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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

YOTIVE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

THE HONGKONG DAILY - PRESS, SATURDAY

INT MAT

SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.

THE

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, LID.

GENERAL MEETING of the Mott the NUAL GENERAL MEETING THE THIRTY SIX H« ORDINARY

bers of the abure Club wil be held at the Ofers of Memes JatiivE MATHESON Company, Ltd., Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong on the 23rd of March, 1999; 5.15 PM, so cuider the financial position of the Club and other ma ters »a detailed in the noti es posted in the Club promines at Happy Valley, Fanling and Deep. Water

Bay

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that at the same time and placu cei tain Resolutions as detailed in the nuti ex posted at the Club, premises at Happy Valley, Fanlong and Dep Water Bay will be proposed *x Extraordinary Resolutions, Secund the, or some of them be pawl they will be submisted for con- firmation as special Resolutions to a further Extraordinary General Meeting watch will be subsequently conveneds.

By Laier of the Coámitter,

L. 8 GREENHILL, Hoa Secretary. Hongkong, March 12th, 1997.

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TRADE AND SHIPPING RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1918.

Hill, At:6.30 PM, MONDAY, MARCH 18TH.

For the folowing purpoïës :—.

̈ (0) To prerive the report of the Committee and Statement of Accounts for the past year.

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(b) To slect the Officers and Committee

for the ensuing year.

(c) To consider the manner in which next

St. George's Lag wil be celebrated. (d) To transact any other business of which

duo notice has iman given."

"All Members are requested to attend.

JOHN BENTLEY, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, March 3rd, 1920.

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1624

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,

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LIMITED.

PHE Consumers of the Company will be Totifert individually if their FANS #re not suitable for the encrens supplied during next Summer and they are requested to take no notice of advertisements the

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ANNUAL MEETING of SHARK. HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. Geor.es Building, Chster Road, Victori, on THURSDAY, MARCH T 1920, at 11dlock A.M., for the purpose of recriring a stateur'ns or Accounta and the report of the Gene al "Managers for the ing a Consulting Committee und Anzitors. Fear ending 31st December, 1918, and elect-

The TRANSFEI BUUR of the Company will be Closed froin Saturday, March 3, 1920, until Thursday, March leth. 1910, both days incrusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, March 8th, 1920,

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543

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.

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MARCH 15m 1920.

INTIMATION

'Now or never is the time for America to possess

the world's greatest mercantile marine." He has recently declared" the |

WATSON'S wailding up of the American fleet to be

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WHISKY

ORDINARY maintains

THE THIRTY - FIRST, THE

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS in the U supany will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. Georges Building, Chater Kosd, Victoria, Hongkong .. on SATURDAY, the 10th day of MARCH, 1920, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon for the

the

same

vital, fest. because it is an indispensable

arm of the naval service in war time; areondly, it is a training school for ement and thirdly it snables the United States to take ita proper place kroong the nations of the world 'in diplanatic and

rade relations. Which

are just "the

CORRESPONDENCE

MR. H. R. WELLS AND CHINESE CHILD SLAVERY (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRISS"]

Church of England Men's Society, has SIR-Mr. Wells, under the aegis of the again brought up the question of Chiness child slavery." He has not besitated to use for his purpose a good deal of Our old German arguments over again. Aag and freedom" tik

it observed that Mr. DANIELS loved freedom as much as his address in

If he really is asking the people of the United

plies he would say States

the words prepare, not for "time

(parodied) of a well-known Archbishop of peace, but for a time of war.

Wo

Better China prostituted than China serm a long way of got from the day when

the common sense of most shall hold pelling read as rather a bit of a mix.

inspected." His compulsory and cour

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much

a fretful world in aw; but it is a hopeful sign that this great object may freedom and the diatribe against slavery. when sandwiched in with, his talk of some day be achieved when

Scarcely anything leads to the stra

is laid by which Supreme Council of the allied nations inspection; and, one might "add, does

real missry and virtual slavery in their Intest Memorandum on the

so little real good; and when this inspee eronowic situation, on the necessity for tion is imposed by & Government, low- reducing armaments to the lowest possiblever, sympathetic, on an alien people all

