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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 191”.

MOUTRIE'S

PIANOS

TO

HIRE

FROM

$10

Per MONTH.

MACAO NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

MACAO, September 19th The contract of the Fantan busines has expired, the offer which the former contractor made of $600,000 per annum having been refused. At the end of the month new tenders will be invited at $500,000 up. One house near the steamer wharf has closed its doors to-day,

At the invitation of the Government all those interested in the Sun-piu and Pucapiu latteries yesterday afternoon sug- gested to form a basis for the now tendars. Seven letters were received, and the highest price suggested was 3200,000 per annum. The Government will make is the basis for the tenders which will be invited in about a fortnight's time. On the last occasion the Government jook the same figure, but pocene offered to take up the business.-

THE HOUSE TAX

The Faxenda has sent out notices that from the 1st to 31st October the Treasury

TUNING AND) REGULAR ATTENTION will be open to receive the house-tax, after

INCLUSIVE.

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TENNIS SHOES

CANVAS

WITH

RED RUBBER

SOLES.

$6.00

Per Pair.

EVERY REQUISITE FOR TENNIS

WEAR

BUCKSKIN.

WITH

RED RUBBER

SOLES. $7.50

Per Pair.

IN STOCK

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$16, DES VEŒUX ROAD.

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Sole Agents in Hongkong and South China:

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TELEPHONE No. 636.

DON'T WAIT

until you are, worse before starting a campaign against disease. No matter how slight may be your indisposition your duty to yourself demands that immediate steps be taker to disperse it. Of course, you expect to get better and not worse. hut where health is in question you are never justified in leaving anything to chance, and, as is well known, indis -position, insteadofdisappearing of its own sweet will, frequently develops serious disorders it neglected. Your safest course is to..

TAKE BEECHAM'S PILLS

which are the World's finest. tousenold remedy for the cor- Tection of derangements of the stomach, liver, or kidneys. Slight headaches, loss of appe tite, a nasty taste in the mouth and other little symptoms of that sort are indications of digestive disorder, and may be regarded as Nature's warning. of worse troubles to follow if the cause of the present⠀ail- ment be not speedily removed. Don't wait until to-morrow but take Beecham's Pills

Said in Brem, ja, vež de 2/0.

NOW,

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WEATHER REPORT.

September 24th, at 11.50.-No returns from Japau. Pressure bas decreased alightly over the Visayas and increased sligholy to mrder ately abewhere; it remains highest over S. 31archus is acd relatively low over the China Sea

Mcderate to fresh monsoou may be expected along the Chins cost and over the N China

Sex.

Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending w 10 am, to-day, 009 Inch, Total since Ist January, 75.20 inches, against an average of 73 98 inches,

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The forecast for the 24 hour gading at 2000 co-day is as follows zme

DISTHOT

Hongkong to Gap Rook

which date a hue of 3 per cent will be imposed.

THE BOMB AND THE WEB.

I've got an awfully queer sensation, old chap, said the young lieutenant with the restless eyes to his friend, as they sat in the dug-out by the light of a flaring to lamp,

Shave. Had one just now, when a big spider fell plop into my coffee. Tell as yours, Have another dose?

The other extended his hand for the steaming draught, and pulled his chair- soapbox to the table-two soup-boxes.

Don't know if you'll understand". Thanks; il try very hard."

but I feel as though I were caught in a web. Funny you should mention spiders. Look here--you've seen a lot of seagulls wheeling and awerving over rocks at the edge of the coast???

Have I not and don't I wish I could them at this moment!?!

Well, can you imagine what it wond be like if the curves of their flight became visible and remained in the air what network of lines it would be That's what is happening to me; I see the track All these left by every moving thing. Shells that come over leave lines-the atmosphere is full of them. And I'm caught in this maze as though it was a tough. horrible web spun by some enor nous spider. I can't break through."

The listener sipped his coffee and re garded the elder man gravely over the brim of the mug.

Feel off colour, old man?" he asked. No: I'm all right, I think, except for that. You See, it bothers me, rather.

CANTON NEWE.

BY COURTESY OF THE “CHÚNG NOOL

HAN PO,""]

CANTON, September 24th. MILITARY INSPECTION.

APPOINTMENTS,

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE REAL COST OF THE WAR

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG",

DAILY PRESS.

