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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 1919.
THE WRECK OF THE
"FAZILKA."'
FALL IN OUTPUT of SILVER EMPIRE'S RESOURCES.
A STORY OF MIND, MUSCLE AND FROM A, COMRESPONDENT TO “ THE TIMES "*
DISPATCH.":
SUPPLEMENT.
seamanship, the
TRAUL
The world's output of kilver, which has this werk (September 29th.) realized se 3d per ounce, reached the highest record figures during "the years 1011 and
1919, S
The werk of the Fazil is thus de MINERS' STRIKE IN AMERICAcribed in the West "Mudus, Ginzette, a
weekly paper pointed on the steamer: COALING OF FOREIGN SHIPS, Characterized by dispatch net gooded
re-cue of six hundred WASHINGTON, November 9th..
musily If the British india steamer The order prohibiting the ruling of Fuzilke, was performed in six hours by foreign ships has been modified, enabling the American stommiers West Medie, assist foreign whip to take sufficient cultoral boat erras of the stranded ship ed by the British tanker Mytilus and y carry them to the next bunkering station.
THE FIUME IMPASSE
SKIRMISH BETWEEN GOVERN. MENT TROOPS AND REBELS.
17
Mexico, the United States, and Canada" are by far the largest producers of silver, and the main faster in the decrease in exports from $7 million ounces in 1911 to world's output is the fall of Mexico's
The first news of the ill fatek Fazilka million ounces in 1815. Silver produc was n radio message calling for immediation in the United States was maintained (ävsistance received by Chief Radio Opera tur Fyd. Fealner, of the West Mudas, at 1336 alm. on October 31st:
Captain Humphrey of the Wer duos immediately changed the vessel's course, The British tasker Mytilus had also picked up and followed the West Modliza to the wreck by no bour.
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MENACE OF THE EIGHT- HOUR DAY.
FAMOUS SHIPBUILDER'S
WARNING.
A FOOL'S PARADISE.
The Brit: le people enunot hav either materially or spirtually better world without doing more work, and un less the truth is recognised vague rhetoric and camouflage about ! building up a new world where Labour shall have its just
coming of that defter tine." - reward can ealy do harm and retard the
This striking sentence forms part of a
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
HUGE DEBET HALUNUM.
[BY THE CITY EDITOR OF THE LONDON ** MORNINU. POST."1
It is doubtful whether a full statement of our foreign trade during the years of war will ever be completely reworded. There was published, yesterday, the annual statement of the Trail of the United
COL. JOHN WARD ON „
BOLSHEVISM.
PACIFISM IN THE LIGHT OF
FACTS.
Mr. J. Havelock Wilson, M.P.. preside ed at the annual dinner of the National Sailors and Firemen's Union, which wis. add at Gatti's Restaurant. Strand. on September and
No
Colonel Ward. in responding to the tumst of The Services," said i; 'did nut' Kingdom with Foreign Countries and inasmuch as the figures cover the years seem to him that one-half or one-fourth, 1914 to 1919 inclusive, if might at first
or even a thousandth part of the peopl -ẻ supposed that a complete survey could quite understood the wonderful age in grave warning to the Prime Minister be obtained of de trade movements durs which we had lived during the past e during the war period at an average of and the nation's leaders by Sir George ing thas period. Unfortunately, however. For five years. Of all the ages of the world 74 million ounces a year but there was not B. Hunter, one of the largest shipbuil the statistics, though sufficiently valuable, this was the herois age. No clash of in· the steady increase that had been gouders in the country, and head of the great
terest, no clash of ideas, no clash of brate year prior to 1914,
firm of Swan Haster, and Wigham are weakened by the fact that for the production, too, has fren Richardson, Limited; of Wallsend on greater part of the war period previous force had ever brought forward the enur from over 32 ounces in 1911 to 22 Tyne,
to July, 1915, only very partial details aus human energy, force, and hemvista formerly the fourth largest producer. million ounces in 1917, whilst Australia.
fle take, special exception to the intru were given of the imports, the purchases that, wo had soon during that time. Fielded only a little over four milon duction of the universal Eight Hoares of certain commodities by our own Gov-
Bill at this time of crisis in the antion's crament or the Governments of the Allies would ever dream now of going back
to dine and distant. history to find mor ounces in 1816, as compared with 17 mil
history. lion ounces in 1911.
