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PARIS LETTER.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
Pas, November 1, 1912.
BALKAN WAE.
THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1912,
horoes without incurring the displeasure of the neutral Powers-great and small alike.
Sheer skin has triumphed over might.old The Balkan War is now looked upon as over, and many a useful lesson it has taught the rest of the world which it will do well to take to wart Had Turkey been as ready for war as were her onemies the Allies, the chances are that she would have proved the victor. Whereas for theĮ last three or four years the Allies had
PowerE
turbock.
frontier lines
Truth to tell, so
can only hope for the best, and pray for a peaceful settlement satisfactory to all parties.
DEATH OF A GREAT ACTRESS.
Sixty-four years ago, one of France's greatest of tragic actresses, Madarae Judith, whose death is just announced, occupied the same prominent position on the stage as does the "Divine" Sarah to-day.
MERCANTILE MARINE
GRIEVANCES..
In the House of Lords on the 7th inst. Lord Muskerry called attention to
grievances affecting the commanders and officers of the mercantile marine in respect to insufficiency of pay, inforior accommodation, undue hours of labour, and other matters which word of serious
moment to the mercantile marine as a
SOME SCOTCH CHARACTERISTICS.
But the Scotchi
"MADE IN THE EMPIRE."
The following correspondence appeared in The Times:
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INTIMATIONE
has
Tho
Assuming the mark is authorized, it would at once be taken advantage of hy the makers of the most inferior classes of goods, not only goods, but quack medicines, safe cures, and other more or shipped abroad carrying the mark. How could this assist the demand for superior less fraudulent concoctions would be
British-made goods?
DIXON'S
DOUBLE
DIAMOND
PORT.
SOLE AGENTS:
H. RUTTONJEE
& SON,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
So near as we are to St. Andrew's Day something about Scotch characteristics
Sir,In your issue of October. 17th The face of Europe is now.com-
must be regarded as topical.
A correspondent writes in the eat there is a report of a meeting of the pletely changed, and the sooner this fact
rainster Gazette:-I suppose it will be Provisional Council of the British is appreciated the better. Before the confiet began the Powers forbade it,
accepted as a general truth that, at the Empire Trade Mark Association, at The status quo has been altered, and the
people who inhabit those Isles, the Scotch which the question of the registration of which have been
possess the gifts, the English the graces, an Empire trade mark was advocated.
The proposal is important, but, with up fragments of their daily deeds can we the meeting and advocated what they sponged off the map in the blood of the
and the Irish the wit. Balkan people will never be restored
are the most peculiar. Only by picking much respect to those who took part in In recent weeks I have trade, I dissent entirely from the object character. exactly as they were. swift and victorious a compaign was whole; and moved for a return showing on a right estimate of their real believe will benefit the Empire and
The trade mark question is complex never anticipated by the Great Powers; the legal obligations of the owners of gathered a few specimens which I guar- intended, and, of course, from the state. no one expected to see so great a Turkish merchant vessels trading under the age antes to be genuine, but find some diffiments by which it was supported.
