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OUR LONDON LE COALITION GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC OPINION

THE UNREALITY OF POLITICS ON

D NON-PARTY LINES.

JESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1920.

WHAT OF THE FUTURE]

Although return to party Government may be expected in due course the time for that baa not arrived. The real strength of the Coalition portion is that

party other than the ConservativeM is sufficiently united or strong enough to wield the reins of power.

still

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

BUTION TO CONSIGNESS. JOBAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD..

AND

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All Claims against the Steamer must be sented to the undersigned on or before oh, 7th, or they will not be recognized. No Dire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents Hongkong, January 17th, 1820,

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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

CHINA MUTHAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD. LONDON, December 19th The casual reader of the British Press In the House of Commons the Indepen Liberals are divided among themselves.

JONSIGNEES par Company's Steamer in these days might well imaging that dent Liberals and the Coalition Liberals are bersby notified that the Cargo will be

"NINGCHOW* politics still occupies the place in are at daggers drawn. It is the same in discharged into Holts Wharf, Kowloon, tional life that it did before the war the constituendes, as may be seen at thewhere it will lie at Consignes's risk. The But that is far removed from reality,moment in the Spen Valler, where Sir Godown on and after Jan. 17th

Cargo will be ready for delivery from There are still long reports of speeches John Simon was adopted by the local in Parliament, and descriptive accounts Liberal party managers, and now has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice of the debates, and paragraphs relating Coalition Liberal has been sent down to

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will to men of the moment, And, of course, oppose him. Something more than local be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays there are the leading articles. Tet it or personal issues are raised by chtween the hours of 10.45 am, and Noon is extremely doubtéul whether this pro- tactics, which are agitating Liberal A No claims will be admitted after the Goods

within the free storage period. minenos to the proceedings in Parliament, sociations throughout the country from have left the smal's Godown and all conveying the impression that they are

John o' Groats to Land's End.* ·

goods remaining undelivered after Jan. intensely vital and always supremely in the Coupon

The broad ground of complaint is that 4th will be subject to rent.

ystem introduced at the teresting, really impresses "the man in General Election for a definite object is the street," who is apt to be cynical thing prolonged at the bye-elections, and or the woman in the home, who is inclined

that George, to be critical row that she has the vote found.

(nomining

at any rate) a Radical, ig In a long and intirmata acquaintance with Conservative candidates who are oppos letters of commendation to politicians and political affairs I cannot ing Liberals formally adopted by Liberal recall a period when politics moant sa little to the average person than is the the country. In face of this the question and Radical Associations up and down case at the present time.

There is the conduct of affairs. It is due mainly Coalition game?" In other words, bow certain air of unreality about portedly,, asked is, "How long will

Liberals consent to play the, to the suspension of the party system as much longer will it be before it has existed for generations; and also

party feel. to the fact that the Opposition, consisting and loyalty to the historic traditions ing of a mere handful of men wearing Coalition members say candidly that the of Liberalism assert themselves? Leading the old party labels, are like the voice chief, and indeed the only, obstacle to of one crying in the wilderness." They the reconciliation of the two wings of the are unable materially to influence the Liberal party is the continuance of the course of legislation. They criticise Gov erament measures, but Ministers know

Coupon.' The development of this that unless some very bad blunders are and is likely to be rapid

situation will be intensely interesting. committed that is all that 'che hay pen.

is nothing to fear from the Oppost- DIFFICULTIES. tion. As a matter of fact, the most this Session has come at times from the damaging criticism of Government policy supporters of the Government returned Inst, December

coupon.

In practice measures that are unpopular are dropped and the public are quick to notice this. It has been done this week in the case of the proposed Home Rule Bill for Ireland and the Anti-Dumping Bill, which threatened to split the Coalf tion. Both have been adjourbed till next

Fear

COMPARATIVE INDIFFERENCE.

The attitude of comparative indifference referred to on the part of the public will doubtless continue till there is another General Election. That is what is needed to place political affairs on a sound basis again.

As matters stand, a vast mass of opinion in the country has no effective expression in the House of Cap mone as at present constituted. directly, owing to the erotic conditions in which the last Genere Election conducted a few weed suitor, aho Armis tise, when the nation. was temporarily unstrung by the sudden reaction follow. ing four years of war. Members were elected on the "

coupon " avowedly to strengthen the bands of the Prime Minis ter, who appealed for the support of the country as a whole when he went to the Peace Conference That support was

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"Arrived Hongkong on January: 90th, 1990. «FROM CALCUTTA, RANGOON AKH STRALES.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed AT THEIR RISE in the rosal are hereby informed thas their goods are Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godewa Company Godowns at Kowloon, where ch and delivery can be obtained the Goods are Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark Inde

Optional Goods will be landed here unless structions have been given to the contrary

a hour before arrival of the Steamer

Goods not cleared within 8 days, including data of arrival, will be subject to rent.