not being included. After July, 1917, the In the course of a letter begures as regards imports were of a Bure whom we belonged.
heruge conduct than that of the people to May's
complete character, while only those rå The high price of silver which now pre-
Never before has there been half sports were excluded which referred to vails (the highest for nearly 50 years) may much need of increased output, increas foodstuffs and articles for the use of our The Mulier hove to and anchored a mile thus be attributed, in the first place to heed exports, and the increased production Forces on active service. In noting the and a half to the leeward of the strand; usual cause of a rise in the price of wealth. We are living on credit and
figures for the five years it most essen commodity, namely, a diminution of d vessel, and the transfer of passengers available"
tal is being rapidly conscripted, and at causes, including an went down shortly after it, and within increased demand in several directions. the present rate of waste it will not last own Reyn Mint has coined excepmany years. It is well known that we five minutes the first-boat-load of passertionally large quantities of silver duringate spending to much and working too gers -und alongside. The work of trans-
the war and other European countries little. It is practically certain that we also have increased their silver coinage. are in inntinent danger of such a partial All the far Eastern countries, ith the or complete chipse of our financial and
industrial prosperity as will cause with siderable
of silver. ! quantity of silver, and the prosperity which the have the years enjoyed during creased their demand. In ordinary times India absorbs silver for coinage. for per sona and other ornaments,
and for
AT THE WHECK.
BELGRADE, November 9th.ordering all steam. The Serbian Official Press Agency states, that there has been a skirmish between Italian Governmen" troops" and the troeps of D'Annunzi in which the Government troops suffered conside Pablo Tosse,
D'Annunzio's troops are greatly dis satisfied owing to feed shortage...
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FRENCH ELECTIONS:
M. MILLERAND'S ELECTION
CAMPAIGN..
PARIS, November 8th.
A Havas message saya Paris is busy preparing for the Legis lative letions. Thirty-two lists of can-
INCREASED DEMAND.
commenced without delay. The anchor | other contri. But there have been four credit is being exhausted. Our capita
ferring the Puzitku's prople continue until six shirts. Two of the West af udu
Our
con.
One was in exception of Japan, which producorb spread unemployment.
war
rchas
Yet it is a fact that we are now liv. ins in a fool's paradise and doing his work and producing wealth more slowly than before the war, The people have
عليكم علي كان
He had stood on a platform matag a time denoneeing conscription and war as vigorously as any man in any part of the country, but he was very much afraid therefore, to bear this
that the very fact that they so placed that point in two practicni
policy mind, because there
of pacism before the points which arise. On the one hand, it arst programme of their war in thi is clear that for the ears 1915 and told uant had produced the very occasion that the real excess of imports over exports they had most tried to avoid. People was worse than appears from the pub-thought that they were afraid, and not lished figures, and this being so. it this prepared to shoulder the responsibility lows, un the other baud. that the steep that history and placed on our race. It ascent, in the excess of our importa ter was as less to talk about toastus the exports shown in the years 1917 and 1918
Army and Navy and Auxiliary Fores. was hot so great as would appear from
fer there reald not be anyone left out t the figures, the returns of the previous them to respond. The gathering that years having been incomplete.
night mosti represented then mercantila marine, without which nothing could have been done. We could not have rendered assistance in any part of the world is it. to go down to the sea in ships in spite of The treachery of the for,
OUR WAN BACRIFICE.
that left the side was an odd combination|rding at the net rate of 60 million been and are being encouraged to believe these points, the uses of the returns had not been for the men who did not fear
or.
of
CNLER-PRODUCTION.
life-boats were lowered. charge of the Chief Officer; Mr. Gray. and the ther exptated by the Beatswain, Mr. Sturgis, Volunteers manned the pits for the long, hard pull in every boat
Subject to a enreful consideration of of seamen. firemen water-tenders, cilers, and masshoys, each une bending ounces tear, and this silver never that without increased exertion they can are tone the less instructive, and while his back like a veteran life-saver, and all appears in the world's markets. During build a better England and be more pro space prevents dealing with then in mach working together in & form surprising to the last two years, the Government offsperous than before the war. “
detail, it will be well that the main facts. India has coined much larger quantities
should be clearly grasped, because they
NOT AN IDLE SPECTATOR." of silver than usual.
