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TRADE AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

A GOVERNMENT INQUIRY,

LORD MIDLETON'S PROPOSAL.

GOVERNMENT REPLY.

THE CRISIS "WEATHERED,”

But, after all, Lord Midleton asked the Government whether they denied, that in

THE CANTON ARMS SEIZURE.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

A REPLY TO LATEST ALLEGA-

TIONS.

dollars in the arts new seized by Dr.

Lord TARMOON said the difficulty of dustry in this country bore a burden oblaining markets had been enhanced by which no rival producer abroad has to In the House of Lords on July 7th, the war. and at the same time the barbear. That is a plain question. Surely,

When a staff officer of the Canton. the Earl of MIDLETON called attention to dent on industry had been increased from it is within the power of a Commission the present conditions of trade and un- the same cause. But in spite of theas to examine it. They could tell us whe Merchants Volunteer Corps was question- employment, and moved a resolution that difficulties the country had recovered ther the burden of taxation falls more

ed regarding a charge in the Carton his Majesty's Government should forth in a wonderful manner. Noble lords op beavily

on the British producer as Gazette that the commandant of the with direct an inquiry into the burdens posite had referred to the effect of the against for example, the French or the and charges affecting the trade of Great depression on unsheltered trades an-com-

German manufacturer. The problem of Corps was to have cleaned up a million' Britain as compared with other leading part with thore which were sheltered, the bardes upon industry is one of the Sun Yat-sen, in spite of the fact that nations and that in order to enable The shipbuilding was a abeltered trade most serious we have to face, for surs i every legal requirement has been met far. British produce to compete in foreign yet in that industry they found worse

in a competitive market the burden of their import, he said that it was ridier- markets farther economics were essential conditions than in any other trade in the Or do the Government deny that the im Gazette, completely subsidized by the

taxation must be an important factor. in National Services, He submitted

country. That was due to the fact than figures showing the condition of trade and unemployment, and the burden crear ed on British exports. The foreign trade of the country in 1913 was £11.000.000. In 1929 it had fallen to £207,000,000, and Inst year it stood at £362,500.000. While we had not reached the 1913 level we had

1,230,000 more months to ford. 'It was

lous.

He believed that the Cantón,

as a result of the war nur carrying trade mente pressure of taxation seriously Kuomintang Government, was only try- had decreased both in volume and in harases our manufacturers in competing to lubricate stories necessary to sup- criameter. Every possible facility was tion with foreign producers it nos port the intention of the officials concern. being given to-day to promote emigration very desirable that the exact effect of ed to hold up a consignment lawfully this birden on industry, should be examio obtained and for which a permit to im

OVEISPR.

DEPENDANT PAY BITHIDE WORLD.

Then the staff over exhibited some of The documents pertaining to the

そ

import. The prices listed were $77.30 to

"The staff officer also authorized the fol- 'lowing statement:

The resolution divided itself into twoed, and that we should, at all events, port had been previously obtained from pans, Already one inquiry was in pro-

And as if we cannot relieve ourselves the Secretary of War of the Generat gre in regard to the burdens and of this hampering burden? At all events, | Headquarters of the Government is also to be remembered that à great deal charges on the trade of Great Bratain

we should have fair warning of the dif- Canton. of our trade was done at a loss. The It was intended to be as exhaustive and-ficulties with which we have got to con. Labour Minister had given the unemploy impartial as it could be. The terms of tend ment figures for 1924-23, at 1.100,000. and reference were to report on the National he hoped that by 1920 they would fall to Debt and the incidence of existing taxa-

I remember, when at Geneva three | $50, not including insurance and other 800,000. That was not a promising out tion, with special reference to their effees years ago, meeting a very eminent Ame-charges to he added upon complete de look. If we compared the position with on trade, industry, and national credit. rican financier, who startled me be say livery of the articles to the members of Germany, that country reached the high- He thought the inquiry of those terms ing that the economic position of Poland the. Corps. water mark in' unemployment in Decem-

would cover all the points mentioned. was halter than the economic position of ber last, when the unemployment figures Father, notice had been given of the ap-

