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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.] SUPPLEMENTARY · ARMY

ESTIMATE.

INCREASE IN STRENGTH OF ARMY.

LONDON, December 13th,

THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18TH,"

BARLIER CABLES. ECONOMIC REVIVAL

11

IN

FRANCE. EX-FINANCE MINISTER'S FORE CAST.

PARIS, December 19th.

A Harag message says; In a recent article in the Revue Econami The Supplementary Army Estimate shows

que Internationale, the former Finance Minister M. Klotz gives substantial reasons estimated increased expenditure £48,900,000, but this is reduced to for expecting in the near future an £30.750.000 by "eavings," partly due to economic revival of great magnitude. M. Abe responent of the formation of a Kits prints ge; thik, as a direct wine, special reserve of the Militia, and the facequence of Alsace-Lorraine's return to her, that the Territorial Army will reach only France will soon occupy the second place half the figure hoped. It is stated than the amongst the iron and steel producing coun- away has been increased from the anti-tries, imavdately after the United States pipated Sgure 214.000 to 936,000, "ewing and far abead of other European countries to the disturbed state of the world and the For the same reason, the capacity of the French textile industry will by increased by temporary shortage in our reserve forces," The estimate includes" £1,300,000 for

40 per cent. France is now nearly sell amonred lorries and cars in Ireland and pporting regarding chemicals, notably Moreover, the time for com sposint measures for the welfare of troops fertilizers.

puting the exact figure of the German in- Mesopotamia and the Middle East, as ademaity cannos bo prolonged beyond May whole, is costing altogether £49,000,000 for the financial year, as compared with £33,000,000 in the original estimates.

there.

DREADNOUGHTS OR CONCERT

OF NATIONS. M. DANIEL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING AMERICAN NAVY.".

WASHINGTON, December 13th. Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, in the report presented to Congress, »em; phasises the fact that the immediate out- standing duty of America is the provision "of adequate shore bases on the Pacific, and proceeds to quote President Wilson whe said that the American Navy ought to be incomparably the most adequate navy in the world.

Mr. Daniels says that he has worked steadily for this ident and the attainment

of this object is cow in sight..

next, and by that time France will own a regular mortgage, greatly exceeding her external debt, which besides is to decrease automatically with every advance in, the French exchange, consequent upon the development of the French expore trade.

FALLING PRICES. SLUMP IN WOOLLEN GOODS. Prices, continue to fall, The high tide of artificial inflation is on the ebb.

public refused to buy at high prices, and their decaion has been justified

WARWICK COMEDY CO.'S GREAT SUCCESS.

age.

BROWN SUGAR.”

THE REVIVAL OF FRANCE. NO SIGN OF CA' CANNY."

UNREPENTANT GERMANT,

1920.

NINE MONTHS' IMPORTS

ROM GERMANY.

OVER £17,000,000.

In a written answer to Major Sir. Keith Fraser Sir Robert Horne has given figures showing that during the first aine months of this year the United Kingdom imported manufactured, to the value of over £17,000,000, from Germany goods wholly or mainly He added that he was considering the bearing of the state of the exchange on the competition of German goods in the British market and the question of taking action in the matter.

of

Sir Keith Fraser asked the President of the Board of Trade "if he can give particulars imported from Germany and Austria during the present year whether, having regard. to the state of the German exchange, the chanufactured goods which have been

such goods are imported at prices against which British labour cannos compete, with the consequent result of unemployment and what course be proposes to take in regard

to the matter."

roply

Thorp owners or directors of factories were often old men who had suffered the fatigue of the war-ofton passing it inf the occupied territories near their own factories, which they were tever allowed The Warwick Comedy Company seared

fer M. J. LINDON SMITH.

by the Germans to visit and whore, an a great acces, las night, with Brown

Ms. Joseph Lindon Smith has been return after the Armistice, they found Sugar," a new comedy lately playing at

onfa mission to the devastated areas of nothing left. When one asked such a man the Garrick Theatre, London. It is not, as the title might suggest, a play of war- France, and also in Germany, investi. how he had had the courage to begin again. gating specifically the progress of the he would simply answer, France needs those of us who have had experience in rationing days, but relates the trials of chorus-girl who has married into the peer-reconstruction of factories.

