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CORRESPONDENCE.

AND THE MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS.

HONGKONG

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."']

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sent writer quarrels.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4ru, 1915.

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To the real point at issue the present COTTON MILLS IN CHINA. writer has little to say, ixcept that what The United States Commercial Agent, Mr. Welk has to write upon the subject Ralph M. Odell, of Shangbai, has com must be worth reading. We may disagree | piled an interesting report on cotton mills with him as much as we like over his in China, from which we extract the belief in the efficiency of submarine war- following: --

The cotton-manufacturing industry in Seng Fow School ... fare; we may say and perhaps with truth, that he has no knowledge of naval China did not enjoy the same degree of Miss Siu Wai Sheung of Seung

Foo School prosperity in 1911 as in the preceding affairs. But we ranet examine his opis-year. During 1913 the mills ran on full Hop Yis Co.'s stom launches..... ion together with the factors that helped time through the greater part of the year, Mr. Tse Yau Sing's English HONGKONG, August 2nd.

there was a strong demand for yarn at to form it. It is the and misrepresent Root prices, and the result of the opera Mr. Ma Wai's School Sis--The loader in to-day's Press takes up the question of making war munitions tion of those factors with which the pre- tion of the mills were highly satisfactory. Ching Shau Tong 70 per cent. of

Some of the foreign-managed mills made

the proceeds of "sale of medicine Mr. Wells is said to draw his inspira- net profits of 30 and 40 por cent. of their Messes. Si Shing....................... capital. In who carly part of 1914 the 2 Chinese subscribers of $20 each. tion from Edgar Allen Poe. Undoubtedly prosperity of the preceding year continu 100 Chiness subscribers of $10 each 1.000.00 the latter created a new school in Eng-ed, but the stagnation in general trading No. 1 Theatre, Wongkuk, Yau-

mati eircles and the curtailment of the coun lish popular writing; perhaps his best try's exports of native produce, following Chinese subscribers of $5 cach student is Mr. G. K. Chesterton; Birthe outbreak of the European war, serí Arthur Conan Doyle is a more slavish ously affected the local mills

demand for yarn and cloth fell off consid- Already acknowledged But it needs an imagination erably, and production was somewhat enr apostle, greater than that of any of these writers tailed. At present, however, nearly all to find any similarity between the writ-the mills are operating their spindles ings of the authors of "The Gold Bug night and day; those that have weaving departments are running the looms in the and The New Machiavelli “; Wells daytime only. probably borrowed mom from Swift than he did from Poc.

in this Colony.

This question has no doubt, been dis cussed by those in control here, and no doubt all sorts of difficulties have present- ed themselves.

The difficulty of securing materials, the distance from the seat of war, and the comparatively small amount this Colony could turn out with the ordinary facilities available at the present time have, no -doubt, all acted as deterrents.

own needs.

However, if there are technical men and also men of means and position in our Colony who are willing to throw the whole weight of their ability and influence into this subject it will put quite a different complexion on the matter;

According to the home pagiers, the chemitat industry has risen to the task im- posed upon it by producing high explosives in more than sufficient quantity for our It is the engineering section of the work, in making the metallic cases and inses, which has now to be brought up to the required standard. When one learns that in a three days' battle about a million rounds of shell were fired by our army, and then considers that it takes n skilled workman something like 50 minutes to accomplish the turning required on one -inch shell, it is obvious that all the help which ready-trained mechanics can give is required,"

Wells' scientific

Call

have no

parallel in English writing, because such they were written by a mud who knew what he was talking about. They may be far fetched; they are exaggerated, but be road with delight by they scientiae men because they are writen by a scientific man, trained the finest science University in due British Empire Your writer suggests that these romanes are perile fairy talca 1

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PROPOSED RUSSO-JAPANES

ALLIANCE.

INTERESTING RUSSIAN VIEW.

The newspapers in Japan are now persistently demanding the formal con clusion of an Alliedce with Russia. By saying an Alliance with Rusein, if it is meant by the Japaase Press as signi- fying an extension of the circle of mutual assistance, their insistency will meet with a heartfelt welcome in Russia.

