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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.; PREMIER'S DECLARATION,

to

[BY JOHN MURRAY, M.T.).........

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT Dr PE.

REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST, 1919.

*

The report of the Central Council shows

that the receipts and expenditure for the year ending August 31st. were lows:--

Balane 31/8/18 Donations

RECEITA

Conference Collection, Church, Collections Bazaar IDIR Grows Receipts (less

donasioas included a veh Busitano Recreation Club Annual Sports Sale of Programmes........ test

EXPENDITER

Reef to the Peer (including Pro- visions, Clothing, Shoes, Rent, Education. Medical Assistaner Christmas Gifts to the Poor and Pasage money, etc.)

In his speech on the adjournment Mr. Lloyd George touched on a great many matters, but on none, perhape, that has astringer indurace on the industrial Fituation than this of unemployment in- HUPADNE His declarations were not pre- cise, neither were they reasoned." He said, very truly, that unemployment is the nightmare of every worker's life," and this is a truth that requires to be brought home to any of those who are not themselves wage-carners. But there is more in this matter than hardship and suffering that calls for relief. Men and women who are subject to unemployment are indeed to be pitied. But they are not likely to be grateful for mere pity, or to hnything but indignant at attempts)

deal with unemployment by the methods of philanthropy. Let us try to take a "reasoned view of this vik If we can gauge it scienti5eally we shall be the less likely to fall back on a merely sentimental or emotional solution. Thar Relief (Fes. 1,000) .. mass of wagcearners have bad persona experience of unemployment They look back upon it as an unmixed evil, 48 a hurz without a single compensation to set against its denressive and deterio rative influence. They look forward to its recurrence with chronic four. The in- stinctive dread of being out of work clouds their working lives; it taint their policy as workers, and undermines their courage and their energy in work. Thus, unemployment is an evil in three Heges. For its victims it is immed iately harmful and painful. Next, its balfful renetion or the minds of wage Pamer is so severe that even when in work they are somewhat alienated from work, and hearty effort. And thirdly, the excial fabric as a whole is weakened by the profound discomfort and discon lent that ring from the uncertainties of employment.

SENSE OF WRONG..

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In prnortion to the acutences of per en hardship. im proportion to the diffused mental reaction. Danse of way is growing among wage-earners. This in itter neither for 'surprise nor forblame. When bal times come wage-earn- ere are the first to be dismissed. They baya to bear first the brunt of trade de

cline. Neither their industry nor any other agency accepts the responsibility of iding them through the trouble. They mnvy those arades in industry whose priod of engagement or whose specific work frees them in a

Bazaar 1918 Expenses Special Treats to the Poor in hon-

our of Victory

Balance in hand ......

fo

FINANCIAL

PEKING NOTES.

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS."

1,1 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR G.

WAKKMAN, V.D., ACTING ADMINIS TRATIVE COMMANDANT

H.

Xosh Pte.

STRENGTH.

Sutcliffe.” [“ to, ng permitted to resign, on leaving the L'olong, ifrted October and imp

CRIVE

Spr. A. S. Gabbay, Engineer Co., is

granted K weeks' leave. From October 26th. 1910.

(PROM opa bw coÈRESPONDENTEÄ,

Pexo, October 15th.. Chinese in Government circles have felt hopeful this week in regard to afanéin matters." The prospects of the 224,000,000 loạn being completed serm “distinctl gond, and even more satisfacture is the $1,734.70

1.213.27 announcement from London that the Bri- 108,10 tsh bankers have declined to accede to 157.20

Japanese claims for the exemption of] Piel 0,510,022 | Manchuria and Mongolia. From the scope-

7.8 of the new Consortium. Not unnatural 128.50 1. Londen wishes to ascertain the viêwe of the Chinese thèmesives in regard to the Consortium, but so far these have not been expressed in such a manner as AN to evince enthusiasm or gratitude,

:

4 5. F. Raven, "B" Ca, is grante

ed 10 weeks load, from November."

st., 1919.

REGNISED SERVICES RENDERED The following extract from Buating

Borders, trend october 15th

tab

The one of the undermentioned

I have remarked beford, most intelligent $4.037.20 and patriotic Chinese accept the Com

748,00 sortium in principle but may have soice 2004. criticism to offer as regards detail" They (b)

Fare jealous of their sovereignty and je 404.00 liberty of action

23.30

4.354.04

882,027.7%

A CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION.