SIR,--Bar using money man ray's exer

The Tuchun, Chan Ping-kwan, went to the eastern suburb yesterday to inspection just us he does by using measures of troops which he has recently ordered to length, weight and capacity. But money is commouly credited with playing a much form an advance guard to assist Hunan.

more important part in the affairs of Admiral Ching Pik-kwong has agreed to

man than it really does. Through its use accept the appointment of Minister of 25 a measure of value we speak of com- Navy from the Provisional Government,modities as costing money, and there is The Generalissimo, Sun Yat-sen, has a vague but common iden that in some appointed Liu Chung-ngoi Blinister of way or other the money which wepreents. Finance of the Provisional Government the value of commodities is the cause Chow Lo is appointed: Vice-Minister to

of their existence, is when it is sometimes assist Liu.

said of a rich and generous man that he built a school, a church or a hospital,

MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.

he is not really doing anything at all.. She is simply wasting less of other men's inbour than he farmorly did. It is the inen whose labour ho previously wasted that are now doing something for the State. But what a deplorable state of things that some men are in a position to command for their private ends the talons of so many others, thus apping the strength of the nation! On the other hand, wheit a man who earns his income pays taxes or lends a part of his income to the State he, to that extent, is devot. ing his labour to the service of the State, He is not receiving as much service at he renders. The difference is building up the strength of the State. But the idler, whatever he lends (of other men's labour) to the State, is still to the extent of his

Five regiments of Mo-Wai troops, although he never touched either a brick.consumption of wealth. withdrzwing General Luk's former body guards, bure for a stave of the building. The fact that been ordered by General Luk Wing-ting the rent and first-cost of commodities is to be sent up from Canton, to Wuchowo money but labour is nearly quite overlooked. Yet a moment's considera at once;

tion makes it clear that a piece of gott), made into a sovereigu can no more product commodities than cas a piece of iron muds inty a pound weight. It is not gold of silver but human effort that produces commodities:

COMPANY REPORT.

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD. The report of the Directors for the year ended 31st July states:

The profit for the year, after writing off In the same way the niportance of $31,001.05 for depreciation and bad and money is constantly over estimated as a doubtful debts, and providing for Dirce factor in war. We are getting accustom tors and Auditor's fees amounts toed to think about the war as costing $130,102.80, from which it it proposed to pay a dividend of Twe Dollars per share, absorbing $120,000.00 to transfer to Five and Typhoon Insurance Fund $6,000, and

carry forward $4,103.09. During the current year the nominal capital of the Company was increased from $80,000 to $150,000. by the creation of 20,000 new shares at $5.30 cock (36 paid up) ns sanctioned ute meeting of shareholders held on 11th October, 1916.

mancy, and some eller vague conclusions are draws that the war way he won through a sufficient supply of money (gold or silver bullets) or lost through Jacke of inoury. And it is considered that men who lend money, whether they have earned it or not, in the State are actually helping to save the nation. But this superficial view overlooks or ignores the obvious fact that what the war is really costing is not gold or silver but life and labour-labour to build houses, work shops, factories and stores, labour to produce con!, labour to throw it into Tarinees labour to get ore, out of mines, Jabour to transport it, labour to couvert it into iron and steel, labour to make guns aud munitions, labour to bring them to The Nikko Maru was delayed nearly a fortnight owing to the strike which held of battle, and labour to use them threatened a total dislocation of the in-there; labour to make aeroplanes and dustrial and commercial life of Australia.engines, labour to make tools and machi-

To those who live in a country where

SERIOUS STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA.

SAIPPING DELAYED.

[COMMUNICATEDÌ

It

labour from the support of the State.----

The material of war is obtained from Nature, and she gives nothing on credit, nor even for juoney. The workers have to - pay the real cost of the war in advance, brause nature demands this payment before she delivers the sappers. Then why does the nation have to go in debt to private individuals, who are non- workers in order to be able to carry on the war 1 One could easily understand if the nation's creditors were its own workers. But in that case, as the workers would have to pay the debt they might just ng well give their labour to the State in the form of taxation as let the State hare it in the form of leans. would be no advantage to them for the State to be in debt to them if they had

ond the means of paying the debt Bus. through the maladjustments if lambunkers nearly all the results of labour over that which is necessary to let the workers live and reproduce become the property of a. privileged few, and the fact is that the great was of the workers have not been ble in lend much to the State, but the privileged class, having the economic power over labour, are in a position to

end to that extent the labour of others. to the State, and they expect Inter on to receive a payment the control over morų labour than they now release in the form of loans. At present the privileged class - is predominant in the Councils of the