Great Britain. The position of Poland were 1,300,000, and partially employed pointment of aunther Committee.

it at the time was one of hopeless Snancial

Some papers have it that the Canton, 1,700.000. Out of 8.000.000. Workers

would be an inquiry of a comprehensive despair, currency rapidly diminishing Merchants Volunteer Corps, in its par- . 1,300,000 unemployed in January last het chamcter. The whole condition and pro-and suffering the inevitable consequences chase of arms, has paid but 800 a piece, slumped to 475,000 in, April. Taxation

spets of our overseas trade and British of a country which was reborn as hat is charging $120 to each member, and figures showed that in Great Britain in prospects in the world's markets would country under the terrible conditions of that the Corps has politient motive in 1914 the taxation was £n 11s, pet head be among the matters which would come.

a great war. I asked him what he meant. its requisition of arms. It may he of in- before that Committee, the composition of the population as compared with of which, together with the terms of re- He auswered: You am inspeure, and terest to state that a meeting held sore- 7a. in France, and 1 ts in Germany.ference, would be anuganced in the course you are insecure because you are not You- į time ago, it was resolved to receive in In 1993 this had increased to £is 198. per of a few days.

ducing, and you never can prodare, deposit $60, Hongkong currency, for enth head of the population in Grent Britain,

enough of the necessaries of life. Callke Mauser pistol applied for, and $100, Toenl As against £6 188. id France, and £49.

Proceding, Lord Partuoor reviewed the other countries, unlike Poland, you are coalitions prevailing in certain indus-not dependent upon the outside world for

Further pay- currency. For each rifle. in Germany. The expenditure to which tris and expressed the, view that there your luxuries but for your very exist

ments will be fixed upon arrival of the the Government) were committed compris. we hopes of a substantial improvement ence." There is substance in that argu- articles at the headquarters and after all

in the cotton industry. In the case of munt. Frou and steel" he pointed "out that the Hoth Loril Milleton and Lord, Ein-fasurance and incidental expenses are męs volume of trade was higher at present mott referred to what is commonly called with. The purchase of arms is necessary --- than before the war, but it was below labour anrst." If anything like com- and proper for the efficiency of the Corps, productive capacity owing to the fact mosrese and reason prevail. I do not which is a legal body authorized by law." that our productive capacity had beti believe this friction between employers. greatly increased during the war for war and employers, between so-called capital This importation of arins had been purposes. Daring May the value of im-

and so-called Labour, need be per devided up by meeting of the council parts into this country was greater than manent element in our social system, or had been recorded in any one month eren an element which is going to last and staff and was not a personal deal of, site 1020. It was £120.087,000, and 'a

any considerable time. Their interents the commandant, who has acted only in the great "increase in the import of raw that there is another form of trouble from secret that, before the arrival of the arm, materials, and that pointed to better which we are suffering. In the con- in British exports.

was sought and Lade. A large increase was as shown tentions between the producing groups. Permission to unload

What was reilly You cannot settle those by improving the given, the Permit No. 33 of the Depert causing the trouble was the great in relations between employers and employment of War in Caston authorizing the crease in the cost of raw material and. To improve the relations between the interference with the markets, the re-employers and employai is of vital in Military and Naval Stations, the Police, salt of the war.

Flousing

£72.000.000 2,000.000 Old age pensions ............. Unemployment insurance... 4.300,000. Workinen's compensation,. 2,000,000 Education extensions ....... 10.000.000 Abolition of entertainments

0,500,000

tha:k*ve、,、、,--,「་ན་ཧཾ་ Ten and sugar duties .............. 10,000,000 Provision for widows when

funds perait

2390,000,000

Very

WORK NOT DOLÁS,

This gave a total of £130,000,000, which riking feature of that sotal was there are really identical. The difficulty is connection with his office. It has been t

after deducting £40.000.000, estimated Badget surplus, left £90,000,000 Lo be four. Industrial burdens had increased by 20 per cent. So nation, unless self- contained like Ameriga. could afford to multiply on cost charges to this extent unless in a corresponding increase of productivity. What was the chance of that! There was a great demand to re- duce the hours of labour from fifty-three to forty-seven hours. This would equal withdrawals altogether of 1,230,000 work- ers, or an increased cost of production to £200,000,000. If the workers in the en

gineering trades in France, Germany. and Belgium were paid less wages, and

worked more hours than those in this country, how, he asked..could greater productivity in Great Britain make up the prodigious ineresis on cost taken "Fitters in railway engineering shops were