The old schive for a central scliciner for

The total receipts greatly extended theseking is being revived agnin. Vrnitev of previous years, The large increase. Communications is planning a union lar papers report that the Ministry of which was due principally to the unpretation near the Temple of Heaven into cedented success of the bazaar beld in which the Peking Mukden, Peking-Han- Derember last, has enabled the Society to how and Peking Suiyuan radways will extend its sphere of activity in every way

and greatly to increase the amounts spent jet before, and there is no

TUD. Lack of funds has delayed the pro- Indication

Bit with which to comment this much needed und rtaking. FOREIGN ADVISERS.

in relief to the pear as the following that, there is any mone available at this figures will show : → .

Amount pent quarter, $680.30; May quarter, 31;124.20: |

in relief, Febranry

and August quarter, 81,550.50; while in

A somewhat amusing paragraph went the current quarter the sum of 8703.20 bas

the round of the Chinese papers the other been spent in the one month of Septemy to the effort that the tibvernment in

ber alone.

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the

During the period under review Society has contributed to the mainten ance of 3 families,, comprising 190 per- sous, and has also assisted these poor people to the extent of 061,50 in their honse-rent difficulties.

tended to remove all oficial Advisers from the pay-roll and make their positions simply honorary -As most of them are best sinctures, for advice as a rale is resented by those who are paying for it; the Government's plan, is not so very The Ay in the A the foreign Ad

To assist in the education of the reactionary, after all

ointment la' this. measure from those chidren of the poor the Society is now chronic uncertainties. They desire to fcuking niter 66 children, providing themvisers have signed agreements and, of share this privilege of immunity. Their mood of resentful oriticism makes them with school-fees, books, shoes, etc. Under course, they cannot be expected to forego listen readily to the proposals of extre this bead 8249.28 was spent in August and their salaries and become honorary d mists and the falsest flights of theory. 8877.66 in September.”

visers, high-sounding though the pitle Their growing snge of wrong identifice

In view of large increase in the whole system that lets them ruffer

Payment, of Chinese Advisers the may be needlessly as an anomaly and ac a regular monthly expenditure; the exten-might very well be stopped except for chronism The lack of adequate insursive schemes, now under consideration,

a small subsidy." In this way the Clay- Free against unemployment is indeed a

"would save about $700,000 Frisons ammaly in the wages system: providag a business education for the ernment.

more advanced children or the pour; and The truth is that the wages system is on its une ever mereusing appeal for more and

Yearly." Very quaint, but typically trial. In some branches of industry it still more assistance towards the payment. Chinese. may even pass away; and if the new of house rent, the balance in kano will forms of co-operation that replace italy be only sunset for a few

· prove successful there will be little in the

ae Committe nope, therefore. The rules regarding the censoring of change to regret. Rat in other branches,

again, the wages asatem is likely to per

sterilise the synteti.

aist in its erentials. There the choice lies between sweeping away the anomaly er allowing the anomaly to disintegrate Such or such- like, "is the reflective attitude of wage- earners towards wares. Unemployment, by making them suffer. has also made their think. Their thinking issues in question, a question which it would be wig to ignore no longer. They ask them selves, they ask all of us, whether claims

THE CENSORING 07. TELEGRAMS.

that the public will assist them at their telegrams that have been in operation for Lorthcoming bazaur on December 7th, as some time were abolished yesterda. Hin- liberally us in difer years, to enable saun tur continue, und il postique extend, fortunately the responsible authorities the various undertakings enumerated intake away with the ong hand what they

this report.

give with the other, for these regulations Lesture relief given, regularly to the the tollowing specialants were made: poor, which

which

is the nrst care of the Society, are replaced by another set which appear to be unnecessary" and inexplicable. No- For enrists gifts to the poor, body seems to understand what they mean

or special treats so the para në “IMPERIO DEL

MUNDO" & “EL PALACIO”

at the cheapest rate obtainable owing to

favourable exchange.

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THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LTD.

Brad ( Fco. Non. 47 & 42, Connaught Brad Central, Hongkong, Tel. Neg. 1739 & 9230.

Our Macaroni, Paste Starr, Egg noodles, Vermicelli, or ther kinds of our Soap

make a dainty dish to the Tanie. Sold at very reasonable prices) -

Large quantities have been yöported to warjods importad‡ cities in the Workt Teria- moderate, especially for Agencia Undera expouted promptly.* Inspection and Enquiries are cordiallylicitede farin inte

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of Victory, $464; to the ventral Council of the society in rurs to the relict of the devastated areas in range, 443., 1,620,

CHINESE. AND AVLATION.

