan fastening the rein he mounted-sisurely to the Chefoo Daily News muss. I have now shough it seemed to me--and, then we looked been a resident in this dreary town for six weeks each other straight in the fase. His features and shell hail the day that sees me free to were gaunt and extremely swarthy; his shin return to Chefoo art the comforts of civilisa showed a growth of several days; his quens was monotony of ex stanse-I will tiou. Very little ever happens here to vary to blue!

the perfortion of nattiness, and-bis eyes wero tbel it is usually a very little thing when it does life-and

Hallon ho said in porfect English:- hispp s. An iprilent occurred recently, how "Close shave; what! Thought they'd got me

Found Ine ever, which I think many perhaps interest yon. that time

out, the Hallos! They've seen We had been visited by a thres days' dust-boggars storm of exceptional severity, and the fourth me. Look out!" A yell proclaimed that the day boius bright sad appreciably warn Tmob hod indood discovered their man. A determined to give rain to my pontsup suargy shower of stones fell short of both of us just by taking long walk into the surrounding as he dag spurs into the pany's ribs and Not this time, cockie 1" he contry. There had barn a slight fall of snow started away during the early is ars of morning with the oried-Tats. And then he galloped off happy result that instead of the acoty appear across the plain, stes usually following dust-storia, as far as the eye canid reach the landscape had been powdered with a fine layer of the parest white.

the

would

J. G. MOORE, Secretary.

Admiral y Merchant Sorvies Guild, 7th January 1905, Bir My Lords Commissioners of the Ad. miralty have had before them your letter of the Blet ultimo concerning the appointmout of representatives from various Shipping Asscoia the part of the man-of-war who did not notictions to the committee which has recently been used to discuss the subject of Signalling the dipping of the merchant ship's colours, In

between His Majesty's Ships and the Morean- the letters, I observe that thus objet I had in

**** tile Marine. view, viz. improving of a most important

In the Bret place By Lords desira me question concerned with elcient War Organiza-

to slate they note with great satisfaction the tion, that of rapid sa acurata abipe forms in which the Adorchant Service Guild between mon-of-war and merchant.

assure their Lordships that they have the traS hna been ending a fost sight of, on a former scos. sion I cabal pour attention to i a fruct

only too ready to co-operate in anything that I have sever

makes for anh nood officiency. When their written or attered I I have never complained us

Lordships docided to appoint the Committee to the " want, of

raut, of courtesy" between men-of-war

ship, as such want of courtesy in question, they had for some time past boos in and merchant dres not xi. I called re oution to the correspondence with your Guild on the subject necessity of reform in the question of Line of and were aware that the Guild had taken great Communication by signaling between the two interest in the question. It was also apparent great servies. I am delighted is think that the Guild are of

tho opinion that " prominence now given to this great subject will work an

in imax amount of good not only "regard

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th: but efforting improvetonte in signalling at on in drawing together the Royal Navy and the Merchant Service in much closer and motu Services friendly touch." Tho otosar the two are knitted together in friendly sentiments and officient line of communication, the better it will be for the country and the Empire-Your obediont sorvaut,

be attributed to me whi that words interests of the Service at heart, and will be the British public bed an opinion of its own mont I saw him erceping on lands and knees

CHABLAR BEWYSFORD, Vico-Admiral.

as explained in my letter of the 18th ultimo--- that soms limit must be set to the numbers of the Committee.

my

3.In seeking therefore to obtain the view of Merchant. Borvies on this important queation aid, as to the Association which had first Lorks naturally addressed thems-Irs to t

the viuced an interest in the subject, and in order to place the matter on a broad a basis as possible, lagir Lordships decided that the ropro sentative of your Child should be considered as expressing the feeling of the Merchant Fertico generally rather than the particular Association to which he belongs. My Lards A reply was Upon forwarded expressing readily acknowledge Captain Rogers' assistance grent regret if the impression had bem conrey in the deliberations of the Committee that have ad to Lord Charles Beresford that the subject ready taken place, and fully underse your statement that he has noted without egard to of rapid and accurate >ignalling had been eutiroly, st right of. This was fur from they articular Society or Societies"

