1917-01-31 — Page 6

CUTLER PALMER & COS.

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

Known as the

"OLD

SQUARE"

WHISKY.

ESTABLISHED

1745.

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

and from ALL WINE MEDORANDIS.

FOR SALE.

"ONGKONG

[39

POSTAGE STAMPS HN New Surcharge CHINA, at

Reasonable Prices,

136

GRACA & CO.

No. 4, WENDHAM STREET, Hongkong.

APIOLINE

CHAPOTEAUT)

LADIES S

REMEDY

pom inteútoval troubles, delay, pain- And these irregularities peculiar to

Prescribed by the highest French M moet ruthorities and superior to Tinney, simti Drops and Penny royal CHAPOTEAUT, 3, rue Vivienne, Paris.

723

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDIA THERAPION N1

SKIRKEDISCHARGEA SITHE) ASXĄ WITRONE IN INDEYİN,

THERAPION NO. 2

FORES "LOOD POISON, KAD IZES, SEM EIUFTINĖ -

THERAPION NO. 3

MOE GERLOR TO WEAKNESSIN DRAINS. LOST VIDOS, ES.. BOLO BY LEADINI CHEKISTÁN PRICE IN ENGLAND, BL BEND STAMFADORAS SPEVEL004A OUREN

MODETOUR. ENCERREDMOORE FOR YOU

HAYEMTOGE RD, SLIMPETRAD,

TRYKEY DRAAIE (TASTELEIN KORMOT TRY TO TAKE

SAFE; AND

THERAPIONE

LASTING CURE. BES TEAT TRADE MARTED WORD "THERAPION? IS of MAIS GONENTCAMP AFFIXED TO ALLDENBENR FACERTS-

THE - FONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1917.

WHY NOT WAKE UP

FRESH AND FIT?

Pinkettes prevent morning headaches, dispel Constipation, cure bíliousness, Torpid Liver, purify the breath.

PINKETTES

tho dainty little gentle-as-nature laxa-

fives, are obtainable of all chemists, so post froo, 60 cents the phist, from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. 98, Srechuen Boad, Shanghai.

B1-88

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

TO-DAY

1230 pm-Hongkong Benevolant Society,

Annual General Meeting at the City Hall,

Saturday, 3rd Feb,-

FOOD CONTROL IN FRANCE.

HOW IT IB DONE.

[BY W. L-MOLPIN.]

FARIS

M Joseph Thiorry, who became one of the Under-Secretaries for Wer last year, has now been appolated Food Controller for France. It must not be supposed however, that France has waited until now to orgumise the supply and diɛtri- bution of her food

From information given me by the Ministry of Commerce, it is apparent that as far back as April, 1915, as soon is it whe evident that open and four were becoming insufficient for the needs of the population, measures were taken by the Government to make up for the deficiency

ITALIANS” GREAT MARCH,

BIXTY-FIVE MILES IN BLINDING TEMPEST

-Signor Eurico Lelli, the Seculo's war correspondent with the Italian forces at Monastir, describing the part played by the Italian troops ir the fall of the Mace donian capital and the conditious they found prerailing there, says:

INTERNAL GERMANY,

IMPENDING CONSTITUTIONAL

CHANGES....

[BY BERERT BAYARD SWOPE, OF THE

NEW YORE WORLD.

Seventy million. people with their backs against the wall. Seventy million people fighting as one. Seventy million Starting out on the morning of Novem people and not a quittor among them.

That is one of the deep impressions I ber 11 from the base at Elshin, the Italian colums accomplished a brilliant brought back with me from my visit to march of a5 miles across bloak mountain Gormany, That is the reaction the waaten in a tempest of blinding sleet, and

me. Power on the evening of November 13th took up German spirit produced in the positions assigned to them, stretching ful as is the pressure under which they from Cradenica, on the margin of the Monastir Plain, aeross Kisovo Hill and are standing, the spirit of patriotism, 6,162 metre Mountain, as far as the rector of steadfastness, of courage, of dehance, occupied by the French west of Lake that the Germans are showing burns as Prespa

brightly and as fiercely to-day as at the outet.

