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THE

1929. HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,

'LOOKING BACKWARD

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scheme,

despite the fact that the British But even a miners' president is steel trade persists in antiquated liable to crack temporarily after methods, and Germany i ble to weeks, months, and years of meet andorbid the local manusacturersing representatives of the Govern in their home market. Coal is still inent and the scal-owners. dumped on a barge and pulled alang a canal by horses in some of northern English plants.

Slow but Definite Progress, Britain's efforts to increase her

foreign trade and regain Jost markets increased noticeably during 1929. On several occasions the Eritain's Hardest, Problem. Prince of Wales, recognited "as Britain's greatest ambassador, told Coal and unemployment, insepar-hi fellow-countrymen that they The Black Sphinx.

ally locked together, still form must modernize their methods of In India the great Chandi and, ment by giving work to thousands

Britain's hardest problem. Experts sales and contacts if they expected his followers solemnly lighted bon. of men, but it would also be slow

in becoming operative.

The life of the Labour Govern- believe that there was some into compete in present day markets. Gin.fres of British cloth, and preached

meat may easily depend on develop provement in the coal areas during The D'Abernon Mission, appointed The Channel Tunnel

The increased export by the Baldwin Government, visited the doctrine of boycott. The Great which was regarded as a potential ments in the coal mining situation. the year. One was arrested for participating or perhaps mythical relief to the Labour went to the polls in the figures would bear this out, but South Amerien and concluded an in a boycott honfire. The Viceroy, unemployed, made no progress dur-general election promising the there are still black daya ahead for agreement with Argentina for a Lord Irwin, came to London foring the year. If anything, it slip- miners, among other things, a 7 the miners. The late Government's mutual exchange of products. conferences. Sir John Simon and ped a little for reliable reports hour working day. Since the elee plans to transfer the unemployed There were several definite in- his commission returned and were stated that the committee of ex- tion the Government bas been at-miners to training centres and 4tdications that British exporters are welcomed at Victoria station by a perts appointed to study the pro tempting to bring the owners into them for other employment con- becoming more willing to break strong guard of policemen. The blem did not consider it economical-fine, but without any outward suc- tinues. The relief fund helped the away from tradition in the business

cess. The owners flatly refused to miners in their efforts to keep them world. Viceroy issued a statement con ly feasible.

for dominion status"

sanction the new working day, and selves and their families in food, cerning

also balked at the proposed cen- shoes, and clothing. The Prince of India, without the approval of the Simon Commission and before the The so-called "Happer vote" had tralization of sales and distribu-Wales' visit to the distressed areas commission unde its report. This its first trial at the general election. Meanwhile another winter indoubtedly called attention to the was one of the year's real political tion. The result proved that even settled down on the miners and the miners' plight of many who former-

In Yorkshire two ly, gave it little thought. the smartest politicians know very empty shafts.

owners' associations Handsome important eries of Indian little about women. were crisis" that began to look like a and righteous members of Parlia. broke away from the national ori 1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gid. Goverament crisis. The chief fearment found themselves looking for ganization and approved the Gov-i 2.Qta Medoc Claret,

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1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry.

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Wonen Voters,

other means of livelihood, while semo of the newly-elected members were as girl-shy as the proverbial backwoodsman. Labour's general election ry was repeated in the municipal Contests, Labour nominees gained many seats, but was not fol- lowed in the election of Mayors, where the party came third to the Conversatives Bad Liberals, though Few politi- gaining many seata. cians dared to mention the flapper vote" after it was registered for the first time.

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Some Trade Figures. Results of derating and safe guarding instituted by the last Conservative Government, aimed to relieve taxation on some industries and to protect others, have so far been negligible. The schemes have not been in operation sufficiently long to be fairly judged. During the first ten months of the year coal exports increased by 8,243,000 tons, or

Financial Affairs. The London Stock Exchange, flooded with small-priced shares ernment's proposals.

Two remarkable changes took that offered the shilling gamblers place among the leaders of the an opportunity to speculate, suffer miners. A. J. ("Emperor) Cook, ed a set-back that taught the Secretary of the Miners' Federation gamblers a lesson, and was followed and traditional fire-eater, lost some by an official warning from Philip of the blazing oratory for which he Snowden. The Chancellor of the became famous Cook attended a Exchequer, discussing the creation banquet at which the Prince of of a committee to enquire into Wales was the principal guest, and banking and finance, mentioned the after a chat with the Prince told:"orgy of speculation in the his miner colleagues that His Royal United States, and called attention to the prevalence of a similar trend Highness was one of the finest men he had ever met. Cock went on to

at home. Although few small in- explain why he thought so. He was vestors were involved in the crash undoubtedly right, but praise for or the Clarence Hatry companies, royalty from the avowed enemy of it served to curl, the tendency capitalism was not too well received spreading into thousands of Eng in Cook's circles. The incident an- fish offices and homes to gamble a Deared to temper a tongue noted for few shillings in the hope of making

a few pounds. its fire.