Teir Lordships hare, however, been case, luasmuch as the whole, position had been But forward by the exnild, and their action bad appiched by corain other Associations who felt that their representation wes urcessary to perhaps in suall lel to the formation of De duur sity Commits to en side that service, and they have concluded that camplate expression of the views of the subject. The Guild do not deal so much with

want of con tesy," Lair desire being refute under all the circumstances it will be best for the charge that Captains and Officers of the act of these Associations to nominate a repro Merchant Service were ignorant of the Internautativo so that their several views may be tional Code of Signale. Such a charge they trust tunt las view taken by all Associations may thoroughly sifted and discussed. My Lords said was not in any way justifiable. It may bo mentioned that, sine this correspondence, fire e as broad and comprehensive as that of your more reports as to mou-of-war pot attending to Guild, and that the goodwill of al may thus be signals have been forwarded to the Admiralty enlisted to carry out any recommendation the through the medium of the Board of Trade Committee may make. The next meeting of the Signalling Committee will be on the 24th instant at which ther ropresent- ative of the Guild. Captain G. Regere, will attend In October last, noting upon the invitation this Achairuity, the Merclust Service Guild nominated Captain G. Regers as a member of the Admiralty Signalling Committee which coss of formation. It was, however, WGS in process distinctly understood that Captain Roger during The Inquiry to represent the and Offects as a whole.

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Pawing beyond the outskirts of Hi xipmintun and started out at a brisk pace. proper followed narrow winding footpath evident that in spite of the vagrant tendanoins of my path it would lead me eventually to a sms village about two miles to the westward. of mad-hata, aml the wind-borne baying The blue smoke enrling skywards from a score of manged dogs were proof that I was not approaching a Deserted Village act on- common thing in present day Manchuris. As I entered the village i became aware that some- ̧ thing of an unusual nature was taking place" A hubhub of sicuting in the distance, brought cheeked thickly-added urobios, small-footed from alleyways and doors little groups of rosy- girls and woman, and a few old men smoking long pipes and wearing the thinnast of to increase in volume, and the gaping villagers thin grey quenes As the shouting appeared

made no attempt to more, but stood stolidly

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that under this new arrangement Captain five of the Merchaut Sarvies as a while, but Rogers cannot be considered the only represente that each member of the Committee must repre- sent the Associatior to which he belongs, all having, as their Lordships hope, one common aim, viz. the furtherance of the best interests of the Service as a whole.

6.-My Lords will be glad to leach that your reprosonlative will consent to not on this footing

In order that you may be fully informed of

interenta of comber the Secretary of the the composition of the Committee, the nameż |

On the 13th Bootlis Shipmasters and ORears' Association, writing

on behalf of the Fod-red Bocistius of Slipmasters and Officers, stated that they should have been asked to neminate a

of other Associations who have nominated representatives on the Committee in response

representative of the entire boder as to their Lordships' invitation are as follows:-

They

The British Shipmasters Association. The British Sipmasters and Officers' Pro- tect on Society.

The Scottial Shipmasters' and Officers'

The Mercantile Marine Associativa.

I am, sir, your obedient servan',

C. J. THOMAS,

Fitted that a Shiprasater as nominated by the Guild could only voice the opinions of

of ULO individual Society, and on that account he was dired to formally protest against E

at Captain Association. Rogers arving alone as the representative of Skipamsters and Officers on the Committos. The Admiralty were further informed that the Festeration decirmed absolutly to acquiesce in Captain Rogers nomination, and refured to be bound by any opinion he might give expression to. Statements have also appeared in the Freas that Captain Rogers cannot represent tramp" interests. The Guild deny this statement inasmuch as this gentleman has had a

a great deal of experiences in "tramp"

COTTON-GROWING IN INDIA.