With regard to what had been said mut the dates, in his opinion, in the work, and the suggestion that the people vas majority of cases the people wanted wer content to live on the dole wits only the in exceptional cases. When the Gov- cruisent took office the total number of unployed was 101.286: today is was 1.03,300, a decrease of 208,500. On June

last there were 1,627,000 unemployed on the corresponding date last year the figure was 1,930.288, a reduction, in

rund figures, of 200,000. These Egures showed that we were weathering the

storm.

will and common-sense, but I do not see

will and, and that can healone by good and the fustinis to pass the goods being how you are going to cure the other diff-in our possession. It is a surprise that

with wages in the sheltered trades acts and to profit by the deal should be loaded culty. While the machinery for dealing such a charge as an intention to snuggle

hampered, as foreign competition be- comes more acute the position in the un sheltered trades will become more diff- cult. I did not, see how you are going to get rid of that until machinery is invested or some new spirin inspires competing industries.

some new

on the person of our commandant..

**To charge the commandant of having conceived a political motive in the deal is most unjust. The commandant” bas been connected with the movement for 1 tale is from what Lord Parmoor has the past ten years and more, and his said that the Commission which the poble acts and philanthropic activities Government are about to appoint will have before them the very broad ques for his fellow-men are not unknown in On the question of rates, he pointed tions on which I have touched; that they the Cantonese. It is a well-known fact out that in Sheffield in the rate will consider the industry of the country, that he has participated in no-political was 218. 3d.; to-day it was 18s in its economic position, its relation with Cardiff in 1921-22 it was 175., d-day foreign markets, and various other conmovement and taken no political office. arning 166. & werk more than similar It was 12%. 62. in every case there had igidorations, in a broad spirit, and not He has taken nogart in previous political bren a real and substantial reduction in allow themselves to be too much immersed men working for export. Having criticis raharges. That was an answer to in details and statistion, and wive to the movements in Canton, and it is not le ed the administration of the dole, Lord these was suggested that we were teading people of this country that which they lieved that the commandant will interest Midleton hoped he had said enough to

for disaster impress upon the Government the import- ance of an inquiry, and establish the rfect all these charges had on every pound of product we sent out of the country.

Lord Hossos, in supporting the re- solution, emphasised the danger of our present position, and expressed the fear that unemployment would become worse, because the population was continually increasing Taxation should be levied in a way that would cause less injury to the

trade of the country.

Lord EMOT pointed out that täis 'enuntig way more dependent on export trade than any other in the world. We were exporting from £750,000.000 10 $800,000,000 in value a year, but the value ought to be considerably more if we wish ed to return to the pre-war volume. While exports were lessening the population was increasing. His surprise was that things were not worse.

here."

A similar statement has been publisheri in the vernacular Press of Canton.

In regard to the contention that fur-surely need, a grasp of the great difi-himself in the present political mixkiles

culties with which they are faced. remind the House that the national ex-inquiry would ther economies were necessary, he would Lord ParMoon said the scope of the include the respective 1010-21, excluding debt burdens on trade, ant only here but-in pediture in charges, was £802,000,000; in 1924-25 it other countries. was £105,000,000-surely a notable reduc

The motion was by leave withdrawn. is. The bulk of the reductions recom mended by the, Geddes Committee had been adopted, and in addition other sub- stant in economies had been effected. We THE P.W.D. ARCHITECTURAL had weathered the crisis, and there were, he thought, nigus that it was coming to an end.

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GRAVITY OF THE PROBLEM.

STAFF.

GAMBLING "SCHOOL" IN TROUBLE AT KOWLOON.......