TOMPILED by the Statistical Branch of contrary issued by any other persons than purisse of receiving a Statement of Account HIGH quality TO-DAY Rure compatible with national security these evils must be increased an e

COMPILED

containing full particulars of Imports from

and Exports to every country for the whole of the year 1919 showing the total quantity And the value in sterling for each commodity. The total of each serial number for 1918 and 1910

ace printed in parallel columns for purpose of compari. There are altogether 640 headings under which the Imports and Exportare clasifed, and there is an Index of these headings ward of various minor Artichs of trade not considered sufficiently important to justify a separate classification. In allinon to the above in book contains six butaries, a sistemes of Transhipment Caren on Through Bills of Tading, parti cular of Raw Silk Exports, and Shipping Resorns for 1919. 880 PAGES: PRICE $3 Pre Uney.

NORONHA & COMPANY, 1, Des Voeux Head Central, Hongkong.

563

HOLTL WHARF, KOWLOON. -

Lot No 18136, atured on the 21/2/15 in the name of B..J. Kappler

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8 Rolls Wire.

EJ K1/28, 6 Packages Hardware. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the above, enrgɔ a clairol itis ann aranth, it will be suld to cover Charges for Storage, Coolie Hire, Repairs

Aguat.

563

the HoYokoya ELECTRO

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents.

Hongkong, March 9th, 1920.

G.

1990-91

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and the Heport of the Directors for the your ending 31st December, 1919 sad declaring a Dividend.

T TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED from THURSDAY, March 1th, 1920 until SA¡URDAY, March Puch, 1910, both days inclusiva

By Oder of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, March 5th, 1920

132

E EALED TENDERS will be received at

the RN. Hospital until 10 AM on CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY," March 2018, 19, 1920, from persons desirous of supplying Heaf, Mutton, "Fowls, Fork, Brod, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Aerated Waters, Ice, and other provisions, and necessaries for the year ending 31st March, 1991:

March, 183Forma of Tender and particulars

can be obtained at the E.N. Hospital.

The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.

C & WOODWRIGHT,

Surgeon Captain, RN. IN. Hospital, Hongkong, March 11th, 192.

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NOTICE.

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LIMITED.

NOTICE..

PORTY-SECOND"

TH FORT SECOND ORDINARY

"HOLDERS of the above, Company, will be held at ore Oltos of the General Agents, Pedder's Street..un WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24TH, at 11.30 A., for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending what December twIB.

NENDERS are invited for the purchase of the wreck of the S-hooner AIBOKU MARU" stranded 140 miles cist of Forinosa For full particulara xpply to the undersigned.

GILMAN & CO., LTD., Lloyd's Agenta.

549

WANTED.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRELEngland pir 5.8.

ADY and GENTLEMAN travelling to

* KITANO MARU miling fran Hngking 13th Ju o next, desire help with three Children. Terms by arrangement. uply:-

SUTICE TOONSIGNE-B

OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STRAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

JOSSIUSEES per Company's Steamer"

* TEENKAL"

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FROM NEW YORK vs SITEZ. are hardly no ital that the Cargo will be discharge in Holt's Wort Kowloon, whers it will he at Consignee's risk.The Cargo will I realy for delivery - frans Godown on muid after 1, aides notice

Optional Ccargo will be

han

bea girun

prior

Co steamer's arrival. All bruken, citafixed damaged gods are to be left in the God was, whers they will be examined on any Tueslay ani Fridays i between the hours of 10.15 am. and Noua within the fren storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Chdown, and All goods remaining undelivered after Mar. ish, will be subject to roat.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned ca or before April 11t, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. Hongkong, March 15th, 1920.........”'

AND

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIĆA TIÓN COMPANY, LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"JASON"

are berehy notified that the Cargo will be dischargelisto Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where

it will lie nu Consignee's risk. The Carga will be needy for delivery from Gedown on and after.Mar. 12th,

Optional car«u will boland d unless notion has been given prior to steainer's arrival.

