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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917.

THE ERA OF THE

TYPEWRITER.

The Passing of the Pen.

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JAPAN'S SHIPPING INDUSTRY

Barón. Den's Optimistic Speech.

The following is the gist of the address delivered by Baron Den, Minister for Communications, at a

IN THE IGY NORTH.

DOWNFALL OF A WORLD EMPIRE.

Nature's Children in the Great

White North.

Some interesting first-hand in- reception held in his hosoar at formation about the Eskimos the Oriental Hotel, Kobe, recent-appeare in an article in the A pril

Financial and Commercial View of Current Events.

MILLIONAIRES.

Japanese Journal on their Shortcomings.

GAMBLING RAID SEQUEL-

Enquiry Into A Man' Death

Tam after con,

provision to authorise the Pre exigencies of the shipping stood seventh in the world's | enosa while on a voyage to Baffin (is now an old story of this 'wa.darlings of Society, which some of the house. Witness examined

In an article beaded Million Wood held an enquiry into the Hr. F. Hamilton Sawyer, Tat

The Golden Day is foremen by

aires and the Destruction of circumstances Furrounding the Vice President of the Northwest

Human Life," the Foreden die death of a Chinees who jumpe Trading Co., writes as follows: English writer when humanity

cusses millionaires in a curiously from the second storey of a house Farther to the article contribut will become released from "be slavery of the archaic, laborione,

detiched way as if they were in Queen's Road West, which ed by myself on 11th May, we are untidy, slow, and thought-clogg

aeparate branch of the human been raided by the Police in roosipt of reports from

The collapse of Germany's 1909, says she Japan Chrmice gambling, on March 4 Int. D." Ia place of the little aib Washington, D. C. dated 3rd May that has been thought mightier ly by people interested in the number of the Wireless World colonial empire-its loes to its The article is interesting, how Dr. Ma Luk said he saw

the sword be me shipping industry-"Prior to entitled Wireless with the Es enemies of a larger colonial over, as voicing a side which is cessed while he was still cons "The food situation was fore-aniveral typewriter." For his the culbreak of hostilities in limos," by Douglas R. P. Costs, demain than Francs lost in the very seldom heard in Japan. Our sique and could speak. In answer most to-day in the Senate during own people the embargo put by Europe, Japan's maritime trade who kept a diary of his experi-wars of the sighteenth century Japanese contemporary writes to a question, deceased mid he debate on the Espionage Bill's

Millionaires are the spoilt bad fallen from the second storey problem on the importation of the list, but since the beginning Land and Hudson's Bay on board The varying bat almost sident to embargo exporta.

the war it bae typewriter, dubbed by him that of

made the Nascopie," s "Immediate necessity of

sealer and animous declarations of hostility bines to bestow greater benefits him and saw he had a broken leg little God-send to tailing ham- tremendous progress. The mer-ice-breaker engaged in carrying by the Latin-American States raise upon them than apon anybody He did not notice any injury to meded in preserving food products anity," is viewed as a means of cantile fiset of Great Britain, on supplies to various Hudson Bay further questions as to the future else. In retara the millionaires the spine,

bastening the golden day. For the other hand, seems to be suf- stations in the far North. of her commercial empire. Of make use of Society for the pro- An elder brother of decesend British inventors and meanfaat.fering a great blow owing to the Besides foodstuffs, clothing, China, whose rupture of relations motion of their own interests, said he was told by another urers can now be spurred by this relentless submarine

and fuel for the men who battle with Germany was not perhaps This being so, those millionaires Chinese that his brothers with Nature on the fringe of generally regarded in Americs who are not permeated with a drank and afterwards gambled. constitutional and because they opportunity to place upon the waged by Germany,

market the universal typewriter lier stages of the war the ship civilisation, the party took mail-18 an event of high importance, deep feeling of thankfulness It was rather crowded;