GROWING USE OF CHINESE YARN, In spite of the adverse conditions in 1014, the mills had fairly prosperous! rear, and those under foreign margen, with one exception, declared dividends

The Nurse Prenga, a leading Petrograd only slightly less than in 1913. The year 1014 was notable for the degree to which urgas, in connection with the Japanes Japanese and Indian yarn. For the first Alliance, recently fosted in Japan, ar made in Chin:se mills displacefon d'essai of a Russo-Japunts time the deliveries of Chinese yarn says Shanghai exceeded these of foreign spin- of Shanghai, Japertese, and Indian yan nings. The actual deliveries at Shanghai were as follows:-Shanghai, 36,7526 lbs,, in 1912, and 77,550,150 los in 1914: Japanese, 59,687,066 lb. in 1010, and 60.727.333 lbs. in 1914; ladian, 78,922 065| And then Mr. Wells fell into the lbs in 1918, and 68,839,000 th, in 1911. misconception thus he was something of As Shanghai is the most important war-- a philosopher." Evoy seicartihe man basket in China. for the sale of yarn by n

The porters to dealers in all parts of the done that. 1 is not a bad fault.

country, these figures indicate the extent pity is that so many philophers imaginto which the local mills have been abi that they need know little or nothing of science. Had they realised their mistake we might have taken them more sarivasty. But a decade of cienco explodes the speculatiens of a extury of untrained philosophy. Newton's work still lives; Herbert Spencer's work has suffered in We all learn the lesson

A eajustan lathe is shown which would cost not less than £100, and Gifty of these would turn out only (say) 1,000 shelly perfinitely more.

some day, Jay. If, however, we can get sufficient shell steel here I feel quite certain the Isbour and machine part of the businers can be overcome.

The

Mr. Wells probably did say that there was no such scienen as aociology; he bas suid many stronger things thaja that he

to compete with yarns purchased abroad. 20; Japan, 16 and 20; while the mills in India furnishes numbers 10, 12, 16, and China make mainly 10, 12, 14, and a small quantity of 15 and 20.

PRODUCTION OF CHINESE MIL

The total annual production of the milts in China is 203,000,000 to 230,000,000 lbs. of yarn and 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 yards of cluta; during 1915, if the mis opérat on full time. The yarn production will doubtless reach 200,000,000 lb, owing to the increase in the number of spindles

The pin during the past few months. The wczy ing industry is still in its infancy, but As gradually being developed. cipal kinds of cloth woven are 3-in., 49/46, 2.62, 2.85, and 3.00 yard grey sheet- One cannot but lament, with rouring, and 30-in. 68/41 or €8/48, 2.Eã and 3.00 yard drills; one of the mills in Starg writer, Mr. Wells' lot...f departure in the bar has recently begun to weave Canton It is peritaps flannels and the goods have sold very wil writing of problean movels.

"Kippsal in the market. the logical outcome of

Love and Mr. Lewisham." would rather be without it. scientific wols, which appreciated by the public fur which they were written id neglected by everybody is, these later novels are rightly read by the few and badly misconstrued by the But do they, we sine writer suggests, deal ch with high society

mealby.

But one

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Japan achieved great succes at the beginning of her struggle again Ger man influence in the Far East, but Japan cannot expect the completion of her object by only driving the Germaus: out of Kinochow. Bo long us Germany fighting, she will not forget Tsingtan.! So long as the militarisin of Germany. reraning intact, Japan, may not be fres from danger.

If Japan dr.ires pacific develop! ment in the future, slie inust ke a mereactive part in the war of the Powers A against the World's Highwayman. Russo-Japanese Alliance will assume, a

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What is needed most is a discussion on is given to gross exaggeraticar und, the subject and the formation of a voluna little, to the pulling of legs.". iary commission to hunt up data and got ous statistics and go thoroughly into the matter without delay, and you. Me. Editor,

COTTON MILL STATISTICE. if you are really enthusiastic, can do very

There is no organisation among the Utelike his Chinge cotton mills, and there are much good with further leading articles

were rightly Government industrin statistics, but and publicity generally in this eunvection.

figures compiled by Shanghai kin and Briefly, the idea is that the turning of

believed to be approximately everces show

A vivid account of the destruction of shell cases, although work of precise ac

that there are 32 cuilan mils in China curacy, is, nevertheless, repetition work

During 1914 about 100,000 spindles, were the Zeppelin brought down by the late pure and simple, and would preferably

with 1,009,900 spindles arid 4,010 Inoms added to existing mills and several new Leutenant Warneford, V.C., is given in carried out by machines, which were to

plants were launched, but are not yet in the letter of an eye-witness of the secur The writer, who has relatives in Eug operation, Alhough the total number of reuce, spiadhs is not large, it must be remem State exteny automatic and could be work-

Are Touo Bogy" "The New bred that practically all the mills gland (says the Daily Telegraphi), relates ed by semi-skilled Chinese labour.

