1918-03-07 — Page 7

OUR LONDON LETTER. THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND VOTES FOR WOMEN

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

LONDON, January 14th.

In an interview published yesterday in

THE HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS,

GERMANY'S SCHEMES

EAST EUROPE.

IN

#

WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLIES SIE IHREW ON NEED FOR PRESENT ECONOMY

MATTER-WAR PROSPECTS

The second ordinary meeting of

the

THURSDAY, MARCH (ZH,

THE SPEAKER ON WAR AIMS JUSTICE AND SECURITY

A National War Aims demonstration Wae addressed by the Speaker of the House of Commons Carlisle redently They were entitled, dr. Lowther said to Ask what was the aim of this war, and the

Bunday paper, Lord Rhondda shrewd the country as the Switzerland of the Royal Statistical Society, over which Sir answer they would probably give would|

the food, position are like a two-edged ly observed that exaggerated views about sword They cut both ways. encourage the enemy and harden his sistance; and they have a prejudicial effect upon the more of our own people.

Of late some of the more sensational featured" food shortage. the subject of Raper have quenes outside shops, turned on their They have written descriptive market without meat,

reporters to make pen-pictures the of moving out margarine, and the torching tragedy of Upper Tooting without afternoon tea. The init

impression conveyed is that the conn

up

did not think it was a paradox-and Bernard Mallet presided, was held at b "Victory" He would go further-he the Surveyors Institution, Westminster say,The rim of war is pence. We had when Sir R. Henry Hew, Assistant always been a peace-loving nation, and Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, when a war did occur with us it did so for two reasons either because our senso The Prospects of the of wrong being done was so great that read a paper on World's Food Supplies after the War," it overwhelmed our desire for peace, or The question to be considered, he said, because we felt that if we did not seek was whether there was likely to be a the arbitrament of arms our country might sufficiency of food, and not whether there be in danger because of some action taken would be a deficiency of shipping to: dia by some other country. Was not that tho which subsequent events had taken en tribute it. The chances of peace coming case in August, 1914 Had not the line before the next harvest in the Northern irely justified the action taken pras sent probabilities were in favour of good crops in the United States, and Canada next year. The area sown with winter wheat in the United States was raid to be 2,000,000 acres in excess of that sow

try is in a very bad way, and that much ever, recognised that his country had not Hemisphere seemed remote, and the protically unanimously by this people in

it

last year, t

While there is evidence," he said, of

As Pucation before the public at France His plans included & Russo although the yield has been much reduced gulating the taking of prizes and the

that this is

Yap

SECRET AGENTS MACHINATIONS. A paper on Bosnia-Herzegovina by M, de Wesselitaky, read by his son at the Grafton Gallery, recently, described tive than any other in Europe Hosnis East, where the people were more primi wae fertile and rich, while Herzegovina was barren and poor, but had a won derful asset in the initiative and enter prise of the people. A historical survey of the revolte, and conflicts under Turkish domination brought the author to the critical period of 1976, to which he traced the present tragic conditions Prussia. seeing the case with which France had more indemnity, was regretting that more milliards had not been extracted and was already calling for another war Rismarck, how to repair the omission. of the trouble is avoidable. Fortunately then the European influence that was is possible to state; in spite of all that needed for a great scheme of conquest,

August 1914? (Cheers Violation and that we are a and he could not even rely on Austria

wrong had not been confined to what had

is written on the subject, t

had been trampled on, the inter very long way off real privation, though Howover, Francis Josef ssid If

occurred in Belgium and Serbia and the time may come when it will be neces- Prussia secares Bosnia-Herzegovina for

elsewhere; but the public law of Europe sary for us to tighten our belta, so I shall believe in her and Bismarck

national arrangements and conventiona and treaties which Germany had entered: began a series of machinations to win the Food Controller said the other day.

the support of Austria and Turkey and some reduction of the corn area into had all been utterly disregarded out in a recent letter on the

to detach Britain and Russia from Austria, there is none in Germany and thrown aside; international law rd which is the most pro food minent

undoubted shortage of

Turkish war, provoked by massacres of by reason of insufficiency of fertiliser navigation of merchant shipping during home, there is an

Christians in Bosnia-Herzegovina by the and of labour. Germany in the first ar-time had been violated by the un some commodities, due to a variety of

lack of adequate Turks as a sure way of winning Russian year after the war will probably put a restricted use of the U-boats. He need being! of them causes, one

sympathy, and an insurrection in the larger area upon corn than she has ever not go through the whole of the terrible methode of distribution

cocted lands was organised as a pre hade She will still need to import in dictment which was being piled up GOVERNMENT

The Cake CONTROL.

controls stocks, but liminary. The massacres proceeded, and cereals, but there are resources it against the German Government and the doca not control or direct the channels refugees were starved by Austria, but East upon which she will draw. It is German nation. Everything we had seen

the goods reach the Russia and Great Britain came to their improbable that much surplus grain will by means

an of whicory of distribution. B** The public.