Society are guilty of brother wag that will cost only a few dollars. ownere of Norway and the United which to many of them domes like London has very positive ideas.. to The writer, Mr. Twells Brex, pro- Stabas, in common with their Christmas, but once a year." "Twenty years ago," the London grows ingratitude, a detestable fell down. His brother, when he ain, for although they draw him, did not blame anyone "The rising sentiment of Con, ceeds in the London Daily Man Japanese confreree, cleared large The Nsscopis alan had on board Economist writer, "the German nabounded benefita from Society, for the accident. Witness advis gre for legislation to meet the in a sort of prose ode to the profite by their shipe, which trans fow passengers, including two Emperor invented the metaphor they form but a very small reced him to be treated by a Chinese. nation's food problem first broke pro-sic instroment that is suppos velled to all parts of the world. A ladies going to be married'`at of 'the mailed fist' to express debate that started over the high but eschewed: for any personal / owners do not seem to be reaping returning to Rupert's House after Chinese Empire, and now incresaing from the benefits they ly treated by a European doctor.. cut in the Senate yesterday in aed to be tolerated for business present, however, Norwegian ship York Factory, and a younger one) posible menace to the decrepit wealth of millionaires goes onto Hospital. he was unexpected-

six years at a boarding school. sweep of that fist has wrecked draw from Society. If wealth

Mr. Costs is evidently not en- | the whale apparatua of amoured of Nature's children in Kultar laboriously raised in were attainable in proportion" to the intellectual knowledge or

embargo on lin plats for cani

was urged.

The embargo clause was op posed by, eome Senators a u

contended Congrese alone has the responsibility of ordering em

bargoes.

F

The cease to

legible. I know a man who

pro-

warfare In the ear-

and both sex08.

his

jostled and “

tion of the community. The doctor, l'ut when he was taken

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should go straight out from the was accepted in another typewrit of such Japanese ships is put our steward produced a large pan of 1913. Interest on the German the pressure brought to bear upon his own life, and not those of the

ten letter. This marriage is not less happy than other men's.

It was

and

TIMO

such large profita as they did at

Tha enquiry is proceeding. " price of seede, but developed into

"One of the reforms of the rest. The shipping trade in the denunciatione of food specula- tore with sssertions that the best hard-working, efficiency-craving United States, on the other hand, way to deal with them was to lean years in front of us will have has been making phenomena the Great White North. Just an Chins, Berlin has closed another | string them to issap posts or put to be the abolition of the pan. progress, and American ship the ship neared Baffin Land, he of the most hopeful fields physical labour exerted there of blasting powder in a mine

No one socustomed to using a owners are evidently aiming at them behind prison bare.

$6 large fortunes 6.8 mil-which occurred on the 7th instant, "Senatore from farming States pariter ever uses a pen again capturing the maritime trade of eye, a large rowing bost put for the perfectly legitimate ex. ought to be many people with belonging to the Mitsubishi firm, 期 a matter and which caused the lows of 14. denied that there is any real willingly. People who use a the Pacific as well as the Atlantic out from the shore filled with pausion of German inflascolosaires, Bal,

of fact, the majority of people, lives. Following aloes on the heels Phortage of staple foods in the typewriter harden their hearts to This is a matter that deserves the Eskimo people, of various ages and trade.

"A few figures will beet ex- though they make grester intel. of the Osaks explosion, in which United States. Senator John write with it even their most serious attention of the Japanese,

After the boat's load and they must be ozged to

bad hibit the magnitude of the present lecinal efforts or physical exertions er 40 persons lost their lives, Their relativos Sharp Williams declared there private letters. had been s bysteris throughout and friends contend that the de their best for the develop swarmed aboard the Nascopie, and prospective German loes. Of than millionaires, can only earn the Kores disaster may have been the typewriter kills personality and ment of Japan's shipping trade, group of native ladies posed for the twenty-six railway or other sufficient to keep bods and soul treated by the public sa an in- the country and

may be remarked, in passing, their photograph, sarning for loans contracted since 1894 by or together. Why is this? It is significant affair, but in discussing cause of high prices was largely individuality.

ramble when they discover that that the number of Japanese themselves the handsome reward on account of successive Chinese simply because they are not this question of the loss of human psychological. Ho Faid believed the German coraption typewritten lettere are twice as tramp steamers engaged in trade of two ship's biscuite, a piece of Governments, German banks or millionaires in other words, life the question of the number of tong and neway, and always in Earopean waters before the which appeared to please them investors are concerned conjointly because they receive less benefits lives involved in disasters counts fand recently unearthed in

war was not more that half a greatly, if one might jadge by with those of Entente constries in from Society than millionaires. for nothing. The head of the federal court in New York may

biz, and with Aqstris Hungary in Not only do they receive less bene. Mitsubishi would surely abandon have been responsible. Word posed in a typewritten letter and dozen, bat si present the number their baste in devouring them.