Whenever a car passes by it leaves a dine labour couditions are so very easy the ery, labour to build ships, and labour State; hence the State has to borrower and that drifts across my face and gets word strike" does not emvey much to handle them; labour to produce food, rather than confiscate in the form of laxa-

And there are

ii

mening beyond the fact that there is a mixed with the others. little thin threads, old bits, thousands of slight cessation of work in one direction.

hand--and the web thickens. He brushed em--they come at every movement of your his hand across his face with a quick motion as if to ear his vision.

clothing and other necessaries; labour to

into bundles of unions and where these obtain in exchange from other countries Rut in a land where labout has tied itself produce goods for export so that we may various unions will strike out of sympathy necessaries of life and material for was, with the one with the grievance it is a

And where and labour of many different grades right totally different matter. labour bas once had control of affairs it in the theatre of war itself. is still more serious

tion, their power over Inbour. So wher

have paid in advance its real cost by pro the war is over the workers who will ducing and using all the material and implements for waging it, will still be in deb to others for the work they them If we had an overwhelming supply of selves have dose. That is to say, for all sufficient labour and access to land that the work that they are doing now to pro would yield the material we require we secute the war they will have to do nearly bewildered, he consulted the doctor; and one of the Government Departments for would soon win the war. But if we had as much again to pay for it. But if we

Steads, old boy," said the owner of the dug out. You'll have an attack of tertes if you're not careful, and you're giving me the jumps. Have a cigarette and take it easy for an hour."

The web thickened day by day until,

The alleged cause of the strike was the non-compliance of the N.S.W. Govern- ment with a request by the employes in

the doctor, almost as hewildered, seat him home to England for a good rest

One sunny morning he was walking system, they contended, was being in along a street as though half blind, per stituted at the wrong time and was unfair feetly able to see with his bodily eyes, yet towards the employes. In reality it was the web seemed to be weaving itself acronym of protection for the skilled his eind, confusing his thoughts, hampers and honest workman, while at the same ing his whole life. People, be noticed time it marked the man who evaded his

looking at the sky; he also gazed work. nward mechanically.

WÊTE

the non-introduction of a certain system of control in the work hops. This an inexhaustible supply of gold, and it had just social conditions, where the were as easy to get bucketfule of fruits of labour belonged in the workers, sovereigns as it is to get bucketfuls of it would not be necessary for the State to water, it would not help us to victory horrow until there was danger of national nor shorten the war by a single hour. exhaustion. The exhaustion of a nation would, simply reduce the value of the fat war is not caused through lack of sovereign to zero,

money but through lack of labour, or of

The Government refused to withdraw Across that sunlit summer heaven a fleet what had never been instituted and of aeroplane was sailing, calmly, sound claimed that the system should be given

The purchase of unnecessary comficient fabour, or through waste of fair trial. The unions remained modities weakens the nation and prolongs labour, or through lack of Jau vielding - Jessly. deliberately. A charming spesta- ele! he thought: and how excellently they obdurate, with the result that communi- the war not by wasting money but by required material, for labour cannot make kept their battle formation! Then a sound so familiar abroad, so strange in cation all over the country was hamper-

But when, Londos, gave him a sudden thrill the fed, train and tram services were curtailed, wasting labour. When articles of luxury anything without material: rumble of guntre and the velvety pop-pop-inter-State vesels and tramports remains are purchased, money is transferred from through exhaustion, a nation is compelled pep of bursting shrapnel; and looking ed idle, foodstuffs went to waste; and one individual to another. The money is to seek foreign assistance, although it more steadily he perceived dozens of tiny coal mines and factories were at a stand.

not consumed; there is just as much money May agreed to pay back money, it is. woolly einok-balls softly uncurling still.

To those behind the scenes the cause after as before the transaction; therefore, not money that is obtained or required, against the blue.

of the strike was evident-eg, political no money is wasted. But as "The demand but war material of neessaries of life. jealousy and rivalry,

At the last general election in May the for consumption determines the direction And it is commodities, not money, that Labour Party lost, power, and since then of labour in production" the demand for will be sent back to cancel the debt. they have been faving to regain it. The luxuries causes labour to produce luxuries,

stalking horse merely to satisfy a erd system has been used as a

where, if inatters were properly adjusted,

So this was one of the air raids his friends had written about Oblivions, indeed half-contemptuous. of possible dau- ger, he watched that deadly, damnable advance, so cool, so dignified, so uncon cerned; watched the silvery threads that the slow planes spun in his brain, drift down across his vision; felt then join the shroud that enclosed him.

he

Crash after crash thundered agarer, and only then, so used was he to the noisy hazard of war, did he think of shelter FORRUAST.