But beneath all these attributes thero

General Barrail warmly congratulated then later in having performed this feat 24 hours in advance of the period of grace allowed them. Though terribly fatigued, is to be seen and felt a certain, though and altogether without shelter or any sort

:

to his lot to enunciato the Zabern doctrine-that is, the responsibility of the Chancellor to the Kaisar alone. Dr. Helfferich, Secretary of State for the Interior, and Dr. Soll, Scoretary of State for the Colonics, are two more minders of the present. Government who ake set town ns favouring the reform. Von Jagow, Secretary of State foz Foreign Affairs, is among those who

for the retention of the present

system.

So it will be seen that the supporters and antagonists of the reform are not being divided by class distinctions, for against these aristocrats who favour the change may be seen representatives of the National Liberal Party, such as Bassermann and Stresemann, who are devoted to the present régime,

The National Liberal Party, with its high-

standpat and as reactionary as the Con- sounding title, impressed me as being servatives and Agrarians are. The party is prùnarily representative of the big industrial elements of Germany's com mercial life.

By decree dated October 18th, 1915, the Customs duties on corn, which had been suspended the previous year, were re-established, and the monopoly of importation of that cereal was thus 11.30am.-Unios Waterboat Co. Ltd., placed in the hands of the State. At the of food until the evening of the following subtle, change in the fabric of the Germent, as laid down in the precepts same time the Minister of Commerce a day, they attacked and dislodged the man spirit. From a crtainty of victory, authorised make purchase abroad of.

Bulgars from the formidable corn and flour for the supply of the Trenches" at daybreak. They then pro- it has been inexorably pressed down to civilian population, and civil and ceeded to clear the enemy from the famous a loir of defent. military experts were placed as the die-Dente Peak, south of Ostree, and from the

When I was in Germany at the out posal of the Minister to aid him in the towering crests west of Rahove, amidst a execution of his functions.

raging blizzard, with the thermometer break of the war, the word in every one's eighteen degrees below freezing point.

mouth was siegen" (conquer). When

Meeting of Shareholders at the Offices of Mowers. Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Tuesday, 6th Feb.

3m Auction of Valuable Leasehold Pro- party at Sales Booms, by Mr. Geo. P. Saturday, 10th Feb.

Lammert.

11 am-The Kowloon Land and Building

Co., Ltd., Heating of Shareholders. Noon-Humphreys Estate and Finance Co.

Mackensenstrasse and Prinz

Tuesday, ongko

Kong Hotel

13th Feb- Noonid Meeting of Shareholders.

Canton and Macao Steam bost Monday, 19th Feb,

12.30

Guedes & Co., Ltd., General

Bread, at the Office of Messrs. Lowe,

Gr

THE GOSPEL OF FORCE. The teaching of force as an element of

of Nietzsche. Treitschke, Clausewitz, Frobenius and Bornhardi, which had permeated the entire moral, scholastic, and political fabrio of the German Empire, is beginning to wear off. It is not rare for an observer to hear the ques between World-Power and Downfall-it tion asked if there be no middle course there be not ono making, if less for power, then more for happiness,

has changed the German idea and national impulse. The fond dream of a great world super-state, which was but another name for a Germanised world, has dissipate and, with few exceptions, the lenders of thought in Germany are their present is assured and their well contented with any plan in which legitimate future expansion safeguarded. That expansion lies towards the south and east that is why the Germans feel they have so deep and vital an interest in the Balkans, since it is through thas section that the lines of her development must go as long as England holds the seas.

From that moment it was the Minister

They found all the roads leading into of Commerce who assumed the formidable TA, Meeting of Shareholders at the Hong complete the stocks available in France. posts in the Bulgarian and German another word was being used-durch- It is readily observable that the war

task of buying the wheat necessary to Monastir marked with bilingual sign-1 revisited the country, after two years, He secured the shipping facilities indis tongues, two of the main arteries being halten" (stick it out.)