"Then," continues the writer, one the so-called gunboat loan" fit, but they are suffering from all idea of working the mine if about 50. According to the latest Benate, Mr. Williame eaid, that

returns, the amount of specie that of particularly uninviting meat, portions of all these debts is now them, directly or indirectly, by miners in his employ, were there is no shortage of food,

"There are schools for typewrit- has flawed into Japan is estimated they gathered round like so suspended till after the war, and the millionaires themselves. In- endangered. Senators Nelson and McComber

ed at more than 1,000 million many animale, taking the flesh in even then it may possibly be held asmuch as the greater part of the To speak plainly, millionaires agreed that there is no reason tong, but one wonders what they

have to to teach. There is little yen. In other words, Japan's their banda tearing it as if they in pledge for German indemni-world's wealth is abeorbed by are to Society what cancer is to Millionaires fear a shortage.

mase of the the human body. Under date of May 8th, our to learn. Four years ago I sat export trade has been in a very had not esten for a month; and ties in respect of damage suffered millionaires, the

for themselves the down to my own beloved machine prosperous, condition. In these plastering their faces with the fat by Chins in the submarine people find themselves unable to absorb Seattle house states:-

blockade. circumstances it is not surprising in the process.

pick up money enough to allow nourishment which is intended "By a vote of 55 to 11, the as an absolute novice.

that the insufficiency of freight

"Tae odour from the skin of "The ten ships now in Chinese their families to lead anything to benefit all people, and the fact Senate of the United States, has alarming for half an hour. The accommodation should be more the bairy seal (in which most of ports, including a North-German like comfortable lives. As they of their increase causes distress given suthority to the President first complete sentence I wrote and more felt, despite the build them were dressed) is alwaye Lloyd and a Hamburg-American cannot grow rich, they must work to Society at large. Some people of the United States, with disan as follows:

**G* L*P&zglarg ot: ing of new ships being pushed on objectionable, and combined with liner, with others of smaller hard day in and day out, and the view the millionaire in the light cretionary power to place embar

with all possible speed. The the stench of people awaiting the tonnage, together with three Ans- hard labour "tella on their of a benefactor, in thai hai su staun goes on in plate or tia retainers J@zotipl- and ynowerpay tum.

But I bad so far mayered the caly remedial measures available warm weather for their annual trian liners, will probably be constitations, which gradually starte varions undertakings. But for export.

treated as prizes of war; bat all become shattered. In fact, in moet of the enterprises ander "Continuation of tre diffical typewriter that before the day in the circumstances are the dip was positively nansesting."

Os going ashore later Mr. that is only a very small part of present conditions, nobody is able taken by millionaires ara

for their ties, labour troubles, high prices was out I had typed a clama for encouragement of shipbuild.

of Coate was amazed to note how the German loss. The Shantung to compete with millionaires, for merely the raising industries, have rather complicat days I could write faster than freight rates. The shipbuilding little work was being done by the Railway, with its capital of 59, competition with them leads only pecuniary gain. Sach under- and shortage of materials in most page of the Daily Mast. In two ing

now male Eskimo. ·

700,000, running from Tsing to premature death. The only takings can be utarted just as ed the situation during the past with the pea; in two weeks my capacity of Japan bas

"Everybody works but father," tan, in the Kiaccbse Protectorate, way to avoid such a calemitons well by ordinary people on the month, so that while business has typewriter had earned its cost in advanced to 300,063 tons, though not been retarded, neither has it work that I would never have it was only 50,000 tons a few years apparently, in this country (be to Tainan-fa, the ospital of end is to fawn upon the rich. As joint-stock system. For million families aire to start an undertaking is, advanced to any considerable ex-done except by its inspiration ago. It is thought, however, that says), the women doing nearly Shantang, is a German enter the safety of their

any farther development of the everything, smoking pipes while pries; it has a branch to the lies in suffering themselves in a sense, to deprive the people tent. The volume of trade scd sod ease.

