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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917.

SCRIPPS BOOTH

AR

MOTOR CARS.

SCRIP

U

A Scientifically light constructed car.

Luxurious

and refined. Built on European lines, One of the few light cars that will keep the road on top speed.

The American idea has always been QUANTITY of production. The Scripps Booth "idea is QUALITY of production.

A TRIAL TRIP WILL BE GIVEN TO INTENDING PURCHASERS.

SPECIFICATION AND

AND FULL INFORMATION CAN

INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOLE AGENTS FOR SOUTH CHINA :

THE EXILE GARAGE.

PROFITS AND WAR ORDERS.

Extraordinary Position of

'Steel Trade.

33--35, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

The prices that would govern the great balk of the tonnage of

WAR CHANGES.

TEL. 1036.

TOBACCO PRICES UP.

Many Proprietary Brands Stin Unchanged.

Not all tobacconiste bave sa

Interesting points in a White taxation are¿

The rebate of £25 in inco 10 8.

country where the art of making of every class in her power of ime to make all the difference a man comfortable in his bome making really comfortable between a happy and an intoler steel for Europe have not been Foreign Service and Home Life wae virtually killed by the In-home, and the impression made sble existence." determined.

dustrial Revolation. Everyone on the British soldiers who have Then there is the really import Thus far, prices have been

Writing under the pen name of who has studied the writings of known their care and attentive ant fact that thousands of men "Gonner," a writer in the Man the contemporary observers of the sess will be lasting. When there've been drinking light beer arranged with our own Govero- ment only for plates, shapes and chester Guardian contributes, the great industrial changes of the come back they will want more and light wine for several months, bars, chit fly for the 1817 paval following, obviously from first early nineteenth century, and in variety in their diet, more ater. There is no duabt of the popular yet increased prices, says the programme. Such products the band knowledge:-

particular the working-class docu- tion generally to the art of living. ity of these drinks. It is true European Allies would до Many minds are speculating on ments of the time, will remember and women who have answered that there are estaminets where Daily Chronic'e of May 4, Pittsburgh, April 28-The require to any grest extent the obsages that the war will in that no criticism of those changes so splendidly to the call for by a system of collusion a man berently waiting for en lista. Many of the retailera p extraordinary position of the What they would be interested troduce into our institutions sad was more argent or more fre patriotic service during the war will ask for light beer with a wink

bat others pat ap prices. Whare trade is reflected in Tacadey's in, to the extent of large tonnages, pablic life. There are passible quen: than the criticism that will not be found wacting when and receive his drink adalterated this was done the increases here report of the Steel Corporation's would be shells and shell-steel, effects on our homes and habite woman had no time to learn to the army comes home and sake with some very strong and $113,000,000 net earnings in the and there has not been mach that do not perhaps enter often cook, for they were awept into the for more skilful and more poisonous spirit. The military generally as follows: March quarter-comparing, a discussion as yet as to prices for into our calenlations and yet have mill se girls, and that the new resourceful bousekeeping

Cigarettes1d. per packet of authorities are trying hard to they do, with $106,000,000, itself steel.

An importance of their own. Io capitalism was swallowing up all Another experience that will stamp out these establishments.10; loose (Virginia), 28 per oz. France they come home to one. family life. All the economic leave lasting results is

loos (Tarkieb, Egyptian and a record-breaking figure, in the Whatever is done is not

the Bat, generally speaking, the men December quarter," and with matter of large concern for the For until this war the life of a problems of the great war were experience these men have had of these new armies have taken asian 3d. per oz)

Tobacco and Basf--All-round $60,700,000 in the March quarter next few months. A canvass by foreign country has been practic aggravated by that domestic in laying out their own money. to light drinks with enthusiasm increase of 2.1 per os. of 1913. Yet, on the face of one high authority has just shown ally unknown to the great mass of change, for the more ecenty and The soldier, though the author. Here we have a splendid and an things, the earnings of the three that there is lying along the Atthe people of these islands. The more monotonous the diet of alines talk with just satisfaction of anequalled opportunity. There and 78. Havana. 1d. esch; above Cigare Britieb, 11. each;† 5d. past months would presage lantio sen board an sccumulation habita and staates of the travelled class the more vital and important the difference between his ratione ie no reason, if the Government 78. 11, ach decidedly larger earnings for the of

equivalent to a total of about modified by their experience of astion we have never recovered it desirable so supplement those ever go back to the more inj Paper giving details of the new

steel products for export classes are largely formed and becomes the art of cooking. As in this and in former wars, finde act wisels, why these men should June quarter.

