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DEMORALISED MANHOOD. THE APPALLING STATE OF HONAN PROVINCE.

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MARCH 19TH, 19.8

ERRORS IN ESTIMATES, COSTLY DOCK RECONSTRUCTION

WORK.

Mr. R. D. Holt, Chairman of the Works Committee, said that when some years ago the entrances to the, Birkenhead Duck system were found to be insecure.

stimates Were obtained, that for recub. - struction, the entrance to the Alfred Dock being £31,000. There was now no ad 'ditional estimate of £118,000. The inner entrances were originally estimated to cost 79,000, and there was now sa ad-

of the labour taken

an under the

Of this additional expenditure, Mr. Halt explained, one-third of that of the Inner entrances, some £35,000, was due to amexpected causes, such as failure of the geological strata and the inethciency Unemployment grant. The remaining £70.000 extra for the inner entrances was, the main, bad estimating was the caus he feared, due to the bad estimating. la of the additional £318,000 which they had had to pass for the outer entrances

the most dauntless spirit.

quell

THE SECRET OF HIGH WAGES. "A MISSION OF INQUIRY. BRITISH WORKMEN TO VISIT THE

"UNITED STATES.

"

RIGHTS." MODERN WOMAN'S “

COUNSEL'S APPEAL FOR WIFE. The New York correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph wrote last

The Prime Minister, speaking at San-month as follows; --~-- dorland on January 27th to an audience of 10,000 people, said:

"The modern woman must be judge l by modern standards, and conduct which "I venture to think that no trade union leader could do better service to the would have stamped her mother as enuse he represents than by investigat-social outcast a few years ago is na s ing closely what the methods are that necepted by society as perfectly permi enable the American workmen to enjoy site. Thas, in effect, was the argument a better standard of vine than ang hetore the Appeal Court here by counsel other working people in the world, to appearing for the wife in opposition to produce more, atul at the same time to to the appeal of Mr. Thomas Symington, have so much higher wages."

the millionaire manufacturer,, from a ver- Mr. R. S., Hudson, M.P. (Whitehaven)dict of a jury finding Mrs. SymingtonE in the House of Commons, said:

Finnocent of numerous charges of miscon Personally I wish the Prime Mini

duct in the husband's suit for a divorce. ter would agree to send out to Amerie According to the wife's counsel, there an official delegation of trade unionist to study the methods adopted ther things are now recognised by societ

cocktail parties-mere prevalent to-day and bring back an unbiased report. am not pretending, and honourable than before Frohibition-jazz parti partics, daringly short ski "petting members opposite who have recently been in America would not agree with paint, powder, smoking and dancing in. me if I did pretend, that everything out public, the prevalence of the loungo

na consort and entertainer lizard" there is perfect. But you cannot get away from the fact that, compared with the wises of tired business men, and in pre-war, real wages over there haverneral the same rights and privileges for: women as were formerly menopelised by rissa by something like 20 per cent.

men. Connel did not suggest this was and, compared with pre-war, real wages

When an ideal state of affairs, but maintained here have fallen by 10 per cent. you have a position like that it is id that the Court must consider society ns

exists to-day and not as in their grand to say that there is no lesson to be

mothers' time. learned."

FROM THE WORKSHOPS.

a Turner, a Machineman, a Boiler maker, a Moulder. and a Pattern-maker.

They are being chosen with the Knes. ledge and assistance of their trade unions, The men will be quite free to form their own opinions on what they see and hear in the United States.

THE COMING WAR WITH THE SOVIET

A Riga dispatch to a London paper last month said:-

The Soviet authorities are looking article in the Russian Press in conner- ahead" is the heading of an inspired

anniversary of the creation of the "Red" Army, declaring that the next war will be a deadly struggle between the Soviets and the Capitalist Powers and urging that schools should pay more attention to the study of warfare, while the Government's most important instrument in achieving preparedness is a scientific and military society whose first task should be the cen version of machinery of the peaceful in- ernment must also keep the people in- duptries to military purposes. The Gov formed of the condition of the armies of neighbouring Powers.

An error of £491,000 in the estimate for When Marsha Wu Fei, Fu told the

reconstruction work at the Alfred Dock, emissaries of the beleaguered Shensi Birkenhead, was disclosed at a meeting troops in Siayangehow than he woull of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board

recently. have nothing to do with the bandits who are using the 50,000 civilian inhabitants of the town practically as hostages, he gave the only answer possible from one who still respects himself and the opinion of others. The conduct of these troops has been infamous.. The bandits have contributed many lurid chapters, to thedition of £105,000, dreadful history of the past ten years in Honan, but few episodes have been more appalling than the fendish conduct of the Shensi troops during the siege of Singang. chow. With such, barbarous ruffians these no commander who desires to pre- | serve even a shred of popular reputation can possibly have any dealings such as they have themselves suggested. But the Marshal's gesture of decency does not solve the problem. The position in Sin

