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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 1919.
El Oriente Cigar Factory Is American Concern
THE BRITISH NAFY. "SYMPATHY` BETWEEN OFFICERS. AND MEN
·REAR-ADMIRAL SIR W,' R. HALL ON PRESENT-DAY CONDITIONS.
11
Special interest attaches to the speech on the Navy Estimates deliverell by
HOW GERMANĂ CÂN BE
MADE TO PAY.
COLONEL CLAUDE 'LOWTHEB :
Governor-General of Philippines Issues Important Rear-Admiral Sir W. R. Hall, who newly to prepare a
Announcement
Walter E. Olsen & Co., Buy Largest Cigar Factory ja Mani'a
from Alien Property Custodian U. S. A
The world famous El Orient Cigar Factory of Manila, Philippine Islanda baa
into American banda, The Alien Party Un statian, announces its sale to Walter E. Olson and. Company.
El Oriente Cigar Factory has bees ab. fished since 1883 and it is well and foably kawa hore. Every detail of man atcture, fen the estivation and care of the tobacco, to the clean and caeful handling in the carefully studied with the result that the prolacts of the factory enjoy a world wide enviable
The policy of the owners will be to thin
of tain the same high standard
quality that has made El Oriente cigars a by-word for
Dear Sir:
February 12, 1919.
SHOWS THE WAY.
Lieat Colonel Claude Lowther, M.P., has accepted Mr. Bopar Law's challenge detailed statement showing elected as member for the West Derby the capacity of Germany to meet the war Division of Liverpool, brings to the House bill of the Allies. Colonel Lowther bases of Commons a very intimate knowledge of bin calculations on a gross war indem the Navy Ha sid
nity of 5,000,000,000, as the globular Luder the heading of "Navy Esti-count, which figure was quoted by Mr. mates there is quite a variety at subjects, woju, ueorge as sung the total of the one is tempted to discuss, but I will only alles' clalle.
**Germany's war debt is probably Me by the committee by alluding to two
WORLD'S FLEETS AT, THE PEACE.
RELATIVE STRENGTHS.
BY ARCHIBALD HERD.]
TO SAVE „RUSSIA. STRIKE BOLDLY AT
BOLSHEVISM."
SIR G. BUCHANAN'S ADVICE. Sir George Buchanan, lata British" Ambassador to Russia, lecturing at Edin
When the representatives of the Powers have fashioned the Peace Treaty, they might well meet and express the gratitude
burgh," on March 25th,' on **Russia and of the world to the British Fleet Fer if Great Britain their relations under the " it had not been for the considerable mar. Empire," said: The Russian dag, with gin of payal strength which we possessed its blood-stained laurels, no longer floated over the enemy, and the superiority is side by side with the standards of the the technique of warfare of our officers Allies Russia had none the less contri- and men, in association with our supremebuted her share to our final victory. merchant navy, the enemy would have Was it not, then, our duty to acquit the debt of honour which we owed her Was it not right we should try to anve ber suffering people from the remorseless tyranny under which they were groan- ing Lenin, like the German Emperor, aimed at world domination; and openly avowed his intention of creating a now Europe in which Bolshevism was to reign supreme... Before the conclusion of the would impose such Germany that the listing terms on would tura Bol shevik, and he expressed confident hope that the combined forces of Russia Germany would be able to continue and the struggle against the Allies lang enough to provoke revolutionary rising in all countries." He realised that Bol- seriam, if confined to Russia, tremendous
was therefore making efforts to turn Central Europe into great Bolshevik camp and he had, would appear, already succeeded in win- nin
to his side. In order ning over Hungary to prevent the spread of the Bolshevik poison it had been proposed to draw a
an
her complete policy would in the He personally
mo-b modern and sanitary factories, has been for. The ssle has ben confirmed by the regarded as aaearned come, walle pay be met by, the transier to them of the policy pursued over a period of a quar- armistice Lenin predicted that the Allies
reputation.
good sme
smokes throughout this country. The warehouse of the company contain more than three million peos worth of tobacco, unrefully selected and of the highest quan Tais in sure smokers of a
from a point of quality uniform blend,t
and aroma is unexcelled.
The
The
£17,000,000,000."
MEETING THE BILL.
