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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 22ND 1919.

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LONDON, June 25th.

THE MARCONI-DENATE.

to America, which is at present carried on now has or through with the

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ALTEN ~PILOTS

Following the outcry against Asiatic seamen, there is zoy a renewal of the - Two rather, acrid dkbates at Westminster criticism of alien pilos. At the annual United Kingdom have given the Government & majority of Conference of the over seventy in the Marconi debate, and Pilots' Association at South Shields the they at least are anxious that the miser other day satisfaction was expressed at able business should sink into oblivion, the passing of the new Pilotage Act, which It is to be doubted whether any section of places the pilot on u better basis than over the House is really satisfied with the before, but the delegates severely criticised result. Unfortunately it was made a party the authorities for continuing to disregard question, and each party has been guilty the grievance of British pilots in regard faulty tactics. Worst of all has been to foreign certificates.. One delegate the failure of the Labour party to grasp pointed out that if an alien were to a wonderful opportunity to score political | photograph near a fortress or naval works honar by presenting an independent he would be arrested as a spy, yet for report on the Marconi Commission. In years the Government has tolerated a all probability such a report would have buon alupted, and the party would have been in the unwonted position of securing "the approval of the hajority of the coun-

hry

The Ministerialists blundered by substituting, on the grounds of strict technicality, for the Chairman's draft

report, the resolution adopted by the House. The Conservatives blundered by waising the original idea of Mr. Benar Law, and therefore all through the pro- points, coudings technical and legal instead of the higher considerations of political obligations and personal honour,

On

system whereby alicus, took soundings He urged that Con round the coast. tinental methods should to adopted and no alien-vessel should be allowed in British river without a British pilot.

of £800,000, but if the negotiations Rothschilds it will be increased to 22,000,000, Up to the time when the American Government took proceedings against the Standard Oil Trust the Waters-Pierce concern was allied with the Rockefellers, and was the chief opponent of Lord Cowdray's Mexican Eagle Com

THE "KONGO."

The Dreadnought cruiser Kongo of the Japanese Navy is expected to start for A now second in the East in August. command has been appointed, as Con mander Y. Masaki in not ye convalescent. following his fall from aloft, when be fractured an arm and a log.

bold that a wide detour beneath the Bouthern Cross is worth more than many months of Asia; and nothing of South Oar America, where great new nations have grown to manhood unregarded. purpose was to inquire the best way round the world, but we fear the ultimate verdict must be that it is a matter of The northern route bas incontestable advantages in the taste and inclination, minor matter of time, and it also pro

The mises touch with nower problems. comfortable, its charms are moro vivid. southern route is, on the whole, more and it stimulates inquiry into issues which are dooper and more fundamental. Whichever route be chosen, most English. men who have seen much of the world generally return with the conviction that, given sufficient means, their own land is, for them, the best to dwell in. The Times.

The Pall Mall Gazette has the following comment on the subject:-

A confereure is to be held at Moscow next month to cinsider proposals for quickaming transit on the northern route round the world, by way of Siberia and the scheme is to take passengers and mails the Pacific and Canada. The desenco of over the Japanese railways in Korcs, whence new fast steamers will carry then will prove admirable for the postal to Japan. We have no doubt the plan authorities, and for people who want to get to Japan in a hurry; but travellers who are journeying round the world in order to see it ought to go slower instead of flater.

We are very far from the days when our forefathers sallied forth for the plains of italy in a barcuche and four. We are whirled around the globe now adaye and see it in flasher, as in a ciner matograph theatre. Impressions are blurred, tho mind becomes dulled and nnd unreceptive, and too often men