Machiavelli pics of high society day and night ca 23-hour schedule. The how he saw a Zeppelin pess about ni forging of the shell cases eculd no doubt, be carried out on similar lines, and that any rate, they are not written of bulk of the raw cotton concured in to clock in the evening overhead, and feli only three fourths to seven-eighths of an aster, thinking with anxiety of the trail "eirdre of chick he has Nette kuote-mills in the country is Chinese, which is

At half-past two 'eleck next. whole operation would ix conducted in

inch in staple and more arah than Ameri- crath which the raider might leave b

For making Nosmerntag he was awakened by a viclen: ex- Again, is in true to say From extrems cas; it fairly suitable, however, hiri hind.

spinning low counts

We got up in a hurry, and saw a spec- the locally grown staple.

Some hun- I would undertake to have the designs Socialism he has now drifted to high 16 and 20, Indian and American cotton is plosion that shook the whole house.

·his' former political mixed with

The present price of the best quality of tacle we shall never forget. for the required machines got put in a very Toryisu.. short time, and the work of making them associates are rotten lot???

Mr. Welfs has always been all things to Chinese cotton in Shanghai is c. 7 to dreds of yards away appeared the giant 7 per lb. A supply of raw material, of the previous night bursting into flame; Then,

CO., LTD. nace. One explosion followed another, could be undertaken by focal firms.

JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & when the factory got started, very little all men and, through his scrupulous abundance of extremely cheap labour with some seconds later it was an immense fur-50-Ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Cheins, Wire Ropes, Rivets, otc.

It is not a new or the employment of children, and &

large

domestic marker for yarn and cloth at a rain of fire descended upon the engineering skill would be required for desire to pread: all sides of a subject, no restrictions as to the hours of work

sundy the opposite. shell-case making,

him to call his political are the chief factors in the success of theighbourhood. Down came the monster Part of it fell The present Chinese cotton industry. It has already before our eyer 1 an aerolite, fill it sank However, there is vital need for an inter-thing for

associates.rotten lot."

in the court of the convent,, burying deadl indications point to further developmetent mass on the ground. writer has heard him say the same thing passed the experimental stage, and all with a frightful crash and lay an incande beneath it, The body of one of the crew ic polite langunge more than ones, quite in the next few years,

fell into the back kitchen of a café, crash- ten years ago, w his political associates?

new works, which could consist of mattedy sheds at the start,

- change of views on the subject so that a con- erete scheme can be formulated, and per- sonally I am open to discuss the matter with anyone interested, and to gladly give auy-assistance possible for the furtherance

- of any scheme to organise the manufacture vi war materials in Hongkong on such a scale as would make it worthy of the cou sideration of the authorities, and would wake it likely to meet with their accept auce-Yours. faithfully,

ALBERT W. SMITH.

c/o A. S. Watson & Cn., Lid, Aerated Water Factory,

North Point,

faces.

"The debris of the menster fell on all

Of Mr. Arnold Benncts there is little BRITISH RESIDEN I OF JAPAN ng heavily through the roof. to say For all his faults we forgive him, if he can preach as ou of our KILLED AT THE FRONT. braiaty British pessimism.

weck.

On many

rver-

not b NOVELISTS AS WAR EXPERTS.sight into many of the acts and scenes of

line. Otherwise they would accepteti as newlies at all, Yours faith fally.

A G. WARREN.

HIS LIFE IN DARDANELLES.

Estimates given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling stock, Bridges, and all Classes" of Engineering Iron and Wood Work. GRAVING DOCK-787' by 86' by 34 6"

upps Empty Dock in 2-3/4 hours. THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 9,000 tons displacement, providing

conditions for painting ships with racst efficient results,

ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES throughout the Shopsranging to 100 Tona 100-Ton BLECTRIC CHANE

AGENTS FOR

. PETROL and KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 150 B.I.P.