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presume on the consideration shown to 0 £5,000,000,000)," says Lolonel Lowyou, despite the armies of the Allies, At the request of Walter E. Olien Com or three specile topica The all-importer, and the spontaneity with which despite the immense outlaw of munitions Germans subscribed to successive to the various theatres, and despite, also 27 question with the officers and man in the Navy at the present time is the questoans must to a large extent amrm that the financial advantages which the Allios Cigar Factory and basiness & going. pany, I beg to ivise you that the El Oriente
I cordially agree with what countrys capacity to finance a debt of concern was sold by me, na representative of has been said, that is considering the tnts magnitude. It is obvious, therefore,
possessed.
The victory gained by sen was no for the Alien Property Custodian of the United States, at public sale to the Walter Education of Fay it is not fair to include that 53,000,000,000 of the Allied war debt
question of pensiona. A pension is could, as to interest and sinking fund, tuitous occurrence, but was the crown of Olsen Company, th highest bidder therm
is regarded as earned income. Apart means by which Germany originally From the fact that in an Empire such meant to francs bar own
Liabilities
ter of a century. We spent money on Washington office of the Custodian and the
as ours our first line of defence must This would reduce the Allies bill to the Fleet generously, it not sufficiently Olsen Company has paid the parchase price, and is now in possession of and operating always be the Navy, I vanture to think
business the factory and
that the Fleet is one of the
generously, building it up from year to great eduen tive factors Our ships sail the Seven
Colonel Lowther shows that this sumar, and training a large body of off pany is a corporation organised under the of the Philippine Islands and all of its stockholders are American citizens The
of £17,000,000,000 can be met in these and men who cutrivalled all other advertisement
seamen in competency. And the money enemy interests should, therefore usinonether, in some degree, are an
following manbar {--- sidered as eliminated and the business
and propaganda of the manhood and
Millions.cussive Boards of Admiralty in once from
office ed. sentiment of
islands. entitled to the same consideration as other
They are
1000, when the Navy cost £31,000,000, to American business.
$
1914, when the expenditure; had risen to Yours very truly.
und on that
almo I cannot help ground
£50,300,000 DOUGLAS MOFFAT, (Sgd)
During feeling that fair
that period most of and just
our best seamen were associated with the pay is not only Managing Director for thee.
their due, but it is.
policy for is Jolty
Food
naval administration, Philippine Islands.
and they exhibited the country. We cannot have it said of
greater foresight than the seamen of any a great empire like ours, so dependent
other race. When the nation was hardly "pon
its Navy, that its officers and men who are 'scut abroad are rated by their
world-wide burden which the Fleet would country at a rate of pay below that which
have to bear, the distinguished sailors at they pay to crossing sweepers.
Whitehall were busy preparing for war.
The Governor General,
Manila, P.I."
that Governor-General of the Philippine Islands has sanctioned the issuance of the following statement, in order, that the smok- ing public of China may be put in possession if they facts concerning the Oriente Cigar
Factory
I bereby certify to the authenticity of the Office of the Governor-General
signature of Mr. Douglas M. Moffat Manag. of The Philippine Islands
ing Director for the Philippine Islands of the Manila Feb. 18, 1919,
Alien Property Custodian, on the riginal of To whom it may concern
The Governor Cleneral of the Philippine the above quoted letter which is on file in Islands has received the following sell this office further certify that the records explanatory letter from Mr. Douglas of the Division of Archives, Patants, Copy Moffat, managing director for the Philippine rights, and Trade Mark of the Philippine Islands of the Alfen Property Custodian of Government shouat Walter E. Olsen and the United States of America:
Company is a Philippine corporation duly lands BDC that nl cf its stockholders are citizens of the United States of America.
By authority of the Governor-General...
J. LINWIN (S.) Secretary to the Gov. Gen.
Send then men are seen in our..
Dominions
taken as the herd of Great Britain,
£180,000,000 saved to Germany by
reduction of ber naval. mili- tary, and collateral charges will provide the interest on 2,500 German labour and material sup...
plied for the restoration of damaged areas in Allied coun- tries
Cession to Britain, France, and Italy of territory formerly held by the Central. Empires, valued
**This £11,000,000,000,
Lowther, reduces
the
it
3,000 conscious of the coming ordeal and the isolat Cordon round Russia, and to
5,500
United States of America the organized under the laws of the Philippine beat buch will attract, sotte of the £8,000,000,000, fór which about £300,000,000 to year for many things-more decks, more
Alica Property
Custodian
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believed that such a
end cost us more, and be less effective than were we to strike boldly at the heart of the discase
ase and eradicate the enneer that
Russia's vital a sapping
energies. Though we could not employ conscripted troops for put, might be forthcoming that parposs volunteers for when the men who had been demobilised service in had had a few months rest at home. could never, as had been suggested, hope to save Russia by economie relief alone.