The author handles this well-wora War is like a comët; the tail of it is developing industrial activity to do sur Brown longer than the star itself. Just as the part now in helping to get her back jato theme in quits an original way.

war was en much bigger than anything that the world's industrial whole. Besides, I Sugar" does not appear likely at first to go well with white; it turns out in the human agination could picture, so is have a son growing up, and this business ali to je some that the io ci tur afturmush of the war. There you must be put on is for to that 52 can

have had destruction you have the stress of continue it."

Then there was the case of the young There is a shrewish aristocratic isteri-reconstruction; and the latter is far more man, not long entered on his industrial

“refined " variety, law who gives the whilou chorus-gist the difficult, because, although the destruction career, who had fought throughout the kind of a time that the vieim has no difficulty in describing in strong language of a church or of an agricultural plant war, and who came back to his region to And complete industrial destruction; he

The following is Sir Robert Hornes' Miss Beatrix Wynn made a Breed on her that has stood for progress and the developmmediately, sot to work to accomplish the this part and is to cpogratulated

So far as relates to imports from Germany, most skilful exhibition of polished, con- ment of resources can be accomplished restoration of his factory.

There was no sign anywhere of any ob renom. She was Bwithin a few minutes, it will take years to

The will have a statement showing the trolled, inclive natural that the audience wanted to go on replace. The Sighting line of the blue servance of the sighthous law the stage and slap her. One cannot give

thing from 10 to 14 hours: In factories imported during the first dine months of higher praise than that. Miss Muriel pour held because behind them was the workmen average in one day's work any principal classes of manufactured articles and narrow-minded, improved every mamant and as the mother-in-law, gra, tactless civilian Bine; just as that blen line was where they had two eight-hour shifts many the current year printed in the votes. Par troyed factory. There were many who not available for the period in question. as the play progressed, and was splendid dependent on the civilian line behind it, of the workmen were working the full 16 ticulars of imports from Austria as defined in the lust „Act.. We could have wished so what had to be accomplished after the hours in order to get back that des in the Treaty of Peace are, I regret to say, part of the The bearing of the state of the exchange Mr. Frans Wheatley had given the young Armistice was dependent upon the staying had returned to their own

One detail in country again, and therefore had a pride on the competition of German goeds in the and sense of responsibility in restoring British market and the question of taking haps then.botrss meant him to be a husband & Little more backbone, but per qualities of the civilians.

tantion. I timately in contact, is the problem of the of tremendous interest in their work as "Lord Frederick Verisopht" (which he this huge tragedy with which I came in these factories Fine faces they had, full action in consequence is engaging my st- Registered imports of goods, wholly or certainy was).

and the re-establishment of industrial out among the machinery which they were mainly manufactured, into the United King repairing or on which they were workingdom, consigned from Germany during the construct.on of normal community life stopped to speak to them, walking in sad

accomplished and of what they were about Import List Unit of activity in the devastated Departments of Their whole talk was of what had been nine months ended September 30, 1920 *------ to accomplish in the next faw months their minds never dwelling on the in the progress of the future. The manu tion of the past but being wholly engrossed facturers spoke of trade with Germany again as a matter of course, and wished they could get the machinery they wanted from Germany. At the time of the Armistion some of the first machinery to replace that destroyed came from Germany; Row one found fewer and fewer German machines arriving. One found a good deal of English machinery.

Miss Marjory Clark, in the principal part, carried the play along with verve and distinction; she is required to be grave sad gay, sentimental and business-like, in ligh ning variations, and she seemed to bit off just the right shade of feeling on every occasion. Miss Marjory Clark achieved a distinguished personal triumph, and was the recipient of nearly a score of beautiful bouquet-

Tonight the company repeats, by special reques, The Case of Lady Camber.

"The only trouble at the present time," said the head of a business house to a Daily Express representative on October 28th, is that the public has grown scepti- made eni. Accustomed to pay high prices, they are afraid that the same goods now being sold at much reduced prices are not of the samo value. The public need have no fear on this point

"What must be realised is that in the

DUMID.

France.

1

Description. Quantity Glasaware: Do...

mestic & fancy. Uwt.

