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A WARNING TO BRITIHS INDUSTRY.

SHACKLING THE CAPITALIST.

MR. J. J. HILL'S GRAVE CRITICISM. A

remarkable speech was recently delivered by Mr. J. J. Hill at the National Foreign Trade Convention in Washington, the main point in which was a very outspoken eriticism of the effect on British industry of our present social and fiscal policy. Mr. Hill, whose prominent position among American men of business needs no emphasizing, was addressing a warning to his own country on ite abort-sighted optimism with regard to its manufacturing position; but his illustration of the evils liable to confront the American working-man by his view of the position in Great Britain deserves careful attention among our own industrial classes. From the fuller report which hay, now reached us, it may be useful therefore to give some salient passages of his speech.

THE MEANING OF GERMAN COMPETITION. Mr. Hill Isid stress on the world-wide competition that now existed in exports pointed his of manufactures, and he warning to American traders by dwelling of the extent to which Germany had: ancoceded in invading the foreign trade of Great Britain. Perhaps the most instructive thing in the world," he said,

would be to consider the means by which so many English markets have been. captured by Germany, and why so many industries have changed their seat from Sheffield and Birmingham to the busy manufactoring towns of the German Empiran s mogu

has removed itself beyond the reach of legal capture. When that day arrives, Great Britain will be face to face with hor real problem. Its wagnitude and its difficulty will be almost unique in history.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 1878, 1914,

It would seem that with such evente passing before our oyes, and the veil of the future almost lifted for our benefite, we should not be beyond the roach of helpful suggestions or find rational conduct difioult But the burdens placed by unwise restrictive legislation and un- their necessary taxation upon business in the United States are producing natural effects here also. Industry slackens less because capital is dissatisfied with the present than because it is uncertain of the future mistakes as Great Britain has made, and is making may confront the American working man with a lost job, an empty cupboard, and no younger and more promising land to which he can emigrate the vice of as his needy follows have done for centurica when caught in economie errors or commercial revolu tions,

Just such

TELEPHONE TRIALS."

AND FOOCHOW

WEDGES

Under the heading Telephone Exchange, Foochow, the Fouchow Daily Echo published the following satirical comment:-

The Exchange is open from 7 am, to 10 p.m. The instrument may or may not be, on ringing the bell; but your conversa- tion is open to the wide world all the time.

One of the oldest subscribers to the above company has just transferred his allegiance to the Chinese Telephone Co. This has been described as the thin edgo of the wedge." It may be so, we trust it is, but Foochow wedges are apt to resemble ice with glass at 110 in the It shade.

the

The main reason lies in the inability of the English manufacturer to change his working conditions in conformity to general changes that have taken place, hestond his power to arrest or alter, in the markets wherein he must give a free field and can hope for no favour.

However, this time the wedge must be borne in mind always that the may prove of tougher material and there future and, oven more and more surely, is a crying call that it should. Viewed the present struggle for foreign com

as a business proposition. merce must be conducted under the rules laid down by civilization itself. No way in which subscribers are served is nothing short of scandalous, indeed it is real monopoly of trade can ever exist manifestly absurd to mention business again, except within the narrowest areas in the comoction at all, though the or for an inconsiderable space of time. Community supposed to consist chiefy It follows, necessarily, that all competi- of business men, and certainly money tors must enter the lists under substanti changes hands as for value received. ally requs conditions. Now, England we do not imagine that the Exchange had controlled so large a share of the itself, if frankly questioned, would at world's commerce in manufactures for golong that she apparently forgot this.tempt to deny that a most inadequate

return is made to Subscribers.

