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COMMERCIAL NEWE.

·Malayan "Coal.

operationa

Australia's Trade with Japan.

STATE PURCHASE.

HE HONGKONG, TREEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 1917

that after it is over they will bs tackled in such a way and with such a determination to solve them so we have never before

Views of the Working Classes. Known.

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"Prohibitionists," Mr. Hodge. The output of coal during 1916

added, “are endeavoring to rom the Malayan Collieries at

Mr. John Hodge, the Minister stimulate public opinion and Rantau Panjang, mo.e generally

Washington, May 26.—Ameri- known is the Rawing Mines, of Labour made an important force the hands of the GoTarn-

101,846 tonn, any the Chief statement to a representative of ment in their direction. I have Government authorities are

the Observer with regard to not come across any man in the hibition in the army brought H. K. & S. Banks n.

taking steps to enforce the pro- Secretary in bie annual report working-class opinion on the sub Trade Union movement of any about by the passage of the For some time the outpat was fect of State Parobase. Mr. standing who holde with that

MARINE INSURANCES. restricted owing to a "pani”)

new Army Bill which forbics!

Cantons having been encountered in the Hodge was a member of the activity. In fact, all with whom the sale of alcoholis ligaers North Chinas

come in contact

any officers or men Unions north mine. Shortage of labour Central Control Board, and it is I have

of the Army. Everywhere Yangtszes and the want of essential supplies generally understood that his declare that prohibitionists are tended to restries the extension opposition to prohibition and seeking to exploit personal opinion

apport of State purchase ex-with the war as an excuse. My throughout the country, probi pressed the feelings of the work own view is that they do their bition in the Army is being log classes whom he represented cause more harm than good by strictly enforced. Bars, hotele, H., Fires

clubs and other places have been on the Board.

this exaggeration of the evils of “For very many years,” hesaid, the drink traffic in hampering the notified that they must not well It is interesting to note the

the Trade Union movement has output of manitions. It is not true liquor to cfficers or men in ani- Douglases expansion of trade between Australia and Japan sicce its been strongly of opinion that of the great mass of the workers, form. Already all the border Steamboats Foutbreak of war. Japan is rapid State purchase is the best solu. I have had letters from time to posts on the Mexiqan, frontier Indos (Def.) ly capturing the toy markets tion of the problem of the drink time from many of the larger have gone dry, according to Indos (Pref.) I formerly monopolised by Ger- traffic. In the early days there employers in the country declar. dispatches from El Paso many. Whereas Australis pure was a question of municipalissing that drink has not diminished chased £3,000 worth of toys from tion, but the more it was dis-the output. Japsa in the first five months of cussed the more it was realised 1914, the figures rose to £25,300 that municipalisation did not fill for the corresponding months of the bill. It was open to serioas laat year. Taking the same objections. Take, for example, Manchester, where the munici periods of 1914 and 1916 respect- ively, Australis bought $12,000 pality, being Progressive, might decide to municipalies and worth of Japauese ostion tinues in 1914, as compared with £53-oartail facilities, with the ear- 000 worth in 1916, and £3,500 rounding districte still going on worth of porcalsin in 1914, 8a in the old sweet way. If Max-

gainst $52,000 worth in 1916.

Mobilisation of Ficance.

11

CHILD-CRIME IN GERMANY.

Increase Attibuted to Hate.

A sad increase of crime among German children between the ages of twelve and eighteen is

Shells

The Secretary of War, Me. Baker, be appealed to the Govers- meat of all the States to assist in Sugars keeping the mobilisation districts Malabons free fröm immoralitïen.

The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Kailans Daniels, has written to Me Clark, Langkats the Speaker seking for his support Raubs in legislation to enforca for the Tronohs

Urais sailors of the United States NarY, prohibition similar to that which the Army Bill imposes apon membersof the Army.