Bottles & jars

... Ton. from wire

Hollow-ware

iron and steel enamelled Clocks, complete. Wool tops

Quantity Value.

89,383 £386,130

158844 235,136 6,375 $73,001

1,800 183,88 1,177,000 333,665

Centals of 100lb.

Lb

12,000 601,040,

536,0-17 206,907 139,403

Yard.

(mixed) Hosiery of cotton

Box and willow Coal tardyestuffs Out. Leather, dressed:

In the last month I have visited each and all of the Departments directly affected by the war, and even more seriously by the occupation of the enemy The destruction of factories took place to an infinitesimal degres in the regions where the factories were on the line of battle, but to an over The SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE whelsing degree in the back areas in the occupied territory, where a esmatic process of destruction was carried out by

Woollen & worst- experts who understood the art of destroy

ed yaras Those machines generally cost & very LOST IN THE HUANGPU.

ing the vital parts of each machine neces- sary for industrial production. Agricul high price, but were pronounced good Silk ribbons Some months ago, says the N.-C. tural implements were wantonly destroyed, machines. One also found machinery from Silk broadstuffs Daily News, certain Chinese gentlemen and the charred remains of crops remained America; and, to an encouraging degree, ahoooy of leaving comes at as ericence against the enemy; in the in- a large number of French machines, are various prominent places or entertaindustrial regions, the ruins of factories were being manufactured. 1 found also every meat in the Settlement, at the same time silhouetted against the sky. In the fso variety of workmen employed; the Italian ways, that a certain number of dollars numbered several hundreds), where the and there were also Spanish and Poles. informing the proprietors, by devious tries that I visited at the time (which and Belgians sened particularly good, would sunce to put an end to this agree-mach nery had not been taken away, vital The difficulty in connection with such a able practice. 10 some instances the parts were missing which it would be variety of workmen is, of course, that it almost impossible to replace for years necessitates the placing over each group I found in a number of districts Austrian The French were facing the torch or dynamite.

The only way to regard the aftermath workmen.

Buoda

ek .amount probably of sirnir origin, is reported

labour-saving dressed tremendous one

instrü- to bring reconstruction was Irom the Chinese Stock Exchange, at the the War is to look to the future, and problem of having lost so many of their Fancy corner of Szechuen Road and Avenue never at the past; and what could be done skilled workmen, and, in spite of the Furs, and skins, trained ments.complete Edward VII. Whilst business was in thought in the minds of the French Re machinery which they installed, they found Musical

of rubber in they must. progress on Wednesday (December 8th),

leather... lies from their country, which is word was passed that there was a borb visited 200 factorice that had been dretroy- outside. The Aus-rian Government he gets ceplate in the building and interest in the ed; and all of them were either in run-present encourages the 'gration of fami

French policy has, Other

•gourts normal day's work at once vanished, aning order or in process of construction. rush being made for the street. There Colonel Prangey, the head of the Bureau facing starv. tion: The was no explosion, however. An employee for the Reconstruction of Industries, is been not to receive a bachelor," but only discovered the bomb-manufactured an admirable chief, a man of dynamic families, including an articled workman Tutal imports of

wife. The regulation has been made that from a cigarette tin-in one of the small force and enthusiasm, and his whole ener with no less than two children, and his manufaktore side offices. He was instructed that the gies are concentrated on getting tFrance each such family mast stay for one year

calf

not conted

Packing and

Paper: Printing,

The report further states that America past few years the purchasing power_bas "bombs" exploded, without harm, except The machines were destroyed by "acetylane of an overseer of their own nationality | Motor-cars, com

must be prepared to defend her interests Consequently, gainst any combination, the Secretary of the Navy approves of the recommendation of the General Board that Congress should "athorise another three

been in excess of the earning power. Thay has ended, and manufacturers who accumu Lated large stocks are unloading them. They must sell. They cannot carry over old season stocks. Consequently they are them on the market at prices that putting will tempt the publie.

