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A Real DRINK.

BOAR'S

GUINNESSS

HEAD BRAND

FOREIGN EXTRA

STOUT

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1926

A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION.

SOLE AGENTS:

GANDE, PRICH & CO., LTD St. George's Building, Ice House Street,

TILL CENTRAL No. 135.

HONGKONG,

WE CLEAN

FURS,

Carefully, thoroughly and at very moderate charges. The finest of FURS lose their beauty unless properly cared for, but well treated they may be made to last for a long while, re- taining their lustre and charm.

SEND TO THE MODERN DRYCLEANERS.

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The Original Mackay

·were.

80-YEARS AGO The Firm of Mackay the first to

introduce

OLDET LIQUEUR WHISKY

Its success has led to the existence of many inferior Brands offered under similar title. MACKAY'S THE ORIGINAL LIQUEUR WHISKY combines in rare age and choice Bouquet the perfection of Highland Whisky. A Healthful Tenio-itastixfen snil leaves no craving. Used in the leading chaba through. out the world. Costs no more than ordinary whisky. Jbtainable from all the Leading Stores in the Colony. Wandmale, Äpext-BRADLEY & Cón Ltd,

The touic food for all the family is KEPLER

MRADE

MAHR

Cod Liver Oil with Malt Extract

To busy adults it gives health, increased strength and vitality. To children it supplies the body-building elements necessary to bring them to healthy maturity.

battles of two tiras

KEPLER GOO UVER CIL

İMALT EXTRACT

HAZELINE' SNÓW”.

(Trada Masks

Preserves and brightens the complexion.

In giaan pota

(Az áll Glamists and Staror

LA BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO.

LONDON AND SHAN O'HAT

“All Rights Reserved

BRITISH GLASS. "PLIGHT OF THE INDUSTRY,

[BT. A SPECIAL CORRE

DAILY TELEGRAFË

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uncertain. « It must be remembered that the English method of making fine table glassware is an entirely dinerent method from

the - Continental. The English method employs more labour in

inpro Glass in some form or other enters a portion to the output, but it must be largely into our everyday life that the highly skilled. The resulting article is industry which supplies all these varied very much superior to the article pro- needs must obviously be one of national dured abroad by foreign methods. The importance. The general public, how-main hope of the English crystal table ever, secim to be quite unaware of the glass manufacturer is to develop the plight to which our home factories, English method as against the foreign admirably equipped as they are, have method of manufacture. At his own been reduced by foreign competition

method the Englishman is highly efficient, Many highly skilled graftsmen are walk-

and can beat the foreigner, but if the ing the streets, unable to obtain work for

necessary highly skilled labour dies out; which a long and laborious training has,

the Englishman will have to adopt for- fitted. them. If the public would insistign methods, of which he has had little on buying glam produced at home at

or no experience, and will be correspond- tremendous impetus would be given to

ingly handicapped in competing in the this great industry. Apathy is to some

world marketa. extent responsible for the present stat

The pressed glass trade is particularly of things, but cost is a great factor.

hard hit also. It must not be thought The British glassmakers claim to have fo the superior or luxury glass; high- that the foreigner confines his attention established a clear case for the imposition class pressed ware, and even the humbler of duties on imported glassware, but their efforts to obtain assistance under the duced in such household commodities 1s pecassaries in moulded goods, are repro- Safeguarding of Industries procedure tumblers, goblets, salad-bowls, caraffes, have hitherto failed. The glass industry celery vases, salad bowls, comports, has been under a cloud for many years; candlesticks, vases, and so on. Further, distressing figures as to unemployment good old British names are applied to and the closing of works can be cited. foreign productions of this kind, which, One manufacturer has closed down three works capable of giving direct employ are the more readily accepted by the having, no distinguishing mark of origin, ment to 1,000 people, and unfortunately uninitiated or the careless. there is no question of his restarting them under existing conditions In this connectior it must be remembered that craftsmen not only have to show aptitude for their work, but have to go through many years of arduous training. When necessity demanda, other commodities can

The pressed-glass trade. has been brought to a wonderful degree of effi ciency in this country. This glass is pro- dueed at a much lower cost than the hand- made article. Fine examples of a strik- ing degree of brilliance and durability

be turned out by men not specially skill-are on the market in practically all ed in that particular branch of industry, anges of the usual domestic commodities, but it is impossible to replace glassmakers not only of the utility but also, of the in this haphazard fashion. There is, in-ornamental type. For beauty of form deed, a very real danger that the indus and design, allied to serviceability, our try will be crushed out altogether if some pressed glass is unsurpassed by that of efficient system of safeguarding is not

any competitive nation. The cost is cut brought into operation. It is contended on the current price of raw material and as fine as possible, being carefully based that, without in any way injuriously allowing for a decent standard of living affecting any section of the community, for the operatives, n standard that ca

not be lowered. a great part of the work now done by foreigners can be secured for our own works. Not only would the highly skill. ed craftsmen benefit, but the way would be clear for thousands of additional workpeople, attracted by the prospect of security, to qualify for employment in an interesting and artistic means of live lihood.

