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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 26TH, 1920,

THE FUJI PAPER MFG. CO., LTD.,

TOKIO

(The Largest Paper Mill in the Orient).

Promptitude in Execution of Order

PAPER

Quickest Delivery" from Large Stock' on hand.

SOLE AGENTS

THE FUJI TRADING CO., LTD.

Tine, to fappenŢUM

HONG KỌ NG

MIILLER

(935

ENGINES

In streko 5. 6,, 10 & 20.P. Marine Motors Maanfacturers Representatives

UNION -ENGINEERING CO.

York Building."

Chat Road

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

14A

Manufactures the most Important Point is Improvement, and in Dietition Cleanliness: Science always insists on these, Maxima

Croundnut or Peanut Oil can be used as a substitute for Olive Oil, Butter or Lard, but when Slightly Dirty is injurious to health.

In Chinn, by the Ordinary Methos of Extraction. Dirt and That are not guarded against: Our Method lows a great advance. By the use of New Machinery and New Methode Scrupulous Cleanliness is Austreid.

Our Machinery during the Process Filters the Oil while our Factory is Free from Daxt Our Oil in Clear. Sweet anil Fragrant; and Compares most favourably with other Dile and fog Culinary purposes: there is no residne,

Prices are moderate sous to induce new business.

Analysis is always given before Shipment to Foreign Countries.

Foreign Correspondence wanted. Capacity per day 20 tons.

NAM CHAU OIL FACTORY,

Office No. 227, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG, Tṛl 1202.

Factory No 26, Kwei Lág Street, SAMSHUIPO.

The Sole Proprietorship of thin conceru belongs entirely to a Chinese Citizen,

HOTELS IN

JAPAN MANCHURIA

JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION.

**! IN JAPAN' ́PROPTE

Lakeside fisial

Kamakura

Kalix Bola!

Karoleawa

Mikaan Hotel

(2) Oriental Hotel

Tor Foul...

Kyoto Hotel

Hynke Ketat

Park Hotel

Miyajima Hotel

Veliye Betof

Nach Hotel

Kanaya Meto),

JUNIKAN Botel

Os Butel

→→→→ Bân-7♥ Hut of-

Shizuoka

Daliekas Hotel

Imperial Rot4)

· Tokys Blaiden Artei

-Taskiji Helyeken Halmi-

Brand Tofa).

IN ZAIWAN (PORMOKA) (*)

·Talkoka-Tatvan Kailway Hotel

Kočjo (Zooni)-Chenen-Batal

Fama-Fazza Station Seal

- Khingisha-Bhingisha Blasien Hetel

Yamato Hetal

katres

INMANORUPL

**Rotan (Xakdon)

Tamate Estat

--Eygjun (Port Arthur) Yogste Satel

COST OF LIVING, IN US.

REMARKABLE REDUCTIONS,

New York, May Junḥ,

| MEMORIAL HALL TO BE SOLD,

HISTORY OF THE SITE,

For some months past rumor has been A remarkable reduction in the retail busy with the future of the Memorial Hall "prices of everything sweeps food is aweop in Farringdon Street, a few yards out of ing the country, and merchants are falling Ludgate-circus. It is understood that the over each other in their cagerness to trustees have come tổ the conclusion that, attract purchasers by a wholesale slashing bowing to changed conditions, the site of of prices. From: Last to West cou re the present headquarters of the Congre ports of reductions, anywhere between

twenty and fifty per cent, and many shopsgational Union of England and Wales is sa inconvenient one. By their decision are advertising profitiems sazs, in order LO win back their old customers. The to sell, subject to the consent of the country-wide wave of economy is directly Charity Commissioners, another import- responsible for the turn in the high tide ant building, which is a notable landmark of the cost of living, and when merchants as well, within the City confines is likely to The property. found they were unable to dispose of their pass to commercial uses, stocks, orders at the mills and factarion which is freehold, is to be offered at Win- were cancelled, and the manufacturers, in chester House on June 29th by Messin turn, were obiged to quote lower pricca. Montagu Holmes and Sony, Paternoster- There is no disposition here to conclude tow, with vacant posession" of the major that the whole problem of the high cost of portion. This imposing stencture in living has been solved offhand, but people Gothic style, with its tall tower, is bound are cheered by the knowledge that a good to attract the attention of business 'con- beginning has been made, and that they cerns by reason of in wonderful position. have the power to bring profiteers to gene, It has à main frontage of 110ft., is con- hon when the burden is made too heavy.structed on five floors, contains several It is true food prices are still aky-high public halls and some sixty offices, and has owing largely to the fact that there is an electric life, which serves all storage,