(Cheers )...... which answers well enough in peace time help, and secured food and housing for be found in either Russia or Houmanis eines August, 1914, had justified us in the is unequal to the strain imposed by war them. At this time the auther undertook when the war ende, but together they course we took on that occasion: important diplomatic work, interceding will almost certainly be able to supply He had beard the question asked, and conditions, such as shortage of labour on behalf of the oppressed and martyred all that Germany and Austria desire to What are we fighting for now 1 He congestion on the this as far as always. To remedy people with European Governments. buy. If they do this, the rest of the thought the answer was perfectly simple,"

the share-and- share-alike principle is to be introduced. Rusein and Austria appointed him to reinporting countries after the war and be would give it to them in two The one thing which the authorities are present their views to Bosnia Herze during its progress, must rely upon words: Justice and security" (Cheers). striving to prevent at all costs is the,sus.govina, and the German Ambassador extra-European sources of supply The Oar object in this war was to see justice picion that the rica ars favoured at the asked him to include those of Germany, grain-exporting countries during the war satisfied, and until that object was al- There are vague but the request was not formal enough to have added altogether nearly 35,000,000 tained he was sure the people of this expense of the case, but proof be acted on. The chicle only demanded acres to their cord-growing area, which country would never be satisfied with any corded that it is being done on any

in reply that the promised reforms should be more than sufheient to compeace that might be proposed. (Cheers.) scale. The public, should be carried out, and they made the pensate for the absence of supplies from with regard to security, we stood, in no thing like a largo the Trese above author their plenipotentiary to deal with Russia, and the Balkanse Control better position now than in August, 1013

by the referred to imagine that compulsory the Powers Lord Beaconsfield was in The civil population of the Cent and the conclusion of this argungit on

will

prevent the possibility of Lerested in his efforts, and wished him Empires has been reduced by probably that matter was that if we were right in rationam and do away with

food success, and he won Turkish goodwill. by one million during the war without 1914-and he thought they would agre queues. But compalion in Germany has advising that if Turkoy wished the reckoning the cases of the armies at the that we were nothing had happened What not abolished the queues, and, as I heard people to remain subjects of the Sultan front, The United Kingdom population since then to alter our opinion. Sir Arthur

the Director of Economy, remark ho other dayin are should not induce them to become up to now is stationary-e the war was right in August, 1914, was right now those of Francis Josef Germany pre-losses have been balanced by the gain in and if our security was threatened then there is a back-door to every queue tended that autonomy was too little to births but France and Italy will prub it was threatened now. The Kaiser & Tr The real testing time for the people of England will come later on when scarcity Ask for, and that independence should be ably have a smaller number to feed after cent speeches did not differ much from food shortage is something that bring agents-provocateurs to bring about the partial information as has appeared. It be composed chiefly of a mixture of bom- of food is Teit throughout the land for given, but all the time she was paying the war than before it. From such there he had made. They all seemed to the meaning of war home to every house massacres in Bulgaria, and her secret is difficult to put the present reduction bast and blasphemy, and the only dif bold and every individual. Nobody who agents were at work in Turkey, where of food requirements by loss of manference now was that he talked about the knows England has any fear as to the concessions to German companies were power at less than 1,000,000 tons of iron flat instead of the mailed fist, way the country will conic through the obtained for the exploitation of the cereals alone. The average food-con- test, and the authorities are alive to the country. Germany, the author declared/sumption per head of the men mobilised and about gravity of the issue because of its bearing did not intend to leave Turkey to others, will be less when they return to civil upon the war, and the future after the but to keep the country for herself. life, and the waste of food inevitable in war is ended. The fact is that the rulers Germany also offered him an important the maintenance of vast armies will cease. ANNEXATIONS AND INDEMNITIES_

in Europe are haunted post with a view to gaining his assist 1 fail at present to see any reason to In some quarters we were told that the of overy country by the dread of famine, that sinister ance for her schemes. As to the effect of anticipate-except as the result of an Germans were ready for pence. It might spectre which has invariably appeared the Austrian rule eventually established abnormal failure of the world's crops nfter long and exhausting confict it had been to destroy the wealth of that the quantity of bread-corn in the beno, but we had no evidence of it. As was difficult to get information es lo in try

the past is

Bosnia through the granting of mono world will be insufficient to meet the for No annexations of indemnitics, 2 polls to German speculators and the world's demand, always provided that it what that meant, and as for the restora VOTES FOR

