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THE

LEN BONGKONG DAILY FEESS, THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 1919,

ACOUSTIGRAND

by

CHICKERING BROS.

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Limited,

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A most satisfactory shirt, being light and comfortable to wear, very absorbent, does not “cling”, or strike cblily under fans

"Stocked in 3 weights in all sizes.

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MACKINTOSH

& CO., LTD..

Men's Wear Specialists,

16, DES VEUX ROAD.

Telephone 28.

149

The "EL PALACIO" CIGARS

of distinction

Well-known for their flavour and aroma.

THE EGYPTIAN FAVOURITES

Theodore Vafiadls'

| BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE IN

SHANGHAI.

| MOVEMENT SPREADING RAPIDLY.

REMOVAL OF JAPANESE ADVERTISEMENTS.

"A. G. Cousis & Co.'s

CIGARETTES.

CIGAR STORE

THE PHILIPPINES......

AMERICA'S TRADE GIBRALTAR IN

THE FAR EAST,

If the Coited States is to retain the place as a commercial power that the bas The attention of the boycotter is nowAcquired during the progress of the great turned to clearing the city of Shanghai war, she, in common with the rest of the world, must turn her eyes to the vast of all Japanese advertisements.

markets and fields of undeveloped re- "Bands of young men wère seen yealer-

sources in the Far East, says the Kanila Daily Bulletin.

day, (says the Shanghai Gazette of May 15th) searching the streets of Nantao for | Japanese advertising beards and posters. All were torn down without a single ex-

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ception.

The telegraph and telephone poles. which used to carry numerous Japanese "ads," now look clean and tidy. So do the walls of all the ten shops and restaurants, which Japanese bave been using freely for posting bills and hanging painted ad.

vertisements.

JAPANESE PRESS AND

KIAOCBOW,

A FRANK CLAIM FOR RIGHT OF STRONGEST.

In dealing with the attitude of the Japanese Press with regard to the hand- ng over to Japan of Germany's right in Kinochow, the Japan Advertiser says that most of the journals have spoken of Japan's friendship for China as if it With the possible exception of Africa | were solidly established influence, and Russia, the producing areas of the estranged by temporary misunderstand world outside of the immediate Orient (ing.

aave all been tapped, but in China, parti. Chinese indignation is explained as cularly, and in the non-Japanese islanda being due to foreign instigation-a of the Pacific lies the great opportunity hypothesis which can only be 'tiescribed as of the next generation, a great opportu-dangerously short-sighted-and there is aity because of the fact that the exploita-everywhere an almost pathetic assumption tion or resources will bring comparative that now that this little difficulty has wealth to millions of Orientals, who, for been overcome Sino-Japanest friendship the Erst time in the history of the world,ill bear forward the relations of the two will become a considerable, factor in the world's buying markets.

Q.

NOTICE.

LL PERSONS, with the exception of

Abuse of Chinese race de feing plea re

the hours of 9 AM to i P.M., and #r.3, 10 4 PM / the Colony should apply in person hatween. daily, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.

Applicants will be required to produce Passport or identification papers.

All persons, with certain exceptions, woo emain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves ander she REGISTRATION

PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918

70

Forms of Registration, giring the parti qular required may be obtained as the B.RO. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non-compliance-iɛ «, âne oot exceeding 150.

A JUMBLE SALE

will be held in

or

40

countries like a placid and fertilizing ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL, stream. Chinese friendship wight in the long run have proved more valuable than the

FRIDAY, MAY 23RD, succession to part of Germany's plunder. The question was not one of

from Japan's claim "to what she had taken Krom Germany German “rights" in Shantung were gained by force majeure, naked and undisguised. China has never made a treaty with another country as

3 o'clock to B o'clock.

description CONTRIBUTIONS of

will be gratefully received. These may be sent to the Church Hall on THURSDAY,

HAY 92ND

Proceeds in Aid of the Kowloon Branch of the Ministering Children's League.