And

difficult.

every

.It's She encouraged or permitted the estab-admission that it is not safe to transact Lishment of conditions that left her hands business on the phone, and suggestion fied as against a free competitor.

of that such, when. importance, be the reason for dwelling at some length written, would render this somewhat here on this is that the United States is following her example. The power of

The present position, though of old the English trade unions became practic ally arbitrary in fixing wages, Hours, and standing, is one which could only obtain general working conditions. Germany in a place like this where, as someone found that, with a more advantageous recently said, everyone may be indignant, wage seule, she could go into the world's outraged, etc., bat leaves it to the other markets and compete at prices which man to do the dirty work! Well, more England could not meet. Hence the power to the man who has taken on the enormode growth of German exports of job. The day of monopoly is past, and the manufactured articles. Hence a com-there is now the Chinese Company, well petition which the United States itself equipped, and up-to-date in cannot meet in many lines, and which it respect, which is only too eager to snap could not meet at all did not immense up the supporters of its rival. They hold and accessible natural resourers and, in out the inducements of cheaper subscrip certain lines of manufacture, the use of tion, perfect insulation, superior instru mente, and strict attention: besides the highly skilled labour and highly benchit (for some) of being on with phicated machines which cheaper labour

all Chinese subscribers also. It is not! id tot competent to handle givo s temporary advantage. But that advant to be wondered at that it is said many age, like every other exceptional local subscribers to the Exchange merely await condition in world trade, tends to be the expiry of their term to avail them- There is equalized and disappear. For, in the selves of these advantages. vast pool of the world's nelivity, where hardly likely to be much sympathy with the material, the worker, the machine, the the older institution, for it has long been method, fly from one end of the earth to consistently deaf to all remonstrance and the other at call, only a purblind nation complaint. Doubtless, most of us would can dream of basing its futurn on any prefer to support the Exchange, but if thing less commanding than equality or this is to be they must face the position, superiority in the elements of produc- and give some reasonable service and ton including, of course, Um wages of return for the ample subscription of $70, which, taking the last number at No. 42, labour and the reniuneration of capital,

amounts to the respectable. total of $2,910 per annum. "I this does not pay, there is always the option.

WHITE WOLF IN HIS OLD.

HAUNT:

FARSE BOONE TO THE WORKER. This Great Britain has not yet fully realized." The United States. docs not Wide- ppear to understand it at all. spread and long continued industrial distress in England comes from attempt ing to hold markets against competitors while maintaining a wage scale that does not pegnit her to meet their prices, and does not offer to capital an inducement to go into now fields of development or even to remain whore it has hitherto been occupied. She meets thus, not by remov ing the shackles from her industries, but by fastening other shackles on her inst, said:~ capitalists; fetters that must be added later to those that already gill the limbs

GOVERNMENT'S CORDON 'IN HONAN..

The Peking correspondent of the M.-C. Daily News, telegraphing on the oth

During the short time that "White of labour. She has entered upon the Wolf" traversed Shenai and Kansu he most elaborate experiment ever seen to devastated twenty-four prefectures in the compensate the worker for the work he former province and twenty-five in the While the backbone of: White has lost through insisting upon impos latter. sible economic terms now that: work is Wolf's force is estimated at 10,000 men, to longer to be had, by a vast of which 6,000 are mounted, the brigands eleemosynary system which makes the are accompanied by 20,000 bandits whom State pay for his unemployment, his they have picked up en route.

The Government feels coufident that sickness his misfortune, and his death: He is to be sustained in his position of "White Wolf" has abandoned any plan inability to compete, with other workers; he may have had to attack Sianfu, and and he is to be protected against the that his forces will gradually assemble at penalty of his economic defiance at the their old head-quarters at Lushan, in

The Honan, to rest expense of the whole, community. Budget just presented calls for an annual expenditure of over a billion dollars Twenty years ago it was half that sum are now accomplishing actual abion

AN ECONOMIC DISASTER.'

What Sanatogen Will Do

for Your Health.

If you take Sanatogen regularly for a time, you will be astonished at the improvement in

your health. Such has - been the experience of millions of people

—literally millions !in every part of the world, and especially in eastern climates.

Read these letters from, prominent people-see how they "swear hy Sanatogen-and resolve to follow their example.

Just what you need in the Hot Season.

and

Now, in this unhealthy season, when you are op- pressed by the excessive heat when your vital powers are lowest, and you most easily fall a

vietim to Dysentery, Stomach Bowel Diseases, Fevers, Boils, and other torments now is the time when you should fortify your con- stitution by a course of Sanatogen.