-HALJ-PAY AND PENCIONS. TE
That their arrangements were good the result has amply proved, though they did I rejoice that the First Lord of the
11,000 not foresee all eventualities, for they were puy human beings, and war is a matter Admiralty has touched upon the question of half-pay. I am fully aware that it is
says Colonel of hazards, as the methodics Germans,
With all their Staff organisation, have a question which only touches the éfficers,
charges to learned. The Admiralty asked from year but if the Navy is to be, as it should be. a career
and the most adventurous yearly will be required for interest. cruisers, more destroyers, and more auxi xi spirits, the pug which is given to the The immease mineral and other reliary craft which wars anied the Military assistance and economic relief officers must
be so consistent throughout sources of Germany, with contributions their career that they can not only main from Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria majority of rote
cause," to put the matter bluntly, the tain themselves, but their families. We
no expert
know- in other enters the Navy, at the im- could yield this amount without the ledge, and no adequate appreciation of
is at age of fourteen, mature
Of
·leset RTL
every, British Al or Grade 1 boy, and we want those delegates at the Peace Conference insist interest upon sen power, ccccluded that 11 Боув
on the establishment of an international the seamen were asking too much, and when they grow up to be A1
warned Ministers, particularly from 1904 and to have Al children Every officer, commission to deal with the matter.
Nor should the enemies unofficial onwards, not to give way to them. There ranka bigher however, as he reaches the
is a complete literature of this period with our bloated naval arms
has to face with dismay a period of hall-assets be overlooked. I refer to the vast pay.
voters, with
I can assure the committee that the estates of the ex-Emperor," of the Hohen: and the last chapter is incor
must go hand-in-band if we were to help the Russians to free themselves from Bol
The task was not so tyranny. gigantic ad was
for generally, supposed, would suface, to sound the death-knell of the capture of Moscow and Petrograd
Bolshevism as a political force.
The other alternative open to us-that of withdrawing our Russia to work out her own salvation
troops and leaving would leave an indelible stain on the
in the Fay given to senior officers zollern family, to the German kingdoms porated, in the official Parliamentary do. British name, for would be tantamount
will be found possible to aboland principalities, to the priceless" art Eutes of the spring of 1914.
rate of
is totally inadequate. trust it entirely the principle e-of ball-pay, except for cases of misconduct and where office do not wish to serve
treasures of Germany, as well as to Cer mai property in the United Kingdom, America, Chili, Brazil, and the Argen-
SHALL THE SIBER PAYT Are any steps being taken to ear
Lets be honest in this matter, and not try to make scapegoats out of ecamen who served the nation well.
to delivering over to certain death those who in answer to our summons had rallied round our flag, and it would inevitably throw Russia sooner or later into the arms of Germany. There would, he ven- tured to predict, be no permanent peace in the world if we ever allowed Germany; to control Fussia's vast man-power and antold natural
tural wealth. There was another danger. Indian fellow-subjects to revolt, but was
Following upon the question of pay should like to a few words on the question of pensions It is one on which the men, know, feel very strongly and so do L.: A man may serve in the Navy mark the private fortune of the Kaiser ne standard, not in capital ships only, but Tenin was not only inciting our and have received his pension, but it be a possible source of contribution to the dies the next day, then ander the regula cost of the wart" asked Mr. Bottomley types--that is to say, the British Navy turning his attention to China, in the
I cannot help
help thinking. that the man by
OUR PRE-WIE PREPONDERANCE In spite of the shortage of money we did obtain a Navy above the two Power even more markedly in cruisers of all was twice as strong as any two navies
tions there is no pension for his widow. in the House of Commons recently
Mr. Bonar Law: Every possible
over, its margin over the German himself in power. To leave him time to his service has earned that pension for his source of payment by Germany is under European waters, with a considerable hope of dragging recruits to maintain...