The presca the redis building only of strategic railways can be transported from the place where tion of German colonies or of the Tren of the People Bill by a majority The murder of the Austrian heir apparit exists to the place where it is wanted time, be fancied that the peoples concern. not only of the suffragists but of every advocated in Austrin. At present the NEW SOURCES OF MEAT SUPPLY. ed would very properly have something who, for good and sufficient resons remnant of the Serbian population was The outlock for meat supplies has to say as to whether they desired to ro resents the stirring-up of starving in accordance with the policy seemed more nienacing than the pros turn to German, or Austrian rule. I No indemnities meant that nothing ition rouble.

the war

Up to of the Central Powers that a people that for cereals. It takes less than a year was to be paid by Germany to the coun the moment that

division was taken barred their way to the Mediterranean in some countries less than six months, tries she had ravaged and devastated and the Bill it was uncertain whether the neers would pass it because of the clause ust be annihilated. All Bosnia-Herzen helt top to grow, but it takes two done her best to destroy, that would he

Thgovina was at stake in this war

and a-half to three years to make a different story and one to which we mitting women to the franchise co

Chancellor entered

the lists against Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck MP bullock Any present depletion of live should never consint, for the reason that his chief objection being that if the Chairman, said that it would be a stock, therefore, is a serious matter for justice onuld not be satisfied. Until the there were a General Election before the stain on the honour of England if she future supplies. There has been a proposts were much more preciso we end of the war with the now register ceased the conflict without gaining free serious reduction in the number of catio were not in a position to offer any da sheep, and pigs in Europe during the finite and straight opinion with regard in force, women might give in to specious dom for the oppressed people.

war, but its extcht cannot yet he stated. to them, and although he was perfectly plens for pe

peace

and force the country fo

A very substantial stimulus has been certain that we were ready for peace, we make a German

nan peace. In fact, he feared

given during the war to the overseas were only ready for a peace of justice that women would show the white fea

trade in moat, and sources of supply and a peace which would give us security, and,

hitherto almost untapped have been By the way, there is considerable sur developed. The total exports of beef and for no other peace. (Cheers) But this was an unfortunate line of priso at the Government's intention to mutton and lainh from all agrees the German people was unthinkable and

appoint no successor to Sir George argument without a vestige of evidenco Buchanan at Petrograd. In some quar increased from 767,000 tons in 1915 to impossible. Therefore, let us put that out 915,000 tons in 1910 In the United our mind altogether. But there was to support it; indeed, from the first day ters it is regarded as a serious mistake, of the war until now women have play the view being that we ought not to h States the stock of cattle and pige has the possibility of the conversion of the ed the gume. There has not been a left without an Ambassador in Russin increased while Canada is also breeding German people to democracy, though any strike among women imunition Of course the position there is one of more stock. Australia is recovering from such movement must come from the Ger

nor have women figured se pacifism. In the end the Bill great delicacy, and it is possible that at the effects of the severe drought of man people themselves. It could not, be the moment the right man cannot be 1914-16, and New Zealand chowed a sale forced upon them. President Wilson had got through the House of Lords and found for the time being the chemy stantially increased head of cattle at the proposed a League of Nations as security thus the long and chequered struggle for will have an open

confield at Petrograd census of January 1916. Argentins | for the future. It was a fine idsa, but votes for women ended in a victory, with Since the revolution that city has literol appears to be maintaining if not increas he hoped it would not be said he was out, as was feared. conflict arising tween Lordy and Commons. In a fowly swarmed with German agents who hading, ber herds, Brazil and South Africa carping at it when he said it was was 6,000,000 women will be entitled a bottomless purse to draw upon for the are other new sources of supply which Utopian. It did not follow, however.. of propaganda Sir George have great possibilities for the future that because it was Utopish 10 would not to vote at Parliamentary elections The urbanan ably countered their machina- and it expected that the former country, he the scheme that would be generally comment which suggests itself to the chronicler of passing events by this tions, but when the Bolsheviks entered will supply 100,000 tons. sccepted. We could not, however have