serve further fol
Referring to Russia, he said nu no emphasise The cost of living, has become more of the war to this nation as measured the great cost United States is usually a large
could ever describe exactly what had consumer of silver for coinage, for indus and more uppress he so much by pro not merely in actual entlays but in lussurred in Russia during the last two purposes, and for articles of luxury,fiteering, as hy ander-production, "races of trade. a patter which, quite as much or three years it was impossible to cons but a large increase took place in exporta sive consumption, and high wages Yet as our actual borrowing abroad, explains template that humanity could becaat so of silver from the United States in 1918. shorter and still shorter hours of work our present troubles in the matter of insane as to bring about what had hap
aar higher and still higher wages (not adverse trade bainnces and unfavourable Pered i in Russia. No one could step in Fear ended
house or eat unless he conformed to the June 30th
est paid workers) are being demanded. Here, then, may be shown at a glance
Bolshevist ereed And that, was de 1914
according to Mr. Ramsay Mac 1915 1918 1917 1618
a hastily, picked erew. When the call for asistaner came, the We J was about fifty-three miles to the southward!
course from Suez to Singapore.
**BOAT ROCK."
didates have been deposited at the Pre-jof the Nicobar Archipelago, her
lecture of the Seine...
US
trial
The Fazilka, built in Glasgow and 3 je shown by the following was only for the lower paid, but for the high-foreign exchanges.
M. Millerand. High Commissioner" fər Alsace Lorenine, addressing his constitu-operated by the British India Line. ents in Paris said that the Allies, having Captain V. P. Wiles in command; was en runte drom Singapore and Penang to fought together on the battlefield, must Madras, when she struck on the south-
eastern shore of the Island of Great | help one another during peace S
Nicobar. It is said the vessel was travel: ling at full speed when she struck, wedg THE WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS. 3g her tights between an enormous craz known us Boat Rock, and the main- land. Her bottoms were ripped open, and her holds filled rapidly to a depth of 10 feet in holds 1 and 2. She struck
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN PARIS.
PARIS, November 9th.
A Havas message says:-
at night in rather thick weather, but a wind to speak of. So long as the
༄།
Value in
of dollars.
52,567 45,97 53,271 74,011 130,181
The United States will no doubt have to replace this excessive depletion of her silver reserves in the near future, and the demand thus caused will
thus far contributors cause at prices. the high price of silver is the use of the metal in large quantities for the phat
At this time our Geverament has the totals of imports and exports for the mocrac Not only men but their wives
in
could not even whisper their thoughis and families would be tortured, and they the streets, for if they did they might b dead in a few hours. They, would not be able to sit together in a gathering like that in Russia. for, most likely, if they did, they would hear revolver shots, and " in less than 20 seconds perhaps four or 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 five of them would be lying dead on the
chosen to introduce a Bill to limit, under se years under review, the figures being
given in millions of pounds. penalties, the increased production of table, it will be noted, gives the excess in The third wealth by depriving men who are now each year imports or exports. and free and perfectly able and willing to the total of such excess for the five years! protect themselves, of their right to work more than forty-eight hours a week. Such a proposal would be at any time | samuraically unsand and suicidal, and a gross infringement of individual liberty.
bere never was a time when it was less food, drink, and
weather remained fair it was thought she anc process acidental to the great Fredded; 'there never will be a time when
would hold together. "although a very little wind from the wrong quarter might finish her with despatch
THE WIRELESS.
4
It has been decided to call a conference in Parix next Octoler of clelegates of the
The Fazilke struck at 2.36 in the mern. Anti-Tuberculosis Societies in the variousing and, being unan eto take an observa-
DEVASTATED FRANCE.
རྒྱུ་
was the
baan
metals, whirmally high prices of a measure that has hema agreed or ap: {
proved by properly accredited represen atives of labour and capital, and, what is quite equally importint, of the con
TOTAL IMPORTS, (Inmilions of pouusis.),
£
接
1
L
#ocr. They could not call out for polive men to keep order there.
The Labour movement is entitled," continued Colonel Ward," to everything
it could be so harmful snow. It should Raw materials and be added, this Bill is not, as is asserted, articles mainly
unmanufactured 237 247 337 38 45 it can secure within the Constitution by Articles wholly or
cderly means, but it must not think I mainly manufac
would sympathize with anything like that tured
I have seen in Russia, and I would not Miscellan
be an idle spectator if such a thing show- diterf in this country." Men could not Total EDT 32 940 1064 1316 what he had seen and listen patiently
to a disputation as to whether Bolshevism TOTAL EXPORTS INCLUDING
would aut be a good thing for England.
sumer,
tion, gave her position by chart. This of the silver contents of their ore the Britain through excessife holidays, short
160 AND 189 218 230
3
+ 6 ኑ
RE-EXPORTS.