Herbert Smith, the miners', Pro....| sident, who always appears at con- ferences wearing a cloth cap, dis- played a temper strange in the peaceful Smith and almost worthy

Philip Snowden followed an un- usual procedure in floating a 5 per cent. conversion loan of no specified limit, to which cash subscriptions were invited. Early estimates in

was that, as the term "dominion status was not clear even in Par liament, it could easily be misinter preted in India. The term had never been used before. Stanley Bald win, curiously enough, cleared the atmosphere and saved the situation for the Government. Baldwin had been dragged into the controversy by a London newspaper, and in answering the paper's charges it the House of Commons be denied the possibility of a crisis, and summ- med up the situation" "We have promised to give India a re- sponsible Government. Do we mean Whether he to, or do we. not " meant to or not, Baldwin brought the Indian crisis" back to earth. Britain was closely concerned with developments in Afghanistan. so closely that the entire British mission in Kabul was evacuated by airplane. Two native caretakers n the mission hedquarters were killed in subsequent fighting. There has

A value of £7.460.000, of Cook. He walked out of a meet- the City of the amount required been no greater contrast in recent years than that of King Amanallah Electrical goods showed a steady ex-ing of the Miners Executive. He to satisfy both cash and conver riding in airplanes and submarinesport increase. Machinery and iron stormed and blew in a manner un-sion requirements ranged between on his visit to England, and a few and steel exports gained, the latter precedented for Herbert Smith. £900,030,000 and £250,000,000, months. Jater fleeing from his native land before a rebel water carrier! At home, Mils Margaret Bond- field, Minister of Labour and first wemah Cabinet member, shared the brunt of criticism for Labour's un- employment policy with the colour- ful Jimmy Thoma's, Lord Privy Seal and unofficial Minister for Unemployment. Unfortunately Miss Bondfield injured an ankle early in the autumn and was forced to retire from strenuous "activity for some time. Jimmy Thomas preceded by a large cigar went to Canada to see what that Dominion could do in reducing unemployment in Britain. Meanwhile the unemployment figures. increased, although" "Mr." Thomas declared that they were largely seasonal and were less than those of the corresponding period under the Conservative Govern ment.

The Army of Workless.

The total number of unemployed for the week ending June 10, im mediately after tht Labour Govern- inent took office, was 1,112,800. On November 4. there were on the regis ters of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain 913,600 wholly uno- ployed, 262,400 temporarily out of work, and 74,000 normally in casual unemployment, making a total of 1,253,000. This was 17,619 more than. the previous week, but 87,770 less than a year before The total en November 4 comprised 066,500 men, 32,700 boys, 213,600 women, and 31,300 girls.

The Government proposes raising the school-leaving age from four teen to fifteen, thus postponing the entry of thousands of boys and girls into industry for one year and requiring more teachers for the schools.. Compulsory education in England ends at the age of fourteen. under the present law, and only a small percentage of pupils leaving school continue their education. If there are no jobs for them, they gh on the "dole," or receive unem- ployment benefit, to which all resi dents in England earning under £230 a year contribute. Unemploy ment benefit rates run from 7 pence weekly paid by boys and their em- ployers, to one shilling and three pence, paid by those over 21 and under 85, Compulsory health in- surance one shilling and sixpence weekly.

The Labour Governinent also ex- tended pensions to half a million more widows and orphans, to be

come effective in January. It is

estimated that the measure, known as the Widows and Orphans Old Age Contributory Pensions Bill, will cost the State 81 million pounds. sterling in course of the next sixteen years.

Reilet Schemes,

The plans of Jimmy Thomas To reduce unemployment were none too favourably received.. Jimmy main tained a fox-like silence when he réturned from Canada, and specula- tion as to what he meant to do turned into criticism for doing nothing. Such criticism was UD- deserved, for Jimmy finally told Parliament that he aimed to spend 242,000,000 on roads, railways, and other public improvements. The Liberale secused Jimmy of stealing their plan, expounded by Lloyd George before the general election. Jimmy's supporters replied that. It was news to them that the Liberals ever had a plan. It is generally. Patentbed that suci s program

would help relieve unemployment

CHRISTMAS

of the The first anniversary abandonment of the Stevenson plan for rubber restriction found the market still dull, but showing hopes of improvement. Dumping of Con- tinental grain on the British mar- kets proved more of a scare than an actual menace. On the whole, Britain made definite, although perhaps slow, progress in 1999 in the attempt to solve the problems that were part of her war heritage.

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