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SHIPPING RIVALRY. THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. THE WORKERS QUESTION
BY ARCHIHALEY HORD.]
We are surely heading for the rocks, and it is deplorable that the only people who appear to be entirely unconscious of the movement are the manual workers
CAWIL
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CHURCH AND MEN.
WHY SERVICES FAIL TO MAKE APPEAL.
"
'BY THE REV. W. TEMPLE, D, LITT
..
The question Why, men stay away from church" is part of a much larger
ne
After all, the Church does not exist
to be "gme to it exists to transforin
1919.
THE CŨNA SQUADRON,
FURTHER DETAILS, OF NEW VESSELS,
TROUBLE IN CHINA TOWN.
RECENTLY ARRIVED ALIENS EX RE REPATRIATED.
Monsiderable interest asta che ti pho! in a consequence of the colour riots evaghrissioning of the new light cruiser jagainst Negroes and Chinese at Cardiff,,
dans, in which View Adurirat Sio' A. jand Liverpool, the British Government. 1. Buff is to hoist his tag on susereding † lave decided to repatriate as soon as poss Vice Mistral -F. 4. T. Tudor a Com sihte aliens who went in England daring
the world. Worship which is not the manter-in-Chief of the China Station, the war, Powers already in their pussqu in the shijiy urds, in the engineering shops.
inspiration of tie is empty salvation | says the Saral and Maitrey Review,sion egalle them ty do this, and will be and inhines, Ships are to us
which does not in fact save men frong thic] The vessel belongs toa class of whicle much † put in force as soon as shipping is avail- necessity, unt only a nevessity for purils which, especially distress them is is expected. Official details of the class oble. The people prmeipally affected, wlio ese, but they constitute a great unreal. What every one is now wanting have not yet been published, but it is will be dealt with first are the Chinese, foreign trade, "for we have always built
is clear principles of life andestrength to known that in the type are embodied in-of Whom there are large nambers at sea- largely for other nations," and that has cand by them, If the Church cannot provements on the dritham and Calliope port towns, mainly london, Liverpul, represented a great volume of employ
supply those," it is rightly ignored by men classes. These casars prouid must valuable and Cardif....... Permission to stay will, ba ment gf skilled men.. What is happeningwha unestund what Christianity pre-in the course of the war, but it will prob accorded nyly in very exceptional cases to at this ement is that the cost of ship-mises and what the world needs.
Pilly be found that in speeth, armament. Chinese whë shave acquired businesses in" building is rising in this country; it
As a matter of fact, even today the
and cruising enduraner the Hawkins will | Coreat Britain. falung in che 'nited States: and in
Sporadic outbreaks of rioting have been Japan it represents berkrock prices Church is found to supply what is wanted.
represent a substantial advance, and that That statement was und: to me the other for those who have any patience. In the the new class will more warly approach frequent in various parts of the East-end
gospels are quite plainly laid down the [thy" by one of the most experienced and principles by adherents us which men
the dimensions of armoured grnisers than of London during the past few months. wed-urformed uservers of the conditions would escape from the evils of life in this any tight cruisers so far placed in com- On the evening of June lark Northumber existing in this country, in the Unitedcentury as in any other. But moet States, and in Japan, He has visited are ryant eu de mission: The new flagship will be euthu land-street. Popliet, En which forms during the last few minuths all the lead may have been read
tha lectern, hut siastically welcomed in the Far East, and | part of the district known as China Town, ing yards in the thnge countries, and his if there were no clear practical words tour has lert huu uervous as to the ou
che poken iran so far as this rolatry is concerned.
he has ente
heard
nothing would
any to him.
fre
it was stated the other day in the House that saying it many a man will i especially at Rongkong, the headquarters † was the scene of a serious disturbance as
WC
of Commons that wer output of new ships course, that is merely silly. But as this during the currrat year will probably fall
1,000,000 tons, being about half the impatience does exist and forbids men to distribution.
take the trouble to find out for themselves aniourt which
turned ous in the year what Christ's teaching means to them, che outarrak of
The preceding
ther ix need for preaching which 14 sim workers in the shipbuilding yards, under pler and
the centre of Christian the in
inspiration
ation of sume trade union lead pler and nearer to
truth than a great deal of what is offered ers, are doing their best to hinder the the today. What men want is belp in rentis
wap.
Christian be
ut labour-swing applianes, while at theing the broad out the world, as
sa
liefs, about God an
a single and enbarent view, of Efe.
FELLOWSHIP.
time agitation is in progressi in fav ar of tughar wages itud
nd a further reduc tion at the hosts of hour, bath of the latter comendable movements if the cun.