and also because real shortage temporarily,

it is

the forced

is more difficult to persuade people to With some internal alterations it would rufrain from indulging in luxuries of the feasible proposition to convert the palate than from the luxury of personal place to other parpins without demolition adorament Merchants are expressing and rebuilding indignation

redac The official description in the anction tions, and attribute the necessity to announcement very adequately covers the hysterical demand for lower prices," which ais ponsibilities ¦ The buildings are they infer, will not last over the summer admirably suited for the head offices of a months. The movement, however, has the bank or insurance company, or for the support of the leading bankers of the coun-headquarters of regions, political. or try, who assembled at Washington yestar-social bodies, or, for a newspaper proprie-: day, and, in co-operation with the Federal tor or publisher, or any important cor-" Reserve Board members, pledged themselves porntion requiring extensive office and to assist the mosvment by calling in long-warehouse accommodation in a position term loans and checking habitual borrow affording publicity and ease of access. cers Speculation, which has done so much to infate prices, is to be sternly dis- couraged, and if labour" can be kept at work and production increased, there is every promise the price decline in every thing, including food, and even wages, will be steady and continuous patil the normal level is reached.

Built in 1972 20 commemorate the fidelity to conscience shown by the ejected ministers of 1662," as the foundation-stene

suven

The credis famize and goods congestion da the railways as a Tegul of the exten- give strike are undoubtedly contributing factors to the present remarkable turn of affairs. Manufacturers in urgent need of mooey began to swamp the market with lower-priced articles while retailers were still loaded down with unsold high-price stocks. The largest department store in New York and Philadelphia started the ball rolling by announcing a 20 per cent reduction.All New York and Phil adelphia rushed for the new prices, to the exclusion of other retailers who took several days in which to accept the inevit.agement has been bererly-

records, the Memorial "HOT" KEILAGS LATE the site Q

instipation which + black record' in- English ha history. Here for nearly centuries was the Fleet Prison, which was Od neveral finally pulled down in 1848. occasions the Fleet Prison was destroyed It was burnt by Wat Tyler's followers; fell again in the Great Fire, and was opte more burnt in the Lord George Gordon Riots in 1760. As far back as the thir- teenth century the Fleet WAA д debtors' prison, but later on was used for

time as a gaol for these sentenced by the Star Chamber. When that court was abolished it was once more set apart prin- cipally for debtors, and its infamous

abie-To-day-the-newspapers-era-filled Hogarth and Charrived by |

with display advertisements, each trying

to outdo the other' in price-culting

JAPANESE MASSACRED

NIKOLÄTEV SK.**

A JAPANESE OFFICIAL

STATEMENT.

FOR WHITE MEN ONLY.

IRREVOCABLE POLICY. FOR

AUSTRALIA.

* Australia is, and will always be, for the swhite man and the white man only. There is not the slightest possibility that the Government-of-the.Commonwealth will

The following official' communique was "ever alter its viewpoint on the anbject,” issued at Tokió, on June 16th':~-~

Australia, who is in London dealing with important matters affreting the Common- wealth. His statement has an interesting bearing on the negotiations now taking place for a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese. alliance... #

This statement was made to a Day When it was learned that the BolsheExpress représentative by Mr. W. A. viks had massacred the Japanese garrison, Watt, treasurer of the Commonwealth of the Consul and the Japanese resident at Nikolaievsk in March the Japanese Government instructed the Consul and the military at Vladivostock, co-operating with the Russian authorities to investigate and "lo send relief.. to the surviving Japanese. It was decided that the sole "The world-centre of the future will be effective means was to send a military in the Pacific. and the three suntries detachment vid Alexandrovsk, which vitally concerned will be America, Japan, should be reinforced at the latter place by a further detachment of troops and a naval detachment.

and Australia." said Mr. Watt. Great Britain is our mother country, and we shall always remain loyal to her as such, but it is plainly to be seen that in the possibility of a great, world-shaking con- fict the nterests of America and Australia

- j The Japanese force arrived at Niko

laleysk on June 3rd! Investigation was hampered by the fact that the Bolsheviks were no Japanese surviving and the rest had filed after firing the town, There will be identical.

of the population, and disappeareil.

fest.