Next month a conference is to meet in women return from their long pilgrimage Moscow to consider the possibility of utterly weary. The first thing, then, is quickening the journey round the world to travel in a more leisurely way, and by way of Siberia and Canada, even if time is limited, to try to feel that newest route is to be through Korea. The the merry world is round, and we may Japanese are to put expresses on their sail for evermore." But which is the

new Korean railway system, and to best way round the world? There can. be no doubt that the route which the establish a fast line of steamers from Moscow delegates seek to accelerato is the Korea to Japan. Ardent travellers can There can be aboard a Pacific liner at Yokohama, and quickest. It has also mors delights than then whisk across Japan by rail, jump no greater mistake than to suppose that whirl home by way of Canada and “Little is commonly understood. the Siberian Railway is dull. Who that old New York." But who wants to rush has seen the golden domes of Krasnoiarak round the globe at this rate? We can shining in the morning sunlight across quite understand the advantage the broad bosom of the mighty Yenisci quicker route between London and Japan, can ever forget that moment? The chill but people who go round the world should Rubber will be seen in several solemnity of Lake Baikal, the valleys of linger, and no hurry madly onwards. exhibitions in the next eighteen months. Transbaikalia carpeted with flowers in To emerge on the shores of the Pacific The San Francisco Exposition, the Lon-summer-time, even the immense verdure without having soen Peking and the Great where the train seems like a ship on a that makes so long a journey worth while; don Rubber Exhibition and the Dutch less wastes of North. West Manchuria, Wall and Port Arthur is to miss mach

THE SHARE MARKET." There is not much satisfaction for any

but people with spars cash to invest in the markets just now, Rubber investors are especially blue, because of the low a price of that commodity. The really sound companies that are not over capitalized are all right, and one of the paid no less than ninety per cent, the other day, but the others are in a bad way, and there is bound to be a period of reorganization. After that it is likely that the situation will bo stronger and healthier than before-say, in two years

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"FRIENDS OF CHINA." Dr. Chapple and Mr. Cunninghame Grahame, who are to go to China in August as the representatives of the new Friends of Chins group at Westminste,, will prepare a report on which the future actions of the group will be largely based. The former is a New Zealander who has sat for a Scottish constituency during have been the dominating considerations. As far as Westminster is concerned, there the life of this Parliament, while the is therefore u general desire to close latter is an advanced Liberal with rather Rubber Exhibition at Batavia will all lifeless oceán, each has a fascination of and when we rench Japan we want to stop i the dispute. Apart from Heine opinion, more than the average knowledge of testify to the big place the industry has its own. But is it best to start eastward thore, instead of seeking out an occan

and plunge first into the shrill vitalit which I am bound to say has been but foreign affairs. They are hardly weighty in modern life. In Germany the depresand seek the rising sun, or go westward thre little appeased by either the Commission's representatives of our Parliament, but sion is more marked still, and thousands of Canada? Perhaps that is a matter of they have already secured editorial sup-of investors have lost fortunes during mood and temperament. Some may find East, and long days and nights spent report or the vote of the House, our political reputation has suffered far afield, ort from one or two Ministerial papers the recent "slump" in Canadian Pacifics that after contact with the introspective in America remarkable interest has been for the project to allocate a percentage of and the other issues in which the Germans tossing on the Northern Pacific, it the International Zionist Organization | shown in the case, especially among those the Boxer Indemnity to provide funds for are fondest of tempting fate on Change. bracing and reviving to step ashore amid was held last month at the headquarters

The Rockies carry the traveller into free who declare that politics are such a source the establishment of a British University The prospect of a huge war tax, this this courageous. hopefulness of Vancouver of the movement in Berlin to decide upon The mounting cost of armaments and the air and great spaces; the wayside towns the programme of the next Zionist Con- of corruption that all parties, both for Central Chimu nt Wuchang American and English, are tainted with Daily News, for instance, says the project constantly increasing calls on the fine instinet with the energy of a new gts--the eleventh which will open in passed, all the wondrous little lakes Warburg, chairman of the Central Execu “can hardly fail to command the cordial cial side of German patriotism cannot and thriving land; after the prairies are Vienna on September 2. Professor Otto

fail to have a depressing effect on event

earry an invitation upon their greentive, presided, and representatives were it. They are rather delighted that these

So, though water; and when Montreal is reached the present from Russia, Germany, Austria, developments have arisen, for they aid support of men of all parties. The motive the stoutest Teuton's heart."