ong with the enginy into peace negotiations as Lord Curzon called it to more reinained for him to do. On the whole there seems reason to mailed Asta and shining swords in a The curtain has fallen upon the bio success so far as his opportunities allow believe that there are and will be, nder League of Nations. He was out for a the general ed may be judged by the fact that the quate supplies of raeat in the world to peace that would last, and it was for the satisfy the demands of carnivorous civilians of this country to show a united Suffrage drama, which used to be the Germans were always plotting to get rid Enrope, again assuming that they can front to the enemy, for if we were beaten of him, and latterly he went in constant he shipped. Nothing that has been said it would not be the fault of our Army, subject of mirth, and sometimes of wrath fear of his life.

modifies the grave fact that the most rigid of our Navy, of our flying men, or any and nobody scenis to care except the

MONTANA writers of leading articles,

economy of food is essential now, and part of our armed forces. (Choers) HANDS OFF THE BRITISH MUFEUM If Lord Reading's appointment to The Government have bowed before the until the end of the war for the simple We are, I believe added the Speaker, Washington in succession to Sir Cecil storm of criticism aroused by the pro reason that the food available is limited, thoroughly united in our airs. There Spring Rice, with the title of High Composal to take over the British Museum not by the amount which exists in the may be some slight differences hare and as offices for the Air Council. The idea world, but by the quantity which can be there as to what is to happen after the minister

about what is to happen after the war, of learned bodies all over the which needs it.

We have got to get through with the war first (Cheers,),

ist

the

WOMEN.

mono to the to the great content ent was, said M Wesselitsky, openly!

Sex,

!!

during

war weariness and AT PETROGRAD. through

their relations, throw loss of their weight on the side of peace at any price.

Fenders. of

phie.

8 the

incalculable

and almost catastro

LORD READING'S NEW POST.

Extraordinary

_

THE SOCIETY OF

HONGKONG

ST.

WAR BOND DRAWING

(IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES)

TICKETS $5 each, HONGKONG CURRENCY.

PRIZES:

If $500,000 is available for distribution :—

WAR CHARITIES will receive

FIRST PRIZE

SECOND PRIZE THIRD PRIZE

100 PRIZES of $1,000 to $50

ANY

$125,000

$187,500

$56,250

$ 37,500

$ 93,750 Total $500,000

YOUR $5 TICKET

MAY WIN YOU

ONE OF ABOVE PRIZES.

the shining sword instead TICKETS obtainable at Banks, Clubs and Leading Stores. of the rattling of the sword in the

scabbard."

As to the future, the annihilation of

FREE Amusamotentiary is not in was assailed in the Press and at special Produced in or brought to, the country war but for God's sake don't let us talk

a concession to critics of the Foren meet here

and

fact

Office

who demand new blood" in the

diplomatic service in at say rate a noting of irony in the wanton

men.

which has

sures of Belgium and

Made By Reading at both before treasury house in 1

hemothing" savour VALUE OF FIGA AND POTATORS ****

of a Govern

Captain Sir Charles Bathurst, MP. able break with the usual practico. The

ment went outside the jealously card of the last the art tren who took part in the discussion which @France; calmly followed, thought the fact that the better ranks of diplomacy for the new

has rendered ins proceeding to dismember the national prices which would obtain after the war consumption in the world would be pro-

in London. But

the valiable

offi- would undoubtedly induce a greater vided once more from cane sugar rather services to

to the and since the adhesion of America to the cial mandarins do not in the least object cultivation of breadstuffs and potatoes that from beet sugar

Philistines when they on lands which were not normally under Another interesting fact, he continued,

and own dignity a questions, and his selection de Ambassa consider their own dor met with the tanost good-will

d will ance are involved.

