1911-08-23 — Page 3

"ANOTHER SCENE IN THE

COMMONS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23 1911

"Why doos he not withdiaw," shouted Lord Hugh Ceoil,

The Speaker: The noble lord is Mr. Asquith and Lord Hugh - the Inst. whit ought to complain.”

Cecli

Passion lamod up again in the House of Comunions on Tuesday afternoon, July 26, and there was

SIMPANG SUMATRA RUBBER.

Debentures to be issued to "Naine him, name him," Provide Working Capital?" preamed Radicals and Labour"

The adjourned annual meeting members, Lord Hugh, updeter. rod, was on his foot again will of the hembers of the Sinipang the Prime Minister withdraw his

|ussertion ?" Mr. Lowther assumed La storiér manner: "Just ask

thes asible lord to sit down.”

nother seeno, in which the Primi Minister and Lord High Cecil wore the principal figures. Mom- - bors gave themselvis over to a fit

Instantly Mr. F. E. Smith was of fury, and for a time the ordinary

up; and the Ministerialists at proceedings were at a standstill,

* Attest it soomed that the after-pted to smother him with a elumni of“ Divido, divide." - The Boon way to be tranquil, thigh young K.Ú.svóico is very peng

Prepaid Advertisements.

Mr. Curritt also spoke in sup- port of the suggestion, adding. that as a director he appreciat- el the business-liko manner in which the committee had dealt 2 WORDS $1 for & insertions or with a matter which was by no monas a pleasant one.

# for one week, ‹ →→→

BOARD AND RESIDENUE,

Intimations

THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO OF CHINA, LTD.

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS.

HOMEVILLE Morrison Hill, Telegrams. splendid view of the harbour, 19" Sparkleak' . minutes from Post Ofice by electric dare; entraina 153, Wanchai Road,

Afr. Wickwar said he would have much pleasure in acting Sumatra labber Company, Limit-upon the suggestion thrown out 01, was hold on July 17, vote of thanks to the committee. by the board, and proposing a Wihester House, B.C., for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee of investigation ap-inga pointed on March 8 list and transacting other business. Mr. J.. W. Lintnor presiod.

The Chairman sid: Gentlo- Mon,

since we

Jast met the com-

This vote also was unani-Apply at the house. monsly passed, and the proceed-

terminated.

CABLE RATES.

many of those who took a promi-trating, nud he min ago to make mition appointed by you to in the high charges for Atlantic

storal centre again.

a

bonchos below the

gangway

do

*

[1280

IO LET TWO ROOMS suitable; Cas Offices in Alaxandm Building, 3rd Floor For particulars plens

Tephone

518.

16, Des Voeux Rd, Hongkong,

MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.

- ESTIMATES GIVEN FREE,,

apply to F. Binukhead and to 1912 Large Stocks of Fittings, Cables, Wires and Accessories

held in Hongkong & Shanghai.

RETAIL SUB-AGENT

WM. C. JACK & CO.,

14, Les Voux Road, Hongkong,

SOUTH MANCHURIAR

The discussion which took place at the Imporial Conference PAYMENT OF MOTHEIS neut partin Tuesday'slomonstruit pierce:the din. Do I under-||

cables is, boing. taken up i

"Larger and Better Babies. " tion vero in their placos, Questions stand you to rule that the expres have made their report, which has the Outsa House of Commons,gions, in connection with the

vestigate the affairaqf thecompany Candu, says the "tilobu." T were asked and answered with the son of the Prime Minister is ont

A women's conference on hy businesslike calur of onlinary sit of under?"