I think the pensable for this purpose, and by an named

second motto is spoken with more heart agreciment with the Government was able Borisstrasse. to effect the shipment of the wheat st Although the retreating enemy had time than the first, for there were many in the profitabie freight rates. He further to loot bat few shops stores, the utmost empire who opposed a war of conquest, improved the wharfage arrangements at misery prevailed in Monastir. terious porta in Francs and spoeded which was very scarce and of bad quality uued for existence and the life of the

but, now that conquest has been aband up conveyance by rail and canal was selling at 6 lbs. for 5 Bagar and Finally ho established a system for the coffee were three times as clear while in is at stake, all feel the need distribution of wheat and flour all over, petroleum cost 16s a litre (14 p.), sud of endurance beary upon them I be

candles 10d. each. The Bulgars paid the lieve that if the worst came to the worst, the country, which has given the tradespeople in nothing but pieces of the German women would them them satisfactory results,

paper, which they said would be regoti Iselves and go into the tranches before able at the end of the war. The value of they would see the victorious armies of gold has so rison that a twenty-franc piece the Allies march into Berlin. (18s 8d.) fetched forty-five Bulgarian frames or thirty-five German marks (355.):

Bingham & Matthews.

Monday, 26th Feb

Hongkong Races-let Day.

Tuesday, 27th Feb.

Hongkong Races 2nd Days Wednesday, 28th Feb,

Hongkong Races-3rd Day. Eaturday, 3rd March

Hongkong Races-Off Day.

PETER

DAWSON'S

Whisky is the whisky with a growing popularity, because its elegant flavour is solely due to original fineness developed by Age, Obtainable from all Wine Merchants.

SOLE AGENTS. H. BUTTONJEE &

At times of crisis it must be Bovril

SON. F83

BRITISH TO THE

BACKBONE

Under the authority of the Ministry every prefect was empowered to requisi- tion the stocks of bread-stuffe necessary for the inhabitants of bis department, to fix the maximum prices at which pro-Daily Chronicle. visions might be acquired, and to prohibit excessive profits 14 transavus in these commodities,

Thanks to these salutary measures,

dence of France on England for her coal supply, has bent up prices to

sent up prices to an alarming extent.

bread, which was rapidly advancing in price, returned to a figure very little Good quality coul costs £8 a ton, when higher than that at which it stood before it can be obtained, usually a matter of the war. Another wise decision of the great delay and difficulty, Quite recently Minister of Commerce, with the object the Government brought in a Bill of husbanding the nation's resources and establishing not only maximum prices obtaining the greatest possible yield of for coal, but an ingenious system of nutriment from flour, was the manuallowances to the French mines and facture or Standard Brend. Farmers deductions from the import prices, so as were forbidden to fecil their cattle on to equalise as nearly as possible the prices corn flour, or bread.

of French and Bṛrush coal. This measure has still to go before the Senate, but is almost certain to be adopted,

BUČAR ORGANISATION.

The sugar shortage was among the mumerous problems which had to be. faced at an early stage of the war. As·· most of the sugar beet is grown in the districts occupied by the enemy, it soon became evident that the country could not supply anything like the quantity require. A first lot of about 100,0 tons had to be purchased abroad, but the next lot was bought through the British Government, so as to prevent the two countries from competing against one another in the open market. All the purchasing of foreign, sugar for France is now done by Great Britain.

NATIONAL ECONOMY MEASURES.

But in the very unity of the nation, engaged upon the struggle for self-pre- servation, can be found the certain evid ence that when the time shall come, this snity shall be used for their own pur pose for the establishment of a truly liberal Government, in which each shall govern as well as be governed.

ment.

There are even those in Germany who are beginning to wonder if the war was not escapable, No one wanted its least of all ourselves," they say, so wan't there a way by which the war could have been avoided, even without the added power that a victory promis- ed?! This is one of the questions that will be asked when the accounting is made and responsibility for the cataclysm is allocated,

if not

And the Kaiser himself has approved. Perhaps he has read the signs of the times; perhaps he is actuated by a finer motive, but, whatever the impulse, 1 was told in Berlin by one of the high

Those doubters point out that. Germany officers of the General Staff that the Emperor had said: "My people have had gained great strength, shown that nothing is beyond them, and dominance commercially, in Turkey, desire in the affairs of their Govern-in Serbia, in spite of the waning power they shall have as large a share na they Greece Bulgaria, Roumanis, and even

of Austria there. And, above all, they point us that Italy was rápidly be coming an exclusive German Geld of effort. Now, they ask themselves, what have

they left-only Turkey and Bulgaria-while the others of the list ore lost to Germen influence, if not forever, uz last for years to come. These spirit of fores, under which Germany was to be the super-nation; the specially chosen of the good old God the spirit that made Force equal Right.