do no would be a suicidal policy on our I will refer my bon. What our strength in completed ships was being rather over three to twa. family, and that it should be possible to consideration. make it so that if a man dies within a friend's suggestion to the British repres the opening of hostilities is revealed
part, reasonable
period of earning his pension sentatives or ac committee
by the statistics prepared by the Navy Mr. Will Thorne: Have you seen in Department of the United States, no BC paid to his dependants. I am quite certhe newspapers that the German Gov-count being taken of vessels over 20 years a generous proportion of that pension is tain from what I know, and I have many
I friends on the lower deck, that the settlement has sent 230,000 to the ex-old
Kaiser 1 ment of that question will go far to pro- duce that contentment which I am quite. certain we all wish to seo,
Mr.. Bonar Law: No, I have not, but, if it is truc, I should like to have it for parselves.
an organization of that nature alive by treating it as a mere machine. If you admire and remember with pride the wonderful discipline of the Fleet during the last four and a half years of stress-
OFFICIER AND MEN.
*
Other Ger- Aus- Britain. Allies many.tria
Battleships-
Breadnought... Pre-Dreadnoughts, 40 Battle cruisers Armoured cruisers 34 Craisers 74 Destroyers 167 211 24
PRESENT MARGIN OF STEINĞTE.. Wa can view all these matters, with con." siderable complacency, as the following figures of relative strength indicate, all armoured ships, and cruisers over twenty years of age and all torpedo. craft over fifteen years of age being excluded :——
Britain. Amerios, France, Italy.
55
15. 11
20
4 6
୫ 2
130 18
Battleships
5
Battle cruisers.... .D.. Armoured cruisers 24
-8 18.
39
217
39 Light cruiser #3 713 1 188,000 1,222,000 061.000 232,000
Destroyer 1,000 100,000 7,000 13,500 Torpedo boats France, Russia, and Italy.
Rubmarines
Odeas and so I
:
Bts... 34
108
85
A
79 96
A LOWER DECK PROSPECTS." In recent years promotion from the lower to the upper deck has been widely spoken about welcome it, and I hope to see it further extended. It is quite. possible, now for a young, able man on try you are going to fail. Most of us can | Torpedo boats .........om 48 !:- the lower deck to be taken straight from the lower deck into the wardroom with commissioned officer, where I can
say
34 56
78 confidence that; be is welcomed by the
The suggestion that our Fleet was de constitute & feet of unparalleled strength,
Those 704 sh40 wardroom officers, because the wardroom
dader the White Binsign It has been pointed out by Mr. Lambert sparately weak arises from a misreading apart from three battle-cruisers, twenty- on board ship has the the great quality that it does not judge a man by his blood, that there is the possibility of certain of Lord Jellicoe's book, which deals only
one light ezuisers, 100 or so destroyers, but solely from the point of view whe trouble. There may or there may not be, with the Grand, Fleet, of which he w
but so long as there was an enemy as our Commander-in-Chief, and takes no se
and a number of submarines, which were ther he is a man and a good ship-mato.
such advanced stages of construction count," na" was inevitable, of the British I hope that before long we shall be able gate there was no trouble. I venture to
itish when the Armistice came that work could think that the reason why there was no to see it
only Loot
forces operating in other waters. So far made so that it is
A not be arrested. trouble was that there was the most
proportion of to go up
probable fect confidence established between ohter or auxiliary craft were concerned, the in
nucleus crew basis under Admiral Bir that he will be able to reach the and man. The me know that so far na boen takan in hand, largely owing to Ad- Henry Oliver, and, will- form, the Home
The men know the officer organisation of the Auxiliary Patrol the those ships are now
miral-
Beresford long before the the calling
Would highest rank
Ffeet- misleading and very
or did give an order which he himself was war opened, and as the
inept de
pt descrip fion. It is proposed to submarine and
constitute a Medi- lowered that standard of
which not prepared to carry out, and with mine menaco increased the Patrol WGS terranean Fleet, which will include siz men found by experience that the proper prised 4,000 vessels, manned by 50,000 had a correct appreciation of the inter- regard to his position on board ship, the expanded with fino, resource until it com of the latest battleships: if the Admiralty
officers
and men merchant seamente number would be doubled, And the Medi- national situation and other matters the representation of complaints I do not
it is a
is a word which men, yachtsmen and use the word grievance, I hate to the officer brought order to obtain that redress representa naval authorities of this country as they tant as it was before we were com
redreas
In mands of war had been foreseen by the ter Fleet would tion had to be made by that oficer to the bad bean foreseen by no others, and we to concentrate in the North Sea Admiralty, and by the Admiralty to the won through on the merits of our policy doubt we Treasury. The reply came back through and the supreme qualities of our officers in the same channel. That was the chair of and men. confidence which was established before
Bible the
of
the sea. If would be in it we long experience has shown to be necessary for the sake of a false popularity by promoting men to the rank of lieutenant who are not competent to keep watch. It would be neither fair on the captain nor the nation, but, providing that standard of efficiency is maintained, there ought to be no limit to the position to which man can rise if he has the ability,
NO SCHOOL FOR WAR
By the I trust there is ample provision in the estimate for personnel, both civil and naval. If the statements made by Lieut- Com. Normaa Craig are correct, there can
bo one conclusion, and that is the only
we shall
but
9,
on &
the
get back to that action shout everything suggests Position should be taken at once: Admiral to war, and which has been more frtalyer Navy, actually and rolatively, than in-Chief of a new Atlantic.
