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ing the development of China's own Endustries, and there are heavy dels imposed upon what are re- warded as articles of luxury. These a the ordinary features of any protective tariff, and it would be teng if they were missing from

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that in England. No worker in a Chinese mill earns more than the the Chinese scheme of “safeguard- | equivalent of a shilling a day. The industry. It has been states importation into China of all but that the Chinese Government ex the fine counts of cotton yarn has fers the annual Customs receipts already ceased. More than half this to increase - by" the" juivalent of spindles and looms now operating alt £2.300.000 is a result of the in China have been laid down since "haposition of the new duties. Of 1927, and looms are now increasing Inster than spindles. At the end this amount a million sterling is

of last year there were 3,500,000 wat to have been"garmarked for the

ring spindles and 20,000 power pment of unsecured foreign loans ---shich are estimated at about 45 looms in eperation in China--and still three-quarters of the cotton millions sterling. two-thirds of which has been advanced from cloth used by the Chinese: is hands It is reported that the made. A very small increase in the Chinese Governmen; has offered to price of imported piece-goods re- make an qunual payment to Japan salts in the demand for the foreign article immediately dropping off, of a £300,000 on this account, but this suggestion has not been consumers turning to the home-

made product instend. received with any great enthusiasm.

Japan has a strong position in the by the Japanese interests concerned:

Chinese market, and will make a From the British point of view, the chief interest in the new tariff great fight to hold and improve that position, Japanese financial proposals lies in its application to

interests in Shanghai," Tientsin, the textile industry. China is Hankow, and Tsingtao alone are tremendous market for piece-goods, estimated at 23 millions sterling, Thrilling Berials and in spite of tariff and other whereas the capital of the four phetacle, Lancashire may be able British-controlled mills in China is to secure a good share of the busi-about one million, of which nearly #1:43. Certainly Lancashire men half represents the investments of will try, for in spite of many de- pressing and disappointing experi ences during the past few years. Lancashire manufacturers are by no

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ANOTHER PIRACY.

Mr. and Mrs. Powys Drummand | Business Given To Employees.

Mr. Oscar F. Grab, of New York, of the A.F.C., Shameen, Canton, have received many congratulations who for the last 20 years has beer, on the birth of a daughter last one of the outstanding figures in SMALL CHINESE COASTER. Sunday. The infant is the great the garment industry, has an grand-daughter of Mrs. W. V. nounced that he is turning over his Drummond, Dencarte Estate, Shang business, valued at $1,000,000 to a hai and the grand-daughter of group of is employees whose co- Mr. H. J. Sharples (recently re-operation had contributed largely tined Commissioner of Chinese to his success. Mr. Grab, who Customs) and Mrs. H. J. Sharples of Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.

H.M.S. SERAPH" GOES TO HER ASSISTANCE.

A small Chinese steamship. the s-a. Wong Shek Kung, owned by the Wo Fat Shing Company arrived in the harbour late last night, having, been pirated while on

Д voyage

Saigon. The vessel left at 10 p.m. from this port to Hoihow and

last night, with 200 tons of gunng bags, but there were no passengera. The crew consists of 11 Chinese and there is a Swedish Captain.

handicapped as they are with high costa of production-the legacy of war-they have shown a determina tion to make a fight for a fair share of the great market in China which has yet to be developed.

A recent message from London stated that most Lancashire traders are probably prepared to face an

emigrated to the United States increased Chinese tariff without

from Vienna at the age of 13 and began work at a drug store for protest if they are assured that

An additional attraction at the week, has been consistently liberni likka will be kimnitaneously abolish-

1.20 p.m. performances from to in his relations with his workers, ed. In the absence of such assur morrow to Saturday at the Queen's championing the principles of cot ance, goods will continue to be sub is provided by "Nina and Jack" lective bargaining, and of arbi jected to all kinds of illegal taxes will appear sightly in a series of ploys 300 workers in hinta well known couple of dancers, who ration in wages disputes. He eru and charges at various stages of eccentric dances Among the out-

here, and has dressmaking estab progress into the interior, restrict standing numbers of their, reper-lishments in France and Belgium

He is abandoning the present Busi- ing the market of imported goodstorie is The Dance of Death," an

item which has been well received ess because he is tired of it, and to a comparatively small coastal wherever it has been performed. will enter the banking field a vice- area and depriving the Chinese The Argentine Tango" and an President of a new banking house. Government of much revenue. We intricate Gypsy Dance" will also must assume that full consideration given. Usual prices are being Kipling's Gold Feat.