And as he moved to a doorway there was ♫E. & N.E, winds, a terrific explosion, a vivid tame, and

moderate to:

• Was thrown

un violently down and almost fresh cloudy, stunned.

In less than a minute he was helping in generally, some rain.

the work of rescue, comforting frightened (N.Ewinds,

children, caring for the wounded. But at fresh

the back of his mind was a sense of clation, of profound gladness, of peace. For the web was broken, torn into Boating tatters; his mind was clear, his vision free, his long agony of oppression past. E

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BenthConst of China between (The same se Hongkong and Lamocksį No. 1. Bouth Conel of China between † The game në

Hongtang and Hairan...

No. 1.

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, September 25th.

¡Prelome Un DasOn Date Day at at fat 2 pa

2 p.m.

26.87 99.87 $983

Barometers Temperature Humidity

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-Highest open-ale Temperature on 23rd (85 Lowest open-air Temperature an Sith 77

WILFRID L. RANDELL

If the war lasts for two or three years more and the National Debt continues to

few ambitious leaders of the PL.L.labour instead of producing luxurim increase at it is increasing at present, the From the very first, unfair methods have would be producing necessaries of life or amount will be enormous. And when the been adopted, unions being called out on material for war.

All destruction of workers get free and the soldiers return strike without being given the chance of secret ballot.

material, all unnecessary work, such as to crdinary work and they realize that tho calling up old or unfitt men, or an undue results of their labour will be taken to pay others for the work they themselves. have done in the war, they will begin to

think furiously.

It was contended that, by thoroughly inconveniencing the general public and dislocating commercial life, the Govern Proportion of men, to drill, is a waste of ment would be obliged meekly to give in, labour, a waste of the fores essential for thereby losing its authority over the masses and, eventually, public faith. The the pristention of the war.

Yes it is said that the nation will not The question will not be whether they Government however, has stood firm, and, with the aid of volunteers, has outwitted forget the part that labour is playing in should be paying bone or foreign the professional man who made the the war, just as if it were possible for one creditors, but why they should have to wheele go around." Public opinion has

pay at all. proved itself out of sympathy with the to play any part in the war without doing. 1 our staksamen have sufficient know-

strikers,

some sort of work. If some of those who ledge, and wisdom to appropriate in. Unionism is a strong and legitimate did not earn their own living before the due to anything done by the landholder, taxation the value of land which is not War brings strange things to pass, says weapon if its privileges are not abused;

America, which but when a strike is engineered merely war, but were simply preying upon the but which arists from the ceds and the Daily Chronicle.

undermining gave us the modern submarine, meets far the sake of

ave work far out in the Atlantic, in political party for the ultimate supposed abandoned their idle ways and are now trade and industry, it would open up one working class as social parasites, have activities of the community, and are thus able to lighten the burdens en labour, the hands of Germans, whom she comes of installing in its place one erimposed home to fight, Leas than sixty years ago of ambitious men who worship the God doing their bit " in any useful capacity, land of all emits to employment of labour, Englishmen found Japan without a navy. of Mammon and throw nationaj ideals

increase production of all kinds, and We took in hand their sailors, and taught to the winds at this critical period of the they are entitled to rank as workers a reduce prices. It is the most that can be their arms to war and their fingers to world's history, then it becomes a thing long as they continue to serve. But it is done to make the situation tolerable dur- fight. But at that same time there lay in to be regarded from afar. only as workers that they can play any ing the years of reenperation. But if, The autocracy of democracy has shown part in the prosecution of the war. If impose taxation that will maintain the neder pressure of the selfish few, they a. Japanese harbour the first ocean-going commander had been trained in our Navy.estion is not an expression of grievance. Its biggest ship, the Thetis, had been but an assertion of power which has had

cripple industry we may have a state of things worse than the war anarchy-and given by us to Prassia. We are working as its outcome private, industrial, com- mercial and national inconvenience as

destruation. Your respectfully out the sequel ib-day... ·

well as economic loss.

JE MOGUIGAN.

navy ever sent to sea by Germany. Its itself in its fruest colours. The strike in rich idler who in the past. wasted burdens on labour, obstruct trade or

annually in luxuries and frivolities the labour of hundreds of other men, now lends nearly all his income to the Stain,