Apparently anther Richmond has en

en l met within the conceptions of theIt is with great pleasure that th tered the aviation feld. The telegraphic Soetty is able to announce that the Little new from London that Vickers . Co. Bisters of the roor, whose work is nut tented a loan for £500,000 evidently re countries so closely associated with that'

wage system, or whether radical innova tion would answer better ↑

Let us return to what I have called the second degree of the evil the diffused habitual fear of unemployment The facts of unemployment are bad. The mental reaction is even worse, for it is existant and emphatic, and it produces continuously its distinctive affects Among these I wish to insist on one only, á man who is obsessed by the fear of excellent plot of ground and substantial munications has reached Shanghai, where work is not usually energetic, He buildings have been secured on advantage both are awaiting transhipment to Tient nurses his job. It is only natural ous terms through the generosity of the sin for Peking. Colonel Smallwood, late

Government, while a sum of $5,000 has that he should do this, for he is appre been collected specially to meet the initial of the Royal Air Force, believes that, tue

of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,fers to the purchase of Viny aeroplanes are, at the invitation of the President by the Chinons Governinect. In this con. General and with the approval of the nection it is noteworthy that the second Bishop, about to establish a house on the outskirts of Kowloon for the support of of the half-dozen. Handley Page aero the aged poor, men and women. irrespec-planes ordered by the Ministry of Corn- tive, of race, nationality or vreed. An

expenses of the undertaking

Chinese have all the essential, qualifica tions for aviators, judging by the man

lensive of what may happen when the job is finished. In his own interests and in the intereste of his fellow-craftsmen, he economises work. Bestriction of out- put by his way of "normalising" employ- mat. By averaging thus be mitigates those irregularities of production that bear hardly on himself. I doubt If any one will blame him, oo refection, for I doing what he can to steady the condi-ot insure wage-carners against the main cellent pilots. tions of his work. I doubt if reflection risk incident to wages Afight against AN OPTIMIST could show any other method to be within a wide and generous extension of the pr

Unemployment, it should be clear by ner in which he had seen them "bandkö now, is not a field for philanthropy. It antiquated machines.,, With mudern

the power of a wage-corner. But it is the crudest posible method, and waste- ful to a degree. It succeeds at the cost of suppressing output. It obviates mo- employment, perhaps, in the seas that the wage-carnera are not thrown palpably on the street.

But they idle at the beach. To be busy, to expand produc- tion and cheapen products is the true method. A personnel in chronic fear

industrial uticaeney,

& question of industrial polities and methods of training and with modera going badly for a wage system which does

The argument is machines be considers they will make ex

by published or information

me..

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as.

been brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable servins rendered in Caetion with the War: Major J. H. W. Ariastrong, V. DE The following extract from the ong

Bay Gorerament Filzette, dated October 17th, 1912 is published for information:-

fa the conclusion of Peace the names of the following members of the Hongkong Defence Corps are, by direction H.E. the Governor, nhlished at addition to thuae - included in Gazette Notifention No. 20 of July 13th., DET, for valuable services rendered in piza-` nection with the war

Magor John Elenzy William An-

strong, V.D.

Capt. George Edward Stewart Capt. Frederick William Jaures. Capt. Arthur Edgar Wright. Sergt. Major Charles Bond. Company Quartermaster- Sergeef

Harold Walace Petley. Sergt. Robert John Everest Sergt. Ernest Vernon Mitchelmore.. CORNERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANT BY MAJOR J. t. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D.

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Musketry Competition will be held at King's Park Range, Kowloon, un Sunday, November 23rd It is hoped that a large number will avail themselves of this opportu nity of practicing for the Muskotry Courke, which will be fiteit en Sunday, December 7th. Aumuni- tion will be provided.

" in tending to compete are to somed their names to the. Sergeant-Major of their Hall Company.. ORDERS. FOR ENGINEEZ COMPANE HY CAPTAIN R. HALL.

The

EL INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES.

D.E.L. Instructional Class For Bee eruits are discontinued until fur ther orders.

ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION MA

CW. WAKEMAN, V.D. (HELCHE COMMANDING,

COMPANY

Tuesday, October 25th. :--

5.15 p.n. No. 5 Platoon. The follow. ing will parade at Headquarters for T.ET:--

Lee-Corpi E. F. Awe Fow. J Laer, N. S. Brown, J. McComuu- date, S. Raker, W. E. Bobert A. W. Smith, F. A. Mackintosh, W. Sinclair, D. R. Benson, C G Alabaster, Hogg and F. H. Smith-

Sta-Sergt. Edmonds unt Sergt. Menchi.

will attend.