charged. of this important, paint will "be given by the British officials en trussed with the task of negotiating A notice on the window of an office in Cornhill, London, invited with the Chinese Government City people to come inside to enjoy asetirance of n kind has been the unusual experience of seeing a already given that, likin will be Lancashire cotton loom at work. abolished simultaneously with the The louis, which during the work The ing periods made a noise which operation of the new tariff.

could be heard nimost above the heman vein; it is the proan echo custom bas beim quite recently City traffic, were in charge of some of that good old "If exhortation panied her to her anchorage. The described by the Canton Govern- girl operatives from Preston. The which people are so fond of recit vessel was unable to send signals to ment as "worse than banditry purpose of the demonstration in ing. But at this time of the year the worship and launches as the London was to draw attention to there is a certain melsacholy plea and offenders warned that they will ne invention which experts regard- sure in establishing the fact that Pirates had stolen everything that" be severely deal with but the ex as of much importance to the even the author of "If has o could be used to send signals. bad eld custom goes on all over industry This is the Whittaker casionally suffered from cold feet.

automatic looma piece of mechan. In Mr. E. V. Lucas's new book! the country. The Chinese them ism of a most ingenious kind which about the Calvins there is a brief selves are the worst sufferers from can be fitted to any existing loom extract from a Kipling letter reply. this infamous practice. and should Leaving aside technical details,ing from Sussex to an invitation: what this invention was shown as I shall be happy to come if I am be grateful if the tariff negotiations doing is keeping the machine sup-alive, but I fancy I shall be frozen Sir Henry Pollock, who attended now going on between the Nation-plied with weft without the neers dead. in another twenty-four hours. the opening ceremony of the Penin. alist Government and the Powers re-sity of stopping the loom every for Never again will I spend another sula Hotel yesterday, was greeted minutes. Normally in a non-auto-winter in this necursed bucket-shap matic loom the worker stops the of a refrigerator called England." and congratulated on his recovery machine, takes the shuttle out by This seems to indicate a moment by a large number of friends. Yes- hand, and substitutes for the empty when that “ perve which is the cut-

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sult in its early disappearance.

News and Views.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mok Kin, an employee of Chin Sau, Yia, of. No. 2, Smithfield, Kennedy Town, on a report that he embezzled a sum of money.

The forthcoming wedding is a nounced of Mr. C. D.. Palmer, of the Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd. whose address is given as No. 333, The Peak, to Miss D. Goodman, ol the Kowloon Docks.

:

Lancashire In Cornhill,

"Cop

Mr. Rudyard Kipling's address to the Liverpool shipbrokers, with its testimony to the nerve that meets all manner of trouble with the inherited conviction that no- thing really matters so as one keeps

one's nerve, and in that certainty, overcomes every "handicap without too much clamour," was very mach in the accepted, hundred-per cont.

According to the Water Police report a message to the effect that the Wong Shek Kung had been pirated, was received from Gap Rock yesterday evening and H.M.S. Saraph was at once sent out to"". render assistance. Ploice launches also weat out and on the ship's arrival in British waters accom

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SIR HENRY. POLLOCK.

unfortunate

full one. In this inventing edge of imagination had sem terday was the first time he has tion this is done automatically, and perarily failed but with what been out since the the "weft fork is utilised to put human and endearing violence is accident many weeks ago when he the changing mechanism into opera- the failures expressed! It is not slipped on the floor in his own tion, and this replenishes the quite in the strong-man-armed shuttle with a new cop" without manner of I but it is a very its being necessary to stop the loom, appropriate reaction to some aspects

of the English. winter.

Still Hope For Amundsen?

The pessimism of the rest of the world concerning the fate of Capt. Amundsen, lost sight of when he

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Novelist And Students,

When Mrs. Burnett Smith ("Annie & Swan") the novelist addressed-

or an"

Much house and broke his leg sympathy has been expressed for Sir Henry during his trying con valescence, and his many friends were delighted to see him not only up and about once more, but look- ing very well.

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK.

NEW NOTES. NOT BEING FORGED.