In millions of pounds.)
growing moving picture industry ctor which tended to reduce the out put of silver during the last few years
in
many instances, led min ing companies producing silver as a by-product, to increase their extraction of baze metals and
reddee the extraction countries belonging to the League of position being about fifteen miles to the comparatively few which are worked time keeping, and the ick short to The average output of work in Great The mines of Ontario are among Nationa
northward of her true position there wa For a while some fear Test she had sunk
primarily for their silver contents. It 15 reckoned that about two-thirds of the produce wealth and, it must be added, before aid could reach her. But the radi silver production of the world is obtain ven by a widespread desire (dar to quickly disproved this theory and bered as a by-product of lead, copper, and much more than half of what it might and ignorance) to restrict production is not fannel soon hove in sight. The tanker zine mines, in the ores of which silver is Mytilus, bound from Singapore for present in quantities worth saving, yet, and should be It is quite futile for Colombo, took off the thirteen cahin pas not usually sufficient to warrant their Lany one to deny that there is a consider Food, drink, and sengers since he was bound their way.
wasked For the silver alone. Hence able amount of voluntary limitation and The remainder of the passengers, about if a fall in the prices of lead and zipe slackness, 600 in number, were entirely Hindus. A render the working of a mine inprofit-
This, at least. we accepted by the] the tanker could accommodate able silver may not be worth producing,
none however
thoughtful Labour rader and trade of there. they were all
high its price. In the ores prationist: that, however the profit may be aboard the West Horn and quarter ed in the forecastle, the forward however, silver is the most important divided, nuthing can prevent the workers Before leaving Paris for Madrid, yes tween-deck, and on the open decks, with metal, and therefore a high price from greatly benefiting by increased pro
duction. They cannot fail to benefit by silver encourages production.
PRODUCTION IN BRITISH EMPIRE, it, and they cannot fail to benefit auch Canada, ranks third amongst the silver more than employers or capitalists. It producing countries of the world. The will provide, as it has in the past pro- discovery of the silver-cobalt are deposits vide, an increase in real wages. It will of. Timiskaming in Ontario, in 1903, was cause not unemployment, but better em one of the most sensational mineral dis
ployment." coveries since the Klondyke rush.
A VISIT FROM THE KING OF SPAIN.
42 PARIS. Novanber 9th-
A Hata message says:-
terday, the King of Spain paid a visit to the devastated areas around Noyon, Boissons and Cauy.
THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
ON A VISIT TO ENGLAND.
1
+
J
£ #
tobacco.............. Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured, 11 307 P3 110
"Articles wholly or brought duced in the Cobalt district of Ontario
awnings spread for them where possible. The Hindus, who were bound for Madras on a religious pilgrimage, will be drop- ped at Penang, whence most of them have
come.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
to
ores were found to contain an
There is, of course, at present no official story of just how the Fazilku came grief. M. Mayo, third Assistant Engi neer of the Wear Modus, who went aboard, the first ten years of working the mines
ally high percentage of silver, and
maioly manuf. Miscereus
t: red
Total
19
4
15
20
320 4-43 597 022
2
För
has this to say: The Fazilka went yielded 155 million ounces of silver. The 241,6300%, in 1917. Most of the important receding years: but there is another. they were anxions to pay that debt in
QZY.
the
*
1
It was due to the Serviers. members of which had ventured their lives in care- Fating the atrocities of Central Europe, 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 that they ought to be thought well of, et enly by this country but by the whole of mankind. He could not allow that 17 31 24 it occasion to pass without making a refer-
enve to the gallant crew who had done much towards the safety of his battanion, and to that remarkable man Captain Flynn, the master of the ship. He did not know whether any honour was being 3.3 915 42 443 419 bestowed upor Captain Flynn, but be wa gallant man.
(A voice. Yes, and an Irishman.")