Uniform need int

Rifles to carried.

be worn..

Friday, October 31st ;--

5.12 p.m. Nos. 5 and 6 Platoons. All N.C.Os and men, who have nut completed TET will parada at Headquarters.

Stafl-Sergt. Edmonds and Sergt. Mendo.

will attend

Uniform need. new warn. Rifes, belts, pouches and dummies to l {5}£» ried.

GE. STEWART, Capt.

Adjutant, E.K.DE. Hongkong. October 24th., 1919.

CARRYING EXCESS PASSINGERS.

Was

At the Marine Court, yesterday, the Admiral Sah Cheng-ping, who was apmaster of the Portuguese stegner Hois sent meagre schemes of unemployment pointed Director General of Country ping pleaded guilty to having carried a insurance would be the most perverse bravado of backwoodsmen. On the other Cleansing in" Fukien, reports that the larger number of pasengers. than hand, wage-carners will not put their bandits have been dispersed from the stated in the clearance forms, and to mis, hearts into their work unless their chief rural districts of the province and sug presenting the number of nasengers to anxiety regarding work is conciliated. Restriction will go on in many trades Brits that the Bureau or this work be unless an insured benefit is provided a

abolished. The Government solemnly adequate benefit, and ant a dule." It acts upon the report in a mandate issued is worth while paying to get rid of res.

yesterday Either, the Admiral is an

the Police,

Sergeant Perkins said thng at 6.30 p.m. on October 10th, he boarded, the Hoiping, which had anchored off Castle Penk, and

of no work can scarcely be expected to triction. It would be sheer waste la pay, optimist or he is very eager to get back found she had 40 passengers on board. Ha

prefer the true method to the false.

RESTRICTION OF OUTPUT,. <!

les than a fair price. This in the aspect

of the mutter which Mr Lloyd George Peking. There are, of course, more reasons for faid to makeclear. He appealed for high restriction of output than the reason I production, and he promised wage insur

Chang Taolin, who disagrees with the have pointed out. Indolence is one ance. This is a promise worth keeping Chinese Government's settlement of the Consideration for mediocre craftsmen is before him till he fulfils it. For the ongChangchun fracus, inquires whether the another. Sport is another; it jaga eort thing is the key to the other From the Government, has asked for compensation of sport to try to best a partner, partage-earner's point of view the bargain from Japan for the Chinese soldiers killed ner who cannot be dropped or divorced in ple He will abandon restriction

examined the port clearance and found the number of passengers given as l The waster informed him that he did not ́ know there were any passengers on board, The "clearance" clerk in the Harbour Office testified that, when the defendant

Am for his clearance be said he w not carrying any passengers. The mast

is a fit subject, under certain circum- if he is given in:urance. For the cut by the apaaste who invaded the Chinese stances, for certain games. Bestriction munity the bargain is a profitable as its barracks. The Feking Daily News recleared bis ship on the morning of Octo varies, in fact, with the varying tension terms are clear. Enhanced production |

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passengera.

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betw the parties in industry, and that during the many weeks of work will passerts the comment that the Chinese Gov- tension, in turn, is variously compound the set of the bencht during the few idle ernment does not dare." Which, of er 10th, changing the time of sailing, ed. Obvious as the economic unity of weeks in each year many times over The course, is true. Chang is very humorous and again said he was not carrying any the parties may be, the psychological sum of wealth will be increased." With vituation is complex and pervene. But that assured, the finance of the Wherein. his communication, which concludes I think that the fear of unemployment is turns into a question of detail, and this with there observations As the word at least as important as any other cause of detail should prove comparatively easy becomes more and more civilised all the compradoro was responsible for that. restriction, perhaps importat an all to settle. The details, in any cas, are ternational dealings murt he guided" ti"| others together. Restriction for the sake not the subject of this article. I have

of the weaker brother is meant in part sought to furnish a reasoned" back justice and humanity, so why should we to save him from unemployment. ground for the Prime Minister's promize, allow militarism to decide all the issues,

(Continued at foot of next column.).

Daily Telegraph.

Why indeed.

that there were passengers on the bont,

The defendant said he did not know

Capt. Taylour stating that he would The case was remanded nntil today,

summon the owners,