On November 13th Sir Edward-disappeared on the seaplane Lathom Glasgow University students in conducted the Wireless Chorus and while searching for survivors of the sapport of Sir Herber: Samuel's wreck of the Italian airship off Rectorial candidature she was in Orchestra in a performance of Spitzberger, is not shared by the merry mood, and gave a lively ad- She opened with, Now, "Tom Jones," which was broadcast Danish Arctic experts, who consider dress.

it still possible that the marooned you boys, you're not to interrupt from the Daventry station.

explorer may be alive on one of me. I may be an old bean the great icefloes that are continual old bird or whatever you call ty drifting down the east coast of ity but you've got to listen to me Greenland from the north. Amund Later she confessed that it was sen and his four companions each fifty-two years since she wrote ber carried a gun and 350 cartridges, first book, and she said that she

The Hong Kong and Shanghai and the 'plane was equipped with that fact dark. A girl asked her Banking. Corporation ask us to say did not see why she should keep couple of non-sinkable rubber boats. The men were warmly cloth about her next serial story, due to that the report published yesterday ed and had plenty of matches in be published shortly, and received morning (cot in the H.A.D.P.) to

It's the most wonder watertight tins.

the reply: Game in the form ful story that ever was written.'s the elect" that a large number of of bears, walruses, seals, and sea

said Mrs. Burnett their new notes had been forged was birds is abundant in the line of The world, drift between where the party were Smith, was pretty old and tired entirely incorrect. last heard of and Greenland. The now, and it needed youth. with all pontoon, believed to be that of the its enthusiasm and brains and in- Amundsen 'plane, recently recover-pudence, to make life happier for ed from the sea off the coast of those who were growing up in Norway implies that the plane the poor conditions of today itself has been wrecked, but that Although I came here to speak to The Senior Magistrate, Mr. R. E. could well have happened without the women students, I'll let you & secret," she said. injury to its passengers. The boys into Lindsell, who has been indisposed Danish Government steamer Gustaf Every woman is an individualist. during the last few days will refolm, at Scoresby Sound, has been They sometimes hunt in pairs, and aume his duties this morning. His structed to consider itself as being they have been known to go with place at the Magistracy has been in a position to brar of the Amand the berd, but in reality,, with the sen party at any moment now home-making and home-keeping in. filled by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, by Eskimo messengers from the stinct so strong within her, every

numerous little trading posts up the woman is an individualist, and I stated: cast coast af Greenland. It seems a am here to tell her the name of faint hope, but it would be an extra- the party which will give the in- dividgal the best chance the ordinarily fine one to see realised.

Liberal party."

A Chinese cook in Manila, apply ing for a job, innocently presented this reference:-"This man cooked for me for six months; it seemed much longer. He left on account of

lineas. My illness."

Mr. and Mrs. Mei Luz Fong and party were among the passengers who left yesterday by the s.s. Prexi. dent Cleveland for Shanghai. The celebrated Chinese actor has had a most successful season in. Hong Kong and Canton.

A

Public School Boys' World Tour.

Arrangements are being complet- ed in London for the voyage round

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The report arose following the arrest of a Chinese from Canton on a charge of üttering forged notes from the Straits Settlements.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal servatory at 6.15 p.m.,"

The anticyclone is central over the Sea of Japan. Fresh monsoon will continue along the south-east coast of China and

the N.

China Sea.

over

Labour Government And The

Press,

Local Forecast:-N.E. Sir Robert Donald, discussing fresh, fair.. The Newspaper of the Future.

Cricketer.

winds,

At the fortnightly meeting of the the world of between 40 and 50 Sanitary Board held yesterday public school boys most of whom afternoon. Mr. G. R. Sayer, "Fresi-will be finishing their education in an address at the Institute of when the Christmas holidays arrive. Journalists, suggested that an inter- dent of the Board, announced that It has been organised by the Public eating problem would confront a Duke Of York And A Boy the next meeting will be held on

Schools, Empire Tours Committee, Labour Government if it came not December 9th (Thursday) owing to of which Dr. Montague Randall, only into office but into power inde- the Christmas holidays intervening. formerly head master of Winchester pendent of any other party. He The full story is now known of After the close of the Kowloon is chairman and Miss Margaret spoke of the increasing tendency for the circumstances in which the Duke Court proceedings on Monday eight Best, Lord Wynford's eldest sister, the newspapers of the country to of York was asked by a London remand prisoners were being con-

is the energetic honorary secretary, be controlled by group "nwnership schoolboy cricketer to help him to The boys will be drawn from schools and that that in England 99 per obtain a new ground for his club. veyed across the harbour on like Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, cent. of the Prees would be hostile The boy, who attends an elementary. Yaumati lauach when one of them.