Production was in fact restrict-1100,000 tons of steel. This so knows that in almost every nation no exaggeration to say that the food, drink, and necessaries a has produced what people need foreign countries, and everyone the ground we lost then, and it is rations and to bay all kinds of ons dinks of the past. The war ed very seriously in January and oumalation must be disposed of February, being about 10 per before any occasion arises to the effect of travel can be recog- advantage our industrial popa-the Y.M.C.A. huts or the E.F. to asy, with a sad shake of the cent, smaller than in October or produce steel for the Earopees oled distinctly within a certain lation possesses over the indus- canteens. At a Y.M.C.A. hut the heat, what no power on earth for each child under 16 has November, and shipments wäre Allies at a greater rate. Taimited circle. The war

has trial population of Continents other day no less than a thousand could bring about-a real change

been enlarged to include "adopt- od" children. to countries in respect of wages ie franca was taken in the course of in less than production. The Car far, the attitude of the Govern brought this

drinking babits. 01 aillions of men, introducing largely neutralised by our relative an evening, mostly in purchasse Course,

if advantage is not taken officers and men of the Army and Relief from death duties to Legie Steel Company even now ment has been that it does no

Visitora but as house management. steel ready for shipment, but beld in the filling of the export ordere ordinary

When we money is spent on anything from will simply revert to their old up by car-shortage, and earning on books, but rather to accelerate comrades and friends."

go below the arusan standard to tea, (the favourite drink of the tastes on their return. Bat if the the fishing fisete. on that tonnage, of course, are shipments to seaboard, irrespec- normal Englishmaa of to-morrow the life, say, of the East End we New Army), dolly cakes, bisonite, Government make it their busi- will be in this respect what the and that ignorance becomes Sandwiches, to button sticks, ass to see that light brand not get entered on the booke. tive of the vessel situation,

Englishman Shipments in the present quarter While prospective increases in exceptional

was pitifal tragedy, involving ̧*{shaving soap, and cough lozenger light wines are available the promiss therefore to be mool the exome-profita tax promise to yesterday.

errible snorifice of life and health.in great demand, there last, on change will become permisment, larger, and so, of course, so far se run into large sums of money, the Those who have the time and

The war has carried millions of account of the prevailing camp with untold benefits to our own the market is concerned, with earnings of steel companies are the mind to note what is going on Englishmen into the country throat. The result of all this is and fature generations. It will

·larger profits per ton. From the increasing month by month az around them in that strange and where the art so neglected at that men who have hitherto hadjbe a crime against the nation between the two Exchequers. present outlook, the earnings in older and lower-priced steal irioadly invasion believe that the home is practised to perfection. the carelessness of the well-paid let the opportunity slip. This the current quarter are likely to orders are worked off, for the soldier when he earns will Most of these men live, it is true, artisan about spending money fast alone is sufficient argument Exceed $125,000,000.

steel market to date has been a expect more of his home than be in campe, but such men resort a hava Issrot something af the for taking seriously the great Prices on Government cer-continually advancing one, and need to expecs before the war. great deal to cafes and antaminete spirit of the Scotsman or the reform with which our publicis proper place and see that tracts may have something to do even in the past week there bave They are not thinking of the fox extra meale. Soms mes, on Frenchman. When you have may have been playing and mak-cooking and housekeeping are fatare results. The been the importint advances of arge and anexpected swakenings the other hand, are billeted, and very small sam to spend, and og the business of providing a taught with as much care and particular effect that would b$6 a ton on wire products, $3 that the first knowledge of a many of them have been treated there are infinite waye of spend proper public houses a Buate thoroughness as any other of the produced on earnings if the ton on steel bars, and 88 a ton foreign country often brings to by French mothers with all the ing it, the task of laying out your responsibility. And just as important siis of life. In this European Allies were to be on structural abapes. It would the imagination.

They

are tender and thoughtful solicitude money to advantage become one ought to take advantage of this way we can do something to furnished steel at the same prices be very stiff rate of increase in binking solely of the effects of that these women would bestow of the most serious and interesting opportunity, so ought wa to repay the soldier who has, lived sa are being made to the United sexation that steel earnings could their taste of French life on the on their own sons. No women in saks of life, for the difference prepare for the other change for months in the frenches wi

We have out any States Government, cannot be not keep pace with for many British soldiers standard of com- the world of any class can, hope between relative well-being and produced by the war.

of the comforts of ve messured at the precent time months to come,

fort. Those men have left to compete with the Frenchwoman discomfort in a camp seems at the to restore domestic economy to home. “

experience

Our

has more than 100,000 tons of desire the steelmakers to reler/them to their neigbbɔare, and now want of resource and dexterity in joosting id, or 11 osch, Theof the opportunity, these men min of the Marchant Service and

.with

The

Where excess profit is charge- and in a Dominion, it is proposed able both in the United Kingdom

to

enter into an arrangement with the Dominion Government, under which the higher of the two duties will be collected and apportioned

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