As applied to the British Admiralty sud War Office. MOTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERE, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHER

BOUSEBOATS and PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MOTOR PUMPING and LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, Erc.

of 11 A1 and 12 Noo can be soon between the hours Dockyard Managers,

at the Town Oo

the country round for a distance of several kilometres-One could pick up pieces of it w's strewn with fragtet tad I picked ILEPHONE NO. 212 up charred pieces of rubber and alumi literally by the thousand. The cemetery

nium in my garden,

It took twenty days to carry away what was left of the monster.

EXPERIMENT IN RUBBER PAVING.

of the subjects of which he has written, MR. C. VON FALLOT LAYS DOWN he has had the sight to epeak autèvorica tively. When he has not hud that right,

Many foreiga residents in Japan, says he is usually withheld his se Laps we may regret that he has dropped the Japan Guzette, will learn with his mon-de-plume within the last few that news has just reached Yokolara by telegram that Mr. O. Von Fallot, an ou was mortally wounded fact that they are Japan boy," Finally. ...the popular novelists does not mean that they while fighting in the Dardanelles and died are endowed with superior issight into on Thursday, the 15th July,

But tho Mr. Von Fallot, who was born in Japan, all the acts and scenes of life".

was in the early thirties, and spend his fact, that they are novelists doce mean

An experiment in rubber paving, which i that they are endowed with superior fu- days here until some three years ago, when was with several foreign firms here, his he left for Canada. As a young marke

the instance of the Government of the last engagement, we believe, bring with is being made in the City of London ut Mesra. Strachan & Co. Later he was a instructor in the Naval College, Federated Malay States, will be watched Elajima, and about three years ago with considerable interest, especially b decided to try his fortune in Canada, those who are connected with the plants- where ne sceared employment, being in lion rubber industry, Under this exte "Canon when he volunteered for service at the in front of the offices of the Malay States indictent of many of the unqualified HE ANNIVERSARY OF THE the service of a bank up to last summer,tion if the City Authorities, the pavestout

Front and sailed for England with the first information Agney at 89,

In Eug'ard-h-Streit, has team relaid with rubler los, Canadian Contingent. was transferred to the North Loyal Lathe work being carried out the order shire Regiment, and rose from th racks of the Agency by the Leyland and Bir- Lancashires that he was drafted to 12, irches equere and half-an-inch tales, he was morial y laid on a cement concrete bed, and when walked over give none of the jarring-fect to first lieutenant. It was with mingham Rubber Co., Ltd. The tiles are Dardanelles, where

In Yokohama and Kobe Mr. Yon Fallot experienced from stone pavement. The c wounded in the fighting last week. was known as a very kcen sportsman, and tiles are manufactured from plastation

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

SI, -Your leader of today is a just

prophecies and criticism, on the subjects

WAR.

of the war, with which we have been

As already announesti, aher, will be n showered during the last few months. Great names have been accepted to Special Service at St. John's Cathedral tɔ- often as a guarantee of expert opinions; night at 6.30 pm, to mark he anniversary irrespective of the subject matter to of the declamation of war. The service which they are attached. But it is to will consist chiely of intercession, with what puzzling to understand why your commemoration of those who have fillon,

not for the roadway writer should have selected Mr. H. The choir will sing the anthem, "O Lord has represented Yokohama in the larrubber, and it is hoped one result of the

ing. He was extremely popular, and the form of paving, news of his death will be resivel with at least for the foot pavements of cur The subject is one which was Wells and Mr. Arnold Bennett (and su God, Thou streng.h of my Death." A uum-port contests in cricket, football and row experiment will be to popul-r's this particularly the former) to illustrate his

mcoted a within the bounds of fos bil- regret by many friends among the varicus cities. argament Further, the criticism of the

A special service will also be held at the foreign communities.

Mr. Von Fallot leaves to mourn bis less ity by Sir Henry Blake some years go, wark of Mr. H. G. Wells, though it leads

since this suggestion was first made point to the general trend of the article, Union Church. The service, which will three sisters, to whom the sympathy, of and the comparatively low price of rubter As a mark of respect, the flag at the favours the belief that rubber my be mṛ)

generally utilised for paving puipo:es is grossly one sided and, in matig res-be conducted by the Rir. J. Kirk Macon- many friends will be extended.

Y.A.R.C. bost-house was half-masted. pes, inaccurate,

ber of troops will attend the service.

achie, will commence n. pmi

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