No doubt many of the troops now in yangehow, indeed, is in miniature the Honan will be spilled over into adjacent position that obtains in the whole pro-provinces, but the problem of their main- tenante remains insoluble, for the strong vince. The occupation of the Honan man cannot absorb all others, because of

The Daily Mail is of opinion that such capital by General Chia Yun Ao, and treachery, now extending to all ranks,

imperative need of the country today, an investigation as that outlined by Ms. Baldwin should be made not only g the capture of Chengchow, og the Kinban and therefore cannot even begin the most line, which is imminent, will complete namely, disbandment. When disreputable trade union leaders but also by trade elements are actually disbanded they turn what may be termed the political con- to banditry rather than resume the labour unionists straight from the workshops,

NEWSPAPER. quest of the province south of the Yellow in the fields which most of them formerly and therefore has decided to invite six REMARKABLE ARTICLE IN RUSSIAN

engineering and kindred industries, 19 drive an impoverished and oppressed visit the United States that they may River, behind which General Yuch Wei pursue. It is not hard nowadays to working trade unionists, chosen from the Chun is probably assembling the most husbandman to handitry and civil war dependable of his troops. The task that for a livelihood. It is infinitely harder to have an opportunity of informing them- make a bandit into a husbandman. Honanics at first hand, regarding working now confronts Marshal Wu Pei Fu is has always had a reputation for turbul conditions, hours, wages, and the use of Anitely more complex and more femmidence second only to Shensi. But many up-to-date machinery in representative alie than the task of custing the Kuo- of the men who are now preying upon the American industrial establishments minchun Tupan.

When the hostilities began last Octam country were driven into this mode of life The invited men will include: A Fitter, tion with the celebration of the eighth.

in sheer desperation rather than from her there were approximately 900.00 deliberate choice. The younger men have troops in Honan: A relatively small pre-been corrupted by the example of their. portion of them were paid direct out of elders, and the heritage which has result the provincial revenue. The majority is one that is terrible crough If any. preyed upon the countryside.

This is probably Wu Pei Fu's last thing. their conduct was in many cases worse than that of the banhita. When chance. If he succeeds he will have de several divisions under commanders more served it, and have earned his right to or less loyal to Wu Pei Fu lefs the pro- the great place in his country's history vince to vade Shantung nobody was which popular sentiment has already more pleased, no doubt, than the Honansecorded him, but which the historian will Tupan. Now they have all returned, and otherwise unquestionably deny him. His there are more mec under arms in the sincerity and simple patriotism are oh- province than ever before. What is to vicus. But whether his way is the right be done with them all? That is a problem way is another matter altogether. He that becomes more and more insuluble has failed in his attempt to unify the as the conditions that led them into their country by force once before, though it present life of vagabondage, war and was a revolt in his own ranks that caused Banditry persist and spread. Half of the that failure in the military sense, just as men, and probably all the Shenai-troops, his own political incompetence inevtably have long and urholy traditions of ban-aroused and prospered the political am ditry which no amount of tailitary disbitions of those who brought him down. They There was a. hope that some of the prin- cipline could possibly evercome. revert to type at the slightest opportunity. cipal Kuominchun commanders, recognis-

Mr. William Mössen, O.BE, J.P.. will In the army they are a menace to the ing his sincerity and the hold he has upon reputations of their commanders. Out of the popular mind, would have co-operated accompany the party as Industrial Ad

Steamer are hersby informed that their Goods roty become tufei once again with him in an earnest attempt to restore viser. He was for many years general

with the exception of Opium, Treasars and and ravage the countryside. When the peace and stable government. Undoubt secretary of the Caited Patternmakers re-edly such a tendency actually existed Association and also general secretary of opium-smoking Hupeh commander

If Marshal Feng the Federation of Engineering and Ship Valtables are being landed and stored at their rial into the Godowns of the Hongkong and ceived the deputation from Sinyangchow until a short time ago.

Kowloon

Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., and told them he was ready to permit Yu Hsiang returns this hope will vanish, building Trades.

During the war he was charged with the Shensi troops to leave the city with for the feud between them is too bitter. their arms, their loot, and their families, Everything points to the imminence of a important duties at the Ministry of Kowloon, whenes Delivery may be obtained

As secretary of the National immediately after landing.