But there is no
very great source of ditions justify improvement. The miners weakness In the Church of England we pursuing much the same course, and have very little sense of fellowship or that is reacting on the cost of steel, and comradeship. This was a stupendously Miso UT. the overhead charges in engineer real thing in the Church of New Testa
ng Works and shipyards. The cumula
ment dave: and part of that strength to tive ellet of all these vingers is uphold thrissian principles, which the presented in the increased cost of ship-Church exists to supply e, em in fact huilding. That means that the price From this comradeship.
new stopping is being stabilised at a high level.
of the
WBAT THIS AMERICANS ARS DOING, What happenion on the other si of the Atlantic "There the shipbuilding an dustry, and all the associated industries, bave undergone an enormous expansion, The number of shipways in the United States tur exceeds the uber in this country.. Gradually the ship building. **instie is laring adapted to peace con ditions; ahd, let us make no mistake, with every month that passes, the new workers, United States under war, becoming more and more expert. When they were first taken on they ware rather clumsy, and their work was not first class, but that phase is passing. The other day my friend was walking through an American shipyard when his attention was directed to a man who was riveting under a ship, of course using a pecunia tic ravester. That
had
Exe
an agricultural labourer; he had then un
of the Northern Division of the China, the osteone of the resentment displayed Squadron under the new schets of Hertog the people living in the street when it The flag of the present became known that. Ubinaman, anmed Commander-in-thief en gas station is sharksing had moved into a house at No. down ashore, and since the German aaval Est. The people allowed the furniture a flag was swept from the seats in that part be taken in and then, in the absence of of the world, visits of British warships Lucksing, sailed the premises. The wife to Hongkong have beer less frequent than of Lacksing, an Englishwoman, and a previously and letters from residents of friend were bully manded by the infuriat the Colony show with what pleasure they ed crowd. The mish threw all the furni ere baking forward to a return, to, pre-ture but of the house, and wrecked the war conditions in this respect
THE "HARING."
building in while the terrified women had been hiding in the street the furniture Pan for other reasons integat in the as pid in a heap and set on f first commission of the Herkins promises Further racial disturbances occurrsit in to be exceptional. The vessel's maiden the East End.
012 June 18th, and two pennant will be hoisted at Chatham on Chinamere, were arrested. Large crowds July 5th, her first commanding officer made noisy protests inside houses in being fapt. R. G. H. Henderson, who has North-street, of which Chinanzen were in be serving at the Admiralty as naval Assistant to Vice-Admiral Dall since that enants. There is a strong feeling among etheer has held the appointment of Assistently demábílived soldiers against and Chief of Naval Staff. 16, is under-thinamen occupying so many houses and is the first-aits of the Life and Liburtsstood that in the organization of the flag letting them out in lodgings, while ex. ship there are to be innovations which are Movement. in proposed to set up "# genumely representative assembly-reprexpected to conduer to efficiency and soldiers experience great dificulty in And- sentative of laity as truly and fully as
ly as of comfort. As a gathering in connection ing even scanty accommodation.
ristians ought to be conscious of their Church membership as something that binds them together in a common enter- prise. But that is almost impossible in the Church of England,, because we have to means of making united action softer thing habitual and normal. There is no Bonbly where the mind of the Church can be focussed and expressed.
To bring
inte bring auch 20 Assembly
introduced into the clergy to ask Parliament to recog
nise this serably as entitled to legislate in Church Butters, subject to Parlin
nent's right of veto. The Archbishop of
ar anti-chur
already heads triduced the Which would make All Churchie' who are possible. discontented with things as they are, and wish to make the influence felt in to the remedies to be applied, regard should help to win for the Church the
to control her own life.
La
deeste three weeks' training in the Westervare sit buses which we
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IT'S TOASTED.
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ing,
are
'Sopress.
ALL URALS NOW BOLSHEVIK. A SERIOUS SITUATIÓN IN WEST SIBERIA.
with the Devonport branch of the Royal Saval Victgaling Association it was stated that the Hawkins is to be the model ship of the British Navy. The references on the same necasion to the question of internal economy in the ship indicate that special attention is to be devoted to messing arrangements. but it is under stood that it is not in this direction only
IRKUTSK, July 20th. that the flawkins is to be made a model ship. In the course of the deliberations the Northern and West Siberian armies, Owing to the retreat from the fals of of the Jerram Committee representatives
in
F the pneumatic riveler, und at this time, after a fortnight in the yard, was cut-aw ready and we are unable of the lower deck were afforded opportu- serious situation has developed in West" miting in 600 rivers of in. diameter into real
to realise the strength of Christian fellow- | nifies of expressing their views as to the Siberia a day.