All broken, chafud, and damaged goods are to be left in this Godowns where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10,45 km. and Noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's G.xlown, and all Goodin remaining undelivered aftor Mar. 18th, will be subject ti rent. '

“All-Úkims against-the Steamer-must-be- presented to the undersigned on or before Auritas or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effecter

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, March 12th, 1920 ...

Bacan

Care of Daily Prem" Office.

FOR SALE.

531

TWO BELLISS & MORCOM TRIPEE TO

EXPANSION 400 H.P. ENGINES, direct coupled to 200 K.W, Direct Current Generatori or 73 cycle. Alternators complete with three Boilers, Condensing Plant and Economiser. Fall Specification_can

Lorac Co., LTD, St. George's Buildings. obtained at the Office of the HONGKONG The Plant may be inspected at the Company's Workeat North Point by arrangement with the Office.

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FOR SALE

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Compang, will be. CLOSED from the 10th to 24th Match, bo bdays inclusive.

"JARDINE MATHESON & Co, Len,

General Agents. Hongkong, March 510, luzu,

531

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

"

HE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING or SHARE- HOLDERS-in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road,, on SATURDAY, MARCH 2778, 1920, at 11 i̟M., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Geners) Managers for the year ending 31st. Decem ber, 1919, and electing a Consulting Com- mittee and Auditors.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH, 1920, until SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1020, both days inclusive,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. ·

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HONGKONG ELLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

IT

HE

FIETY ‣IRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS Will be held at the Drives-t, de undersigned at. Noxon TESDAY, MAR 30TH.

The TRANSFER HOOKS of the Company will Le CL SE from March lots to March 30th, roth days inclusive can

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Manegeri. HONGKONG FIRE IN BANCE COMPANY, LTD.

Hongkong, March lìto, 1920, -

H.P. direct couple to a 200 KW obtained at the Office of the HONGKONG Alternator. Fall Specification ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Bt. George's Building The Plant can be inspected at the Company's Works, Wing Fang Street, Wanchai. The Coupiny are prepared to accept an offer for the Engine without the Alternator,

568

A COMPLETE ÆRATED WATER PLANT-FOR-SALE

¡HE MACHINES are made by Mesars BRATHY & HIGHLIFFE, LTD. Maachen- ter, sad ganra-tood in perfe working undit. This compate plaît will bara out kki konzen Aaratod. Water decalag, "

HCG SING HƯƠNG LTD.

10. Box 3 Hongkong.

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487

FOR NALE

good Garden and Grass Counis Court. ROOMED BUNGALOW on Peak with

Apply to-

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Box No. 541, Cara utily Fross" Office.

1541

TO LET

SHOP in Natban Road, Kogloon.

Apply 10-

'HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

VO. LTD. "Alexandra Buildings

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659

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)

OTICE 18 HERELY GIVEN that

:the ́COLONIAL REGISTER of the Company

(Hongkong) CLOSED from TUESDAY 16TH MARCH, 1920, to WEDNESDAY, 14TH APRIL, 1930,

will be

The trouble is that each nation claims to be its own judge of what is compatible!

Wells is not satisfied with applying

with its national security, and, for the inspection to what he calls" slave girls moment. Amerien's reluctance to give its but,such inspection should be extended whole-hearted support to n League of much further, and should cover the adopt."

as BEFORE and during Nations, designed to afford guarantees ed daughter type of girl, known in the

the War.

Per Case Including duty.

$20.00

of political and territorial independence" Chinese, as young nią? And this under for all States, does not make for the the flag of freedom and in the 20th cent dimipation of international jealousies turs! anduspiciens which directly encourage the inflation of armaments.

One ense (one disath) of cerebrospinal. fever was reported in the Colony on Thursday.

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Exelange feli yaterday to 4%. 101dz on domand. This represents a fall of 10d. siner the first day of the month.

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The first part, of Hr. Wells' addres

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in taken up not with slavery but with" female infanticide Very great nani bers of girl babies are destroyed annually in this province and probably still greater numbers in the whole of China" Nut- withstanding this statement there sema to be great doubt as to the truth of female infanticide in China. I have hart very trustworthy Chinese state that they never know of an actual case.