SUCC.SSFUL EXPERIMENTS.. After repeated failures to celtirate American and Egyptian cotton in India, news comes, through the mediam of a report from M the French Consul at Bombay, of

steners, and therefore is fully competent for ossio trials made in Sinde and the valley

the purpose. reference to the action of the Secretary of the Scottish Socisty the following corresponkonco s take place between the Merchant Sucrics Guild and the Admiralty:

The Secretary to the Admiralty

31st December, 1904. Bia-With reference to your letter of the 17th October last inviting the Guild to nominate a gentleman to act on the dmiralty Confmitten on Signalling, the Guild have noticed the revent inclusion of other gentlemon who have sem service in merchant vessels.

of

of the Indus. It is claimed for Bindo that it offers adrontages for the cultivation of cotton which are unsurpassed in any other part et India.

The experiments M. Version_refers to were instituted by the Agricultural Departmens of the Bombay Government. The southern part of Sinde, which has been described as the Egypt of India, is outside the area affected by the morsocks, and has an ounfailing water supply in the Indus. Trials were made with four kinds of Egyptian seeds, which were sown in March, instead of at the usual time--February,

To quote the words of M. Vossion, the cotton plants grew to the height of a man's shoulder. Phoy Bad plenty of branches and an abundance of loaves, thus offering a striking contrast to the sraall sickly-locking plants at Guzerat and the native varieties found in other parts of India There was an abundance of large, regularly- shaped pods, rondering gathering easy. The libres were long and silky, and equal in every respect to the host Egyptian cotton, the height of the plants in spany instances Bron xcooding the height of these grown along the Nile."

Though, undoubtedly, this source of gratification, it

it has come a great surprise in view

the Admiralty's explanation to the Guild

that, in order to avoid any misunder standing, the accessity of limiting the members of the Committun Yeutered it impractic able for them to incite bodies such as the Merchant Service Guild or the Mercantile Marine Servico Association to nominate special representatives to sit on the Committee. Consequently, insistence was laid on the fact that the Merchant Captain suggested by the Guild must not be regarded in any way as their special representative, but as the representative The experiments with some variation of of the Merebant Service as a whole. To this American cotton yielded equally good results arrangement the Guild cordially agreed, and The trials are to be resumed this your, when it Captain Rogers consented, and has acted on is

me definito ides will be obtained us. is hoped some the Committes without regard to any particular to whether it is desirable to adopt either the Egyptian or American varioties for permanent Booiety or Societies.

cultivation. M. Vos-ion estimates at 500.000 acres the area in Siade which may be cultivated with Egyptian cotton, and the annual prodno- tion at 300,000 bales---Standers,

This new departure, however, on the part of the Lerde Commissioners of the Admiralty, places him in a position of some difficulty, in smuch as the representative capacity in which he was supposed to be sitting has quits altered. He cannot longer be considered as representing the whole of the Merchant Service as at first, and the Guild would be glad to know in what representative capacity the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will now recognize hias, pro- vided he continues to get?

boen.

MARIE CORELLI ON WORK AND

EDUCATION.

Miss Maris Corelli lectured at Northampton some few weeks ago on "Work." Miss Corelli said that the love of work for the works's sake was not a characteristic of the present age The man who was fond of his work, however, possessed the g of success, and with him lay the true possibilities of power.

The Guild greatly gret that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty should have been troubled

with protests engendered by by professionel jealousy ou the part of several other small but much older Sonieties, their total

Referring to the labour dispute in Germany, membership being far less than that possessed she smil that troops was ordered to be in by the Guild whose supporters and Agencies readiness to repress the strikers reloutlessly. are to be found all over the world and in That was a repetition of the Pittsburg salties. practically evory port. If the inviting of a She was proud and thankful that such outrages. nominee from each of these other Societies is on working men were impossible in Britain, for the pupose of obtaining greater representa Her love for everything: British was so deep tion of Captains and Officers in a numerical and hearty that she wished to see British work!

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