sugar, as chairman of the Royal Com apparently according to the wealth of Perhaps it is natural that there is some With the creation of each new Depart mission on Sugar Supplies it had been the countries, and the warmth or coldaces comment that he intends to retain his ment for war work the first act has in his duty to prepare a memorandum for of their climate. Our en consumption office as Lord Chief Justice of England variably been to commandeer the biggest the Minister of Reconstruction on the of sugar per bead of population had just although absent from the country, but, building that could be found for office after war prospects, and it was remark about doubled during the last to or

pemen on the other

hand the business before the As all the famous hotels, with one or two able to pater dready Chat,

wing to the years, and the same thing had Courts has fallen off considerably during

have been taken over under

in the cultivation of sugar in other coun possibly inercase the cultivation

stuffs and potatges, as many of trica. The shortage of supply in the Lord North matter of beet sugar in the Central sumption of meat

increased, as

forrets nothing that he has once hearduge

place big enough and Belgium, had already been more then eaten a larger qusriti

nder of one was was at the Bar os for his Fortunately, public opinion made good by, the extended cultivation of te ver Werast

defici advocate his was often known to speak has made an end of the plan, which was of cane sugar alsewhere. In fact, if the for the for houre upon the most involved issues, regarded on all sides as an entrage, and war were to end to-day there was no doubt make good

Food His fear was figure, without once ye the Cabinet, which had actually given whatever that the bulk of the sugar making the best possibla nise bristling with ferring to a noto of any kind., tan

their

consent quietly climbed down

(Costinued as foot of next Cargoun ) ..

Fragnificent crop of potatoes. (Continued at foot of nest Column)

Allied on uso, in connection with financial to being labelled Propor arable cultivation That also applied to was that the consumption of sugar varied

the war

Lord

ASKINER REAR 201st the Realm Acton) extra inducement thera Vas, an increaseAmerica. Wat conditions would also

of the pink

Who-15 & bosem

Minister, Cowes his phenothe MOTA

(e brother, ansions Lord

menal success life mainly to fun onz

ing memory Like Lord Macaulay, he

wo year

cliffe

the out the British Empires and in countries like Bussia

broad

they did

tatoes

[1834

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U.S. MAIL LINE.

OPERATING THE NEW FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS

· ECUADOR," «VENEUZELA" AND "COLOMBIA,”

14,000 tons eaoli.

HONGKONG TO 1 SAN FRANCISCO,

VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU THE SUNSHINE BEIT."

THE MOST COMFORTABLE ROUTE TO AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

SAILINOS FROM HONGKONG at Noon.

5.S

COLOMBIA

6.S.

VENEZUELA

88

ECUADOR".

Mar, 27th

Apr. 94th. May 2d.

These Steamers have the most modern equipment, including Overboad Electric Fans and Electro Lighting. ALL LOWER BEETH3 and large comfortable stateroom (all single and two berths only).

The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our first consideration, Special care is given to the Unisine, and the attendance on passengers cannot be surpassed.

Tickets ars interchangeable with the TorO KISEN KAISHA and the CANADIAN. Pacific Ocean SERVICES, Lro..

For further information, rates, literature, schedules, etc., apply to Telephone 141 COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexander Buildings, Chater Roady

Sore Red Pimples On Boy's Head

Irritated and itched. Would scream with pain. Spread over head and chest. Could not rest and hair fell out. Cuticura healed in two weeks. Froin signed statement of Mr. P Butler, Wsterion Bidgay Water loo Bq Camberwell Green, London, S. E. Enz, August 11, 1916

A Attle care, a little patience, the use

of Cuticura Soap, and no other, on the skin and for every day toller purposes, with touches of Cubicara Ointment, now and then, to any pimples, rashes, red- neks, roughness or dandruff often means a dear, healthy sklo, clean, scalp and good hair through life. Besides it pleasure to use these fragranti

Samples Free by Post (Soap, to cleanse Ointment to heal.) Address? F.Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq, Lendoa. Sold everywhere,

30-11

FOR SALE.

88

ISED POSTAGE STAMPS (all different).

1000 Stamps 1500 1800 $2000)

8.001 2500 Stamps 8 50,00

15:00 13000

22.00 4000

$100,00

175.00

36,000

GRACA & CO..

No. 4. WSWDAİM STEKET,

HONGKONG:

1510

REGULAR SAILINGS

TO

VANCOUVER & SEATTLE.

For freight and further parti- oilers please apply to

JARDINE MATHESON

CO. LTD.

Tel: 216. Sab. Ex. 23.

1608

NOW ON SALE

ONGKONG HANGARD REPORTS tha LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS for the

REVIED BY THE MEMEIRA.-

PRICE

We are

THERAPIO

· DALY PRESS * Creat