very Turkey, Bulgaria, and Belgium. It was HOWARD them in their arguments in defending the behind the proposition ie altruistic, but it. Germany has lately been wearing all the landing-stages of England sec

ulness of the American system, and they the kind of altruism that proves in the panoply of national festivity in honour near at last. But others may prefer to decided that one of the principal ques- and to watch the curious process of Congress should be the advisability of have tended to obliterate the most-quoted end to be truest self-interest. It is made of the Kaiser's Silver Jubilee, there nake Asia a late stage in their progress, tionis to be discussed at the forthcoming l

clear by the experience of America, which been a good deal of gloom in theing through layers of Asiatic peoples erecting a Jewish University in Jerusa until alanting eyes and high check-bones lem. It was recognized that the realiza- of examples against their methods.

are left far behind, and they enter once tion of such a project, in view of tho the continent of Europe similar interest is now reaping, in the political and com atmosphere

THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S VISIT.

more the Europe they know best, and in has been shown, and I noticed the other rein! spheres. the fruits of her far

No doubt those Germans who look for which they are most at home. The land present conditions in Palestine, is some- day no less thin six columns in the sighted policy, in devoting most of her

pinced in the way of Russian Jewish alluring. Frankfurter Zeitung about the affair, share of the same indemnity to providing omeas of British hostility will be making ward way back is more dramatic and what premature, bist that the obstacles The defect of the Siberian and Cana- students desirous of entering the Universi specially contributed by its London Western education for Chinese students." the most of the cordial reception accorded

THE ROYAL COLONJAL INSTITUTE. to President Poincaré on his arrival here dian route is that it leaves out so much ties of their native country and of currespondent.

The annual conversazione of the Royal from France yesterday. As a matter of of the world. The traveller sees Russia Germany are likely to make the adoption OF FINEST QUALITY AND HIGH PRECISION.

The reports submitted by the Japan striving for her place among the long.

npon the general Colonial Institute was held last night at fact there is no such significance in the sluggishly developing half a continent, of such a plan a necessity before very the Natural History Museum, South welcome. I do not doubt that the English nations Canada thrusting her ploughs Central Executive Kensington, when a great number of over have a greater attraction to the French nearer the Arctic circle, and perhaps the position of the movement, apon its recent He traverses steppes and deserts and monts in the colonization of Palestine soas menibers and guests assembled to than the Germans, but there has been soaring buildings of unique New York political activity, and the latest develop were approved by the meeting. It was re-tell old tales, renew former friendships, also the personal touch on this occasion, prairies, and loiters in half a hundred

should not journey such huge distances pany, which has its headquarters in enjoy the music programme and observe for there is the belief abroad that in cities. The trains are not restful, but he announced that the Anglo-Palestine Com

te rest, and those who need repose had London, has just opened a new branch in THE PRICE OF THE HOWARD the latest additions to the Museum The President. Poincaré our countrymen ure vocalists of the evening were Miss Esta welcoming one of the most Lable me better stay at home. The drawback of Tiberias, being the seventh branch of the

WATCH IS FIXED the tropics, and those who have never

During the proceedings a telegram was D'Argo, Miss Margaret Balfour, Mr. who have headed the French Republic. the northern route is that it leaves out Zionist bank in Palestine.

sojourned in the realms of sunlight lose received from New York announcing that Julien Henry and Mr. James Hay, while the other hand, in spite of commer-

cial rivalry, I believe the feeling towards something in perspective. Moreover, the

solos and Miss Nellie Norway played on

it was, and if the German Emperor doc East, the lands of palm trees and golden Central Executive, had be received at ber silver bells. The director was Mr. P.

come to sve us, as is rumoured, he will beaches, of devouring jungle and fieres Washington by Mr. Bryan, Secretary of The way to there regions lies viaw, assured him of his cordial sympathy. Mavon-Ibbs of Melbourne. Congratula, have nothing to complain of in d growth; where the world's myriads chiefly State, whi, in the course of a long inter

warmth of the greeting that will await dwell,

But even if the the moonlight great moving lamps are forof the American Government in the Young, K.C.M.G., Vice-President and in Berlin, and November was mentioned gateway of sund and clear skies where in went and promised him the friendly offices

ever transforming the banks into sheets endeavours for their fulfilment. visit is postponed till next year. notable supporter of the Institute, who as a likely date. has just celebrated his ninety-sixth birth it appears certain that Pritics sur of driven snow. The time must ultimate Few have done so much for Princess Ernest of Brunswick Luneberg, come when the pathway to the East the recently-married imperial couple, will run past the dead cities of Persia: Helmutid, rarely seen by Europeans, will pay a private vizit to our Royal or across that dead bare plain by the Family in September.