been direulated to the share-whore a short debate on the Royal Sanitary Institute's Con tings, until it came to the turn of

have thisisod of that utter holders. You will soo ilra the Mr. Asquith to reply to inquiries.and have called on the next ques

question took place on Tuesday, forence at Belfast, discussed the result of consultation between the the Dominion Postmaster-General State endowment of motherhood. Thou for #gimrier-of an hour tiôn,” said the speaker,

committee and the board is defined the present position, ex- Tho subject was introduced by members on cách se raged at Mr. Birrell. rosé te reid out

arrangement for providing pressing himself strongly of that the national industry of Dr. Eric Pritchard, who said. each other, and the efforts of the written reply, but the noise working capital. by the issue opinion that the rates should infint production and infant rear- speaker to secure order were futilo, was so great that no word of debentures up to £10,000, be lowered. It appears that ing was manifestly muddled. When Mr. Asquith came into uld be heart. Me. Gwynne which is considered ample to the English cable companies, In spite of all that had been done the Honso he was loudly chored persisted in standing

-discussion with Mr. tliero was still a large wastage due by Ministerialists, who rose in in spito of the speaker's war carry alle estato on until it is after their places to welcome him, ting and at last Mr. Lowther self-supporting. The issue of Shmuel, the British Postmaster-to bed-rock poverty, and a well- was not long before he was the told him that his conduct was debentures is guaranteed by Cioneral, have already agreed to organised systom of 'endowment disorderly. At the close of Messrs. Guthrie and Co. Ltd., reduce their rates for somi-urgent would eliminate most of the caused Mr. William D'Brien asked if question in Mr. Chwynne asked Me. Thomas Carritt and myself, well afford to lo, particularly leto poverty. The hopeless prospect unroded wires. This they can of death which were directly due

BOS) the Prime Minister had given whether the words insolent but the shareholders will be given cause an increase of business front of the functions of maternity con- any pledge that Home Rule wino,"applied to him, he said, would be carried in the present by Mr, dolin Ward, were in order an opportunity to participate in ficheaper rates will certainly conducted under conditions of ex- Parliament, and Mr. Asquith re-

The Speaker: Ton. nembors the issue. The sharehollers will pensite for most of the redused treme poverty reduced many a plied that the only pledges the will see that some of the pors me chiefly interested; I export, in revenue; the French cable commother to the verge of despair! had given were to he found in alities that pass, between the twothering of the progress, which out. If no reduction is made the upon hor. The sense of security panies, however, are still holding long before the actual crisis came his public,atterances,

After Captain Craig had asked not reach my ears. Ti some

has been maile on the estate since British Government, recognising and confidence which would be if Mr. Asquith know that Ulster respects. I am glail | emot list, met. An additional 130 the urgent necessity of cheap con- conferred upon the mother by -was not going to take any form of hear th would eat acres of Hoven have been planted, munication between all parts satisfactory scheme of owdowment itself, to the principle of a State in the improved growth and devel- of the Empire, has committed would certainly find its reflection Ministarialists at forth a mighty fire as the floor. I know there inrense this, uftiniately to 700 hore is a good procodent for this many of our children.

aid it is hoped towed onllo neross the Atlantic.opment before and after birth of effort to prevent him from being a grant temptation to do it, hourd. A slim swaying figuro, with but I must respectfully okres Thalabour force is bean in the construction of the Pacific

Dirt and Stupidity. livid facp, he turned from his at them to desist, because: reduced to about 130, which is cable somo years ago, a cable One of the overwhelmingly taker to the speaker, Hotten makes debate in a proper sense considered sufficient to keep the which, aftor continuous opposition splendid points in Mr. Lloyd wot Hottentot," rang in chorus impossible, and I ani placed at a estate cloan. The reduction intaken in hand by the British, vided for maternity. The mother by the companies, was at length George's scheme was that it pro- through the House. Sit down, great disadvantage through not sit down, Divide, divido! For Ting able to hear and to, and the fabour forces was carried out Canafian, and Australian foven was to be endowed in her capacity minutes this continued. The judicate at the timo upon the without cost to the company,ments, mulquickly reduced the of mother, and not in her capacity motions of Lord High's lips as lie offending word:

and the recovery of the advances rates vary considerably. But the of wife. craned forward towards the

has added to the working capital oven those what objert le State strong believer in the sanctity of Alanticratesare still to high, and The sponker said he had been a speaker were, the signs that be