morally;
Let us call the first Bene- and is only understood by those who have It is the ambitions of the of Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, quity in defining, either scientifically or
Russia, Denmark, Austria volence. The other day I motored into the working of trade marks, and as my for nearly half a débacé. "pracemakers" which are most to be Italy,
I wanted a very firm have done so a Highland village, Hungary, the Netherlands, Greece, and been slowly but surely preparing for dreaded just now. Should they fall out. Belgium towards their captains, officers, small quantity of a very inexpensive century, I venture to offer one criticism The chairman said that more than 120 hostilities-Turkey being the cornmon the bloodshed of the past few weeks will and seamen with regard to the follow-medicine. Seeing one of those miscellan- on the propose). ency-the Ottoman Empire had been be as nothing to that which is to come. jing:-Old-age pensions, pensions to cous stores where they sell averything chambers of commerce had passed re- most cruelly deceived, az much as the Roumania may show her good sense by widows and orphans, accident compensa Consols, chocolate, ladies' skirts, and fresh solutions supporting the proposal. A not insisting on an extension of ferri- tion, Sunday labour, daily hours of herring-I entered hopefully and asked list of these lies before me, and includes labour at sea and in port, payment for the old man in charge if he kept such places as Kumasi in Africa, Owen French were in 1870, by being given to anderstand that she possessed the most tory; as much, however, cannot be and work performed in excess of fixed hours bicarbonate of soda. He looked at me Sound in Canada, Taranaki in New At bomo we have Ealing, up-to-date weapons, and her soldiers of that unknown factor-Austria. It is of labour, medical treatment, accommoda- very inquisitively and said, "Was't for Zealand, and Tuticorin and Selangor in also including in such a return the his prophetic instinct, and confessed that Sutton, Croydon, Jersey, Guernsey, &c., were never more fit. Loans were obtained towards the latter Empire that all eyestion, and passages of distressed seamen bertham ye wanted it?" I smiled at Asia, de
are anxiously turned at present, espe regulations of these different countries his diagnosis was quito correct. By way and many others that can have almost several hundred at the beginning of the Young Turk
and to account for his extraordinary A furthor list of régime, and a vast splutter made as to cially as it is no secret that peace at any for the preservation of discipline on of excusing my personal responsibility, no connection whatever with trade marks.
St The association states their objects to the amount which would forthwith be price cannot be accepted by Austris. Aus- board their merchant ships.
Earl Beauchamp said the Government intuition, I suggested that there must supporters is as open to criticism,
Try it for yourself. It is a s expended on fold guns and amounition. tris may or may not agree to certain pró-
fication of British goods and where Was this money ever exponded at all? posals which are to be discussed by the would place no difficulties in the way of be an epidemic of heartburn in his parish,
If Austria does not insist on the return for which the noble lord had for I hadn't been in it ten minutes when be put briefly (1) To assist in identi- Is it still in the Government coffers? teritorial compensations for herself, she moved. He could assure him, that the I felt as if I had swallowed a volcano made; (2) to assist in preventing fra delightful to the taste as it is Government were in no way blind to the and, thinking it might be dangerous, Í Could it have mysteriously found it will, in all probability demand that her service of the officers and men of the came to him to have it extinguished. He dulent imitations; (3) to encourage the beneficial to health.”
The first can add nothing whatever to way to the pockets of the patriotic Young existing commercial relations with the mercantile marine and to the dangers ignored my insinuation, but, again demand for British goods. Turke? The result of the last three adjoining countries shall not he dia. which they undoubtedly ran. It would taking a good look at me, he said the identification of British goods. The weeks' carnage, has clearly established
Nothing is as yet certain; we be impossible for the Government to try solemnly, "If ye go over to the Tempor place of production is now put on many
to deal by legislation with the pay of the ance Hotel across the road there, and ask articles and can be put on all. that, comparatively speaking, Turkish
officers of the mercantile marine. It had Willie Munro for a drink o' water wisecond would make it no more dificult guns were obsolete and that ammunition
been the policy of Parliament to allow some bi-carbonate of soda in it, if ye gie to make fraudulent imitations than at the wages paid to all seamen to be settled him my compliments, and tell him. I sent present. The third would be a complete was scarce. These two facts may well
by the shipowners with the persons whom you, he'll no charge you nothin' for it." failure, as I shall show.
I did not take advantage of his sugges The Board of Trade explain or account for the fiasco of the
they employed. Turkish campaign just concluded by
understood that the Imperial Merchant tion, but I felt proud of my native land. Nazim Pasha's fate, and the huge Bul-
Service Guild had approached the ship Never have I found an Englishman with garian victory. Turkish generals have
owners with a view of getting increased such prophetic powers a kind of second been shot and superseded for cowardice.
rates of pay, and that their representa sight, which some Highlanders are said to Representations had lately been to do a real kindness, at the entire No doubt they did their best under such
ions had met with a certain measure of inherit and the power of thoughtfulness, By her regrettable death, made to the Board of Trade with regard expense of another.