For Sanatogen-besides strengthening and invigo

rating your whole system- definitely increases the bac tericidal action of the blood and its natural protective powers against disease.

risk of being invalided Hence, your, risk this season will be reduced to au absolute minimum. And if you should catch any of the diseases which ar

are so prevalent at this time of the year, Sanatogen will enable you against to put up a better fight*: them than you convalescence

otherwise could, and will render your

short and favourable as possible. But prevention is always better than cure, and your safest plass in to raise your vital forces to the highest pitch by means of a course of Sabatogen.

Fortify your System against Dysentery, etc.

During the hottest weather Mind, Sanatogen is absolutely you will-if you have taken safe and harmless. It cannot Sapatogen-be able to conquer barin you in any way, and it

the Heat-exhaustion and Nervousuot fea

Debility from which everybody. suffers. You will really be stronger and more vigorous than s usual at this season. Instead of being irritable, gloomy, and apprehensive, you will be good- tempered, cheerful, and calm. "Will-weakness" will vanish, and while others are feeling tired and listless, you will tackle the day's work with energy and enjoyment.

#

do

9 09 you good.

Drop a post-card to A. Walfing and Co. 6, Klukiang Road, Shanghai, who will send you a useful book about Sanatogen.

There is no time like the no tim present for a good resolution.... Why not here and now > Obey that impulse. Get Sanatogen at the nearest Chemist's.

SANATOGEN

The Tonic Health-Food.

"Sir H. Hesketh Bell,

KCMG.,

∙Governor aud. Commander-in Chief of this ecwart Jalans, writes:

"For man doing hard mental Weak in an enervating" climate there is, according to ry experience, "gal better. invigorator than Sanatogen."

The Hon. Mr. Justice Caspersz,

Julie of the Egh Court, Calentin, writes

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I have been taking Simatogen on and off for the past three years, and find

very beneficial, Mary

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people know take Sanat ogen and appreciate it."

Sir Gilbert Parker,

the popular Novelist, writes:

"I have used Sanntogen with extraordinary benefit. Et in a true food tonic, feeding the nerves, increasing the energy, and giving fresh vigour to the body and mind."

Mr. Max Pemberton, the well-known Novellet, writes

I have been taking Santogen mee the begin ning of the yest, and would not be without it under any circumstances whatever."

Mr. Hall Caine,

Vélasunganda "Frovelist and

ramalist, writes:

My experience of g

Sanitoges has been that as

- toni natre food it has on more than one occasion done me good,"

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DE WEATHER "REFORT.

On the 15th at 17,10 am-Proemuro, in Réj, -highest, to the east of Hokkaido... It, hạn depressed moderately over 9. Mascherinvanl increased, moderately from the Loochoon to Hongkong.

It has increased slightly over N. Lason, but is inclined to give way over the Visayas

The typhoon has filled up. A dépression is still shown over Tonghing.

Hong long walligall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. today, 0.78 Inches.

The forecast for the 24 houre ending at” noon and to-day is as follows:--

BURNS, PHILP AND CO.'s YEAR.

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DISTRICA,

Hongkong & Neighbourhood-

Formoss Channel -

FORECAST

75) winds, medor.

ato; overcast, equally, some

8. winds, strong

South coast of Chins betwboo ( The bound an Hongkong and Lamooks.{ No. 1

South coast of Chins between The inme at

Hongkong and Hainan. Nowher

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Statino.

REGISTER

15ru Juur, 1916, AM

Wind

Viadrostock...] 7 a 29.72 67

Nemuro

16.30 0.

Hakodate inj " 29.93-

29.95)---

29.91

GUNS

29.90 » 29.91

Tokio Kochi Negaki Kagoshima Oshim Nab Em Tahi'joan Bonin Ja Chefoo ******* Welhaiwei Bankow

Ichang.... Klokiang

Changaha

Shanghai.. Gutzlaff SharpReak Ampy SWELOW

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Talhorn. Tricha

Tainanese Koshan Pesadores Canton Hongkong

Gap Rock ......

Wuobow Hofhow

Pakhoi Phulion

29.01 29.08

811

39.89-

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60.

29.

129.04

gw

629.58 79

Torane..

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Cara St. Jamce

29,84 129.86

Legaspi

129 84

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the level of the sea inchen,

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2 TEMPERATURn, - in - the--khader in "lägros. fabrenbait.