The Bolsheviks have empied the holder-up, had bac watebimaker. These are not isolat
hip Freedon, sust as this measure lines on which the conditions of service Zlatoust and are driving in the direction Thousands of other ensaioth respects, and the church's appeal rd instances,
would comer, world give us what we want could be improved. and it will probably } remarkabl could he
be found that in the Harkins effect will of Neinsk, from which they are only 4 quated t. Mus
tuto men would be enormously increased-be given to some of the suggestions ad-versts. Pate the capability in the AmericaDA
The Siberian trúbps have boun to what is virtung a new industry.
vanced by the men.
beaten back step by step from" Krusnon- The man ang working hard and jer long
The flaghip of the Commander-in-Chief [ "Simsk in the dinetion of Ekaterinburg hours, as compared with their British con
of the China Squadron, is the last waril and now have abandoned that important ten.poraries, and they are making the Japon will be exporting cheap steek to • light cruisers," though that is A point,
panic-stricken population tu Bers
possible us
so labour-saving app mit the redit. Perforats-ku the face, and
misnomen, seeing that the Horking is were evneunted from the town atan few pliances, as we are dot doing in this coun
with also invade more distant markets, nearly auf 10.000 tons displacement. She hours notice. The Hampshire Regiment The Real Burley Cigarettes are net fighting against gehant
The
งด the Inited and should not be surprises ir British was not completed in time to take any lexrcuted a timely withdrawal iron ent equipmet, put
welcoming it
uras do not eventuali se steel manu-pare in the war, but was built through | Ekaterinburg towards Omsk, factured in Japan, perocean transport is the experience which came of the war at The whole of the Urals are now in the because they realise that the cheaper they can build the greater will be the demand,
cheap the wages paid in steel mando gea. Shi has a speed of knots per hands of the Bolsheviks. The pivot of the both in the United States and abroad, are nuculously low, and every labour
ture in Japan, as well as in shipbuilding, hour, nouanally large fuel capacity onperations is Cheliabinsk, on which town for the ships they build, and the higher asing device is being introduced. Cun, which she can cruise over a very wide the West Siberian army is falling lack and steadie; their wages. Nor is here: any opposition to dilution of labour, is the Japanese will gain a double and her armament is very heavy-and also the North Siberian army, which
vandige arising from the use of labour,
seven 7.5-in, guns, and a dozen of 3-in is retreating along the "Ekaterinburg. there is with us. Consequently, the of skilled workers in the United States the cheapest akilhe labour to be bound craft and anti-torpedo armament, with a
guns, and, of course, the new anti-air. Cheliabinsk railway the Red armies Dachinery and the employment of
following. An entirely New principle in is increasing, and the quality of their
in any country in the word, U 1 hat fur powerful torpedo equipment. The 7.5-in. Both sides are greatly exhausted by the work is steadily and consistently improve ther statement by my friend aurely guns are as powerful and as hard hitting continuous fighting, but it is reported that of some interest to British 'workers in as the old 9.2 of pre-war days. As re-
the Bolsheviks outnumber the Siberians by The American shipyards are going to use industries, and yet it might be im gards protection, it is understood that here to one. gado no men advantage from the war-agined that we were living in an economic speed and heavy armament have not sacri The military authorities here think that munition movement.
The steel-making vagnum, from, the statements of a number heed that great essential, and she is well the junction of the Northern and Western capacity of the United States bus aiment of labour leaders. doulded during the
armoured over her water-ling and vital Armies, with the arrival of fresh reserves past five
ve years,
The position of the shipbuilding and
from the rear, will make it posible to Quantity production incang cheap produs shipping industries of this country is, or
phurts.
hold up the Bolsheviks in the region of and every conerivable mechanical
the contrary, gong to be a very critical appliance in dealing with the ore, which one, because tuere is no feasible weana
The announcement that the light cruiser Cheliabinsk and give decisive batile.