The rather exiguous space in front oẸ the dock at the Kowloon Magistracy was subjected to a severer strain than usual yesterday, when fifteen full-grown Chi nese were squeezed into it to answer a ebarge of gambling in a house in Port band Street.

Owing to the exigencies of space the following was omitted at the end of our yesterday's report of the proceed The Earl of BALFOUR thought the rings of the Legislative Council:-- specebes to which they had listened were When the Supplementary Appropria." Thirteen, who pleaded guilty to having tion was being considered in Committee, played Sun King, were fined $s each, or extremely interesting, and would be re- garded in the country.as a not unworthy The Hon. Mr. HOLYOK asked for con- four days' imprisonment in default, by contribution to one of the most difcals nection with the Public Works Depart Mr. W. Hamilton, who muleted the problems that any country had had to ment whether the Director of Public remaining two in $30, with the alternative face. He did not wish to stakeup & Works was satisfied that the Architectural of a month in prison, for having kopt the

*it school." THE DANGER OF HOLSHEVISM.

resimistic attitude, and would adopt the Staff of office is sufficient, The unemployed here were receiving words of Lord Emmalt:in san- The Vision or Pentic Woans: It a maintenance more liberal than, he guine of the power of this country to is not faciunt. Bir. We have indented thought, had ever been given to any un- deal with the unparalleled difficulties for four men who are being selected at employed people in any other country be with which we have been struggling Home fore. He believed we aliould pull through since the Armistice." Bit in the Hoi, Mr. Hotyosk: · The explanation if we did not run niter false gods and calf light of analytical reason be given for certain works not being carried dae remedies that proved fallaceous. The did not are a very rikt pros-out was that it was due to the stall being tendency to internecine quarrels between rett before us or our children. The not sufficient i

recover

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various trade unions, if it grew, meant dificulties of this small island, with its T CHAIRMAN: The staff has not been disaster to the country. With the warning ever-increasing population, with itsufficient, I explained to the Council of Russia before them there were come disinishing markets, and with all the that we had had one or two disappoint people who were moving earth and helloller problems before us, the prospectments owing to men arriving here not to Bolshevise this country. Russia might was not one to which we could look for being up to their work and having to

from Bolabeviam. We never wird with serene couifidence.

he sent home again. We hope, after what could Our Empire would vanish with There are procended Lord Balfour, has been written to the Crown Agents, that the breath of it and balf of our populathee great causes, as I think, which have the men who are coming out will be as tion would starve have to migrate. contributed to our present difficulties. good as some of those we have got in re- He did not suggest that there was any Lord Midirton dealt largely with the cent years exceedingly good men. There immediate danger of that. but it was question of taxation, and Lord Parmor Las been a tendency for some of thos quite certain that if Bolshevism came stened to think he had given a sufficient to leave us to take up private work. The very short shrift would be, given to the answer when he said it was extremely Department has been very shorthanded." relatively moderate Ministers now In difpult and not always very profitable There were no further comments and office. He thought that the mass of our to compare the taxation in one country the Supplementary Appropriations were people were sound at heart but the point under, one system of laws and local taxa approved. was to bring to them a sense of the dan|tion with that of another. I do not deny The CHAIRMANI will report to the ger in which our trade was today. The that. And the amount per head of the next meeting of the Council that the Bill best way to do that was to get the facts population may be an unprofitable: pro passed through Committen as asked for by Lord Midleton.

me from which to draw a conclusion. amendment

without

LOCAL SPORT.

BASEBALL.

SPORTING INTERNATIONAL

-TO-DAY,

An interesting and sporting game of baseball is expected at Happy Valley this afternoon, when the Hongkong Baseball Cab will meet a team composed of members of the Hongkong Cricket Club.

The two clubs will also mactat cricket next season. For to-day's game, the American club will end their opponents pitcher and a catcher (O'Connor and Verner respectively), and for the cricket. runtch the HK.C.C. will lend the Ame- rican team two bowlers and a wicket- Leeper.

The remainder of to-day's British side will be Burns, Legan, Owen Hughes, Bowker, A. Mackenzie, Hayes Newington." and Howell Substitutes:: Masters and Bridger.