Colonel Ward-So long as you also Britisher I don't mind. (Laughter 12
ray
Excess of 1m- 1914 1915 1916, 1017 1013 Five Colonel Leslie Wilson, M.P.,
purts over in milhone of pounds) Yearsing to the toast of the Minister of Sai
respond- Exports.... 171 308 346 467, 783-2,136 ping, said that of all the Ministries, that of Shipping had been least criticized in We have already given one of the rea the lait Session of Parliament. The pub... sous why the figures for 1917 and 1918 lie and those who adverse trade balance than in the three thy, owed to the Mercantile A are-ste much worse in the matter of our Parliament thoroughly realized the ele
debt le Marine, and reason, namely. that
trend of
sume tangible manner. stantly flow of self-disciplined men into
They wanted a the Mercantile Marine, and they bopn some acceptable scheme under the manage- que course there would be set up he saw the breakers around it. Believing over half a million ounces to a total of and there are signs of work being resum the island as to the port, he put the 3,498,172oz., the highest entput recordeded there.
main ment of owners and man which would wbeel bard a-starboard and fetched her for any year being that for 1914-
maintain for all time a steady flow of British en 3.602.1600z.
British for
ships
The future of the National Maritime Board share."
output treatment of silver-zinc ares, and the
with them. The Ministry to which Bebe per cent, by weight of the gold. Two Shipodes of argentiferous copper ores have there is not much encouragement to be
of. a joint rescue work of a particularly spectacular COPFerores containing silver. nature, the work of the West Modus crewments of "ore from the Skeena river ate
been worked in the part-the Willows obtained from the remembrance that, te fault of the Ministry itself. The sooner had not come to an end was no was worthy of the highest praise. Time expected to increase rapidly in the im
Silver Mines, near Pretoria, and the some extent at all events, the excess of and again the boats ferried between the mediate future.
Alberta Silver Mines, near Bronkhorst
they got back to freedom the better for and the stranded ships, the best
great
rst imports over exports may have been offset the country, but it was essential, that the centres of silver production rescuing
neither mine "was "POLLY WITH A PAST."
work in Australia are Broken Hill, in New attended with success, possibly because aty invisible exports in the shape of high lessons learned in the war should not be Fart of two miles, with rather a beavy swell running. The beat and the burn-
South Wales, and Zechan, in Tasmania the time railway communication was nut facilities curtailed during the war and
Not only were our shipping forgotten. Just before the war the production of established and working costs were ex- added to the trials of the oars- "Polly with a Past" will probably be men. Alongside the wi
ing sup
wrecked vessel the
silver in New South Wales bad reached tremely high. The present demand, f the actual loss of tonnage suffered one of regarded as the greatest success of the handling of the boats was particularly au annual average of 14 million fine silver may lead to these dormant mines the most serious items in war costs, but
difficult owing to the surf surging in ounces, but owing to the disturbance
in place of our receiving large sums in Here the boats had to wt of miners for mistry on fate of nearly 20,000oz. a month, but it years under review something like one Frawley. Company in Hongkong: The along"
being re-opened. caused to the mining industry by the
dividends on our American investments comedy bears on it the Belasco impressetermination while the terror-stricken
held in
we probably sold to that country in the "by main strength and
and enlistment
the output fell off to less 旺
tzan the ball-wark of merit. It kept a crowd-Hindus tumbled in and took place in the production do not mean that the actual These figures of silver
thousand millions sterling in securities. ed house at the Theatre Royal last night bottom of the boat well clear of the oars
the Commony enthralled, calling forth hearty outbursts Twenty at a time the Hindus were ferried metal was refined in the
So far as the official Bluebook is con because the include the to the West Modus. Many of them were
the silver of laughter. Miss Vera, Dorja, in the
ak that the sailors bad literally to 80-weak-1
in exported concentrates. quantity of silver obtained, in New name part proved herself a talented carry them aboard. Babies of all ages
PAZ18, November 9th.
A Havas message says:--
and Mme Poincaré leave Paris at 10.10
p.m. to-day for London, where, to
The President of the French "Republic
rd of the island instead of the dish Columpion of silver in in the Lady Jane and Girofa mines in
himself clone aboard of Beat Rock
showed
The output of silver in Queensland was shore at 236 in the morning on the highest grade cres have now been worked gold mines of Qurensland yield silver, Becond Mate's watch. The Second Motel out. and ores of lower grade are being but silver mining er is carried ou
he believed the ship was to the north mined.