our disposal. The unge enterprise have admitted that the home until, in connection with wing not a syllable

ment has been changed-Mr. there is a case for a State cable. the medical samiuntion of school Dale has left and been replaced In principle there are no reasons children, he came into personal The House afterwards wont by Mr. Scian-4-whu in woll gains, but many reasons for contact with several thousands of into Committee of Supply and commended, un we trust, will the State, as most European fly of these poor women had tolographs being in the hands of their mothers. The vast major disused, on--Revenue well for us. The latest reports countries have seen for years, and little conception of the meaning the methods of valuation of lan:| building by the Valuation. Cous from the East are all very one they are now beginning to see of discipline, obedience, or order. missioners, Mr. Austen Chamber-couraging as to the condition of in the United States and Canada; dito, dirt, stupidity, and in- nin orging that there should be the estate, and we think the sluicheapening of communication,ment of the great mass of such in practice, too, it results in alliciency constitulad the environ hotiers may feel assured that hier is of great value to the homes. an inquiry,

prospects are improving. how beg to propose:-"That the re- port of the Committee of Investiga tion, now submitted to this meet- ing, he and the same is roby

Hour: Rule, Lord Hugh Ceril roso my append to bom, members in bringing this fotol planted area up with other question, and these souts not to carry on a cross- 10 (31)

could heard.

Captain Craig eroated a diver- sion. "I wish to know, sir,

whether you will put the Stand

g Crime in force, is your in on Tuesday?"

The Sporker: I shall be

pelled to do it if this entimes, but I hope not.

Lord Hugh Cecil again' tried to make himself heard, and was again met by tumult By means of scattered syllables and the extremes! use of his lungs, le managed to make it understood that he desired to know if the

When at the close of question time Lord Hugh Cevil and Mr. F. E. Smithe rose love the lose they were fondly joed af by the Ministerialists.

Tho House rose at 11.10 p.m.

VACCINATION.

tf

The report, which has liden adopted.

motion, which was carried.

:

business community, the Press, and the general public.

CLOTHES AND THE MAN:

OD

RAILWAY

SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE

BETWEEN.

THE FAR EAST & EUROPE, via DAIREN.: SUMMER SCHEDULE. (Effective from May 1, 1911.)

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS. TRAIN SERVICE, composed of

excellently equipped Staping, Dining, and 1st Class Cars, is operated between

Deiron and Changchuu in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains ad with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Stunner Service by the 8.8. Kobé 'Mara" and "Baiki Maru (each 2,877 tons) as follows:

161 Ulash

"NORTH" BOUND.

Shanghai (Stommer)........ Dairen (

Thur, Sun, Sat: Tues. 6.00 8.m. San. Wed. Fri.

"

Fares

$10

11

I

Y14.95

)......AN (S.M.R. Train).....

Mukdou

...AT.

1.60 p.m.

"1

Y11.60

1. J.LY

2.05

"

21

Changchun

8.80

R 9.00

(Russian Train)... Lv.

9.80

"

71

Harbin

Ar.

*0.10a.m.

Mon. Thurs, Bal. Stato

The time was not ripe for the serious consideration of communal establishments for the rearing of infants and young children, Int he thought most of them were agreed that Mr. Lloyd George's Bill offered no adequate provision

Commeling at Harbin_with: {

WA-

State

Ex jgon press Litator press

for Mos- for St.. MOOD COW. Pet'g

SOUTH BOUND.

T

State Sale Wagon Ex Ex-Lit

Conpreting at "Harbin will press press from

fromSt from Мок Pet'g. Moscow DOW

9.00

'#

Y11.50

31

Harbin (Russian rain)... Lov. 11.20 sm. Mon. Changchan (

J.... (8.M.R. Train)...., Lv. Mukden(

Wed.

Fri

...AE

Y14.35

"

Daire

¥40.00

Shanghai

J... Lov..

Steamer Lv.