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Persons who have accepted money from the Japancao for "putting up advertise

The United States, through the bene ments on their walls or in front of their valent policy which it has always pursued shops are now asked to remove the dis in the Orient, bàs acquired a position to Aguring things and me the space for the pront by this opportunity that is zót advertising of Chinese producta. Like enjoyed by any other Power in the world. magic all the Japanese sign boards have as imperialistic alone are not suspected disappeared from the small shops.

But no matter how great this moral In this respect certain Chinese are suf-advantage may be, it will avail the Ameone equal dealing with another. fering serious loss but they suffer willing. rican business man nothing unless he

The Vichi Nichi recognizes the truc 13. Several Chuese divertising Arts makes the most of other and more tang nature of the transaction when it points which run a large business contracting ble advantages which are also his out that such incidents have not been for the Japanese have decided to discon- The Philippine Islands, under the confined to China's relations with Japan." tinue their business Public resorts, such American flag of nominally independent and argues that China's failure to follow as the several world" are quickly reafter more than a score of years of AmeJapan's example and make herself strong moving all the Japanese advertisements. rican rule, is potentially the strategic is the cause of the successive humiliations B They are even, removing all the Japanese base for American commercial operations she has suffered. This is a frank claim toys from the stalls and filling them with in the Far East, and Manila is already for the right of the strengest, and the other foreign toys and attractive articles recognized by the far-seeing man of busi Vichi Nicht's argument is that Japar, in

Even the ricaba coolies are organising ass as the great distributing point for exercising this

right, is animated by the Japanese. An organisation American manufactures in this new field. a fellow-feeling for a kindred nation and of this Lind already been formed in As these words are being written there that her ultimate purpose is to protect dongkew. The aim of its to pull Japanese, or carry Fabers is not

for them a

en route to Washington, a special China from "falling a prey to the ambi extra Agencies for these classes of Goods, leaders to mission, composed of the prevent violence for being used against among the tipe People Fach bus

Japane The motto of the ricsta ness men and those in public life. They We must be civilized even will seek to secure from Congress a grant though the Japanese are barbarous. of Philippine independence, but at the The boycott against Japanee bank same time they do everything in their notes is thorough. Not a single Chinese power to bring about closer, cotamercial shop now accepts them. A few days relations between the Philippines and some bigger businesses, whica nove direct the United States. connection with Japanese, were forced to accept Japanese notes in payment of goods but they found that none of the Chinese banks, with which

to oppose

coolies '19:

The point that it is essential for the American business man to remember is

would accept the notes as legal deal that no matter what the decision of Con-

Sa

be changed.

tender.gress on the political status of the Philip So every time they got a Japanede note pine Islands may be, the opportunities they had to send a man to the Japanese which they offer to him, both in themselves bank concerned to have it changed into and in their geographic relations to the silver before it could be deposited or paid vast and thickly populated regions that the Chinese tank. This has com are soon to become centres of production pelled all of them to refuse to Japanese the banks, especially the Yokohama Specie. bers of men are daily seen crowding the changes will be made that do not bring space the counters for silver. To quote with them guarantees of stability that from a Japanese paper: There is only are more than suficient, and it is equally am at the said bank for the excertain that the altruistic policies of changers from morning till evening.

America in the islands have won for the

a black list is being her a willingness on the part of their in- meantime a compiled by certain organisations. Shops habitants to safeguard and foster the

with Japanese will

be named interests of her nationals for all time to together

owned or control-come. Chines" concerns -50

that the

The Philippines of tomorrow, equally know h

how to

them avoid

at

Asia for the Asiatics, and China for Japan rather than for foreign countries we need not point out the fallacy, of supposing that because China dislikes European aggression she ought to like Asiatic aggression.

BRITISH STEEL. IMPORTANT CONTRACTS GOING TO U.S.A.