which prophets still believe to be the appointed scene of Armageddon. Or it may pass through the Cilician Gates and lead past the waters of Babylon to the Persian Gulf the mysterious inland sea where civilization began, only to move elsewhere and leave its birthplace to pearl-fishers and gun-runners and tired These things are not yet, bluejackets. Southern Asia still awaits its trunk rail- ways which will run from country to

THE SHIPBUILDING YARDS.

British shipyards are exceptionally Iusy just now, and a great deal of the work is for foreign owners. This is the situation in spite of the fact that our tuckers are hampered by labour unrest. Three big bunts have just been ordered for Argentine and Greece, one of them to cost £250,000 going to Messrs. Cammell, Laird & Company, Birkenhead. Á member of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of

America is also here this week receiving Mr. Godfrey Ludlow contributed violin Germany is considerably less bitter than northern route does not touch the true. Nahum Sokolow, a member of the

fenders for the construction of ten ore carriers, each to have a capacity of 15,000 foas deadweight. These are for the trans: port of ure from the Company's iron-ortions. wore showered on Sir Frederick him. The King gave the invitation whit through the Suez Canal, the mysterious with the aspirations of the Zionist move-

properties in Chile, by way of the now Panina Canal. It is clear that as the Company recently took over the Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy, Massachusetts, the American yards cannot compete with the British for cheap and rapid deliveries.

THE TITANIC" DISASTER.

The expected crop of claims against the White Star Company in fespret to the leas of life on the fitunic has just begun These cases ho mature in the Courts. raise a question of great importance to passengers. Shiponers commonly incor- porate in the tickets issued to passenger

day.

Imperial Federation, so it is fitting that among the messages he has received ure tho from Earl Roberts, the High Com- missioners of Australia, South Africa, H and New Zealand, and the Agents-General. for Tasmania, British Columbia, South Australia, Western Australia, and other overseas dominions."

PRESENTATION TO SIR JOHN ANDERSON.

ANGLO-GERMAN CO-OPERATION IN

MESOPOTAMIA.

GERMANY AND UNIFORMITY OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE.

THE ANGLO-SAXON ATTITUDE.

In the Reichstag on the 25th alt, the There are even important negotiations

Bill embodying the 1912 Hague Conven- in progress for Anglo-German co-opera- tion in the development of trade in

tion for the uniformity of the laws

In the Mesopotamiz. An Anglo-German Com

respecting bills of exchange was passed

von pany is to be formed, with the recogni

on first and second readings conree of the proceedings, Herr tion of the Turkish authorities, and Herr von Gwinner, chief director of the

Jagow, Secretary of State for Foreign Another event yesterday was the pre- Deutsche Bank, is now in London waldg

Affairs, related the previous history of sentation to Sir John Anderson, Perman-arrangements for the development of can country, though assuredly it will not wait the Convention, which, he said, bound the marcial activity along the Bagdad for ever. Meanwhile, the only highway signatory States to introduce uniform a negligence clause exempting them froment Under-Secretary of State for the

regulations regarding bills of exchange, Railway route. It is expected that is the sea, which reveals so little, as is liability for loss caused by the negligence Colonies. This took the form of a portrait another outcome will be an understanding shown by the unheeding thousands who which was to represent the first interna- of their servants etc., and the question of Sir John, subscribed for by Straits and between British and German steamship are for ever coasting along the derelict tional code of private law. is whether the negligence clause is valid Malay friends of this former Governor lines regarding Persian Gulf trade. if embodied in a ticket issued to steerage of the Colony. The picture will be hung For such passengers the in the Victoria Hall Singapore. The grassengers. statute, by section 320, authorises the artist is Mr. William Orpen, A.R.A., who Board of Trade to prescribe a form of has also personally painted a replica for contract ticket, and provides that any sir John himself direction contained in it and not incon- sistent with the provisions of the Act shall be obeyed as if set forth in this section. The Board of Trade form of contract