The thick fog which has prevailed dur Ldo not wish to be unduly hard on the ing the past few days appears to have veracity of the Chinese woman" quoted been responsible for the detention of by Mr. Well, But many of these 80- -several vessels outside the harbour, and called Christian Chinese" have an are

A. S. WATSON & CO., brings into prominence once more the to grind; they often "hode until they

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TEL No. 818

Hosakane Urtica: 10s, Des Vœux Roid, C. London Urrica: 131, Fight Star, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, March 13th, 1990,

PREP KING FOR WAR.

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AMERICA's naval construction programme, of which some particulars have been given in our cables this week, is not the least astonishing of the many unexpected developments which have followed upon the war. It will not have been forgotten that in the enumeration of America's war aims President WILSON gave to adequate guarantees for the reduction of national armaments" fourth place in his famous list of 14 points Yet, since the war officially came to an d, we have seen compulsory military service officially advocated in the United States, and very nearly adopted by the Legislature, and now we have America's Becretary of State for the Navy urging that the United States should go spending money on naval construction "In order that the may possess the biggest Navy in the world. What can it portend

need of log signals.

An interesting lecture on War Flying will be given at 5 p.m. to-day at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. by Lieut. W. H. Heinrichs, who was among the first bati of American aviators to go to Frence during the war. The lecture will be illus frated by lantern_slides," prepared from photographs which the lecturer took dur- ing his nine months of tying over the Allied and German lines in France. The general public are cordially invited to the Tecture.

discover what the missionary warts. them to eny. On the whole we do not think thep the best witnesBES. Many people feel that when dealing with the Chinese they prefer the 'beather' to the Christian

binamaz, whether as servant or witness Be this as it may, the question of female infanticide in China seems largely a quès- tive of “give a dog a bad name

; netual. facts and evidence are almost impossible to obtain.

When Mr. Wells comes to deal with child slavery be differentiates a number of class of subordination and adoption, all of which seem to be summed up under the term "slavery."

Mr. Welle must know very well that" which is rightly condenined by un im none of these is analogous to the "slavery" England. All the form mentioned by Mr. Wells are radically diferent from the seizure of West African negrors to work under the lash in West Indian sugar plantations It is only confusing matters to class them under the waLLIO name.

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We learn from our Chinese contempor- ary, the 'cking. Daily News, that no efforts have been spared by the Chambers of Cuinieros in the provinces to encour age home industries, and there are now plenty of home products on the market. Factories of various kinds have been In the discusion Mr. Wells admitted established for the manufacture of goods that he thought "a large proportion of hitherto imported from Japan, and else slavery to day was due to the desire of where, and in most cases they have been obtaining labour cheaply." Hin crowned with success. Ambitious schemes evidence would go to show that it was. have been suggested by the Chambers of more closely connected with the Chinese Commerce everywhere, which have been arrings customa, their system of adop co-operating with Industrial Bureaux may want to change this but he doubtless. tion and ancestor worship. Mr. Wells

ter of Agriculture and Commerce bus submarriage customs and the foundations of extablished by the Ministry. The Minis. realiser that few people like their mitted a memorial to the President report their social life interferred with. On this ing the progress of industry in the coun-respect, we have never been able to get try, and requesting that decorations be our own house set in order.

Our own given to the officers of 14 Chambers of marriage laws have been again and again Commerce in Chahar (ie) and other described na social slavery and tyranny.

The present marriage law is an in- Provinces.

heritance from a simple age, and is sup The Pioneer says the adventures of Lt.ported, in the main, by unreasoning fears Col. F. M. Bailey in Central Asia con- and dieult in the life of the