Cargo will be forwarded on nulosa he was merely following the disastrous great war between the old Chihli Party Labour

intimation i received from the Consignees precedents which contributed as much as and their Fengtien Allies whose rivalry Advisory Committee on war output, Mr. A co-signatory with Mr.

landed here. banditry and its growth to its present destroy-on the one side, and the Kug Arthur Henderson, Mr. Lloyd George, and before 9.00 ... To-day, requesting it to be Bills of Lading will be countersigned by dimensions. Deprived of any political minchun on the other, and to the inde. Mr. Runciman of the Treasury Agreement influence by their removal from the rail finite plunging of the whole of the North of March 1915 which formed the basis of

after Monday, the 22nd instant, at Noon, will

to Bent and Landing Charges. bo subject way, but still possessing their arms, they into a sanguinary conflict. Perhaps when the industrial provisions of the Munitions the Undersigned Goods remaining analaimed would inevitably have renewed their old it is over, and the issue has been decided, of War Act.

Mr. Mosses has travelled extensively in

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before » Tazoying and other neighbour the situation will have become so utterly ing towns in this notorious corner of the intolerable that the Chinese Militarists the United States and is well known in Thursday, the 25th instant, or they will not

be recognized. Hoban-Hupeb border would again be will be driven to the conclusion that these American trade union circles

The tour will occupy about five or six ravished as they were in the days of wars lead to nothing but more wars, to "Old Foreigner." Henan casts its blight the destruction of the country, and ulti-weeks. The American cities to he visited on all the troops that happen to ho mately to the dire solvent which as en include New York, Boston, Schenectady, stationed there. It has paid the penalty rared people seek only in blind despera- Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland Pittsburg, for its strategic importance as one of the tion. Then and then only will there be Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Chienge. grent key provinces of China, and for its some hape of peace and an agreed govern- If time permite, Niagara and Washingto

will also be visited. celebrated poverty, in progressive in- ment.-Pexing & Tientsin Times. poverishment, lawlessness and bloodshed. There is no surer way to demoralise eren the most reliable troops than to send tirni to this wretched and desolated province. Thousands of men have gradually for. saken productive pursuits and their de vastated bones, in turn to devastate others. Even the so-called "Red Spetrs" are showing tendencies to go the same way, Originally they were organised in defence of their own homes and villages. From that very laudable object to the Assault upon the homes of others, less desperately circumstanced than their own, is not a particularly difficult step. And so it goes on. The struggle for survival has become primitive, and as is always the case, the issue goes to the strongest and most desperate.

The Daily Mail, which has stipulated that its guests shall be working trade unionists in good health and over 30 years of age, will provide during the tour for each of the men chosen :-

(1) All his travelling and hotel expenses. (2) Full weekly wages, time or piece Compulsory weekly insurances will also he paid. These moneys will he sent to the men's wives or representatives' weekly.

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(3) An allowance of £90 for out. (4) A personal allowance of £a'weekly. (5) A life and accident insurance policy, For £1,000 for the duration of the

tour.

INDUSTRIAL ADVISER.

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All Claims must be presented within fifteen of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

Optional Goods will be lazded here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the Blenmer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, including

will be subject to Rent No

habits.

When the Hupeh troops left for Honan our contemporary in Hankow paid a rare "For tribute to their impeccable conduct.. some months past," it says, "we have had a period of peace in the Wuhan cities in circumstances which, when examined impartially, reflect the greatest credit on the military organisation con- Some- trolled by Marshal Wa Pei Fu. thing like 300,000 troops have been passed through this centre. on their way to the various fronts. They have arrived, camp ed for a few days, and departed. As far As the general run of the foreign popula tion are concerned, they might just a well have been three hundred." Many of these troops are now in Honan Thou- sands of others, who only nominally ac bave now joined them. The province is reaching the last stages of destitution, and it cannot possibly support all of them, or even any large proportion of them. able instrument for the seizure. of poli tical power in Peking, and with it the possession of the revenues that are sup posed to flow into Peking's coffers. But the capital is no longer the source of wealth it used to he. The railways, which formerly yielded many millions, are rapidly falling into ruin.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goodstate of Insurance will be effected by us in knowledged allegiance to Yueh Wei Chun,"

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th instant will be subject to Boat..

My case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified Godown for examination by the Cansignees, that they must produce an Import Permit and the Company's surveyors, Mears. GODDARD rigued by the

Exports, Honeterirendent of Imports && DopGLIS at 10 822, on Mondays and The force constitutes, of course, a formid.

before Bills of Lading Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.

All Claims against the Eteamer must be pre- sented to the Undezigned on or before the eth April, 1926, or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowa.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Ca

Agoria.

(8331 Hongkong, 17th March, 1028,

can be countersigned,

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD,

2nd Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road, Hongkong.

Telephone No. 8108, [8309 Hongkong, 12th March, 1926.

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S.S. PAUL LECAT."

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES * MABITIMES,

NOTICE.

ONSIGNEES

LAIC NEWS of Cargo from MARSEIL

All damaged Packages will be arammed on Monday, the 2nd instant, at 10. s.m., by Messrs. Goddard & Dongis.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

C. B. MIOLLIS,

Acting Agent Hongkong, 16th March, 1926.

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