be made the cat's paw

at large of all beneficial work by The sight of the keyboard of industry will not be possible for they pall and haul, and often mining districts, which are to industry compares favourably

elaves of the Taking advantage of their dised- with recent months, and practically his typewriter inspires a writer the present unless Japan is with a baby tacked snugly away being exploited by a Garmen or even the all fines report much greater 30- just as the sight of the keyboard enabled so obtain a less restricted in the ample head of their upper company; and new lines, repre-rich, no complaints against mil. Vantageons position is Society. tivity than at this time last year."

supply of shipbuilding materials. garment. The women, by the seating a capital of 3,500,000, lionaires are beard even when it is not, therefore, a blessing so It is a ludicrous superstition that There has been much discussion way, wear skin trousers and boots are under construction connecting their undertakings lead to loss of the public that millionaires an tppewriting cramps literary im- as to the advisability or otherwise like the men mostly, though co-it with the Tientsin-Pakow Bail-life, as is sometimes the case. In dertake sach enterprises; it is agination or facility; just BB of prohibiting the sale of steamers ton and woollen skirts are occas-way, also mainly a German the event of such disasters occur the millionaires themselves who ring people find fault with the ought to be grateful to Society for ludicrous sa the other super to foreign countries. In my ionally favoured. Their "coats" enterprise. stition that typewritten letters con- opinion, there is no need for are out with long tails behind All these lines will now pass poor.coolies and others who are letting them undertake the work. "The 'new moral code for mil- tain no individuality of the writer. enacting a law for the purpose and before-like the flowing coat out of German control, probably victimised, while making much at the Botanic Gardens is ss A logical extension of that latter of preventing the export of ships. tail of a nigger minstrel. The for ever. The Deutsch-Asiatische of the consolation defrayed by lionaries which we would have them observe does not, however, sbsurd argument would be that If Japan aspires to become a taile are adorned with most won Bank, with its six branches in the millionaires concerned. the printing press, destroys in prominent country in maritime derfal collections of beads, pen-Chinese commercial centres sad "The attitude assumed by the go so far as to ask them to dis dividuality and quality even trade, there is no occasion for nies, and old spoons, often worked a capital of about $1,000,000, will Oasks papers in regard to the re-ibute all their wealth among more. Bat I have never heard each a conservative policy as the in patterna with surprising effect. presumably be wound up. In cent disastrone explosion in Osaka the people; nor doe it suggest Bny one yet say that Keate's 'Ode prohibition of the sale of ships to The Eskimo at home was rather 1913 Germany stood fourth on is a case in point. The Osaka that they suspend all the under- to the Nightingale' or Hamlere foreign countries, Dae care a surprise. I was next taken to a the list of foreign countries doing journals took care to avoid all takinge they have in hand. Bat Saliloquy is literary dead matton should, however, be exercised not wooden hut, which belched forth business in Chins, with 273 firms mention of matters repugnant to it does call upon them to sub- because they can not be read in to part with valuable ships at low the Eskimo stench as we opened and 3,013 residente.

the millionaire concerned, and ecribe the greater part of their the author's hand.

prices, lost the demand for hold the door. There were four or five

"All these perfectly legitimate were at great pains to lay the re-wealth towards the advancement The per, the horrible, sticky, space be accentuated. With reinhabiting the bat, and they lived and even laadable efforts to sponsibility for the incident not at of the common good of Society. toilsome pen, kills inspiration and gard to the prospects of the in a state of semi-cleanliness, develop Chinese resources and his door but at the door of the State in a country, like Japan, which balks work. Think of a workman's shipping industry after the perhaps superior to many of our German internet in them are now or the law, whose defeats, they se backward compared with tool that is so awkward that the war, Marquis Okums expressed brethren in civilised alumland. mere constant nse of it incurs as pessimistic view at a meeting They all assumed the happy cat short, almost beyond the pos claimed, were responsible for the the Westers Powers in point of sibility of rerumption, by the calamity. We admit that the law civilisation, there are many enter- muscular nervous disesse ! How of the Economic Investigation Eskimo smile sales stupid and bratal ruthlessness of is defective in not providing Frises whose sacraufal sxecution many great worke may not have Council last year. I am, however, ed their dwelling,

she German Government in the against possible disaster from the depends much on handsome con- Snow-

af dangerous tributions from millionsires. For been Icet the world by writers' of opinion that there is no occasion politely to their fest.