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chester were to decide on a policy of closing at night for the purpose of forcing people to go to bed earlier, the tramway system into The definite entry of the Un-Salford, for example, is so easy disclosed by Dr. Albert Hellwig sister with a kitchen koile in Centrals ited Stater into the war says the that to some extent the experi- in his recent book on "The War order to steal her savings. At H. K. Hotels and C. Empress of April 11 hssment would be nullified. and Crime Among the Young." Hamburg, on July 14,-19'5, two Land Invest. given a real impetus to marketa. "Again, municipalisation meant | pablished in Germany and re-girle, aged respectively seventeen H'phreys Est. It solve the most argent of the that a municipality could prohibit viewed in the London Daily Mail. and fifteen, entered the dwelling Kloon Lands inancial difficulties. It takes off the drink traffic altogether. If The German author is a police of a woman in the Elantrasse, Shai Lands aur shoulders the burden of that were done there would be court judge whe, to get material murdered the woman, and stole West Points supporting much of the financial (the same objections, and in for his work, "scoured German what they could find. Add so Fand economic load of the Allies, more pronounced form.

newspapers, obtained Dome on through scores of pages ad means that vast financial and **As opinion ripened, therefore, rous reports from inatita- nauseam!

LAMIC TESORICES, to Bay nothing the Trade Union movement came [tions and societies which care Crimes of sheer bratality seem Amen, are at the disposal of the to the conclusion that State par for the young, and finally be to show the greatest increase, for Hons of the Alliance. We could chase and State control was the wrote direct to the police author which Dr. Hellwig is aid to give have struggled on as it was. But only sensible way of dealing with ities in several hundred German the following reagons :--- the obief dangers are the question, the Trades Union towns." Tb Inst proof-sheets of j "(s) Economic conditions removed, and the stress is Congress has decided in this the book went to press on Jane poverty in the fret period of the relaxed. So that, during the sense. Besides putting the whole 27, 1916, we are told, so that al-war and high wages afterward: Dairy Farms. week, we have seen the foreign country on one level, the great [incet exactly two years of war are, (b) Anti-sducational infances Greencislands exchanges

moving decidedly result would be that you would covered. In our issue for July fathers absent from home, slacken-H. K. Electrics atisfactorily. Finance can be res pure beer. The object of the 8, 1916, we cited Judge Hallwig's ing of school discipline, trashy H.K-Ice Co mc bilised faster than floots; and State would be to secure a pure articles on the subject in Grenabe- | war books and films; (0) Fewer Ropes faster for then new armies can be beverage. Then, take away the ten Berlin), where some generalis- policemen, caused by the mobil-Steel Foundries: 1. rested. The United States has, element of private profit from ations were cffered on the theme estion, and the stonesty for Tramis, Low Level sa.

Trams Peak, old n. Extracted to herself by Ler enter the traffic, and the public house that now in presented with start- youthful criminals decreed in the

Trams, Peak, new n. prise and her resources an import manager would have no interest ling particulare. The British re-early days of the war.”

Lenndries . B mat part of the wealth of the in increasing his sales. Indeed; viewer notes these details in his Though the author is very die. Waterboats

Allies during the war, and they under a well-regulated State syc. sunimary of the German work creet on this point, for he is a paid Watsons know 'return into the commontem an increase in sales would

"In Berlin in 1915 there twice servant of the State, the British Was Powells Voci s part of the wealth acons almost be regarded as detrimen- as many crimes among the young reviewer finds a conviction that Morning Posts I.

Malated, duzing these resre, tal instead of beneficial.

as in 1914. Munich reparted that the "hate campaign" is an im- Our loans to

Allies, our

*** Another argument in favour in the first three months of 1915 portant cause of the increase of and especially oar money of State purchase is that the the number of young criminals youthful criminality. As weread prid-down-in-the United States public-house would be made what equaled the total for 1814. From in the Daily Yall .. for purchases in America, bare it was originally intended to be, Stuttgart came the news that "It appears that certain Gar- bees by far the most hampering a place of rest and refresh crime had very considerably in- man ciroles agitated against the financial burdan that we have meat. It would become a sort creased, especially among those inculcation of hats, Edggesting. borne. In a war of endurance of working men's clab: The of school age. Frankfort rejoiced that the schools should be employ sad attrition money counts, sad ideal public house would be set in a decresse of 55 per cent, of ei to spread better influences. ith the resources of the Repub in some place where it would minor offenosa bat an increase of This called forth a deores (Erlana). lin at their back the Allies will have pleasant enrroundings, with, 40 per cent. in serious crimes. from the Prümian- Government ediftinus to fight without the perhaps, & lawn tennis ground The German author is amazon, Jangry 15, 1916, in these

brain, Mr. McAdoo's

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saring döxiely, which belara and bowling green. There mighted at a long list of such reports, terms *Wishes have been ppressed them. The great pbangs be something; also, in the shape especially as hundreds of thou, expressed recently that the tes- T/T *** ink be meoptary situation waica of a winter garden, where people sands of youthmaged from sixteen chers in our schools should Demand

result to our Allies from could sit and take their glass of to eighteen were not at home but combat by suitable instraction 50 dis American financial probeer under ideal conditions, and in the German Army as volun- the spread and deepening of 60 d/B...********** 2/5 3/16 gramme is reflected in the room might be set apart for tears,