The second specimen was a preuliar trying eircumstances, and surrendered in order to save useless slaughter. -
another ink, not only with Rachol of to the accommodation provided for officers -Nazim Pasha, the Commander-in-Chief whom she was a contemporary-but with on certain vessels and the Board were form of "Independence and Self-respect." regard to thean cases. As to the hours of porter whom I have known from my of the Turkish forces, may be a distin- the stirring times of the 1816 Revolution, obtaining reports from their officers with On arriving at my native town, an old guished soldier, but he certainly was no and the setting up of the Empire under labour, the Merchant Shipping Act of youth leaped on board the steamer, beer for ever 1894 indirectly touched the question by pounced on my luggage, and carried it Madame requiring a minimum number of officers off. He generally got well paid for his match, as events proved, for Bulgaria's Napoleon
Fow remember ven Moltke-General Zavoff-to whom destroyed.
The Jadith when at the height of her fame; to be carried. This minimum was almost services, and made a rule in consequence, invariably exceeded by shipowners to I think, to meet me accidentally-every roverts all the honour of the war.
considerable extent, In 1911 with one day, with the hope of further remunera brilliant strategy which he displayed all she was through the conflict has won for him theatrical world. To advertise her name exception every foreign-going ship of tion for services to be rendered in the golden opinions. The unfortunate Turks was to ensure a crowded house night after 4,000 tons or upwards carried three or future. He was the kind of man who was "star" more mates, as well as two-thirds of the never sober if he could help it, and the were completely demoralised, panic. night.
She was only six years of age when she vessels between 2,000 and 4,000 tons. The wisdom of giving him money without a question of amending the Act of 1894 80 guarantee of how it would be invested stricken by successive defeats. How can
made her stage debat in the Latin Quar-as to increase the statutory minimum of is a real problem which some correspon- one expect the boat of soldiers to fight on
ter--the cradle of so many brilliant per officers was under the consideration of the dents might try to solve:
Eight years later she sceured an Board of Trade. SOS. engagement at the Porte St. Martin Theatre. So nervous was she on that occa-and Lord Ellenborough,
The Marquess of Salisbury pointed out sion that she could not be heard by the that the statistics showing recent improve "Speak ment in the merchant service had called spectators, who kept shouting: up; we cannot hear a word." At the end forth the criticism that a large number of the play, she was so overcome that she of the so-called seamen were not genuine it was to be invested in a coffee-shop and in the ship. Unless the conditions in the sant against a wall and burst into tears,tamen at all, but other persons employed not in a public-house. He looked at me It was then that an unknown gentleman mercantile service were improved they comforted her by remarking: You will could not hope that the diminution in The Marquess of Crewe pointed out become a great artiste." This kind gentle-number would be arrestad. man was no other than Boufie, who had
that the whole character of spa service had been attentively watching the perform changed in the Royal Navy as well as in ance, and felt proud of her.
When she the mercantile marine. A large proper came to England--as all great talents tion of the ship's company now consisted invariably do, irrespective of nationality of artificers and skilled men in various or creed-she appeared at Manchester, branches, who were not sailors in the old-fashioned sense, and therefore it was Mdme. Judith was befriandry! by Baron not quite fair to rogard every raan who James Rothschild, who wrote her a cheque was not a sailor as unavailable for other for 10,000 francs (£100), which she was purposes in what was largely the reserve able to return to the greatly astonished for the Royal Navy. He was sure that would desire to give attention to the Baron within a short time. It was the the President of the Board of Trade regard to the accommodation on merchant
The motion was agreed to. chips.
an empty stomach and with defective weapons? Turkey is right glad to make peace, for the war though a brief one bas been exceedingly costly to her in every respect. The Balkan States have the satisfaction of having scored an epoch making victory over their 500 year-old
ency, and now feel antisfied. It never- theless was a very risky adventura, and is a triumph of no small importance for Christianity. Everyone's prayers were for the victory of the Cross over the Crescent, and Providence so ruled. The worst of the fighting is now over, though a few engagements are still necessary, but the Turks' back has been broken, and what remains of the Ottoman troops are
a
III.
has
household word in
Deceased was born a
"assassin "
the
Success.