English Channel and the Atlantic, combustion cramp? What farther glorious for each pessimism. In Amerios shoes and various sealskin gar No wonder that the Vorurts and chemicals, but it may be fairly instance, the scientific study of plays might not Shakespeare fears seem to be entertained as to meats hung upon the walls, while the Frankfurter Zeitung, always argued that the millionaire failed cancer and taberculosis, and the have written had he possessed a the dumping of goods by Ger- from the shadow in one corner

to make the provisions necessary encouragement of aviation, which strong, for different reasons, in typewriter? I have always be many on the restoration of peace, protraded the horn of phonotheir economic information, are to prevent the calamity. There are not attended with monetary lieved too, that the ignoranos of and a consequent panic on the graph! It seemed so utterly alarmed as the prospect for fer- may also have been lack of care gain, cannot be undertaken by his age of typewritten documents world's markets. Bach a contin incongruous, this possession of an

in the choice of employees or in ordinary persons but must be left ve man commerce. When Germany was the andoing of King John; gency, however, appeare doubtful up-to-date marvel by family intervened in Venezuela, the the mode of doing business, to the millionaires with their long t be never would have signed considering the great scarcity of who ate raw seal, and whose

German community there and Magna Carta had he been able to materials for manufacturing that children delighted, most likely, in resented bar interference by blame

is felt in Germany It is true that nothing better than chewing a "As long as there are checks Germany has declared her intent picos of walrus hide, that I wanted refusing to join in the Kaiser to be penned to letters, and dark ships aggregating 1,500,0000 tone, of the passionate love which the German warships. What must and receipts to siga, autographs ion to carry out the building of to laugh. I had not hesed then birthday festivities on board the the peaceable and enlightened place in the world where a type- but this is nothing more than a Eskimo has for music. In some German merchants in Chios be writer can not be hired for a few blaff' inasmuch as Germany is region, where missionary in-

thinking of the Kaiser now ?” pence, children will still have to destitute of materials, especially fence is strong, he has his own learn the horrible task of the pen. copper. If Japan succeeds in brass hand, and produces horrible Bot give them a chance in the extending ber, commerce and her noises in the process of mastering keen days to come by teaching export trade is developed, the the trombone or euphonism-just them to typewrits as a matter of demand for hold space will be like ourselves. routine."

MAY RAINFALL.

The rainfall for May as recorded

followa:-

Inch.

Date,

1st

2ad

3rd

4th

5th

6tb

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

15th

16th

17th

.3 25

18th

19th

20th

21st

22ad

23rd

24th

25th 26th.

2.20

27th

28th

29th

30th 31st

Total

9.31

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of a piano inspires a musician.

read what was in it.

srose

for these faults the parasa, *

must rest on the If millionaires will make nye 180 do 5 millionaire, who must be made tematic contributions in ac00ed0 It must, however, be conceded make it a rale to contribute mostradë ves that the choice of employees and of their fortune for the good of to not with greater care in fature, ance with this new morality and

care in attending to duties are Society, keeping very limited me gro not sure guarantees against the part of their property for occurrence of such unfortunate inheritance by their posterity, events, for in the civilised world following the exan forces superior to human strength Carnegie, they will not are employed for various under- able to lighten the takings, and from these spring weighing on their maintained and she will not caffer The Eskimo smile is also some when he is friendly be smiles masy calamities involving human connection with sots from a plethora of the tonnage. thing which was particularly again, and when he is not friend life. In these circumstances, it lose of human life, The Water Supply.

For the encouragement of the noticeable. It never came aff.ly I am willing to wager that he is by no means an easy task to cancer to Bo The Peak Church has been On and after the 11th inst. the export trade, however, care should The smile of the Eskimo (says smiles 100. I palle

looked apon one avert the destruction of lite closed for repairs. It will pro-supply of water, by means of be exercised to keep the prison of Mr. Costa) is a continuous one who is not accustomed to it, and millionaires. bably open again on June 10, house services to houses connect commodities as low as posible, When he is hurt he smiles when I was not sorry when we bite the “0- when the early service of Holy ed with the rider mains will be no as to keep down the cast of his kyunk upsets and precipitates family: Communion will be held.

restored,

production,

him into the icy wider be smiles; Into the fre

Peak Church.

ing