A Sheffield message, of March 27th says. that recently an order for 760,000 tons of steel rails required for reconstruction

Northern was tish and U.B, manufacturers. When

bat with bare net cost,

quoted by the American

at all, they

bila the run on Japanca, /Products' of the western nations, will not British manufacturers got down to the Bank, contintes very brisk Largo mint is safe to predict that no political were still 30s. per te. When tacturers

the price

An order for the first 500,000 tons has already gone to the U.S. The remaining 250,000 tons were held

over for British astucent, but they could make no

promise of threats of strikes, and if the order has not already gone it is likely to follow the first ope to America.

It is also believed that an

an order about £150,000 for locomotives has been

U.S. It is a matter of com που knowledge in

will doth Jans

to

of

generally known that several faran bus with the Philippines of to-day, will be lost to the in the iron and steal and

BOSSCA,

sses alleged to be Chinese are really America's trade Gibraltar in the Far

These

to will be dealt with ac- East. Гарипем. cordingly. There are also many kinds That Americans are awakening to this of goods of small value but sold in large realization has been made manifest in quantities under Chinese names. Theed many ways since the beginning of the will also be pointed out to the public. European war. Port facilities at Manila In order to enable the public better have suddenly become inadequate to meat to identity, genuine Chinen products the needs of the situation, and the Philip certain socięty proposes that an organe gerinant has been forced to extra should be established to issue certificates ordinary efforts to keep pace with the to genuine Chinese producers and macu facturers: which they must display in their growth of our imports. New piers are being designed and before many month anophile a large number of students are are past the port facilities of Manila returning from Japan to join the patrio will be among the finest offered by any tic movement no more students will be shipping centre on the Pacific. sent to Japan to study. About thirty of Already Manila is becoming the trans the students of the Pootung Normal School shipment paint for American products are now in Shangbai. They should have destined for India, the Straits Bettio,

engineering industries that reconstruction orders for France and Belgium are going to America far more than they are coming to this country, although British manu facturers want the work.

Another contract we recently lovas the Birmingham order of £18,750 for steel girder which was placed with the Lorain Strel Company Cleveland, U.S.A., because British, frms could not guarantee early delivery.

Mr. A. J. Hobson, chairman of several large steelmaking, concerns, said to-day that he did not think it was fully realized what injury was being done to British interests by continued unrest.

proceeded to lokio to study, educational monts, the Dutch, possessions, and French warehousing and gateway port, and that methods and conditions there, but the Indo-China. A free zone to provide principal of the school has decided not ample attractions and accommodations is one of the many things our trades- to send any this year. It is the custom for the development of this important people will have to do...

RITISH MANUFACTURING HOUSE ·

Brushware, Hardware and Fancy Goods, etc. doing a Large Business in General

with all the principal Wholesale Houses ir the United Kingdom is open to take up

either on a Commission Basis, or own Buying Basis; also wanted red cock feathers, bundled, for brushes. Ball sample and prices.

Write Bux 860, SELLS LTD, 188, Fleet Street, London, EC., England.

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of this school to send a party to Japan trade has been proposed and has support with these Far Eastern countries, he "America's opportunities for business each year.

The

new graduates of the 2nd! Provincial Normal School of Kiangsu, of the government bureau of commerce continues, will be immensely bettored who were preparing to visit Japan just and industry. That such a zone will be if we take advantage of what Manila, as before the boycott movement was started, created in the near future prema Baured. have also decided to give up their trip.

The advantages which Manila bas to American key port or base has to offer along these lines are not hard to find offer, and from which these countries can

be supplied." In the first place Manila has direct Among the principal steamship liner CLOTHING FURS & CARPETS teamer service to America, to Europe, to China, to Japan, to India and the Straits call ure the Pacific Mail, the Canadian by storing them in our Cold Stores Settlements, to the Dutch Indies and to Pacific, the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, the Australia. In this service American

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A SIX HOURS DAY.

LORD LEVERHULME'S BOLD EXPERIMENT.