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News from Russia indicates that the Russian Government has become alarmed ticket now in use dates from 1994, and by the growth of the opium habit in the

WOMEN AS DOCTORS:

where there is a new Chinese quarter. It profession

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according to the plaintiffs' contention realm of the Czar, especially in Moscow, woinen are specially adapted for theit se largely fellows tho sea, still draws politically it tied new legal bonds impose on the shipowner an obligation to said that Chinese merchants managements should not be offered to them and never quite done yet. It takes in Judia anco for trade and also served to promote

earry the passenger safely, to a named destination. It states no extuptions to this shligation, and expressly provides in

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Only England and the United States, routs offers incomparable advantages. No man who has not seen our austero he said, were standing out, as their rule in India can claim fully to know representeliva in view of the legal and the British Empire; he who has not constitutional position in their countries AN AUSTRIAN SURGEON'S OPINION.

entered Hongkong by the Lyemoon Pass could not bind themselves to a uniform bright afternoon still has something law regarding bills of exchange. Still it Profes 22 The eminent Austrian surgeon, For Hochenegg,

delivered last month te to live for; and the white stranger who might be expected that angiand-would meeting of the Austrian Women's from within a narrow Canton shop see, modify her internal legislation so as to STUDY

crowd of yellow faces staring at him make it more in confer with The ociation an interesting address upon through the window growe suddenly con- Hague regulations. The hiding aloof of Arsing and readiness for war, iu the coarse of which he touched upon the scions that he is in the presence of a new the Anglo-Basen commercial spheres wa

possess his thoughts. Promising that medical profession.

The southern route, therefore, though the greatest benefit for the whole com- mercial world. It was also valuable question of the fitness of women for the world-problem which will thenceforth regrettable, for the convention involved

Professor nursing, Hochenegg deplored that higher induce the wanderer as the northern route has around the peoples in a matter of import rochement and thus to bring and China, and, if it is correctly followed..

utual understanding. that the remuneration of

of the United States. Until the travellar about a of domestic servants. He continued --- nurses should be gcarcely superior to that it will lead to the hewiklering revelation pacefli

In my opinion, which I share with has seen the States, and grasped at first After retary of State had spoken, coming to conclusions about the issues of in the dire ton of the peaceful rap increasingly confirmed the more I become aggio aeration of races, his date for The Hague Convention as a fresh step. prochement the peoples and expressed acquainted with female medical students, women are not adapted for the work of his day and generation are incompton te kop the Great Britain and the medical practitioner. This is not tinent to continent really learn anything aited States would adhere to it. -

It depend meant as censure, but only as state which helps to guide his thoughts by his enter. I of fact. A doctor must judge

York, tightly spent and pondered op, is commonly printed on the back, and not taiming ten pilules of the seductive drug. 11. whole work dels qualities that upon himself. A day in Chicago or New on the face of the ticket, but a notice in commission has just begun the conare rarely found fuby developed in the conveys more than the reading of a shelf we have weighed the relative attractions red ink on the face directs the passenger's sideration of the best means of combatting male sex Despite the great industry full of books about America. But, though

nd the high intelligence shown by many of my women students, they are destined of the main northern and southern routes, attention to the conditions on the back.

to succumb in their struggle, or at least half the world has still been left up The wife of Her Ottmanu, a well-to- It is argued that the unauthorised excon. I hear the fanious Robefeller group ponding to their work and to their now in the process of a belated awaken

not be able to attain a position corres visited. We have said nothing of Africa, do mufre ur at Schönthal, Bavaria, tion is thus impliedly on the face" ofof Standard Oil magnates are threatened sacrifice of the joys of life. As

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To the plaintiffs contention. No doubt if gilded youth of the city little boxes con ependently and often act rapidly own fireside afterwards?

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Mur last morta conveyed the following A Berlin telegram to the Loudon Daily information:

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