What school in London, wrote to the Duke Rugby, Wellington, Winchester, and to a Labour Government. a woman, jumped overboard. member of the faunch crew rescued Stowe, and they will sail on January would such a Government do? It stating that he belonged to a cricket 4th from Southampton, returning to could not establish a censorship, or club which used to play in a public her and she was sent to the Govern that port on May 17th. Going out suppress newspapers, or imprison park with a soft ball. They had, ment Civil Hospital.

by the Panama Canal, they will editors. But it might declare that however, been turned off the ground Gene Tunney, writing

about cross the Pacific, spend seven weeks the prejudiced and hostile attitude by the park-keeper, and he appeal- boxing in America, and Governor in New Zealand, touch at Aus of the Press misrepresented this ed to the Duke, whom he had heard Chinese shareholders. The rapid Alfred Smith of New York, Demo tralian ports, and will return by country abroad and injured our was interested in the National eratic candidate for Presidency in Suez, with a day or two at Colombo. national prestige and credit. If it Playing Fields Association, to help growth of the cotton industry in. China during the last few years bas

the recent election, writing abouth Egypt it is hoped that they will sought a counter-offensive an instru- them if possible. The Duke replied be able to visit the Pyramids. Acment was ready to its hand. It invited the boy to call at his house New York, will make their literary

"radio" serve itsin Piccadilly, and after seeing himy caused a great disturbance of trade

debut in the new 14th edition cording to present estimates the could make

entire tour will be possible at a interests. A Conservative Govern- took the matter up with the LC.C. mans disheartened. They know the in cotton-goode in this part of the " which is now being prepared for boy-probably less." The lads will casting. News collected by B.B.C..in question had been temporaril of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, charge of not more than $160 per ment bad already socialized broad. It was ascertained that the park publication.

be in charge of a master from one reporters and from foreign "radio" closed as the turf was being re At the Summary Court yesterday of the public schools-possible services could be broadcast to sub-tored. The reconditioning of afternoon, before Mr. Justice P. Eton, and on the voyage out he scribers and amplifiers installed in ground was hurried on as the ret Jacks, the Wai Kai firm claimed will give lectures on the places to public squares, halls, and meeting of the Duke's intervention,

The Committee, on places, where news and entertain-within a fortnight the park we 851.50 from Fai Kwok Tong, alia be visited.

The opened to the youngsters. the Chang Kwok Ng, for goods sold which are represented the Colonial ment would be given free. and delivered to the Lok Yuen Kui and Dominions Office, the Board Radio Times, an official State paper, the boy paid another visit Tea House, Mr. C. A. Russ-ap- of Education, and the Department could be turned into a daily journal, Duke's residence, this time tha peated for the plaintiffs and the of Overseas Trade, has already published in several national cen- smiling face, and Ielt case for the defence was conducted organised two other toure-one in tres, and all listeners would have that they were "all right in," and there is every reason to believe by Mr. F, E. Nash. The defendant Bouth Africa and one which has just to buy it, as programmes would be adding Please thank India Lancashire knows that this that Lanenshire-men-are-grappling-was-a-partner-in-the-Lok Yuen Kui concluded in Canada- but Miss published nowhere else. Its circulavery much. The message uly dis, balin, competition in bard--almost impos with their present, difficulties much Tenshon, which had now gone out Best tells me that this is by far the tion would run into many millions conveyed to the Duke, Ambitioun tour which has yet The Government could develop the ed the club with some

news salasofyanddisk are LINE sible to meet, since the Chinese more seriously and crentically

partner but his Lordship gave judg-been attempted. There sectis

it a medium of propaganda, ordinary grieket balle be par ment to the plaintiffs with costs, coat of output is about one-tenth of than has been their habit. Heavily

dificulties they are up against in world, and both Lancashire and China. They know that of the 127 | India will have difficulty in making mills in that country. 46 are under good their losses in the Far Eastern Japanese 'control and 77 are operat market. This is not the first time ed by Chinese. They know that that British manufacturers have China is now almost self-support- had to face a difficult situation ing in the matter of supplying yarn, arising out of the imposition of heavy duties upon their experts. and is actually exporting yarn to

no doubt about its success.

Fer

sage

Duke