Tel. 151.

THE

CORONET

May 22nd, 1919.

at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m. MRS. VERNON CASTLE IN

"THE GIRL FROM BOHEMIA."

CAUGHT AT HIS OWN GAME

BRITISH GAZETTE NOS. 526-527.

Booking at ROBINSON'S,

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now making Manila a regular port of

SAVE YOUR...

versels are coming to play a more and Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the Osaka Bhosen for the Bummer months where no more prominent part, and it will not be Kaisha, the Blue Funnel line, the Matson Lord Leverbalme announced on March many months before an American mail line, the Dollar line, the Admiral line, moths or vermin can attack them. 27th to the shareholders of Lever Brothers line 17-day service between Ban Francisco the Java-Pacific Lyn, the China Mail, at Port Sunlight that the firm had resolve and Manila will be realized.

and the Spanish Mail.

For particulars as to packing ed to anbark upon a six hours working

I. addition to Manila there are seven and rates apply to for their

porta, of entry in the Philippines and

into

In the second place, Manila has its He said that demo was to be pui seographical position circle with

Manila as its centre and with a radius three well-developed and improved bar THE DAIRY FARM ICE & peration as soon as the necessit 1,700 miles, a little over half the disbors at Cebi, 1loilo and Zambomuga. arrangements could be carried ont

COLD STORAGE 00., LTD. Describi Leverhuimaanid the Arm's population of nearly 128,000,000, while built and two more will soon be under

the general features of the Fanco across the United States, embraces larger circle, with a radius of 3,500

At Manila three big piers have been

The Insular government piers

wny.

Workers, and piece worker alles, slightly more than the distane already constructed measure 70 to 800 feet

in two shifts morning

scheme, day wo sperate beginning, at seven o'clock, with fifteen for light refreshments

ludes nearly half of the world's entire and steel construction. Manila bay is (provided by the firm), ending at 1.15. population. The vast population and an ideal harbour and the construction pi An afternoon shift was not quite nondeveloped resources of China are prac doubly safe for shipping. The main an extensive "breakwater has made it simple, because there was a strong desire ically at the doorstep of the Philippines harbour is always kept dredged to a to retain the Saturday half holiday, soj The Malayasias are already trading

instead of six-hour shifts, the week wag with America by way of the Pacific, but depth of 30 feet, and government officink to be divided into four shifts of seven and with a return to normal conditions, are authority for the statement that this a quarter hours and one of seven hour

to make up the thirty-six hours for the has been pointed out by Walter depth may be increased by dredging, i Wheaton, in an article which recently necessity requires. The total spent by the This shift would begin at 115 and end appeared in the Pan Pacific, some of this insular government in Manila harbour nt 9pm. For day and night shift staff, sinees principally that with the improvements since American occupation six-bour night shifts were found incon British Indies, will return to the Atlantic to the end of last year is about

$7,000,000: venient on domestic grounds. It had ontes vid Buez "except such of that therefore been agreed that night workers business as we can arrange to care for should work five weekly shifts of ught our frst and last American port of hours, and day workers six shifts of free All. Manila, which is only 1,370 mile hours and twenty minutes so that work north-east of Singapore and correspond ing alternate weeks day and night shifts, tagly near all Indian and Malaysian coun Iloilo, which is of particular import the average of thirty six hours/was mein- taised Wages tinder the new system were rice, and which should be a distributory has a well developed harbour of ample to be exactly the same for thirty-six point for American commerce in that pornonortions, while the port of Zamboanga hours as they had been for forty-eigh

tion of the world Manila should be is also very well able to accommodate the

(Continued at fout of next estamm.) largest vessels in far Pacido trade, Ser

hours

in the past...

wines and hara magnificent natural bar Cebu is the second port of the Philip

our on the development of which over a pillica, dollars has thus far been spent socca" & sugar shipping centre, also

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Thursday, May 22nd.