)...AR]

17

8.25 p.. 10.30 19

0.10a.m. Tubs, Thurs. 6.25

"

51

11

D

Bat

"

...dr.

1.30 p.m.

Noon

Wed. Fri.-

Sun. Tues.

Prime Minister intended to with-precated at a recent meeting of] . Mr. D. W. Lovell seconded the Paradoxically pugh, says the mit his Home Rule proposals to the the Metropolitan. Asylums Board

"Clobo" this is an age which takes for safeguarding the welfare of contry.

That does not arise in regard to the epidemic That the directors' report and ant yet is for ever, talking about give a maternity benefit of The Chairman next proposed all recourt of indi's clothes our babies. His plan was to out of the question," said the all-pox prevalent in London speaker, and there was prolonged |

accounts for the period onded Ministerial.choering.

not long ago;"provides a marked September 30, 1910, be and the them. A man with a fairly well-1308, without any sickness beno- The next question on the paper comment, says the "Globe," on same are-hereby adoptod." cut suit, decent boots, and a pass-fit. Much more was requirod was responsible for a continuance the efficacy of vareination, #1]

Mr. E. F. Slade 'sroonded this ably now hat, can, as it is com-than this. No seleme of materni- of the scene. In reply to the sevenly cases ādanitted into otion, and it was agreed to. monly expressed, go anywhere.unless it provides every slying-in endowment could be complete William O'Brien, Mr. Asquith);

On the motion of the Chairman, stated that he could not yet say the Board's hospitals, forty-six serender by M. T. Carritt, Mr. D, Yet it is a fact that, quite apart woman with the optional services of what finncial advice.thi Gov-| were vaccinated and twenty-two. W. Lovell was re-elected a-dire from those we look' upon as fad- of a capablo and oflicient midwife crument might avail themselves nuvaccinated. Two cases were tor; and on the motion of the dists and cranks, a goodly num

Tree of cost. in contection with, Home Rule, labelled “ doubtful"; ôn this Chairman, seconded by Mr. Lovell, ber of people are constantly Free Food and Clothing- Mr. Ruperi Gwynne (Unionist) point.

Among the vaccinated. E. F. Slade was re-elected telling us that our present fash

An efficient midwifery ́service rose at the far end of the House

member of the board.

ions uro hopelessly absurdd, viewed should be supplemented by the and demandel, Will the right there was oné death, and among Mr. Carrut, in proposing the impartially from the threefold domiciliary visits of properly hon. gentleman communicate is the unvareinated nine deaths, ro-election of Mr. d. W. Lintner to standpoint of health, comfort, or trained health visitors both be proposals as to Home Rale to the One of the “doubtful" Pases a sent on the board, said that gen-beauty. As for the latter con-fore and after birth, and both House before he communicates died. Yet, in face of this evidenen oman had to work very hard for sideration, there are, we beliovo, midwives and health visitors them to the Presa?"·

that the process of vaccinations is the company, and was of groat quite a number of honest, if self-should be enipowered to dispense This was apparently a reference advantageous as a means of pre-service to it.

deluded folk who would hold up free benefits of food, clothing, or

• Russian Tinin Time is 23 minutes ahead of the 8.3. R.Timo. For instago 19 Mr. Asquith's action in issuing | venting a fatal issue to cases of Mr. Slado scronded the motion, their hands in horror at the bare other necessity which they might

6.p.m. by the former is 5.87 p.nu. by the latter. his unspoken speech of Tuesday small-pox, there will probably and it was adopted.

idea of man wishing to improve think proper for the welfare of EXPRESS EXTRA FXS ...... Y8.00

Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service. for publication, and he was very romain, americally unimpaired, On the proposition of Mr. H. This

SLEEPING CAR SUPPLEMENT......Y5.00. appearance. For these the State's new citizen (Cheers.) indignat.