and by contempt for all that is delicate stitute one of the romances of the Indian Owing to the law, large numbers of uren. political service. Colonel Bailey, while and women are condemned, so far as their & mission in Turkestar, was captured ostensible relations are concerned, to the by the Bolshevika. He managed, however, society of an utterly uncongenial co to escape and with magnificent audacity panion, with all the embittering coo- he succeded in persuading the Bolsheviksciousness that escape is practically im anthorities that he was an Austrian pri- possible. In these circumstances luppies soner of war who had lived in the United relations with others are often sought States, where he had acquired a know- but they have to be clandestine, without ledge of English As a result he was a common life, and without childrez actually given a post in the Bolshevik By forcing many to separate löve secret forvice and entrusted with the task front children and a common life, the law of discovering British agents in Bokhara. cramps their lives, prevents them from be This afforded him another opportunity of reaching the full measure of their possibla been made to proceed with their redemption strained to admit of participation 1 escaping and, with some others, he rode development, and inflicts a wholly un- across the desert into Persia--During thisnecesary forture upon those who are not Great Britain and Japan, sa well as the alventurous journey of three weeks the verdict of one of the greatest of living content to become irivolous." This is the United States, are also still spending party were fired upon but successfully writers. Would it not be better for Mr. beavily on

Mr. retaliated. Col. Bailey recently arrived Wells to start by trying to pull the ben naval construction. DANIELS makes the building that is going on in Britain and Japan the excuse for bis own programme, and his determina tion that the United States if she does not join the League of Nations shall have the greatest Navy of all." The mantle of WILHELM OF “BUBENZOLÁEEN has evidently fallen upon the shoulders, of

both days inclusive.

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By Order of the Esard of Directors,

W. E ROBERTS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 8th March, 1980.)

NOTICE.

NATIONAL LOANS OF 3LD AND 4TH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC. SUBSCRIBERS to the above LOANS are hereby notified that arrangements hare

by a second-drawing of the Fourth-Year Loan and a third drawing of the Third Year Lon The date of the drawings and of payment will be announced by the Ministry of Finance.

F. A AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate General of Custom?,

Jeking, March 1st, 120.

541.

FRENCH LOAN 1920.

1595 REPULSE BAY HOTEL. TED at per in Fonds of Fca. 100, and

TUBLISHED TO-DAY

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S

LOCAL NEWS.

The Paper to send Home

SATURDAY, March 131.

TEA DANSANT FROM 4 PAL; to 7 r.m" DINNER DANCE FROM 8 PM.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14ra. Orchestral Concerts d'aring Tila zd afternoon Tea

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redeemable at Fes. 10 for each Boud within Sixty years by Half-yearly. Drawings, Leginning 13:0 Bonds exempt from taxes. Tato:eat payable twice yeary, on May 1st

and NOVEMBER Ist

Subscriptions accepted till MARCH 16th, by the

RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK,

IL RODGERS,

Manager.

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but another mad race for armaments

among those nations of the world whose financial resources

Mr. JOSEPHUS DANIELS.

can

in Delhi.

out of his own country's eye rather than the mate from China's? A stolid mass of At the annual meeting of the Perak reactionary prejudice, the bishops in the branch of the Federated Malay Chamber Houte of Lords have stood in the way of sided, said that the trade of Perak in 1910 Sister's Bill to the Divorce Jaws. Would of Commerce, Mr. T. S. Physick, who pre every reform from the Deceased Wife'

was good and profitable. The value it not be better for the Church of England the exports was $134,942,832 and imports Men's Society to influence opinion to 13,986,810, an increase of 30 per cent get rid of them instead of pressing for over 1018 and of 40 per controver the interference in the social and religious pre-war year 1913. The general tone of life of a people differing. immensely from The Bume the bazaar was healthy and there were no urtelves and only very imperfectly

important failures. During the first ball vnderstood even by the best of u of 1919 the markets were nervous and Yours, etc., cantile marine and the German Navy are facilities trade quickly revived. played to develop the Gorman fner.

uncertain, but with increased shipping

March 11th, 1020. "Mr. employed now by the United States Naval Physick defended the free trade policy as recommended by the conference of the Minister. Mr. DANIELS is not only Malayan Chambers, but he denied that It is estimated that the recent Bombay working to cbtain for America the there was any question of pandering to mill strike meant a loss in production of

He was opposed to antj. over 63 erres worth of cloth and two. greatest navy in the world, but he is also the German. a strong supporter of the ples of the dumping legislation mainly on the ground crores worth of yarn. The strikers are of the detailed and inquisitorial insper-estimated to have lost in wages something

like 30 lakhs of rupees. American Chambers of Commerce that tiun by the Customs.

arguments that the ex-KAISER em

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