"BEY BRITISH GOODS."*

British cut crystal ware has a strong for those who have to study economy our claim on those who can afford it, while factories offer the most attractive pro- dusts in pressed-glass, designed to suit the pocket and satisfy the taste of the most exacting and critical customer. If purchasers would regard it as a national daty and patriotic privilege to insist that whatever the class and kind of glass required it should be of British origiu, that in itself would go a long way to overcome the tremendous handicap of foreign competition under which our works are suffering, and would this automatically react to the benefit of the community at large. It is safe to asume that at present the majority of people do not trouble to asertain the origin of the glass ware they purchase. It is so little trouble, after all, to make the enquiry that it would surely be thought worth while if people realised the plight of the craftamen in this great British industry and their own responsibility in the matter.

CHEAP FOREIGN IMITATIONS One hardship which causes bitter dissatisfaction is the facility with which a foreign maker can, at no extra cost to himself, unscrupulously imitate a success ful British design which represents the Jabour, thought, skill, and financial out lay of the home manufacturer. To keep abreast of the times the British maker is constantly at work evolving new designs and shapes. Sometimes success is at once achieved, but more frequently, he has to create a fashion. The orders be receives at first are not sufficient to repay him for the initial cost of introducing new goods to the public. By degrees the demand grows, but when it has arrived at the stage where it has made the article a paying proposition the astute foreigner The war proved the potentialities of comes on the scene. Having procured a the British glass industry, and under sample and thus saved himself all the temporary pleasures of protection 'a great initial expense, with the advantages of revival took place. It is surely unfair lower cost, more particularly of labour, that foreign goods which duplicate and he pats on the market an unblushing imitate our own productions should be imitation, or, in the case of a registered dumped on our home market, thus de- design, makes just sufficient alteration priving our factories of the demand that to enable him to avoid the consequences is justly their Manufacturers are dis of his piracy. Needless to say he can do couraged from making heavy disburse this at a price the British manufacturer ment for plant, moulds, &c., to develop cannot approach.

new ideas and designs, realising that the

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WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH IS IMPOSSIBLES

BLOOD

VETARZO DEDIOITE

Apart from the expense of designing initial expenses are not justified when Never before was there anything like it, nor are its marvellous properties likely ever to and making a new article, it is necessary the foreigner can seize upon the perfect be equalled in diseases arising from impure blood. It searches out and expels from the to show a sufficient variety of designs, ed article and reproduce, it at lower vital current every lurking trace of poisonous matter, caring blood and skin diseasca, although it generally happens thas only cost without incurring the preliminary profulous and glandular swellings, bad legs, abscesses, aloers, eczema, guut, Thauma one of them takes the public fancy, and, of course, this is the one the foreigner.

outlay.

It is safe to say that the home industry, golire or Denbyahira Neck, etc. It improves the general health and quickly seizes upon. The Continental manufac has reached a crisis. Many thousands of more long-standing bronchitis, asthma and hacking, straining, pascals cough, turer collects just those lines of English workpeople are idle, factories are shut

too often the preomsor of consumptioning and ant manufacture to consumo da forthcoming to restart production by VETARZO For barvous Breakdown and Ohrenlo Wooknes

which, hate taught on down, and it je vital that assistance be

LEX WITHOUT HEALTH IS LIVING DEATH

BRAIN AND NERVE FOOD. VETARZO KEGULATORS. Sale and Reliable

asured demand. He need make no trials providing work for which both crafts.

of various shapes and decorations. All men and factories are so admirably

this has been done for him. He has be equipped With regard to the cheapness English Price 3. (either remedy) The VETARZO REMEDIES CO, Gopal Oak, fore him what it has been proved the of foreign glasa, the maid factors are the NW5, London, Eng Unpriompled alan may try to sell you something clos or British public wants. All he has to do is low rate of wages paid, the long hours extra prodit do not accept it: Inslet on haring VETARZO, The genuine has words to set himself straight away to produce it, worked, and the fact that owing to high SETARZO REMEDIES' on Government Stamp. Sold by LEADING Casa Cakages.

One of our best-known glass companies tariffs the manufacturers have ao outside reports that out of five glass works three duce to the full extent of their countries are closed, and of seventeen glase, tur requirements at profit-bearing prices. In competition to fear and therefore pro naces fiftem are idle. The productions"

of these two works may be presumed to addition, they deliberately manufacture as far as concerns crystal artistio in excess of their home requirements, and tableware, as fine is anything of the kind by so doing cheapen their total output, in the world. Approximately hall their and therefore can afford to sell the excess output is exported, a fact that amply production for export nader cost if proves the efficiency of the production. British factories are much higher owing

necessary. Further, the Tf this company is able to compete in to Health and Unemployment Insurance, oncosts in the world's markets with only two-scran

teenths of its furnaces in operation, how and heavy taxes and rates much better could it compete if it could A popular movement is how afoot de- put more of its plant into production signed to promote the demand for British

A SKILLED CRAFT. THE ESTENED.

goods. During this month and next im There is another side of the question express object of giving practical effect portant districts are combining with the which is not generally understood, and to the slogan, that is that there is imminent danger of The Fresident of the Board of Trade bas Buy British goods." the skilled labour necessary for making expressed his cordial agreement, and has hand-made glassware dying out in the said that the increased sale of course of the next ten or twenty years British goods means increased prosperity This kind of labour requires careful throughout the country Ina special training, and young men cannot be ex sense litis appeal applies to our great pected to go into the trade and pass glam industry, the condition of which through the troublesome early stages of calls alond for practical support from it when the outlook for the future is so the State and the individual

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