The
output in Ontario somewhat apathetically. Large deposits of commodities has been in the upward annua1 new is about 20
of silver and copper are still avaliable I directing all the time, so that to-day the ward. As the night was thick, be
Last year's
at about the highest level on ri
that in an increase of the Mungana district, near Chiflague, cord. This, of course, has been a matter, working cumulatively to our disadvantage all the time. It is true that our exports have also been affected There are no silver mines working in the same circumta to some extent by morrow afternoon, they will be received up nently between Boat Rock and the ut silver te mbtained from the contained in gold bullion produced in the loss we have sustained sau country longed was anxious to give its sist
75 per cent. of the the Union of South Africa, but the silver cur imports have but, inasmuch as Although there was nothing about the balance mainly from the smelting of 1917 was 138,146 fine ounces, roughly 10 through these high prices has been enorance towards the formation
| mons. Moreover, it is to be feared that ingering uncil. That the Ministry
at Victoria Station by the King and Queen and welcomed to the British metropolis.
artist and Mr. Homer Barton filled the
PRAISEWORTHY WORK.
old on up to tottering patriarchs who
About
ounces in 1917.
in
in
for military service, $114.00
Thus
spruit.
so inuch greater, rest
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
to
meatbs, as compared with 2532,000,000 for the whole of 1918. In other words, the position as regards imports was rather worse, while as regards exports it was rather better, while the total exces "of imports over exports for the first six monthe of the present year 2326,000,000 a compared with £784,000,CCO
no doubt we see the ill-effcets of the high prices of commodities, and while during
w 15
and abedes of brown. from a few weeks i atatever contents of concentrates 'D from silver-lead ores mined e role of the simpleton, Rex Van Zile, with will never again see the century mark inated 1917 was 1,782,004... The workable. At present little is known of to these, and see how far there has been De past two months there has been con
years, all were passed or banded over the patched from the State was 7,581,12002, their nature or extent. vide by
agh looking sailors who found making a total production for the State rough
0,383,133oz. AB compared they were admirable nurse-maids wher the occasion arose. Many of the resqued 1460 sez. in 1913, the year
the war. Raining
war. Of the silver ore tracks to thank the men who had-saved-mined in. Tasmanis, the Zeehan mines till recently contributed phout a third, them, but who were too busy saving others but is. 1917 the output of the Magnet
mires was much greeter than that of the
were third in order of production.
(Continued at foot of next column.)
In Rhodesia, silver is produced at the
ag industry. Silver occurs in conjon is entirely a by-product of the gold-min- with lead ores at certain mines in the Umtali district, of which the Razenda contain is the most prominent. In the Loma corned, the story of our trade stops with for the whole of last year. Here, again.
fundi diffrict deposits of argentilerous the retures present year, and copper ore are known which the monthly returns for the present year, may with improved communications prove and it is instructive, therefore, to tarn
an improvement in the pee has been no Sards our experts, it is impossible t
siderable improvement, especially na r ear, when there present year, Practically the whole of the silver pro actual war in with duced in India comes from the Bawdwin of course, what it will be easier for pur figures are, progress The available for the eight months duction in 1917, turning out 1.580,8570z
be if year. in that rear-an-against-780,01902 in the Free of comparison to refer only to the
six and for that period previous year. These ancient mines were imports amounted in value to £116,000,000, worked by Chinese from Yunnan for a
or considerably more than one-half of the when they were deserted They are now worked by the Burma Corporation (Limited)-Times.
on
the Hedur deck knelt in their
M
of
of
poses
credit. Mr. Henry Crosby was delicious ly droll as Stiles and Mr. Albert Morri- son and Mr. Rodney Hildeband as Harry Richardson and Clay Collum contribut ed materially to the success of the per
To-night, the Company present "Lou. We lost or hurt, and not one suffered Zeehan mines, The Mount Farrell min very long period until about 50 years ago, total for the whole of last year, while our
formance.
'bardi Lid."
to
of the 600 in staall boats, not a person.
even so much as a dip. The story is one of mind, muscle and d "pateb.
exports were £389,000,000 for
the six
(Continued at foot of next kolumn.)
We
study our trade figures without a found
and scase of the task which lies before are to recover from the adversity. Yet those are the times and the condi occasioned by the war. tions which a certain section of the Labour community, which did its best to rob u of the victory in war, seems now deter- mined to utilise for preventing our re- covery from the inevitable, financial ci culties arising out of the war.
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