And now we have emerged with a great. Sir Charles Madden will be Commander cemented during the war.
we ever possessed before Our predania-
eting link between the Mediterranean ance in European waters, owing to the Fleet under Vice-Admiral, Biz: M. da
their
taken to show the British fing in and Russia, is so great that, statesmen and some American naval offi- cruiser squadron will once more be
statements indicate, American considerable dignity in the outer Beas
are perturbed. Admiral
bured
GOOD PERSONNEL ESSENTIAL,
reorganize a Bervice such as ours, unless
You cannot expect in peace time ton of the navies of Germek and the Home Steps are before the war, there was no school „fór You get first and last, good, personnel war I think that is true **It Was Tery If you get good personnel, good material cers largely due to the fact
of
it the Admiralty was so over-pressed with will follow Automatically, I would urge who occupies a position corresponding A. L. work that it was difficult to think the Admiralty who are in constant touch more or less to that of our First. See Lord,
with the sea, so that when representations insists that we are far too strong by se cruisors at 11. the naval side.. Durinal experience
department that it can speak from
Bure was BO
some
and
that it.
the
dealt widerman chips should not be should be ablely to re-establish
thus
thing you cannot expect men to cone the Well, our naval, representatives during the period of world reconstruo
the
strips with
and equip
and
our the Mediterranean,
Find
the...
Chief a newly constituted it had time
Squadron.
With over
ver seventy light is very necessary that
the Admiralty the war the pres come from the Bervice regarding
Pre complaint. that that, we had to make
complaint
tan-for-ton basis, because British prestige in the outer ecus, for and sympatheticallyag be instant-
Britain would obtain most of prestige counts for a good deal at all repeated applications to the Treasury, because no naval officer can be
and will be, since our losses "have been the
great importance tinus to trust their officers. without the
would of the permission
rather see young officers somewhat ignor
Are not likely to quarrel on that score without making a vain and provocative but finally we got together a staff of
secretion, political, commercial and social. of the higher mathematics and know- officers of something like adequate dimen; ledge of material, but taught from the distinctive guns, torpedoes,
for we do not really sions, and the bends of the Departments day they join the Service that their first
on the seas, and were free to think and to work out major duty is
the щед under their assure the committe's I. problems.
with all the charge. I wo that the German casualties during the last
..be
what to do with them. Whether and
the storm-centre of world years to come to main to strengthan
politics should CELEBRATIONS year of the war afforded ample that nothing here knew
During the warowe Thereater that chain of confidence which we tain even the Navy which we now possess be re-established tion for that increass, in staf. There in omitted which will tend
were compelled to bridge the Channel and one point which is apt to be forgotten Chips and mies do not make a Fleet i have now between the officer; the man, ono basis of feal officiency is doubtful were comp
and it is certain that neither France:
Continental Power; but now and the Admiralty Maintain that
tuust readinsk Fleet. dr 18 Nor is perfect living foster that, and act upon it, and I ven- Italy has the money to keep up her exist that peace is at hand we must
Power Ivening fleet, much less a fleet strengthened prselves organization. is alive, from"
with world intercala, ok the lower deck to this highest officer now or at any time to fear anything that States, well, time will leave its own reupon the markets of the Far East and the
ture to say that we shall have no cause by German ships. As to the United dependent for our trade and pr the Admiralty, They are all part of will interfere with the efficiency of the
less upon the markets of Europe than living organizativa, and you cannot keep Navy, which is at one and the same time cordi
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