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8 Hormity, in perpentage of saturation, the numidity of air asturated with molature being “Tins.

4 DIRECTION OF Wixo, to two points.

-5 FORCE OF WED, according to Bonfort Solo. 8 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, o databbed aload, & drigaling rain, £ fög, g gloomy, b hall i Lightning, o overosat, p passing showers, q equail, e rain, a snow, t thunder, v visibility, wdow (ww.

7 Ram in izebes, t tenths and hundredthe

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

* REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, July 15th.

Barometer neces Temperatare Humidity......

Previous On DatejGn! Date

Day at at pa 6 at 2 pm.

99.60

1:20.68

129.71

85

74

824 86

79

93

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8W...

BBW WNW

Force)

Westher Mascatena

2. ort

107

Highest open air Temperature on 14th.58 Loweet open air Temperature on 14 h. 82

HONGKONG FIDE TABLE..

From 17th to 22nd July, 1914,

HIGH WATER

OF SUMMER ON SHAMEEN. are developing, but as a general rule, the at innumerable points? The fact has talk is pot of affaire. It is made up of created traditions of a very admirable Human nature being what it is, there chaff and reminiscence, or tells the tale kind. There is, probably, no community is consolation, admittedly of a selfish of yesterday or of the day before. And in the world, there is certainly none in kind, to be derived from considering the naturally the tale is frequently personal. China, where feelings and points of view lot of those who live in south China where That is not to be wondered at, for on any receive such generous and careful treat the beat, because it is more humid, is afternoon, you may meet 1 Shameen in ment. Chaff is continuous, personal considerably more trying than it is here. a single walk. The bund facing the river anecdote more swift-footed than bad news, Of Hongkong in summer time many becomes between five and seven a parade but both are invariably kind. Of course, Shanghai residents have had experience, ground on which it is a recognized rule the scandal-monger makes his, or her, bat comparatively few know anything of that having once saluted one is not again effort to enliven the breathless day, but, life on the island of Shameen, which lies expected to raise one's hat. For the more if the story contains anything of bitter- sufficiently far up the Pearl river to lose energetic there is tennis, for a few sailing,ness, it is stifled with yawns. Nor is there the last breezes of the sea. From the deck for stalwarts, scornful of any degree of any community where an invalid can be of a steamer Canton's foreign settlement heat, rowing. But there come days, much more sure of sympathy and help, or where A Shameon looks decidedly attractive. Oval-shaped more frequently than happens here, when a new-comer enjoys more instant and and no bigger than the Shanghai Race rain has made the courts unplayable, spontaneous hospitality, Courec, it is fringed with big, dark ban Then the afternoon parade is for the summer may not physically speaking be yan trees which afford a pleasant contrast majority the only resource. left. Again an enviable experience, but it teaches one to the hard glare of the intervening space and again the same couple or group pass no little philosophy of a very useful kind. of wator. Approached, however, from the and repass, the number growing as the Daily News. Chinese city, from which it is separated cooler air of evening begins to pass over by no more than a narrow creak, first the island and to tempt out those who impressions are not so favourable, have kept behind drawn shutters and especially when received not by the visi-blinds. By sever most men are to be tor, who knows that in a few hours, or at found at the bath, by half-past the club

The report of Burns, Philp and Com- the most a few days, ho will be on his fills. Eight o'clock, however, brings no way back, but by the man who realizes signal for dispersal. It is a very furnial that Shumeon is to be his home. Crossing dinner party that begins, even nominally papy, Limited, states that the gross a short wooden bridge he finds himself no, a quarter past; bachelor messes sit profite from all sources for the year to facing a broad avenue of banyan trees down on an average, at a quarter to nine, March 31st (including balance brought with houses cramped together on either breaking up at midnight to return to the side. There is hardly a breath of air, club. For there are nights when it would forward) amounted to £351,858, less From the right come all the noises asso be foolish to go to bed too early, when salaries, exponses, depreciation, taxation, has been apportioned as to do so would be merely to court pro etc., leaving a net balance of £131,282. ciated with a Chinese city, but the avenue. itself is silent and listless and, as likely longed battles with winged insects which This sum