TICKET AGENCIES--The Company's railway and steamer ticket are those fanatics who persist in deery-Brice, seconded by Mr. Mumford, people ugliness is synonymous In the course of the discussion obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Bleeping Car & Expres The Premier's Retort. ing the importance of a medical Mesure. Wyatt, Williams and Co. with godliness. But surely we which followed two opinions wore Trains Co., the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Shanghai, Messrs. Thos. Cook & Bon, A most insolent question," device which the alvance of were reappointed auditors, must all agree that never in the expressed on the biological aspect and Belsebareau der Hamburg-Amerika Linia. he remarked. "Hear, hear," seientific discovery has placed at Mr. Brice proposed a vote of history of mankind have clothes of the question. One was that RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO Horst (Tal. Add.; Yamato ") at roared the delighted Ministerial-the-disposal of the modern com thanks to the Chairman and his been so uncomfortable as during it was a proper thing to limit the Dairen, Port Arthur, Makden, Fushan and Chaugehun, all under the Com- ists; they continued cheering, munity. There are fanaties in eallongnes on the board for the the last century or so. Then, as number of children so as to be-pany's management.

Lord Hugh Cecil, his oyes every branch of life, but the kind manner in which they had regards health, there is hardly a stow better caro on the children | alight with excitement, sprang question of health attracts, not received Mr. Addinsell and himself doctor who would not neknow- born into the world and prevent to his fort to address the speaker, without reason, a particularly in connection with the questions edge, if pressed, that he owes the great amount of infant mor- Tel. Add. Mantetsu." Codes: A.B.C. 5th. Ed. A. 1. & Lieber's The cheers of the Liberalséhanged virulent sect. No one cares how which were raised by the commit-Juilf his patients to our tight col-tality. The other opinion was into shouts of anger, "Sit down they, not as regards their own tee, remarking that they both hop- lurs, heavy clothing, and unhy- that though it might be in the they cried. "Hottentot, Hotton-tealth, at when they attack of that what had been done would gienic foolwear. Indeed, medical interests of motherhood to limit tot." There was a Babel of noise hygiene as framed in law for tho be of some assistance to the men must be tired of preaching the number of children, it was for a time, but prosently Lord benefit of the nation they are a future of the company,

to deaf ours, and it is a strange against the welfare of the Stato. Hogh got in a question au 'to source of more widespread Mr. W, Arthur Addinsell fact that whilo-we are crazy on At the same "conferenco-Dr. whether the Prime Minister's uso danger. Hostility to the Vaccian- seconded the vote, which was proper sanitation, botter bouse-Jolin McCaw, Belfast, read of the word "insolent" was in or- tion Act is an especially in-unanimously accorded.

room, and so forth, we dor. "Is the word 'traitor'in or defensible tenet of a cartain

nover paper on the reduction of infant and about The Chairman suggested that think of adopting a reform a mortality from measles. It was dor?" exclaimed Mr. Robert Har-portion of the Radical Press, a vote of thanks to the com- clothes, which, would probably nothing short of amazing, ho said, court hercely. There wasn tem- which is nover more complacent mittee might come from the care mare ille thun.all the sanitary at parents continued to look porary full as the speaker rose. than when it can twist a mingis body of the meeting, as those reforms we have been indulging upon measles as a trifling com

Noillier word is in order," ho terial torance the subject gentlemon mi holpod the direc-in during the lust two or three plaint, in spite of the fact that it Tel. Add. Announced: "Withdraw, with- of vaccination into an expression tors very considerably in carry deandos. Heroin the ancients killed more children than all the draw" domended both sides of of prejudice against the exemping through a most difficult were certainly far wiser and more other eruptive fovers added to Ages: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD the House together, ← ·

{ advanced' than dürselves,

|tion clauss.

tak

Igether,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY

DAIREN.

FUSHUN C.O

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST.

Output 8,500 tons per day.. wooks always on banil at Dairen, Newchwang and Tientsin, Septe Caloo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang. MINING DI PARTMENT,

Frash

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

Manleta. Codes ́A. B. U. 8th. Ed., A. 1. Albida?a

DAIREN.

Uvugkung, 29th April, 1911, "

(390