POPULAR GOVERNMENT.

The imperial indorsement forms the In many cases local authorities have capstone of the liberal structure that themselves dealt with the food question the war has built and is building At in various forms. There are ponto this time the most ardent advocates of cards at Dunkirk, the prices of milk liberalisation do not favour an immediate have been regulated at Bordeaux, and change for one reason, because it is un-views are in direct opposition to the old there are sugar cards at Arcis-sur-Aube wise, they think, to swap horses while and at Neuilly, one of the principal crossing a stream. But when the change suburbs of Paris It should be observed, comes it will take the form of a popular however, that the Neuilly system is not government. It will mean the end of

The newspapers of Germany are bound. at all like what prevails in Germany. It rule by divine right. It will make tie is simply a measure, of local self-defence, Government responsible to the people, to play big part in the soon-to-come- The Neuilly grocers discovered that and not, except indirectly, responsible to liberalisation of the German Empire. people who did not live in this favoured the Crown, which under present condi-The governmental attitude is still largely locality were in the habit of coming to tions, as laid down by the Kaiser him them and buying several pounds of sugar self, is responsible only to God. at 3 time, with the result that very soon These forms are fixed and definitely there was none left for the genuine planned. They are to come through inhabitants of Neuilly

evolution rather than revolution. They

point

that of Bismarck toward the "reptile From the beginning the French Govern

Frogs The German belief in the mont made every effort to stimulate the

venality of the Press, which is the regular production of sugar at home. It

theory of operation, was evidenced only supplied farmers with sood special

a few days ago, when a story emanating manure, and Iphour, and also recalled

The latter complained to the mayor, do not mean a dynastie overthrow from Holland said that something like from the front some of the specialy with the result that any resident in did not hear one word to the effect that $50,000,000 had been spent by Germany trained workmen who had been employed Neuilly can now obtain an unofficial the Hohenzollern rule must end; they do in two years for the subsidiaation of in the refineries. An oficial committe sugar card, which he presents to his not mean a swing away from a monarchy public opinion in neutral countries, and also fixed the prices at which refiners

grocer, who inscribes upon it the date the monarchic idea is too deeply im- it was added that something like wer to purchase the beetroot, the idea and amount of the purchase. This pre-planted in the German mind, which $10,000,000 had been spent in America. being to make sure that the farmers were vents undue aconmulations in private regarda it as the most efficient type of If that be true, it would account for the getting suficient profit to encourage them hands, and at the same time protects goverament; they mean, as in England readiness with which the Germans be to continue the cultivation of beetroot. Iceal supplies, as the grocers declue to and France, the participation of believe that all the newspaprs in America This result has been attained, the surface sell sugar to anyone unprovided with a people in their Government through the not friendly to their cause are bought by under beetroot cultivation having

Reichstag, which is to exercise real British gold," in which class they incrassed by 10 per cent.; and the 1916-17 French crop is estimated af 220,000 tons, Apart from the control proper, there overning functions instead of being place the New York Times and New York merely a debating society, as it is Tribune, and also the World, whenever this being carly double last year's is the great question of national economy amount. Chan in the use of food generally. All sorts of new contemptuously, but truthfully, its editorials or news columns say any

thing unfriendly from the German view. saving devices have been put into practice called, As regards distribution, there is a

already, or are coming very soon. To On the subject of these great prospee special committee in the chief town of reduce coal imports, as much as possible tive political changes, before leaving Two years ago Zimmermann told me every department to estimate local no Paris shopkeeper can use electric light Germany I obtained an interview with that the war, among other things, would requirements. These estimates go to a after 8 p.m., except on Saturdays. Cafés, Herr Zimmermann, the Under-Becretary settle one interesting point, and that was central committee in Paris, which gives out the sugar in proportion to the restaurants, and bars have to close at 8.30, of State for Foreign Affairs. He ad- whether it was better to be a journalis- instead of 10.30, and theatres, music halls, mitted the plans now being formulated tien ly ruled nation like America and quantities available, local refining facili- and picture houses are restricted to six were meeting with antagonista, for the England, or non-jurnalistic nation ties, means of transport, and the like days, instead of seven. A very substan Conservatives and certain of the other like Germany," I asked him when I left As the result of two years' experience in reduction has been effected in the political divisions are strong in their Berlin a fox weeks ago if he had reache 1 this system is in good working order, lighting in the Paris Métro," and opposition, but he was sure that the decision on this point, He smiled and and there are only censional local circulars have been sent round to all the bulk of the best thought in Germany was said: Well, perhaps a little more deficiencies in the sugar supply. clubs and meeting places suggesting that in favour of the contemplated changes, journalistic participation in the affairs an effort should be made to reduce the "It is possible," he said, that of the Government might be a good thing down the cost of living is shown in use of electric light by one-half certain measure of reform will be put for Germany after alla respect of coal. As in the case of sugar,