After some remarks by Lord Ampthill
He was 3
curious combination of religiousness and drunkenness. He would talk on the most sacred subjects with an evangelistic passion, and the drunker he was the more passionate was his discourse. One day; in desperation to get away from him, I gave him a shilling, on the condition that
The Association say the mark would their licence is issued it passes beyond their control, and in China, India, only indicate the origin. True; but when Central and South America, and in Africa, about two-thirds of the whole human race live who know nothing of our language, and the owners of inferior goods, hustrums, &c., would represent the goods as having been guaranteed not only as to origin but as to quality, inas- much as the mark was registered by our in the Dominions. Board of Trade and by public authorities
The above is a certainty, and how, put the same mark on their goods as therefore, could makers of excellent wares were on cheap, even trumpery mana- My fire ship to China chiefly. factures? It is impossible they could do so. Every piece of goods is stamped with Manchester, and most of them with the firm's name and address, and this is true good quality cotton, woollen, and linen. How is the Empire and its manu- of nearly all British-made textiles of No further identification is required. factures to be promoted when the mark would alone appeal in the interest of the millions of inhabitants in Aviatic and commonest of goods to the hundreds of other countries? To use the proposed mark on genuine goods would be to debase the manufacturer's own trade mark and rain its prestige.
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Chs. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CHATER ROAD.
CHRONOMETER-MAKERS,
WATCHMAKERS,
JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS.
FINE DIAMOND
JEWELLERY
SPECIALITY.
SWISS
with astonishment and disguet, and cried, "Lor bless ye. Mr. G what wd o' Bandy McMillan asking for a cup of the folk in the toon say if they ever heard coffee?" I could form no idea of the public opinion, and I never ascertained
From the very nature of the case the in which Stock Exchange the shilling was
association must exalt the value of their | ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND invested; but I am quite sure he thought he acted honourably, and preserved intact
"Economy."licence and so assist the makers of
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. in effect The third specimen was
This will In London lately an old Aberdeen farmer inforior goods.
AND SILVER BRACELET his consistent self-respect.
sure is this and so energetic will be the GOLD
WATCHES. manufacturers brought a letter of introduction to me penalize good manufactures. In fact, so
established British from an old schoolfellow who went to Africa more than forty years ago. He promotion of the mark, that if it is
dead. By way of Pelled in their own interests to start & ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADF was sent there neither for keeping the thought he
regarding the misleading results which Sabbath nor any other moral law, and I genuino goods of quality will be com
tion mark. must follow from the use of the associa-.
· more.
-was
invested in Consols for the benefit of his
THE PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENT.
.
of
now tightly held in a net of steel from which escape is impossible. French guns have proved their immense superiority over German weapons with which the importunate Turks were provided. All the German military coaching failed to first time, the Baron declared, that he representations that had been made with conversation I asked the old man, who counter association to give information
of his life, by what route he was going
The proposal would simply lead to give the Turks the victory. There will be had ever had money given hack to him
had maile enough to live on for the rest to Aberdeen. He said he was going by steamer, as it was the cheapest. I told another misuse of the words British'
"Ah," and much to be accounted for on the part Just after the coup d'etat, of Decembor
Empire,"
," of which there have been him he could go by rail for 358.
a number of lato. Yours faithfully, of the Young Turks, after the war; 2nd, 1851, the authorities prohibited the
A. D. PROVAND he said, I can go by steaner for 309" **family jara will be unavoidable after playing of "Marion Delorme," whose- in exile. auther, Victor Hago, wes
"Yes, my friend," I said, "but you for-
4, Lloyds House, Manchester, Nov. 2. SHANGHAI TRADE. so crushing and humiliating a defeat.