The slump is probably, most noticeable year programme to begin as soon as capitalin woollen goods and articles of wearing This little list illustrates the ships, now under construction, have been apparel,

March Now." completed. This development, however, drop in prices:

..

would not be required, if the Government provide for an agreement for a concert of nations.

the effects of Mr. Daniels dwells on "America's aloofness from the fraternising influences which have been quickened in the beart of the Old World, and says that it

BOME EXAMPLES.

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12 6.

11 ..0

Underwear Shirts

4 11 ་བ Bocks Wool vests and pants. 396 Gloves

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Not only are manufacturers cutting their losses. but the trade and retailers are following the example.""

An incident of, similar character and perhaps to the box office receipts.

the

in

Wrapping

mercial

2,004,213 509,373 914,211

31,487 1,399,027

2,334 311,087

97,10 274, 28

158,828 517,910 5,389 1,545,407

294,081.

1,183,768 204,493 874,014 316,805

or

934,830 8,000,755

£17,190,793

"deadly instrument" should be placed dustrial activity of the North of France the Department to which it is brought pirt thego workinen, after stating that they

in water, and, deeming an ordinary bucket

on which the whole of France is so of water insufficient, the man at once vitally dependent back on its feet again. proceeded to the Bund and carefully dropped the tin into the Hangpu.

REBUILDING OF FACTORIES.

2:00 of I saw in the Ardennes a group of these Austrian families that had arrived;

all were in bad physical condition, and all were willing to work, always added that Franco. I spoke to one of them, who ex- With the question of the German in were glad to be there. The Austrian work they would not work if they had to pay In doing so, he exceeded his orders, demnity still unsettled, it is impossibis for man throughout got well into his work, and pressed surprise to me that the Frenc for the matter being of criminal chartc- the French Government to have sufficient got on without discord with his French were angry with them. After all he The drop in prices has so surprised many ter. it was obviously necessary that all funds to advance the supplies necessary for colleagues. These families will eitheir added, "if the English and Americans can

destroyed factory who wishes to rebuild towards Frates that nothing will break It was not o will mean that dreadnought will he added people (and so grateful are they) that available evidence should be kept. The the needs of each manufacturer of return to Austria with friendly feelings forget the war, why shouldn't the French 3 to dreadnought, and the United States will tailora are busy booking orders from men man was accordingly instructed to recover - hopeful. sign in the situsion is that in the future, or else will remain in a part in França,"

who refused to buy at the old prices.

According to the Chinese but a

be cited as an example of national selfish. ness and retrogression. BATTLESHIP CONTROVERSY. MH. LLOYD GEORGE'S ASSURANCE.

LONDON, December 13th.

In the House of Commons, replying t Bir Henry Norman, Mr. Lloyd George.anid

Cleaver's

the bontb

lines.

GETTING TO WORK.

t our fault that the fighting was

Ia

Reichstag and with the professors, 44 well We are now selling men's overcoats of Press, he returned to the river with the 114 every direction: one sees that the menu-of-France where population is needed, and I talked also with members of the as with the workmen, and with women, pare woollen material, half lined with commendable object of recovering the facturer who has lost his factory is deter- become fature citizens of France.

There are no cases of a manufao-

I could hardly believe the figures that and members of the German hands. silk, for £6 55., said one of the depart bomb, but strangely enough, failed 16ined to rebuild it on absolutely modern

And it again

turar rebuilding his factory on a larger scale, but there is no factory being rebuilt I saw in Colonel Prangey's office before every cafe and every hotel there are Ger- mental heads at Messrs. Robinson and

tant is not constructed in such a way as starting for the North that over 78 man bands. One might have thought that to make its future development posible. Por cent, of the destroyed factories were the war broke up the bands, but they are The industrial world is-suffering from a again is operation. One of the supreme all back in Germany because no one wants. Lack of coal; the French are already facing difficulties (which people are apt to for them anywhere else. So with the waiters. this by having the factories without er get) is the question of clearing up the The German waiters, who used to be all option in the devastated areas equipped rubbish. This is a job in itself, and de-ever the world, are now back in Germany, for electrical force. Une has always mands a great deal of money and time and there is a great deal of hardship exong thought of the French manufacturer as to be expended on it before constructive those who are unable to find a job.

