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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917.

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THE “PALISADE,”

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HARBOUR OFFICE EXAMINATIONS.

The following have passed examinations at the Harbour Office during Febratry :---

Master:-Messrs. H. D Hatih.

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First Mate-Mesars. G. 0. Moust, H. Giffard, and W. E. Earle.

[have control of, sverything now merchants - who deal-only under: Trinity House, the in paraly British - produce... to Bosed of Trade and the | remain untaxed. This proposal |Consular and trade portion | bas already been submitted to the į Continued from `Faqe 4) of the Foreign Offios servios. It|Chancellor and has his attention. Assisting the Chist should be should not be dominated or under - As regards the Consular between twenty and thirty Comsay department or servios other Sarvine, this had probably better missioners of Trade. These gentle- than its own. The Minister abould { be left an'it in—at least' for the men abould not be officials; they have power to frame apprentios present generation. The atmo should not be civil servanta; laws, to bring forward legislation, sphere in which prewat Consular and they should be engaged on to educate (technically and con- and Legation officials have lived ordinary commercial contracts mercially) the young, to arbitrate and been brought up precludes of five years esob, renewable at in strikes and look-outs, to co-any great hope of their regenera- option on both sides. A Board of ordinate production with require tion from a trade standpoint. If Commerce should be founded in mente,

obtain oohesiva | Britain OLE re-organise the London to advise the Minister en warking between the foreign, Foreign Office, then and then financial only may something, be possible. all matters pertaining to Great commercial Britain, and this Bard, might policy of the Governmennt, Of the Consular Servios in China well contain a representive from to educate the working classes in there are, in the writer's

• Miners' Union, Seaman's practical economy, and generally opinion, three Consule General

Eve Union, a Steelworkers Union, two to do everything possible to and

Cossals who three representatives from organise the nation for the might well be used in any trade Manufacturers Auscoiations, economic atrife, even as it is now service scheme adopted; and, of SPLENDID FLAVOUR. Banker, a Merchant, and two or organised for military action. the juniory, perhaps half a dozen. more of the Trade Commissioners Responsibility should be taught But, at the best, these men are Boms on Leave; and, whatever its to every working unit of the not fitted to go out into the work- composition in other respects, it British people. Everything poss--day world and hastle to find should contain shout 25 per cent.ible should be done to make the out what is going on, nor are they of workers' representatives, 25 per people feel that England in some trained observers of the economic cent. of shipping and seamen's thing more than a name that to needs of a country, and long years representatives, 25 per cent. of be English means that one is a of constant snabbing by their merchantile representatives and member of a family bent on superiors in Peking and London 25 per cent, of men who live proving to the world the sound-have dulled whatever sense of abroad and know foreign requires of its ideals; to make the initiative they once possessed. Englishman abroad feel that he is All the Consular officials are not not alone, bat is being watobedrogues Trade Commissioners

A dispute between contractora fools, or

but their sad helped and protected as other upbringing has been, in the was heard by the Paisas Judge should here offoss in evary grant i market in the world; they should nationale "are: to make our last degree, unfitting them for at the Sammary Court this morn not be tied down to their offices, merchants and bankers feel that the work they are supposed to ing, the claim arising out of the

Second Mate Menart. J. E. but should be from to travel over they owe more to England then perform, and they have been erection of the open-air cinemata- their districts, investigating trade they can ever repay, and that all taught to regard the Permanent graph theatre at Kowloon last Bagg, and H. Tarby.

Two contractors of Secund Class Engineer ****** and openings for business; and mast band together as one con- Departments of the Government sammer. they should have well-organised crete whole (or go under); to make a gods that could do as wrong. Yaumati and Kowloon were waing Messrs. A. W. Anchant, W. Nib offices capable of getting out the work people feel that, by In regard to China it is of little two other contractors for $597.50. block, G. A. Brown, and H. W.

their efforts, the whole fabric of use for us to try to strengthen our being the balance das ander a Bill, neossary reports immediately the matter resches them, so that our Empire and being bangs, Consular service, for diplomacy contract manufacturers should have the and to make cur manufacturers has done its utmost to weaken Mr. W.B. Hind appeared for benefit of information within the rosline that upon them and upon our political position in the plaintiffs and stated that his serva in-clienta mere sub-contractors, and first two mails of its reaching their efforts depends the economic country in order to the Commissioner's District well-being of all our raos. dividual ende, and the existing | defendants the original contrac- Head Office. The Foreign Lst na so order our Government Servics can do all that is tors. Defendants obtained the Offse should not be par- that we shall feel that we alone necessary to hamper British contract to build the "Palisade" mitted to edit such reports, are not the only ones responsible; subjects. The shipping consuls open-air theatre, and they sub-let to withhold any of the that, if we have to pay the pensity might be brought up to date by the contract to his clients. They information contained therein, sa for sins of omission and com- the appointing, in Shanghai, had done the work, bat had not in the case to-day; nor should mission, so slao do those abors Tientsin and the larger ports, of receivad full payment, it be necessary for Consals and us; and let us by every means in senior men who would take Evidence was given by Mr. V. others to depend on marobanta car power endeavour to enlarge sufficient interest in Britain's and others for news of contracts our outlook on life and the ont-welfare to give the necessary opening, for no one gives away look of those at Home who papers to ships requiring them, any information he can use him make up our country. If this be whether in affios hours or not-sa self. Taking the Est, there done, then mach of the pettiness, our competitors do; bat over and should be one Commissioner at much of the meanness and beyond this, the writer does not Saigon with Indo-China as his its attendant mizory, will pass consider that say blending of territory; one at Canton with from us, The war's sading will consular and trade service should Kwangtung, Fakien, Kwangesi, not mean a new Heaven and a be attempted, Yannan and Kwaiohow, as his new earth, so soms seem to As to the Crown Colonies, these territory;