get you will have to pay for two days' provisions, which will cost you 208,
Mr. C. Freeman Murray, Hon. Secre- With the end of the war in sight the Mdme. Judith was playing the principal
Ah, weel," he said, "but maybe Great Powers are called upon to bring part. She called on the Prince-Presidenti
Messrs.. Noel, Murray & Co.'s report on
letter which appears in The all their diplomatic skill to bear upon at the Elysée Falace, and not only got.
The Great the injunction removed, but obtained the Shanghai Piece Goods Trade says:- I'll be sick." On the chance of being tary, British Empire Trade Mark Asso the entirely new situation.
Mr. A. 1. Provand, in his letter-under- Powers, which have behaved admirably Louis Bonaparte's promise to be present There is undoubtedly a better-feeling sick he went. The sea was rough, and ciation, in
issue of to-day, states that the Chambers by remaining united and not disagreeing at the Comédie-Francaise on the follow generally running through the country; he succeeded, and the 5s he saved be. Temes of the 5th inst., says:
The "House of Molière
extended credit is being afforded in cer-posterity. Some jealous Englishman may the above heading which appears in your among themselves in so grave a crisis, are ing night. of the samo opinion as M. Poincaré, was crowded, and when the Prines aptain cases and news comes from Chengtu, chink him mean, but I hold him up as
auch places as Kumasi in Africa, Owen France's brilliant and responsible Prime peared he was the victim of a hostile the capital of Szechuan, that business an example of the most economical of Commerce which had passed resolu
demonstration by
Hugo friends, there is looking up and that two Banks specimen of a Scotsman I have known, tione supporting the proposal include Zealand, and Tuticorin and Selangor in Minister, that the time for intervention
The in view of the money difficulty that basand dies rich.
Asia, etc. At home we have Ealing, Sut- has arrived; the one huge and decisive Among the cries and shouts the word will shortly be opening up again, which and the kind of man who makes money, Sound in Canada, Taranaki in New
arose repeatedly.
ton, Croydon, Jersey, Guernsey, etc, and bettlo hay hoen fought-all that the
a welcome piece of information.
many others that can have almost no con nection whatever with trade marks." Great Powers were waiting for before Prince-President kept his place nevertheexisted up river for so long is certainly
The Portuguese official Gazette on the
"I personally handed to Mr. Provand modiating. The present is a psycho-less to the end, but, the play was definitely The Manchester market remains a very
6th inst. published a Presidential Decres
the printed list of supporters, which, by the central what they require therefrom, price or logical moment, for it is impossible to banned after that night. The following strong one and few succeed in getting
Mdme. Judith was
fidential," so I know he is aware that regard the prospect of mediation or in-guar
At the close, the market is summoning Parliament to meet
stitution Parliament should open on
there are also London, Glasgow, Belfast, tervention without some anxiety. Even figure in an escapade which grievously delivery, or both, not being agreeable in though the combatants may be in the offended Louis Bonaparte. On her way most cases.
to prison where several of her friends, firm and the higher prices demanded November 12th. By the Republican Con the was, was marked "Private and Con- mood for such a step, the entrance on including the two sons of Victor Hugo, checks business. 5,000,000 yards of Plain December 2nd, but the Decree explains it Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle-on-Tyne, were confined for attacking the Goverr-Cottons were shipped away from the is being specially convened to discuss the Bengal, Sydney, Melbourne, Montreal His statement, therefore, the scene of the Great Powers, with all
is a suppression of the truth which I will the ambitions and jealousies and racialment, she met Prince. Napoleon, Bona-UK. during the week ended 15th inst, new Electoral Law, the creation of a
parte's cousin, and prevailed upon him Clearances here have been brisk and there Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Wellington (NZ), Johannesburg, and
not further characterize. to join the merry party that was pro- has been quite a good demand for White Arts, the basis of the new contracts with any others.