1,000,000 shares), £50,000; ad par share as not, empty. Through open windows no mosquito curtain in fins enough to keep follows:-1s. per share dividend (on there is a glimpse of punkahs swinging at bay. drowsily and overhead cicalas chorus So the day passes, and each one in the bonus, £12,500; carry to reserve fund ait is not more than three or four hundred Shameen, therefore, calls for a good deal £35,000 insurance fund (increasing same shrilly. The end of the avenue reached week is exactly like the last Summer on making a total reserve of £85,000)

same £16,506), £5,000, carry forward, yards in length the new arrival finds of patience. It calls, too, for other £79,348), £10,000; staff bonus account himself facing up river and turning to qualities as, indeed, do all "out-ports (to allow 10 per cent on staff exlarice) the right begins a circuit of the island. at this or, for that matter, at any time 8,000; staff provident fund (increasing same, spot, the place explored, seen, is one of the largest its monotony 18 operations to during the year were all well In twenty minutes or so be is back in the of the year. Canton, be it remembered, £10,782. Mercantile, shipping and agency known, mapped out in all its disconcert very much less than that of really small maintained. In addition to the Morinda, ing smallness. Clearly, the possibilities places like Wuchow, Kongmoon or which has taken up her regular running of life in so small an area are likely to Samshui, None of these have anything to Papua, the areing has replaced the like the same standard of comfort, or the Maldita in the New Hebrides service. be few.AVARS

For those who do not mind the lassitude same diversity of amusement. Yet Branches have been established at which almost invariably follows, they Shameen is small enough for each person Sourabaya, Java and at Apia, Samoa. Shameen has its swimming bath and a to be an asset, a nonentity or a nuisance, crete bulk store is in course of erection, begin, each day, win me as won it to count, for every man and women At Townsville an extensive ferro con- very good one. That, when the morning's Just because, in one sense, it is so small and at Perth, WA, a centrally-situated. work is over, is followed by a visit to the in another it is larger than Londen. building site has been acquired, upon club. All told there are not more than There is probably nobody in London who which suitable buildings will be erected thirtywho gather together at mid-day, knows the daily detaile of, say, two during the present year. The prospects very often the number ia much smaller hundred people's lives. But who can live for the ensuing financial year are en- Whispered consultations between the Shemoen for any length of time-couraging, and it is anticipated that B to the outd unless he is a recluse without finding his further tonnage will be necessary for the life touching those of quite that number growing busincea of the company.

This is a difficult district to attack, but the Government troops are now dray; ing a cordon, round that territory, and they hope to strike a final and successful blow at the bandits, an

Apprehension is caused by the fact that a former high military oficial in Bhens resently resigned and accumulated fatce of several thousand disbanded troops and local bandits. He is now on his way to Kangu, where it is expected that he will gather up the remnants of the old Boxers, and, ultimately join White Wolf, if the Government troops the are unable to prevent junction.

• Reduced to its simplest terms, this bat humanitarian,' project is not unspeakably cruel though that high suunding word and its familiar fellow, social justice, are common cloaks for legislative cowardice or incapacity that does not dare apply the real remedy to the obvious disease. It merely postpones the inevitable and intensifies catastrophe which can no more be averted than hunger can satisfy itself on Great Britain is now maintaining many of her industries in an artificial condi

air.

of

There is nothing like MONTSER tion by appropriating for the support of RAT" Lime Juice for bringing a feeling one class of her people the property another class. Let it be understood that of freshness after a hot and dusty ride- this discussion has nothing to do with the your Storekeeper has a supply—say? inoral of the process, but, only with its

The British e economic consequences. Empiro is now sustaining itself by sequestering, under one guise or another. the sorted accumulations of past genera- tions. The end of that policy comes when this accumulated capital is cxhausted or

MONTSERRAT

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great men of the island beteken, very occasionally, that matters of high import

Height

LOW WATER

F'kong

Mesu

H'kong

Time

Menu

Time

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Thurs. 16 3.50

48 v 3 9 17m 4 295 3 Fri.

Satur, 18 m

4.9m 10 46

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9 83 5

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“WITH DOG AND GUN IN THE

NEW TERRITORY."7 EING Series of Articles contributed.

by "Sportsman," reproduced in book form

Hengkong 11th October, 1913.