Reuter. - close at hand, has been introduced in by which these islands can be protected Capetown was launched on June 23rd order to reduce the cost of manufacture against the remarkable movements which ad that the naming ceremony was per- Now the munition movement has sudden are now
formed by the wife of the First Lord of making rapid progress in the y me to an end, and contracts for steel alted States and Japan. We have be the Admiralty, is especially welcome be- MASONIC GRAND LODGE. have been cancelled right and left. The fare us
cause it indicates a return, in connection? result is that America's scale of steal rivalry; and the issue will depend upon a period of increasingly keen
with these interesting events, to prace Grand Ledge held its quarterly cam- production is far in excess of her normal the cost of building our ships and the cost conditions: It has alreeds been anmunication at the Kingsway Hall, Great requirements, and prices are already fall- 61 running
and the latter question nounced that the only capital ship under queen-street, under the presidency of the ing. For a a tine, owing to the postpone
vannot be dissociated from the price of construction Yast March was the four, in Pro Grand Master, Lord Ampthill, on. ment of constructional and other works coal. And after this
the war, the American people will during which the
merchant which are said to be blended the most im June 4th. It was announced that a record
portant features of the latest battleship had been established in regard to the num able to absorb a great deal of this at and in the meantime tonnage is limited
new lodges for which warrants had but eventually the United States will be phase of the competition--when there will known that there were in hand a number been granted during the quarter. There
will be re-established, will come another and battlecruiser types, but it was also ber making an enormous
an enormous quantity at a very be too many ships, with consequent
of vessels of other types that have proved were forty-five additions. The previous cheap rate, and the surplus will be ex slump in shipbuilding and in freights. exceedingly useful in the course of the record was twenty-nine, for the second ported at prices with which British steel- Probably this last inakers will be unable to
war. One of these is the petown, and quarter of 1911. Of the new, lodges war phase compete. But two or
although this vessel is not yet nflent, it ranted during the quarter, thirty-six will or three years! time will develop in even then 'Americûn shipbuilders will What will be the position of the British is understood that when completed she meet in the provinces, Give in London, obtain their steel at a considerably lower workers then, with wages high, shortened will be commissioned for servies in the and fnur Överkgan, viz., at Buenos Ayres, price than that
at which it will be avail hours of labour, reduced production per Fifth Light Craiser Squadron, command- Johore Bahra. South America (South able fur shipbuilders in this
10 this country,
working hour, and an inadequate supplyed by Rear-Admiral G. H. Berrett, on the Division), and Trinidad. of those Appliances, on China Station. In the elas to which the I But it may be said that Janan will which the,
and Japanese are great dent of this aarplus steel. relying? There is no greater folly than Capetown belongs are two other vessels in- a complete misapprehension. the suggestion that it to the advantage tended for the Far East-the Carlisle and extent upon frente pendent to a large of the British working-man to fight Colombo and other sister ships are the
upon imported steel, but that con against cheap production;
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CHEAP STEEL PROM JAPAN,
dition will not
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Scale
1
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navies of the world w
"THE CAPETOWN."
the Commander-in-Chief of the North
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
The | tion means plenty of worp prodCalentin, which is to be the flagship of ORDERS INSTED BY THE HON. CAPTAIN SUPEK have discoves because it will enable us to bolags American Squadron. and the Cairo. Int
д
'is
our own
at high ores which they
foreign markets. If wain this country the edition of Brawey's anal Annual in Korea, and month by month they are
are going to
Sght against progresE, the result
with which has just been issued. and which Lending their foundries for dealing the reduced, we must be prepared to ested in the Navics of the world, appear |
that
our outpui p with it.
per working will prove highly acceptable to all inter The They have oro conecusinna un China, and this, raw agcrface the great ship-carrying industry come details of the law. I hunt the fire on
obtained valuable
class. They have a dis- material is to be utilised also in Japan, which has given Side by. side with this development, old by to Bundreds of thousanda of men. shipyards are being further extended, and Shipping is the bedrock of national pros-clases, and they are also more powerfully Carger than the Arethus and Collione new shipyards are being created, parity: Once our primacy hm
Within a short time Japan will be in may talk as much as we like to warmed. Their length is 425 feet; beat.
bout high dependent of outside sources of supply of wages and shorter hours, but nuthing we 13 feet 6 inches; and with a horse power material, as she has already reazed to can do will save from ruin, not tegely the of 40,000 they will attain a speed of 20 import our anchor chain and other mari-shipyards and the builders of ships, but knots. They carry five 6-inch and two time equipment. "Within ten years every trade in this country. -Day Tele-3-inch anti-aircraft guns, and they also
(Continued at foot of next column.). yraph.
I have eight torpedo tubes,
INTENDENT OF POLICE.
HEADQUARTERS CLEN.
Police Reserve Clah will be closed on
and after Monday, the 28th inst.
POLICE REKERVR OFFICE..
it
and after Monday, the 28th inst., all
tion.
Lists and Correspondence must be ddressed to the Secretary, Police Reserve"Ofics Central Police Str
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E. D. C. WOLSE (Capt. Supt. of Police)- Hongkong, July 25th, 1919.-
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