Baits which were £10 10s. a little while ago are being sold at exactly half this BULL Three are not ready-made suits and overcoats, but are made to measure."

that the Imperial Defence Committee was CITY'S FREEDOM FOR beginning investigation into the question

of building new capital ships for the Navy

mediately. The Board of the Admiralty.

it could to aid the Commities. Civilian a4

well me Naval advice will be taken before a decision is reached.

MARTIAL LAW IN IRELAND PROCLAMATION OF COMMANDER IN-CHIEF.

men

UP.

rather conservative, without the modern work can even begin. In one factory in ideas that would make him able to compete the Oise Department, for instance, at a

with the advancing industries of other place called Tricot, it had cost over 300,000

being

The prople that I talked to, including members of the Reichstag, soomed to think they said: Though we have still functions that the people were like last sheep under

Emperor Co

Dewas sup

This was tho, cage

th the Sheriffs. The inanters and ward- that the permanent way was crowded, with tax of America, the demand for fo.b. steel, yet I visited a number of them which of the revolution desired to send a tele-``

and

BANDITRY IN HUN

TRAIN HELD The Wuchang correspondent of the 600 N.-C. Daily News, writing on December SPECIAL CONSTABLES.day the train from Changsha CEREMONY AT THE GUILDHALL arrived in Wuchang about 12 hours late,

wel and, after the passengers had had some wations. But now, at any rate, this is francs merely to clear up the rubbish, and Repub, the Governmenta

Colonel Prangoy's principle is Five hundred special constables of the City mine of an exciting experience. There

constructed in place of the destroyed which will be represented on the Committee, of London who joined the force in 1914 had been rumours that the journey was Bot the case. The now factories that are the job was not yet completed that every in the name of the Empire."

promptly as possible within six were still being sold. would undoubtedly bring all expert advice and are stiil serving were admitted to the likely to be interrupted by the soldiers, one ste everywhere equipped with the manufacturer must begin to produce some prised to find that postcards of the Kaiser

Freedom of the City at the Guildhall, but these we afterwards, discredited and best machinery that can be procured. The thing 16. on October 25th. The ceremonial took it seemed as though the journey was to French are making machinory to an exor eight months after money had been ad in all the villages, towns, and cities that place in the Great Eril

Hall, where accommo-be no more uncomfortable than usual tragrdinary extent, though they are still vanced from the French Government. To I visited; and it is worth noting that in dation was provided for the guests of However, after leaving Yochow the train short of tool-making machinery, and to take the case of a steel factory. It is the Sieges-Allée in Berlin, among all the this men. Members of the Court of Alder-

and Common Council were present, slowed down considerably and crawled certain extent are generally dependent en question of from four to six years to re-statues of the Hobertollera family there

begua At Frankfurt I and the Lord Mayor attended in State along at a smail's pace, the reason being the outside world. With the present sys build such plans for the production of is not even s single nose broken, in spite type These could be sold and a little declared he would not send the telegram eas of 17 City Companies also attended, hundreds of soldiers walking about, and payment, and the exchange against her, it one year after reconstruction had

Meta of included Sir Fran to have run over any of these gentry is very difficult for Francs to get all she were turning out iron products of some gram in French to Mett. The concierge

guests include and the list

There is, again, everywhere the short capital added for the development of the in French; it could, however, go in Eng

I protested, eis Lloyd, the Commissioner and Assistant was a matter that no engine driver would needs. Commissioner DË the City Police, have dared to consider. Finally, the

apa satisfactory amount of capital the Commissioner LONDON, December 13th,

Asistant train came to a dead stop, the Southern age of houses for the workmen; yet in factory. I visited one factory that had light why not!!!

Jong."

of the

factories in uncomfortable barracks or collare in

There was everywhere a I found in a great many The Commander-in-Chief in Ireland has Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, troops at Yochow stating that they were every district with a lack of building begun the manufacture of nails, and was is in France? Yes, he replied, for

factory. Colonel Sir Edward Ward, and Sír

had received their arrears of pay which Utile loager in order that in the distribus combination of thrift and industry and that the Germans were averaging about

proferenca may martial law ordering the surrender of all Police).