Australia today is practically defence. We are of the firma opinion, that Australia can never be taken, but in the event of war she could be incalculably crippled.

It appears that the Bolsheviks, enlist- ing their ranks all the turbuent elements amongst

the Russins, Chinose and Koraang in the district, altacked the America realises this danger. I'do garrison on March. 1901, 13h and 14th, and not believe that any of the big "fighting" annihilated the Japanese troops and many ships now being built by the great republic of the residents, including the Coamolare really intended for the Atlantic.”“ - One hundred and thirty ether residents.

the sick and wounded, children and the aged-urvived and were imprisoned but all these, too, were killed on May 25th ‚ou the approach of the Japanese expendition. It is estimated that 350 civilians, about half of them women, and 306 soldiers were killed,

FOOLISHNESS

CA' CANNY."

9,000,000 LBS. OF JAM.

VAST STORE HELD UP,

Nine million pounds of Australian jam, which could be purchased by wholesalers a. d. a pound and sold cheaply to con- sumers, is held up at various ports in this country, where it has bech lying ines September, 1818, writes the Daily Ex-

MR. TILLETT'S ADVICE TO LABOUK of Food with responsibility for this situa Importera definitely charge the Ministry Mr-Eeu Tillest-IP in a remarkabetion, which, in view of the imminent rise report which, as secretary, he is to present in the price of homemannfactured jam to it the forthcoming triennial confercoce of a pound, is at least not edifying

the Dockers Union, urge that the The point is that we were actually diplomats of the world's laban should asked to import this jam bythe Food ement in conference to discuss all the beans Ministry," said Mr. Fred Mogre of the

of inbour, trade, and and Vares.

rade, and transport, exchange firm of F. W. Moore & Co. who import large quantities of Australian jam. They The human element," be sa ** would asked for 25,000 tons, and we arranged by take the place of the material, sordid ones cable for the supply of $4,600 tons. Bbort- which now rule.-It-is-labour-and-producly after we met the head of the jam section tion, either under capitalism or Labour's of the Ministry to adjust final terus He own domination, which can set an equation then told us that they had decided not to to balance the world on sane" footing and bay. I do not know how far the Ministry

If there was any rea KOB IN ca' canny -harvest-time for the poorest as well as the richest among those who depend on Industry. But sieb is not the case, tho paucify inproduction is the worst evil we could suffer from."

renomic securithes now should be the was.. influenced from outside-that in

matter that time must determine,

Several wholesale merchants have told that the authorities have refused to allow them to purchase this jam

“The defence of the Ministry of Food is Rungia prosperity and even Ger that they did not give a definite order för many's prosperity "are, after all, part of the fam

the world prosperity in which we share. The Ministry was willing to do what Ca enny means cutting off us it could to encourage the sale, and that is economic nose to spite our economic face. fail,” kaid a food official to a Daily Express What temporary advantage either representative." Much of the difficulty is. Labour or capital can get out of a "ent due to the prejudice of the public against- threat game one cannot even guessing, while the welos and lemon jams do

Labour alone can render the world. not appeal to the English palatël real benefit by true service, not as slaves

of industry," or beasts of burden, but both Soviet was formed, civilisation bad leara to give and take of service and reward a ed this lesson that not only is production furi share of the wealth created, or to the only reparation for war, but it in the be utilised. Thousands of years before only essential and economic stability to a

¿Continued ai fast, of next column.)

State or people.

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"BABY SUFFERED NEARLY 3 YEARS

With Rash Behind Ears. Very Restless. Cuticura Heals.

*When my child was'nin menthe. fald she had a nasty rash comú de-

hind bereaEN» At times I had to) vyniole her hands to stop her surnich- ing. It crused her to be very fretty and very restless at night, somestos she would my all night.

"I was advised to my Cuticora. After the Arst box of Ointment with the Soap she began to get well. Aher fusing another box of Cintment she was bealed "after nearly three yeRISTOF suffering.**, (Signed) Mira. Ada Espa Pitson, 67, Woodside Rd., Te#- bridge, Kent, England.

Curiem Soep to cleanse, Catioses Ointment to soothe and hest, a

Soup In. Ointment Is. Id.. and Zu. Bel“” Sold). drám: 1. Beukary & Jan. 166. 77, curticlesa

"Cusieurs Snap shares without mug.

HAIR HEALTH

AND

BEAUTY

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