use of a les pe light be on a drain on tatt matice before the war has paced a very large part of France's resources

the flocks and herds of France, it is an end, but I should say that the real happen to be in the invaded districts, proposed to institute two meatless days body of the reformation will not be and this fact, coupled with the constant rise in freights and the virtual depen-city of meat, hut the French have an on this point is due to the fact that weck. There is at present real sea taken up until after peace. My belief eye to requirements after the war, under the conditions now existing we are Fanry bread and fancy cakes are also doing very well; perhaps better with to be taboo, on the principle that Bour concentration of power that would be and sugar must be used exclusively as the case the power were scattered articles of food, The Government has Further, the fact that our enemies are

Another question that will arise will also been asked to limit the sale of petrol talking of forcing internal reforms upon be that of the women. As they win a to private purchasers, so as to check the us would make it seem as if such reforme greater economic independence they will use of motor-cars for pleasure, which would be a price of peace, and while we demand, greater political recognition, is considered inappropriate in the present are anxious for the changes to come, we which now is given practically no serious

want them to come at our will and not thought in the empire. under duress ur coercion..

The latest effort of France to keep

Valuable alike for the Invalid and Robust

The Allenburya Diet is recommended for general use in place of ordinary milk foods, gruel, etc, and is particularly adapted to the needs of Dyspeptica, Javalida, and the Aged Being largely predigested it is easy of assimilation. A cup of the 'Allesburys! Diet is useful in the forenoon, betweca meals. The Allenburys: Diet may be taken with azven.age. an going to bed, in the place of stimulante. Being easily digested at promotes tranquil and refreshing sleep, free from the depressing reaction in the morning, which often follows the taking of spirite For those who cannot readily digest milk the lan burys Diet is welcome subatitute, ga irukas not

nuse indigestion and faistence

of Digestion, Most Agreeable to Tako, Simply and Quickly made by adding boiling water only

The Alienharya Díet is z Food for Adulte sod is quite dis tinct from iko well known “Altenburga Foda for 'cfanta ALLEN & BANBURYS" Ltd., 8. Pelita Boed. Shsarbat

and London, England.

13.P.0. 5«Ã 189:

A Complete Milk and Farinaceous Food. Easy

Alenburgs

DIET

circumstances,

At

THE WOMEN'S QUESTION.

When the liberalisation comes the Jewish question will reassert itself. this time it is forgotten in the Sturm und Drang" of the war. There have been a few modifications of the Jewish disabilities, but nothing of any substantial nature has been done, t

Life in Germany is not pleasant to-day- The efforts of the Government have The important feature of the change There is a hopeless, prison stmasphere been usefully seconded by a body called will be the erection of direct respon about it that causes men to crack under the Ligue Nationale des Economies, which has distributed vast quantities of sibility of government to the people the strain. The effect is peculiarly through their representatives in the noticeable upon neutrals, They grow small leaflets pointing out in the plainest Reichstag. Under the present system frested and nerve-racked. Several of and simplest language the reasons which make it amperative, to save the various there is actually no such responsibility: the attachées of the Embassy, and of the necensaries of life as far as possible The The Chanceller is at the head of the American correspondente, have sufand French, however, have had economy so political government. He owes his re nervous prostration. Berlin, more than- thoroughly implanted in them from the ponsibility to the Kaiser, by whom he any other German city, has become a net cradle that these counsels are accepted is created

of intrigue and gossip. A motive is with a much better grace than would be

looked for behind every man's sel, This the map in some other countries-Daily

creates an atmosphere of distrust and Mail.

suspicion.

Von Bethmann-Hollweg is said by those closest to him to ho heartily in favou of the purposed reform, although it fell