In his address, said that Werd owing them for several months- tion of building supplies

The poor unfortunate travellers, among be given to the factories The director of accomplishment. No one could see the six hours work day. They complained arma," ammunition and explosives by they were met to pay tribute to a corys whom was a foreign lady were held up a factory not only has the problem of North of France and what it had accome of lack of oral; but I also found evident to face, but he also has the problem not realise that another and more vigorous factory would have it while its neighbour December 7th. After that anyong found their Patient endurance, and their self for 10 hours during a bitterly cold night, getting these factories again in gunning plished under every bird of aufculty and inequality in the distribution of coal one

There was * great At length the troops, no doubt coming looking after his workmen and their France had arisen out of the destruction went hork deal of new building

families, in possession of arms, ammunition and sacrifice, had earned the gratitude of the without any wath or food being pro-

There was not one, but there of the war. France has become a new

Its pioneer life again on the in the way of rather elaborate workmen's citizens of London. Within a few days of vided, kamera explosives, or wearing, without authority, the outbreak of war nearly 1,700 citisens

constables to the conclusion that the stoppage of were dozens who spoke to me in these cutry.

isit grim determination and staying power of large chemical factory that I visited the uniform of His Majesties Forces or had been sworn in a enrolled in the traffic was not going to put any of their terms:-- To-hava contented workmen one frontiers is being faced with that same houses and factory development.:

its gide the baud. The Zach During the war the number

last two months, when by ma imitation, or aiding and abetting armed Standing Reserve was 7.400, and in the wages into their pockets, decided to let must care for their familion Milest the divilian which was ac largely respon- laboratory had been completed during the

Special Reserve 1,345, No. fewer than 3.106 the train proceed to its destination, which to a Factory was never complete unless a

number of his workmen then he always that 72 per cent. of the

Looked quite adequate. It wAS purpose insurrections will be liable to the death members left the Standing Reserve to join it did at about 10 miles an hour director had taken me into the homan of zible for the military victor factories ing that had been heretofore used for the

his Majesty's Forces. A spirit of unrest MISSIONARIES PREVENTED TRAVELLING permeated the air, and it was essential The Chite Inland Mission in Hankow pquired after the condition of the family of France are again in running order, and

is being spent on railway construction, that the establishment of the Police Reserve have just had word that one of their mis generally, asked after the baby how the that this has been accomplished without equipped with every modern appliance roads, bridges, etc. Of course, this gives should be maintained

The Lord Mayor added his welcome to the ionaries and his wife and three children Day wax getting on in his particular trade, outside assistance, shows that the whole It is evident that a great deal of money. was evidenced there was an educ

necessary; but one could not help asking point of a to Honen by new Froomen, saying that they were not have been held up by the officials at one teto A most wonderful spirit of coopera of France is working together.

m and their families, their re German Iastories to the north of Frank Corset whether a nation which ouc conscientious objectmaro sought refuge in fourney for us to that the tional programme for the development of In Germany I visited a number of employment to the people, which ma- bu in the police enlist and

were mostly men, who district beyond is infested by robbers and creational hours were catered for, and in art. I talked with many of the workmen, Geranny owes should be allowed to spend

80 abroad. WASHINGTON, December 13th,

After the ceremony the men were enter that they are unable to give any protec many cases there were co-operative restau- and they seemed to realize that work was The House of Representatives has passer

feel very strongly that Germany, should, be Immigration Restriction Bill, with an tained at luncheon by the 17 livery companies tion to travellers. Though the particular rants where the workman and his family necezary; many of them expressed the quite so much on its wa municipal “amendment prohibiting all immigration for while the members of the headquarters stoff town is on one of the main trade routes could get food at the lowest prices and

(Continued at foot of next column) industrially prosperous-Times. Farty leaders in the Senate and others who had been present at the of that area, there seems to be heither which was of the highest quality. This sentiment that Bolshevism meant only an development And this though I myself hat the Beasta muld reject the Guildhall were the guests of the Lord Mayor. Iaw protection nor safety for any engaged" was all included, as it were, on part of other war, and they were tired of fighting be given every chance to make herself

ised a proclamation in the counties under Henry (late Commissioner of Moing to stop all railway traffic until they material the peasants aro willing to live this way to continue the building of the moment it is, but it will not be for.

penalty.

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