at Shanghai imagine. We have had to leave will in all probability come in for with Obakiang, Kiangai, many of our cherished ideals either direct representation on Kiangen, Hapeh, Hanan and behind us during the past two the Empire Council or they will Anhui as his territory; ons at years; we have had to make many be accorded a greater measure of Tientsin with Chibli, Shansi, sacrifione; can we not then make self-government than is now the for the defence, Mr. Daniel Questioned by Mr. Goldring Shantung, Kanobaris and Korea still more for

general case, Certainly no colony of Great said that the original contrsot him district, and sgood, or must we relapse into Britain should be governed by a price was $1,080, but that was subcommissioner at Chungking the old

borizons packed Council of civil servants, later reduced to $990.67, beowne who would look after Szachuen, bounded by the old shibboleths as is now the ease in certain in only two-inch concrete was put and the Yangtze above fahang, and by our bank balances?stances; and the fact that this is so in, instead of three-inch. As a A Ministry of Commerce, found refloats badly on the strong feel-matter of fact, the contractor had Shensi, Northern Yoona and Kwaishow. Ons Commissioner ed and headed by broad-minded ing of civil liberty which Britons been paid $995.17, which was should also be at Yokohama, and men who are capable of a world-abroad ought to-and made up of both osah and, matør- one at Omsk in Siberia, with per-wide outlook and of sympathy mont aranlly do-possess. il, There was extra work done. hape coe or two sub commis-with the workers will not change

Patriotism and education alons sionern at other points in Siberis, the face of life in one or two will bring our people to that question of the interpretation of After some argument on the and one for Java and the Islands decades; but it will do more to plane of life and thought which one dlause in the contract, the This would give six commies- remove the numberless little ioners and three juniors for the frictions in life between they should scorpy amongst the case was adjourned sine dis, the whole of the far Esator a pot-workers and manufacturers, and be reserved for periods of military meantime, to be dealt with byki. nations, Self-sacrifice should not question of amount due in, ihm ential baying market of at least between these and the merchants strife alone, and a grestor messure Hemlitt, architect.

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Daniels, who said he was one of thasyndicate which had built the "Palisade" open-air cinemasto- graph theatre last year. The defendante in this case were the contestors, and there had zevar a complete seitlement, because the work was never pro- perly finished. He produced a letter from Mr. A. G. Howlitt architeor, indicating in what respects the work was not com- plate,

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for entertaining expenses. The themselves and our country that condemned to prison; but a high the workmen' dwellings there Juniors should receive from $500 share of the world's trade that our Government officis! who consist- best calcuated to raise the tone or for Amistant-in-Office to $750 sacrifices and losses entitle us to ently neglecta danger signals for ideais of those inhabiting them! for noting Gommissioner, with Among the leaser things that. yesta and canser the country smitable allowances. No commiss- we must do to hold our trade

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and cuffering, agony ioned man should be employed for position, the formation of a trado receives the Garter and great ment of Britain est its people in typing, filing, eto, but Eurasian bank looms large. The writer is riches. Remove the differences responsibility, and ordered logic? right -thinking, olerks and book-keepers should aware that such a bank has of omnipotence, make the officials What art doon it make to aid the be used, together with modern already been formed; but unfor-equal with the people actually popis office appliances and systems. The tunately the selfishness of one their servants, in fact as in name builders and men of wide outlook?

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Admission 50 cents. system of distribution of these clars towards the reas of England and the people will feel it readers of the Telegraph have

al 3 to 6 PMC Trada Offices might be left over, bus crept in again, and has made that they have

Admission 20 cents. but if one ware put in France, the bank formad saademic in stake in the country and as much them read Bansard for any period will play on the both days. Tes a great a any doubls on the subject, let The band of the 18th Punjable ons in Middle Eampe, one in principle and impossible in work-interest in its welfare as the Gorefore the war and note the pifl-will be obtainable on the Ground Spain, one in Italy, two in Bassis, ing. It is to have no power to crament. To-day if the Welsh ing foolishness to which the coal miners strike, the prese and Mother of Parliaments devoted Atlantic States, one in Middle though every German trade bank pablic raise their voices as one her time, or let them study the Hongkong, 28th February, 1917 and another in Western Amerios, lived on its current socguatemia in condemnation; but what has one in Mexico, one in Quili, ons order not to compete with other the Government or the people regard to Europesa polisias be- notions of the Foreign Offics in. in Peru, two in Brazil, one in the banks; in other words, it hán

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the hope to hold te own against sommarketa in times of peace, war has taught us anything at 5.15 PM. world's inhabitants within the petitors.

educated their children in patriot-will be seen in the pesce scope of our Intelligence Depart Whilst we cannot teach patriot jam and economy, shown the ions of our people; but, walau mats. The great self-gov.ning ism to our merchants abroad in workser the nose ty for working on look to one Gornemme Colosion, the Crown Colonies and words, we can in deeds, and if sogulier as one penis instead of the guidance, unlendirme sun WHITE BULL TERRIER India have not been considered the Chancellor of the Ruchenroly-comeded me of classes, there was is so the mods for PUP (dog) al months old; în ikis scheme, as we have menos is hard up, a scheme might com. we might to-day hope that these we in the future then it has done odd eyes; from No. 3. New at our disposal of making econo-mend itself to him, of taxing men would realise the necessity in sie panny the war will have Goverment Quarters, Wong- mic/political arrangements with British merchants abroad to the of self-sacrifion. But we have taught në lissie, and the last seats neichsong Road Any person shes that should permit of our fall of the British income tax if never raised a hand or voice to of our being will be worst than detaining the İ ́asfogaarding our trade with them they deal in foreign maanfan. mid them and we have permitted 115 Areta

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