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"His conclusion is: From all for the future reconciliation of T/T Singapore ...... franc, and siso in that of the ditions might be made such that Italian lire. The sterling ex- no man need be ashamed to take these figures it is evident that civilised nations. No opportunities T/T Japan

be permitted for such T/T India. ............................. Nom orime among the young diminish- may ohange on New York went up to his wife or child there.

ed in some places during the first endeavours, which are inspired Demand, Indie ....... 4.774. "B81 tOBES movements "If we might describe these as

co & New York) evidently only represents, begin accessories, to the public-house months of the war. But after by the feelings of universel T/T San Francis- [374

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1887 ning. Nobody quite grasps yet there might be some form of ward the incesss was all the brotherhood and international

T/T Marks......... Nom. "Dr. Hellwig could not easily T/T France 3.27 the full effects which may be municipal control, the idea of the greater, at least in the larger peace-piffls." produced by being able to deal leaders of working class opinion one, and as regarde crimes tried

fly in the face of this decree, but Demand, Paris ..... before a judge and jury.”

3.2734 with the United Sates as a being that after the payment of

A few specimen crimes are he works roued it. The last six no interest and allowance for depreselected: generc ne

and partner

pages of his chapter on Cases longer on a strictly commercial ciation and renewals the profite

an- should go to the local authority “å servant-girl aged fifteen 0.devoted to hate. He writes: OpDement that the American for the purpose of extending and was tried by court martial at The excessive excitement of Government's 5,000 million improving the means of smuss. Greifswald and was sentenced to the childish imagination by the dollars bond issue at 312 percent. ment and recreation and beautify three years for wetting fie to a events of the war, especially ai will include 3,000 million dollars ing those ides! public-houses. In granary. Two Potsdam youths they are depicted in trashy liters 30 d/e. Ban Franc-1 isco&New York/ to le used for Allied credits, the this way they consider the curse who waylaid, a beer wagon and ture, is one of the brutalising foreign loans already made in the of drunkenness would practically battered the driver senseless with influences acting on our young 4 m/s. Marke United States to the Allies at a disappear..

his own beer-bottles obtained people in war-time. To inoculate 4 mi. France.

SAL higher rate of interest being con-"Of course, the men in the Ell 168. in loct. Ta Munich on the children with hate would 6 m/s. Francs verted into these 31 per cent. Labour movement who are look May 11915, a nine-year-old boy breed lust for revenge, and could, Demand, Germany.

Demand, New York. 5794 head at par, suggests that, aparting ahead do not consider that killed his sister, aged one year, only bear evil frait..

"The italios are mine, and are T/T Bombay from the gift of from 2 to 34 per this alone would solve the whole by cutting her throat. As Oale

Demand, Bombay... Nom. cent. in interest on the existing problem. The Government magat (Silesia) a boy of seventeen heard meant to show how Dr. Hellwig's T/C Calcutta Allied borrowings which this also pay sttention to housing in December, 1915, that s neigh position compels him to write in Demand, Calcutta... Nom

***weiprosent, as compared ¦ conditions and deal with the ques-/hour (her husband serving in the bypothectical sense, but he'

present basis, the col- tion of a living, wage. Unicon & Army) had sold her borse and leaves only one inference ogen Demand, Singapore, 10224 eposited for them will be man has a living wage he cannot had the money at home. He went is, that hate has been one of the On Haiphong, prem and that the requisition- live in a decent house, Conses there, but, the woman was out, main causes of the incressed On Saigon Am dollar securities for that quently two things practically ran After stealing the money be criminality among German chil. On Bangkok 64

will no longer be neces together. The question of educa: fetobed sofaxe and merdered dren during the waz."

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