No Fire-Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in tau Go- downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Mosara. GODDARE Doveras, at 10 AM. on Mosbars and THURSDAYS All Chains must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival harg after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown

MAOKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agente, Hongkong, January 1st, 1920.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGDES.

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"aving arrived from the shore porte. Con- goes of Cargo by her are boreby informed that all Goods are being landed at fair Bak into the hardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Edwicon Whart and Godowil Company THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SS.

heroe, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

will be subject to rent.

Goods not cleared by Jan. 22nd, 1900,

within 30 day of arrival, otherwise they will Chatous against the Beer must be presented 201 be recognised DENT

At the same time it is doubtful whether would mean a return at once to party fusion of the opposing Liberal sections on the old lines. It is not easy to im agine a Liberal Government coming into

All broken, chafed and damaged packages power yet awhile. therefore, are either a Unionist Govern will be examined by Mesers. Goddard & The alternatives are to be left in the Godowes where they ment as a possible successor to the pre-Douglas, on Jan. 2nd, 1920, at 10. sent Coalition, or a Labour Government There are sons who predict that Labour will be strong enough after the next Gen oral Election to claim the right to rule the country; but, as to that, as the Scots man said,

For one my Coota will in all probability settle the point, thing the women's vote is a factor that and informed opinion is inclined to the view that at the next appeal to the coun try the women will, certainly not vote have had came home to the women in Labour. The succession of strikes wo

by political wiscacres. way that is as yet imperfectly realised.

THE COALITION JUSTIFIED.

coraca

No Fire Innranes will be effected by us in say case whatever.

dilia of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. LTE,

¡Águatu, Hongkong, January 16th, 1990.

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INDO-CHINA. ^ STRAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, ILMUND. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

I will be gathered from this presenta tion of the political situation, as it ap-- Pears at the moment, that the country is No doubt if you were to analyse the not enamoured of Coalition Government.EE for this feeling it would be found er Pressed in the single word " tioned, is a case in point. Ireland is in The Irish question, already men opportun

will not boldly tackle the question, being state of chaos, but the Government of Re-apparently afraid that a Home Rule

(a rock on which Ships of State have foundered in the past) would split the Coalition into its component political elements. Again, the Anti-Dumping Bill, which,

handsomely acorporant, business of Re. fessed that the ionstruction after the war which is being attempted the housing problem, to name only one question-is act proceeding in the way that was expected, mainly be cause there is not the driving force of a vigorous Opposition in the House of

Commons.

LABOUR AND PARLIAMENTY.

name, would have conferred upon the despite its harmless-sounding Board of Trade grester fiscal powers than any. Protectionist ever dared dream of, has also been dropped for simi- to

A great deal of the Labour unrest which disquiets sober-minded people maylar rescris. be traced to the distrust of the working classea of a House of Commons composed of a preponderating majority represents tive of interests widely different from those of Labour. If a fourth a modest

apt to be cynical when he talks of the It is no wonder that the plain man is great, wise, and eminent persons who re present him in Parliament He thinks

it is all a game. There is a certain air

Labour of the Members consisted of of unreality about politics, na I have

men we should in all arcbability said at the beginning Bat, in spite of have been spared the misguided and defects in Coalition Government such as wholly unwarranted attempts of Trade I have mentioned, and others too num- Unionists to achieve political ends by erous for enamoration, it is right to re- means of "direct action. Nobody with member that, as an expedient, the Coali any sense would tamely submit to dictation has saved na from many potential tion by the Trade Unions, who are, by dangers. Political unity in so far as it virtue of their origin and existence, in can be preserved has decided virtues in tensely soctional in their character and these daya.. narrow and exclusive in their aims. But great war might easily lead to strife of Party strife following & this is one of the things that you get another and far more serious character.. with a House of Commons, constituted Some of the things that happen poli as it is at present.

tically just now must be rather puzzling At times to readers of home newspapers as the Coalition exista it is an outward on the other side of the world; but so long and visible aign and

THE MIDDLE CLASS UNION.

guarantee that

men

of all parties are banded together to support the forces of law and order.

Steambip

"KWAISANG".

Goods are being landed as their risk into tot of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all having arrived from the above Ports, Consignee

the Bugtong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown hasardous and/or extra haydour Godown of

delivery may be obtained. Co. Ltd, whence, and/or from

subject to rent.