"Mr. Provand goes on to say: My complications involved, must prove
The panics for the service to Portuguese East delicate affair and mediation, we know jected. The two arrived with a carriage Shirtings of the better qualities, which, Portuguese and foreign shipping com-
load of dainties for the feast, and before however, are hard to find în stock. of old, brings its own risks. The Turks the evening closed the Prince was drink position of the Banks is changed some Africa, the payment of the Customs firm ship to China chiefly Every pieco wish to treat direct with the Allies, ing the toast of "Liberty" and the what by the arrival of the loan payment tariffs on foreign goods in geld, the of goods is stamped with Manchester, and The and the total Sycee now stands at Tls. amendment of the contract between the most of them with the firm's name and
good
queer third destruction of all the Bastilles! instead of having recourse to
The latter Prince-President heard the story, and 21,340,000 and $9,940,000, of which the Bank of Portugal and the State, and address, and this is true of nearly all
cotton, woollen, and linen party-the Great Powers.
was not unnaturally offended with the
un- prove the financial situation in Portugal. British-made textiles of
identification is required. Ho is aw
be cannot be ignored; so far as this country actress for inducing his cousin to identify Native Banks hold Tls. 2,000,000 and other financial measures intended to im-
that the name, address, and trade mark changed at Tls. 2,186,000.-
of British firm of merchants may is concerned, public interest in the war, himself with the enemies of the new $1,500,000, while Chop loans are
In the yarn department little has been | THE UNREST IN-PORTUGAL
on textiles imported placed on is, if anything, greater in France than regione.
done-in either-Indian or local spinnings,
The Times
Times correspondent at Lisbon, on foreign country and then shipped to in England, for the principal lesson of
but it is said that one or more of the Japanese mills have sold the whole of the 7th inst, cabled:-
practice is most misleading, so further in- the war in the Balkans strikes home. It
Some days ago the inhabitants of the Chins, or even sold in England. This "The pro- was General Bonnal who evolved the plan
their output forward right up to the end of campaign with the King of Bulgaria
of March to China, and it is expected the district of Villa Flor revelled and at dication that goods are actually British during the recent visit of His Majesty
yarn will appear at Shanghai and Tien- tacked the Government buildings, pulled is to say the least advisable.
in the archives, and made a huge bepfce
There's the rub! to Paris, The Turks learned their
tsin and will probably run into 30,000 or out all the official documents and papers posed British Empire Mark of Origin noro bales. strategies from-General-von der Goltz
In American goods there is no change of them in the street. Yesterday a mili could not be placed on foreign goods. a dead letter The status quo is now
one way or the other in prices, but the tary force was sent to arrest the ring- holders are firm in their demands and and to longer be adhered to after
there seems to be something going on all the many sacrifices made by the Allies
the time, clearances being fairly active. but urgently Newchwang is closed, during their all-conquering progress. The question is how to divide the newly-
wanted goods are forwarded by rail from Chingwantao. conquered Turkish territory among the
2
CHINA'S NEW COINS,
For the coinage of new pieces of money as currency of the Republic of China, the Central Government, the Peking Daily eins says, has decided to have seven kinds of small money for circulation and exchange They are
Weight. 50 Cent silver piece......13 Grams.
20 10.
5.3
24
"J
2.6
7:
5
Nickel
5.0
31
1
Copper
6.0
5 Cash
3.0
"
1
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leaders.
on
At Valle de Torno and Candoso the in- habitants sounded the alarm by ringing the church bells and attacked the soldiers, who were forced to fire repeated volleys. A number of people were wounded. Numerous arrests have been made.
No
aware
"Far from desiring to discountenance fair and honest criticism, my council not only welcome, but solicit expressions of opinion from all quarters, realizing as they do the vital importance of the sub- in the initial stages, which, however, they do not consider insurmountable."
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