Goods not aleared by the 22nd Jan, will be

be examined, Claims against the steamer at All broken, chafed and damaged packages ari to be left in the Godown, where they wil be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Firo Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatevor:

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, too...

eneral Managers. Hongkong, 16th January, 1920.- [100

BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

8.8. "BENARTY FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITE

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed into the hisardous and/or extra hardow that all Goods are being landed at the Sadowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf ad Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the vharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted in the Goods sve left the Godown, and All Good Finalning

rent and slivered after the 37th inst, will be subjeci

"

COMPANY'S

"ST: ALBANS ! Arrived Hongkong on Jan; 14th, 1990, FROM AUSTRALIA, SANDAKAN &

MANILA

voel are hereby informed that their goods are Consignees of Cargo by the above-named

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godess being landed and placed AT THEIR RIST in the Company's Godowas at Kowloon where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark nd delivery can be obtained as the Goods ars landed.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary six hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, iädinding. -date of arriva will be subject la rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whalerer,

Damaged

downed packages must be left in the Go. for examination by the Consignces, and the Company's

Surveyors, Mears. GODDARD

STA DELAB, --at -10 ̈am/CO, MONDAYS "and

All Claims mass: be presented withịnh bổn" days of the steamar's serival hors aftar which date they cannot be recognised, No Clakna will be sdmitted after the Good have left the Godowns

MAOKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., agante, Hongkong January 15th, 1990.

THE PENINSULAR

AND

ORIENTAL STEAM

STEAMERE FOR STEAFTS, CEYLON NAVIGATION CO.

BOMBAY," EGYPT, MEDITER."

BANEAN PORTS & LONDON, Through Bills of Eading issued for. Batavian, American Continental, and South African Forta

TH Homeward Mail Steamer

DILWARA carrying His Majesty's Mall, will be despatched from this port about FEBRUARY 160, 1920, taking Cargo for the above Forte. Passenger accommodation in the connecting vessel, if avaliable, secured before departure from Hongkong.

Bilk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be conveyed 1

by, this Bieamer proceeding to on-carrying Etoarmer for Marseilles and Bombay aid there transhipped to the London

1s Noon the day before railing, The contents and value of all packages are required."

Parcels will be received at the Office until

Apply to

For further particulars, sailing dabee, et

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,

Agenta,

All Claima agadzist the Fort Box 113, reated to the Undersigned on ΟΣ · before the

Another interesting development of the time is the Middle Class Union. Begin- ning in a mall way, the movement is gather.serents to itself in all parts of the country We should never have heard of the Union but for the national is in a measure a feat of. patriotism. For The loyalty of meinbers to the Coalition ly unrepresentative character of the this every man in this country and in House of Commons.

The Middle Clam Balon came into From day to

the Empire has a right to be thankful existence under the pressure of post-war which is distinctly crow how we stand alishuket, plated and damaged Goods spe

we know 3rd Feb, or they will not be recognisedangk conditions Meetings are being held daily we can see new forms of Government support of the objects in view-namely, being slowly and painfully set up on the to protect the interests of middle class ruins of ancient dynasties in different folk by political action. As things stand parts of Europe, and men's minds every- to-day nothing can be done either for the where are in a tormoil of unrest and dis purposes of progress or self-defence uncontent.-.B.

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less people are organised. Both Capital

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BISHOPEIC OF BRADFORD FOUNDED.

Lake care not to fall foul of the Trade Ecclesiastical Commissioners certified the The London Gazette stated that, the Unions which possees such

the working-class vote.

pull on

annual value of the endowment fund of

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No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIER, LIVINGSTON & Co., A creata Hongkong, January 20th, 1950,

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Against theen forces the middle classes the Bishopric of Bradford, together with Fox BOSTON & NEW YORK VIA and their interests count for next to the sum ultimately to be derived from nothing.

They are between the upper the Bishoprid of Ripon, is not less than and nether millstone, Being in the 22,800, and that though an episcopal unfortunate position of having no. Unjon residence has not yet been provided a -na organisation capable of giving effe capital au suflicient for providing it tive expression to their needs or desires, has been contributed. either at elections or in Parliament ordered and declared that the Bishopric It is therefore politicians can afford to ignore themi

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The gospel of combination is therefore radford is founded. The extent of wil Leave Hongkong for the abovó portá being preached to them, and they are the now Boo, is given; mainly it consiste during the being urged as an over-taxed and unre of the Archdeaconry of Craven and (cer presented section of the community to tain parishes excepted) of the Rorad unite and elect their own representatives Deanery of Otley. The parish church of to Parliament. The argument is used Bradford, subject to certain rights, is that unless they organise the time is not made, the Cathedral Church of the far distant when there will be no middle Bishopric, and the Bishop is constituted class at all as the term has been under Body Corporate and invested with all stood in the past. It will be taxed out the rights, privileges, and jurisdictions of existence

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